Bhargesh Ojha joins Chandhiok & Mahajan

Bhargesh Ojha joins Chandhiok & Mahajan

He served Kotak Bank as a General Counsel for 17 years

Bhargesh Ojha has joined as a senior advisor in banking, finance, and corporate governance practice at Chandhiok & Mahajan (C&M).

On his joining, Pooja Mahajan, the managing partner at C&M said, "We are excited to have Ojha in our team. His expertise will strengthen our ability to serve clients in banking and finance matters both nationally and internationally. His deep understanding of clients' needs as an in-house counsel will help us formulate client-focused strategies and help in the overall growth of the firm."

An in-house counsel since 1991, Ojha served as the Head Legal and General Counsel at Kotak Bank and its subsidiaries for 17 years. He handled significant transaction works for the bank and non-banking financial companies in the group. As a Legal Head at Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited, he set up the legal hypothecation and car loan structure, and was a part of the ideating team, having initiated the process of converting Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited into a bank.

Ojha has worked for over three decades in the banking and finance sector. He has been an advocate at leading law firms and an in-house counsel providing a holistic approach to the problems at hand. His specialization covers cross-border financing, portfolio acquisitions, litigation, restructuring, lending and borrowing.

Before joining C&M, he worked as an independent consultant to various financial and non-financial institutions on risk analysis, corporate laws, banking, financial services and insurance regulations, real estate laws, security, mortgage, and stamp duty laws.

Prior to that, he led the securitization process and private placement of debentures at Tata Finance Limited.

Ojha ranked among the Top 100 GCs by Legal 500 in India.