Vinayak is a committed legal professional with extensive experience advising clients on complex corporate and commercial matters. His practice includes company formation and restructuring, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, PPP projects, financial investments, commercial agencies, and real estate investment structuring. He has worked with both international and domestic clients across diverse sectors.
He is also well-versed in drafting and reviewing critical commercial contracts in line with UAE laws and regularly advises major corporations on internal governance, dispute resolution, and regulatory compliance.
Before relocating to the UAE, Vinayak was a Legal Consultant at a company secretaryship firm in India. He handled matters related to company revival and disputes under the Indian Companies Act and appeared before the NCLT, NCLAT, and the High Court of Kerala, securing orders such as the reinstatement of Director Identification Numbers (DINs).
Vinayak is registered with the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) Courts and has experience in major UAE legal forums, including the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) and Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts. He also handles personal status and family law matters before the Abu Dhabi Civil Family Court. He is additionally enrolled with the Bar Council of India.
He currently serves as a Senior Legal Consultant at Althea & Jacobs Legal Consultants, where he advises a diverse portfolio of clients across sectors such as construction, healthcare, automotive, technology, education, and financial services. His core responsibilities include drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts and corporate agreements, conducting legal due diligence, and providing strategic counsel on regulatory and transactional matters. Vinayak regularly meets with clients across the UAE to address their business needs and also supports the firm’s broader legal initiatives, including internal capacity-building and legal awareness programs.
Areas of Expertise:
Corporate & Commercial Law – Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and Arbitration – Family Law & Inheritance Matters – ADJD Civil Family Court
Credentials:
- BBA LL.B. – Kerala University, Kerala, India
- Master of Business Laws (MBL) – National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, India
- Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration – Enhelion Courses
- Certification in Drafting & Negotiating Commercial Contracts – Enhelion Courses
- Registered Lawyer with the Bar Council of India
Biography
Vinayak is a committed legal professional with extensive experience advising clients on complex corporate and commercial matters. His practice includes company formation and restructuring, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, PPP projects, financial investments, commercial agencies, and real estate investment structuring. He has worked with both international and domestic clients across diverse sectors.
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