Ashis Goel
Associate Partner
Memberships
- Bar Council of Delhi
- Supreme Court Bar Association
Ashis Goel is an Associate Partner at KNM & Partners, Law Offices, with over 11 years of experience in corporate and commercial laws. A graduate of University College London (LL.M., 2013), Ashis advises clients across diverse sectors including automotive, IT/ITES, real estate, cement, stationery, and consumer products.
His practice focuses on corporate transactions, equity funding, joint ventures, M&A, and general commercial contracts. Ashis has significant experience in advising on and drafting a wide range of agreements, including share purchase agreements, shareholders’ agreements, joint venture agreements, service and supply contracts, lease deeds, employment agreements, and NDAs.
Ashis has advised several marquee Japanese, European, and Indian clients on their India entry, cross-border collaborations, and transactional mandates. His transactional expertise extends to assisting promoters, investors, and multinational corporations on exits, strategic investments, and corporate restructuring transactions.
He is widely regarded for his practical approach to deal structuring, risk allocation, and hands-on execution across complex investment and commercial documentation.
Practice Areas
Key Experience
Automotive & Manufacturing
- Advised a leading Japanese automotive interiors major on its proposed joint venture with an Indian company for the design, manufacture, and distribution of automotive seating systems in India.
- Advised a Japanese conglomerate on structuring and documentation of its India joint venture for automotive interior components and assembly.
IT/ITES & Technology
- Represented the promoters of an IT services company in their complete equity exit to a publicly listed Indian company.
- Advised a business process management company and its promoters on investment by private investors and negotiation of shareholder arrangements.
- Acted for an online gaming startup and its promoters in raising angel round investments and advising on founder rights and governance issues.
Real Estate & Infrastructure - Advised a prominent real estate developer in the acquisition of a commercial project in Rohini, Delhi, including legal due diligence and transaction structuring.
- Represented a prominent NCR-based real estate group in the acquisition of a private limited company holding strategic land assets in Delhi NCR.
Cement & Consumer Goods
- Advised a promoter group in the sale of their significant minority stake in a prominent North India-based cement company to strategic investors.
- Advised a Japanese stationery company on its India entry and structuring of a joint venture with an Indian entity for the manufacture and distribution of mid-range pens.
Optical Products
- Advised a company engaged in processing and selling optical products on equity investment and shareholder rights structuring for its Indian operations.