Profile

Education

Master in [International Business] Law & Business [Management] (MLB) jointly by Bucerius Law School/WHUOtto Beisheim School of Management, Germany, 2007

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B), Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram, India, 2001

Bachelor of Science with Chemistry as Main Subject, M.S.University, Tamil Nadu, India, 1998

Diploma in Business Management, NACOLAM, Chennai, 1998.

Bar Qualifications and Language Proficiency

Admitted to the Indian bar in 2001.

Proficient in English, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi.

Background

Shobhan M Padmanabhan holds distinction of being in the Bar for more than 12 years and presently as Partner with expertise in handling Legal functions with divergent requirements.

Shobhan has solid domain knowledge of provisions of various Corporate, Commercial and Civil Laws, Contract management & risk analysis. He has been actively involved in planning legal strategies including merger and acquisition of IT/ITES companies, conducting due diligence, drafting a wide range of legal documents/ commercial documents, and addressing all aspects of litigation related matters and ensuring compliance with stipulated rules of the area.

He has advised clients in the areas of Due Diligence Reviews, Business Restructuring including Merger & Acquisition etc. He has also represented several clients before various forums and regulatory bodies under Companies Act, Foreign Trade Policy, Special Economic Zone, Software Technology Parks Scheme, Transfer of Property Act, Consumer Protection Act, Competition Act etc.,

Shobhan was listed by Global Law Experts as the leading IT lawyer from India. He is also member of Supreme Court of India Bar Association and Madras High Court Advocates Association.