Adarsh Hathi is an international corporate and litigation consultant specializing in commercial transactions, trade and finance with special emphasis on India. He has substantial international legal experience working and studying in the United States, India and the European Community.
Mr Hathi’s experience in India includes litigating before the trial and appellate courts as well as administrative tribunals. In addition to litigation, Mr Hathi has substantial experience in transactional work including loan agreements, joint ventures, industrial relations, arbitration and trademarks for major multinational entities, Government and private Indian companies.
He has particular expertise and familiarity with the full range of laws and issues applicable to doing business in India whether through outsourcing, direct investment, or joint venture relationships. This places him in a unique position to facilitate foreign businesses to navigate through the complexities of the Indian laws and legal institutions and successfully realize their investments in India.
In European Union, Mr Hathi worked in Brussels with a major Belgian law firm assisting the partner with his work on legal reforms in Central and Eastern Europe under the European Union’s PHARE program. This included the acquis communautaire project to implement legislation passed by the European Union and modernize commercial laws in Lithuania and Slovakia. Subsequently he worked for a major Italian law firm in Milan, Italy assisting them with their international corporate work.
Mr. Hathi graduated with an LL.M from the Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC. He obtained an LL.B. and an LL.M from M.S. University of Baroda. Mr. Hathi received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from M.S. University of Baroda. Mr. Hathi is a member of the New York Bar, the District of Columbia Bar and the Gujarat Bar Council, India.
Ashwin Hathi manages P.C. Hathi & Associates, the affiliate of Hathi & Associates’ in India. Messrs P.C. Hathi, founded in 1952, is a leading law firm based in Vadodara, a major commercial city in the state of Gujarat, India. Ashwin Hathi, the Managing Partner, is a senior attorney with over 40 years of legal experience. An expert in corporate, labor and industrial laws and arbitration, Mr. Hathi has represented clients large multinationals like E.I. Dupont, ABB, A.C. Nielsen, General Motors, Sony, and major public sector and private sector corporations.
Kabir Hathi, a partner in Wahi & Hathi, is based in New Delhi and practices before the Supreme Court of India and various State High Courts and tribunals. In addition to litigation, Kabir Hathi specializes in foreign investment issues and general corporate transactions.