Saurav Panda is a Partner at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co., based in New Delhi, where he specialises in Insolvency & Bankruptcy, Debt Restructuring, Banking & Finance, and Strategic Lender Enforcement Actions.

Saurav is recognised for structuring complex solutions across distressed and special situations, blending process execution with litigation strategy to protect and maximise value for financial creditors and investors. He advises and represents banks and financial institutions, resolution professionals, liquidators, committees of creditors, corporates, and both strategic and financial investors in large, multi-stakeholder insolvency processes under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, as well as related restructuring frameworks.

In addition to formal insolvency proceedings, Saurav advises on acquisitions of distressed assets outside the formal insolvency process, focusing on risk allocation, regulatory strategy and execution certainty. His practice also encompasses debt restructurings under RBI/Companies Act frameworks, including standstill arrangements, restructuring agreements, inter-creditor arrangements, and liability management exercises, as well as associated enforcement actions and disputes for private credit funds and asset reconstruction companies.

Prior to joining Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co., Saurav spent six years with ICICI Bank’s Corporate Legal Group, where he served as Group Head handling structured finance, securitisations, corporate banking solutions and distressed asset restructurings.

He holds a B.B.A. LL.B. from Symbiosis Law School, Pune, and is a Global INSOL Fellow, having completed the Global Insolvency Practice Course, underlining his deep engagement with cross-border and comparative insolvency practice.

At Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co., Saurav has been part of high-profile engagements including advising on the implementation of the resolution plan for Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited and Srei Equipment Finance Limited for the erstwhile Committee of Creditors, among other significant restructuring and enforcement matters.