Welcome to Chambers of Nitin Potdar
A Trusted Partner in Corporate Law
A premier destination for corporate law and strategic legal advisory, empowering businesses with expert counsel in M&A, restructuring, joint ventures, and foreign collaborations and corporate governance.

About us
A distinguished hub for corporate law and strategic legal advisory, specializing in Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Restructuring, Joint Ventures, Foreign Collaborations, and Private Equity Deals. With a proven track record of guiding multinational corporations into the Indian market and assisting family businesses with succession planning, our chambers offer sophisticated legal counsel tailored for both immediate success and long-term growth.
With deep expertise in Foreign Direct Investments and Exchange Control Regulations, we help businesses navigate financial and technical collaborations, market entry strategies, and consolidation opportunities, with a focus on investments from the US, UK, Germany, and Japan.
Vision
To be a trusted legal partner for businesses, fostering innovation, strategic growth, and ethical corporate practices while enabling seamless cross-border transactions and collaborations.
Mission
To provide exceptional legal expertise with a strategic and business-centric approach, helping clients navigate complex legal landscapes with clarity, integrity, and foresight. Our goal is to create value-driven solutions that ensure long-term success for businesses in India and globally.

Services
At Chambers of Nitin Potdar, we offer specialized legal advisory and strategic counsel across a wide spectrum of corporate and financial transactions. Our expertise ensures that businesses receive tailored solutions that align with their commercial goals while navigating complex legal frameworks.
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
We provide end-to-end legal support for both domestic and cross-border M&A transactions. From due diligence to structuring, negotiation, regulatory compliance, and deal execution, we help businesses achieve seamless and strategic consolidations, acquisitions, and divestitures.
Joint Ventures & Foreign Collaborations
We facilitate strategic partnerships by structuring joint ventures and foreign collaborations that align with business interests and regulatory frameworks. Our expertise ensures that contractual arrangements, governance structures, and exit strategies are crafted to safeguard the interests of all stakeholders involved.
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) & Regulatory Compliance
Navigating India’s FDI policies and exchange control regulations can be complex. We provide strategic counsel to multinational corporations entering the Indian market, ensuring compliance with legal frameworks, sector-specific regulations, and investment structuring guidelines to facilitate smooth market entry and expansion.
Succession Planning & Corporate Governance
For family-run businesses and enterprises, succession planning is critical to ensuring continuity and long-term growth. We assist in designing governance structures, ownership transitions, and legal frameworks that uphold legacy, minimize disputes, and sustain operational efficiency for future generations.
Data Privacy, Cyber Law & Cybersecurity
We provide expert legal counsel on data protection, cybersecurity, and AI law, ensuring businesses comply with GDPR, India’s evolving data privacy laws, and global regulatory frameworks. Our services include developing privacy policies, advising on AI governance and cybersecurity compliance, handling cyber fraud and digital crime cases, and conducting internal training programs to enhance data protection and mitigate risks.
Commercial & Regulatory Disputes
Our practice covers Corporate & Commercial Litigation, Insolvency, Banking & Finance, White Collar Crimes, and Regulatory Matters, representing clients before Courts, Tribunals, and Regulatory Authorities. We specialize in insolvency proceedings, financial disputes, regulatory investigations, and commercial litigation, ensuring strategic legal solutions for complex disputes.
POSH & CSR Advisory
We provide comprehensive legal support on Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) compliance. Our services include drafting workplace policies, advising on setting up Internal Committees, conducting employee training, and advising on POSH investigations. We also assist companies in formulating and executing effective CSR strategies in line with the Companies Act, 2013—ensuring legal compliance, impactful implementation, and accurate reporting of CSR initiatives.

