Ramanathan Chellam has joined Bar and Brief Attorneys as a Partner in Banking practice at the firm's Mumbai office..Chellam is a 1998 graduate of Government Law College, Trichy. He is a qualified company secretary with the ICSI..Chellam has over 25 years of work experience in Corporate Legal Departments of Indian banks in the private sector and public sector, like Axis Bank and Union Bank of India and foreign banks and leading corporate houses. He has been advising domestic and international clients on wide-ranging areas, including regulatory & compliance for the banking sector and documentation & advisory for both corporate/wholesale banking and consumer/retail banking. He has also handled employment/labour law matters, acting as employment law counsel for group entities in India and overseas subsidiaries of foreign banks..Chellam joined the firm from Citicorp Services India Pvt. Ltd., where he was Senior Vice President and Legal head. Prior to joining Citigroup, he was country head of the legal department at MUFG Bank..On Chellam’s joining, Founder and Managing Partner, Ravi Suryawanshi said, “We are delighted to have Ramanathan joining us as a Partner in our Banking vertical. His extensive experience in banking and corporate law will be invaluable to the Firm. Bar & Brief Attorneys is a full service law firm in true sense, and I am sure that Ram’s joining the Firm will help to enhance our offerings to our clients. Ram’s vast experience will be a significant boost to our banking practice. Our recent collaborations with Desai Billimoria and Associates, H&S India Law firm and now Ram joining us is a testament of our growth.".Priyanka Suryawanshi, Deputy Managing Partner with the Firm commented, “Ram’s previous tenures has equipped him with a wealth of experience that will significantly enhance our capabilities and his addition to the Firm reinforces our commitment to providing excellent legal services to our clients. Ram is a phenomenal lawyer and his diverse capabilities to the practice will add significantly to our thought leadership and execution capabilities. I am thrilled to work again alongside my former work colleague at Citi.”.On his joining, Ramanathan Chellam himself said, “I am immensely excited to join Bar and Brief Attorneys, a versatile law firm led by Ravi & Priyanka Suryawanshi along with a team of experts in diversified areas catering wide range of legal services. Certainly, this will be a mutually beneficial collaboration in scaling new heights and learning curves, adding further strength to the team. Looking forward for this association.”.If you would like your Deals, Columns, Press Releases to be published on Bar & Bench, please fill in the form available here.
Ramanathan Chellam has joined Bar and Brief Attorneys as a Partner in Banking practice at the firm's Mumbai office..Chellam is a 1998 graduate of Government Law College, Trichy. He is a qualified company secretary with the ICSI..Chellam has over 25 years of work experience in Corporate Legal Departments of Indian banks in the private sector and public sector, like Axis Bank and Union Bank of India and foreign banks and leading corporate houses. He has been advising domestic and international clients on wide-ranging areas, including regulatory & compliance for the banking sector and documentation & advisory for both corporate/wholesale banking and consumer/retail banking. He has also handled employment/labour law matters, acting as employment law counsel for group entities in India and overseas subsidiaries of foreign banks..Chellam joined the firm from Citicorp Services India Pvt. Ltd., where he was Senior Vice President and Legal head. Prior to joining Citigroup, he was country head of the legal department at MUFG Bank..On Chellam’s joining, Founder and Managing Partner, Ravi Suryawanshi said, “We are delighted to have Ramanathan joining us as a Partner in our Banking vertical. His extensive experience in banking and corporate law will be invaluable to the Firm. Bar & Brief Attorneys is a full service law firm in true sense, and I am sure that Ram’s joining the Firm will help to enhance our offerings to our clients. Ram’s vast experience will be a significant boost to our banking practice. Our recent collaborations with Desai Billimoria and Associates, H&S India Law firm and now Ram joining us is a testament of our growth.".Priyanka Suryawanshi, Deputy Managing Partner with the Firm commented, “Ram’s previous tenures has equipped him with a wealth of experience that will significantly enhance our capabilities and his addition to the Firm reinforces our commitment to providing excellent legal services to our clients. Ram is a phenomenal lawyer and his diverse capabilities to the practice will add significantly to our thought leadership and execution capabilities. I am thrilled to work again alongside my former work colleague at Citi.”.On his joining, Ramanathan Chellam himself said, “I am immensely excited to join Bar and Brief Attorneys, a versatile law firm led by Ravi & Priyanka Suryawanshi along with a team of experts in diversified areas catering wide range of legal services. Certainly, this will be a mutually beneficial collaboration in scaling new heights and learning curves, adding further strength to the team. Looking forward for this association.”.If you would like your Deals, Columns, Press Releases to be published on Bar & Bench, please fill in the form available here.
