Mumbai, 10 November 2021: Lumiere Law Partners (formerly PDS Legal) has recently inducted Atulya Sharma as a Partner in the corporate law practice. Part of the firm's accelerating growth strategy and expansion plans, Atulya will advise clients on all aspects of corporate commercial laws regulatory matters, arbitration & litigation and focus on Structured Finance, Project Finance, ECM/DCM, restructuring, insolvency & bankruptcy, healthcare, infrastructure and M&A / PE.

Atulya has three decades of diverse work experience across cultures and in sectors such as Investment Banking, Structured Finance, Project Finance, Capital Markets (ECM & DCM), M&A, Private Equity, Restructuring, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Anti Bribery & Anti-Corruption, Corporate Governance and Arbitration & Litigation. His work experience is equally divided on both sides of the legal profession i.e., in private practice and in-house.

He joins from Max Healthcare, where he was the Group General Counsel & Director (Legal, Compliance & Regulatory Affairs). Besides Max Healthcare, he was Global General Counsel for Apollo Tyres Group, Group General Counsel for Deutsche Bank AG (South Asia & Mauritius), Group General Counsel for IDFC and Senior Counsel with IFC (World Bank's Private Equity Arm). He was also a senior Partner with Indian law firms such as Desai & Diwanji and Dua Associates.

"We're pleased to welcome Atulya to Lumiere Law Partners", says Probal Bhaduri, Managing Partner, Lumiere Law Partners. "His significant and breadth of experiences, will further strengthen our capabilities and offerings to serve our clients. I wish him the best and look forward to a great journey together at the firm."

On his appointment, Atulya Sharma, Partner, Lumiere Law Partners remarks, "I'm delighted to join Lumiere Law Partners. I look forward to working together with colleagues across the firm's practices to assist clients navigate complex legal & regulatory issues."

Atulya holds a post-graduate LLB from the Law Faculty (Delhi University), LPC from The College of Law (London), and a Master's in Law from City University (London).