Pratyush Shaw

BA LL.B. graduate from the Department of Law, University of Calcutta, concurrently pursuing the CS Executive Programme. Corporate and commercial law candidate with practical exposure to M&A, corporate transactions, commercial agreements, regulatory compliance and intellectual property. At Khaitan & Co., worked on schemes of arrangement, share capital reduction, SEBI compliance and corporate legal opinions; at Citadel Law Chambers, researched FDI/FEMA, SEBI, Companies Act and sector-specific regulatory frameworks; and at Peritum Partners, reviewed Shareholder Agreements, Joint Venture Agreements and Employment Contracts and researched product regulatory standards.

Additional experience includes trademark, copyright and semiconductor IP research at FICCI’s IPR Division, including a research paper on colour trademarks in India, along with NCLT/IBC and commercial dispute exposure. Skilled in legal research, contract review, legal opinion and notice drafting, regulatory analysis, and IP research.

Corporate & M&A | Intern (Converted to Assessment Intern on Extension) at Khaitan & Co (2026-04 – 2026-05)

Chambers & Partners — Band 1, Corporate / Commercial, Kolkata. Extended.

• Drafted legal opinions on shareholder voting rights at an EGM convened for voluntary winding up, and on the pre-conditions, procedural steps, board and shareholder approval requirements, creditor involvement, and liquidator's role in voluntary liquidation — both assigned directly by the supervising Partner.
• Prepared a comprehensive comparative note on stamp duty set-off provisions under state stamp acts across seven states (Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Punjab & Haryana, Gujarat, and Andhra Pradesh) in the context of schemes of arrangement; the final note was formally submitted to the Partner.
• Researched whether a listed company with unclaimed shares issued pursuant to a court order may reduce its share capital on such shares; conducted deep analysis of Limitation Act applicability to stale share claims and examined NCLT Gujarat orders addressing Regional Director objections to capital reduction.
• Analysed schemes of arrangement involving OCRPS issuance against equity shares, slump-sale transfers of undertakings to wholly-owned subsidiaries, reverse mergers of listed holding companies into unlisted subsidiaries, and demerger reserve utilisation — researching and reviewing actual scheme documents throughout.
• Prepared a note on SEBI Delisting Regulations for small companies including a step-by-step process flowchart; researched share transmission procedures in the absence of concrete regulation; reviewed valuation reports and fairness opinions for a live scheme; compiled document lists for companies undergoing active mergers.
• Assessed the legal feasibility of a proposed merger against SEBI circulars, Minimum Public Shareholding (MPS) norms, and stock exchange listing regulations — including a scheme ultimately rejected by the exchange — developing a practical understanding of how regulatory risk shapes deal structuring and transaction timelines.
• Reviewed the consolidated scrutinizer's report for an active listed-company scheme — the core disclosure and shareholder e-voting documentation in a scheme of arrangement.

General Corporate, Capital Markets & Private Equity Intern at Citadel Law Chambers (2025-09 – 2025-09)

Legal 500 — Tier 1, City Focus: Kolkata.

• Researched India's FDI regulatory framework under FEMA and the Consolidated FDI Policy for foreign investors entering the ecommerce and pharmaceutical sectors — sectoral caps, entry routes, RBI and DPIIT compliance — directly relevant to advising foreign investors, PE funds, and strategic acquirers entering the Indian market.
• Assessed the legal and commercial feasibility of acquiring companies undergoing IBC liquidation as going concerns — examining eauction process documents, bidder eligibility, and post-acquisition obligations — developing a practical understanding of distressed M&A and asset acquisition strategy.
• Conducted extensive research on SEBI ICDR Regulations for SME listings and IPOs, and prepared a comprehensive merchant banking database for live SME IPO transactions — building foundational capital markets and fundraising-process knowledge relevant to growthstage and pre-IPO companies.
• Read and analysed complex SEBI and RBI master circulars, distilling consolidated regulatory obligations into clear, actionable briefing notes for senior counsel — the same real-time regulatory advisory work central to a day-to-day general corporate practice.
• Researched NBFC prudential norms and RBI statutory compliance obligations, and Companies Act compliance exposure arising from delayed Form DPT-3 filings — developing breadth in corporate governance and compliance advisory relevant to fintech and BFSI clients.

Transactions & General Corporate Intern at Peritum Partners (2025-11 – 2025-11)

Chambers & Partners — Band 3, Corporate / Commercial, Chennai.

• Reviewed and vetted a full suite of transaction documents for a healthcare company's merger — Shareholder Agreements, Employment Contracts, and Joint Venture Agreements — flagging change-of-control provisions, indemnity clauses, and restrictive covenants that could materially affect the client's post-transaction control and liability exposure.
• Researched applicability and recent amendments to BIS regulatory standards for a client's product compliance matter, tracking regulatory changes and identifying compliance and labelling exposure relevant to the client's distribution strategy.

Restructuring, Insolvency & Banking Finance Intern at IndiaLaw LLP (2025-12 – 2025-12)

Legal 500 — Tier 4, Restructuring & Insolvency | Banking & Finance.

• Analyzed creditor priority frameworks and capital distribution mechanics (voting share vs. security interest) within the IBC to evaluate debt structuring and asset-allocation risks; drafted a commercial notice for contractual termination and advance capital recovery.
• Assessed corporate restructuring avenues and operational risk factors within CIRP, researching the regulatory viability of slump sales, asset transfer modalities, and the impact of judicial stays on administrative liquidity and banking facility compliance.
• Evaluated commercial exposure and stakeholder conflicts by reviewing contentious CIRP and Interlocutory Application (IA) files valued at ₹300Cr to ₹2,500Cr—building the foundational distressed-asset and debt-priority knowledge relevant to control transactions and corporate acquisitions.

Corporate & Insolvency Litigation Intern at Sinha & Company (2025-05 – 2025-06)

Chambers & Partners — Band 3, Corporate / Commercial, Kolkata.

• Analyzed the structural enforceability and transactional viability of joint venture Memoranda of Understanding, MoUs), assessing corporate arrangement frameworks and advising on strategic contractual considerations.
• Drafted Section 7 IBC applications for financial creditors in defaults exceeding ₹50 crore and researched SARFAESI enforcement proceedings — developing an understanding of the legal mechanics of distressed situations from the creditor and secured-lender perspective.

Intern at R. Singh & Associates (2025-04 – 2025-04)

• NCLT contentious matters: oppression & mismanagement, winding up, removal from RoC.

Intern at S Jalan & Company (2025-10 – 2025-10)

• Title due diligence; bank loan and security document review for a lending transaction.

Intern at FICCI IPR Division (2024-10 – 2024-10)

• Trademark and IP research; authored a research paper on colour trademarks in India.

BA LLB in Law – Department of Law, University of Calcutta (Hazra) (2021 – 2026-07)

CS Executive Programme (Pursuing) – Institute of Company Secretaries of India

Class XII – Techno India Group Public School, Hooghly (CBSE)

Class X – Techno India Group Public School, Hooghly (CBSE)