Shefali Naik

Shefali is a lawyer specializing in corporate law, with over seven years of experience advising on mergers and acquisitions, private investments and general corporate matters. She regularly acts for promoters, founders, selling shareholders, investors and strategic acquirers across a broad range of domestic and cross-border transactions.

Her experience spans the full lifecycle of a transaction, from structuring and legal due diligence through negotiation, documentation, signing and closing. She has led and coordinated complex due diligence exercises, identifying legal, regulatory and commercial risks and working closely with clients to develop practical solutions that facilitate deal execution while protecting key interests. She is particularly experienced in advising on foreign exchange regulations, corporate and commercial law, employment matters and transaction-related risk allocation.

Shefali has represented both sellers and purchasers across a variety of sectors and transaction structures, giving her a balanced understanding of the priorities, concerns and commercial objectives of all stakeholders involved in a deal. Her approach is pragmatic and commercially focused, with an emphasis on helping clients navigate challenges efficiently while maintaining momentum towards completion.

In addition to transactional work, she advises clients on a range of corporate governance, regulatory and business-critical matters, providing strategic legal support beyond the immediate transaction. Her ability to combine technical legal expertise with practical commercial judgment enables her to guide clients through complex situations and see transactions through from inception to successful completion.

She holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree and a Bachelor of Science in Economics, which provides her with a strong appreciation of the commercial and financial considerations that underpin corporate transactions.