Conversations with Nitin Potdar
At Chambers of Nitin Potdar, we believe that mentorship plays a crucial role in shaping the careers of young legal professionals. #ConversationswithNitin Potdar is a dedicated mentorship initiative designed to support law students and young lawyers by providing online personalized guidance, career insights, and professional development strategies. This program is built on the idea that direct, meaningful conversations can help aspiring legal professionals navigate challenges, refine their goals, and gain practical wisdom from real-world experiences.
Team
Nitin Potdar
nitin@nitinpotdar.com
Srisidhi S. Sabne
srisidhi@nitinpotdar.com
Ashish Mehta
Disputes Counsel
Our Publications

This is the first book of its kind, which prescribes a far-sighted scientific theory – The GPS Paradigm for M&As and JVs – to enable companies across sectors and spheres to thrive(not merely survive), stay relevant, and ensure sustainable growth. It enables and empowers founders, business leaders, CEOs, and professionals, including investment bankers, lawyers, and tax advisors across different generations and businesses to steer their future business voyages and expeditions. Simply put, this book is for those mavericks who, more than merely driving the change, are aspiring to be the change.
“In the era of the fourth industrial revolution, a monumental distruption led by the fusion of physical, digital and biological domains is pushing organizations towards a new normal of inorganic growth. Nitin unfolds a refreshing and practical framework for steering corporate mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures going forward. The business challenges are lucidly explained and the strategies to avoid failures are well articulated. A’must read’ for everyone in business and profession” – PR Ramesh, Former Chairman, Deloitte India

Companion Handbook for Law Students is a first of its kind – a companion and mentor in written form, encouraging readers to see their legal education as a journey toward justice, ethics, and societal impact. It’s an invitation to explore a path that not only informs but also inspires aspiring lawyers to carve their unique niches in the dynamic world of law.
Roadmap to Success + 100 FAQs : Step-by-step strategies for successfully transitioning from law school to the legal profession – from internship to job placements! and from Jr. Associate to an Equity Partner. Answers to all common questions, doubts and concerns faced by law students & young lawyers.
Insights for Law Schools/ Law Firms: Recommendations for institutions on implementing effective programs to impart practical training to their students. Also, valuable advice for law schools or law firms on structuring impactful internship programs that foster young talent.
“Law schooling is a transformative journey of knowing, discovering, and actualizing. If students struggle to find meaning in their actions and choices within law school, Nitin Potdar illuminates what it truly means to be law schooled.” — Prof. (Dr.) S. G. Sreejith, Executive Dean, Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University.
Blog
From Content to Capability: Rethinking the Future of EdTech
"EdTech is a sector very high on impact. It will be very high on value creation, but we have to get the right...
Private Equity in India: Time to Shift from Quick Wins to Long-Term Value
Long-term of any private equity fund today is the next 'quarterly result', mentioned a senior and seasoned private...
SEBI’s New Directive on Independent Directors
In February 2024, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) issued a directive requiring all...
India’s Real Arbitration Problem Isn’t the Process—It’s the System
The Government’s recent decision to adopt Mediation in place of Arbitration is somewhat puzzling. Until recently,...
Exciting Developments for Domestic Accounting Firms in India!
Kudos to the Ministry Of Corporate Affairs (MCA) & Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) - President...
Perils of being an Independent Director?
What’s happening to Independent Directors (IDs) has been succinctly explained by Keki Mistry, Former VC &...
Reflections on My Book Launch and a Memorable Question from a Law Student
The launch of Companion Handbook for Law Students was not just about presenting the book at the ILS Law College; it...
Jumpstart your legal career with straightforward answers!
Every law student, fresh graduate, or young lawyer faces countless questions—many seemingly simple but essential to...
Law Students : Diwali Reflections on Focus and Success
In India, Diwali is the festival of lights, bringing brightness but also a fair share of noise from celebrations....
Revolutionizing Legal Education: Nitin Potdar’s Handbook Launches in India -India Education Diary
On October 26th, ILS Law College, Pune, witnessed a landmark event with the launch of “Companion Handbook for Law...
India, AI, and the Future: Key Lessons from Jensen Huang’s Visit
Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, visited India and shared powerful insights with the leaders of India Inc., touching on a...