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(SAM) is pleased to welcome Garima Shahani, who has joined the Firm as a Partner, in the Banking and Finance Practice in New Delhi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Garima has over eight years of experience in banking and finance and is qualified to practice law in both India and the State of New York. She has previously worked with the Singapore office of Linklaters LLP and top tier Indian law firms. She has advised leading domestic and international banks, NBFCs, multilateral institutions and private equity sponsors on a wide range of cross-border and structured financing transactions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">She holds an LL.M. from New York University School of Law and graduated from National Law University, Jodhpur with a gold medal for securing the highest CGPA in B.A.(Hons.), LL.B.(Hons.) course.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">In a joint statement, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Managing Partners Pallavi Shroff and Akshay Chudasama<\/span>&nbsp;said,<span style=\"font-style: italic;\">&nbsp;&#8220;We are delighted to welcome Garima to the Firm. Her young, dynamic perspective, coupled with her experience across cross-border financings, external commercial borrowings, acquisition financings, margin loan facilities, securitisations, and trade financings, will significantly enhance the value we deliver to our clients.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas &amp; Co. strengthens its Banking &amp; Finance Practice with the appointment of Garima Shahani as Partner in New 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