Vineet Aneja is the managing partner as well as a founding partner of Clasis Law.
Vineet’s journey as a lawyer began more than 20 years ago. Today, he has a plethora of experience across sectors such as corporate commercial, retail, hospitality, employment, e-commerce, education, healthcare, aviation, etc. He has provided specialized transactional and advisory services across sectors, covering diverse areas including:
- Joint ventures and strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions including private equity, venture capital, business transfers, disposals and combinations of businesses, buy-outs, carve-outs, restructuring, divestment, etc.;
- General corporate advisory in relation to day to day matters, advice and assistance in setting up and running a business in India including the issues relating to foreign exchange laws of India;
- Advice and assistance on the exit options; advising on viable modes of structuring of the deal, from a regulatory and exchange control perspective;
- Advising clients on the applicability of various employment laws in India, both central and State level legislations; guidance in employment termination/ downsizing.
The feedback received from clients’ emphasizes on the value that he adds to each deal be it the legal or commercial side of the transaction. He is awarded and recognized by/for:
- Acquisition International as one of the leading corporate transactional lawyer in India – 2019
- Indian Business Law Journal as one of the top 100 lawyers in India in 2018
- Outstanding performance in Commercial Law by Advisory Excellence in the year 2018
- One of India’s Most Trusted Corporate Lawyers by Indian Corporate Counsel Association in its publication “The Vanguards – Trusted Corporate Lawyers – 2017
- Recommended for Corporate/ M & A expertise by Legal 500, in the years 2010, 2011 & 2012
- Recognized and awarded ILO International Client Choice Award for India in recognition of his corporate advisory expertise and approach – 2010 & 2011
Professional memberships:
- Bar Council of Delhi
- Delhi High Court Bar Association
- Charter Member of TiE
- Council Member of the Gerson Lehrman Group
- Patron member of The Bar Association of India.
Vineet regularly writes for various legal journals and speaks at conferences and events on different aspects of law. Some of the featured articles/interviews :
- Featured in the “Lawyer Monthly” magazine’s March 2018 edition responding to questions on India as an investment destination. The link to this interview can be accessed here –
https://www.lawyer-monthly.com/issues/2018/03/46/#zoom=z- - Featured in “Insight Success” magazine’s March 2018 edition on the topic – Leading the way in providing specialized and cutting edge legal services. The link to this article can be accessed here –
https://www.insightssuccess.in/clasis-law-leading-way-providing-specialized-cutting-edge-legal-services/ - His journey as an entrepreneur is featured in “Startup City” magazine’s April 2019 – “ A preeminent rainmaker in the industry establishing Global standards with Clasis Law” . The link to this article can be accessed here – http://magazine.startupcityindia.com/25-most-trusted-corporate-legal-consultants-19/
- Featured in “The Corporate Live Wire Mergers and Acquisitions Expert Guide” 2019 online edition on the topic – Challenges and issues in cross border M&A The link to this article can be accessed here –
http://www.clasislaw.com/M%26A%20Expert%20Guide-Article.pdf - Featured in the “Lawyer Monthly” publication June 2019 edition and speaks about the M&A sphere in India. The link to this article can be accessed here –
https://www.lawyer-monthly.com/2019/06/is-india-overtaking-china-in-the-ma-world/