Hardeep Sachdeva is a senior partner at AZB & Partners, with over 30 years of experience advising Indian and multinational clients. Recognised as one of India’s foremost corporate and M&A lawyers, Sachdeva has led several landmark M&A and private equity transactions, pioneering transformative deals in India. He is widely regarded as India’s most distinguished real estate lawyer, possessing a unique blend of expertise in corporate M&A and in-depth knowledge of real estate domain. His leadership spans all aspects of real estate matters and transactions, including equity investments by private equity funds and financial institutions, structured financing, private credit, interim finance, loans by banks, foreign portfolio investments, AIFs, and other institutions.

He has also played a pivotal role in real estate monetisation under government concessions for airports, railways, and metro rail projects. Sachdeva’s extensive experience also covers real estate development arrangements between developers and landowners, tax structuring, disputes resolutions, enforcements and recoveries in real estate. He is also a leading adviser on REITs and tokenisation in India. In the realm of insolvency and foreclosure, Sachdeva is leading lawyer for real estate insolvencies, advising resolution applicants on acquiring real estate companies and projects under IBC. He also advises banks and financial institutions on foreclosure of mortgaged properties and real estate projects.

Sachdeva frequently advises central and state governments on drafting of laws and regulations related to real estate and other critical policy matters. He is the go-to adviser for large IPCs in India on complexed real estate transactions. A thought leader in the legal community, Sachdeva has authored numerous publications and obtained landmark judgments shaping jurisprudence in real estate and IBC. Sachdeva has also contributed to governmental and industry committees. He is a member of Bar Council of Delhi and Delhi High Court Bar Association. An economics graduate from Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) and a law graduate from the Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, Delhi University, he was admitted to the Bar in 1995. He began his career at Ajay Bahl & Co., a predecessor of AZB & Partners, and has been a key member of AZB & Partners since its formation in 2004.