Ashtawadh Balan joined the Chennai office in June, 2016.
He has been a member of the corporate and transactional team. His contribution on such transactions ranges from being involved in due diligences and providing full assistance until the closure of the transaction and even thereafter.
Prior to undertaking his law degree, he worked as an associate analyst with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, US offices, in Hyderabad.
While pursuing his under-graduation, he undertook internships with the law firms of Mr. Sathish Parasaran and Mr. T.V. Ramanujun, Senior Counsels, High Court of Judicature at Madras, dealing with various litigation matters ranging from commercial disputes, consumer complaints, intellectual property matters etc and with Mr. T. Venugopalan, dealing with cases in the Courts of Small Causes.
He has an under-graduate degree in B.Com (Accounting and Finance) from Vivekananda College and a honors law degree from the School of Excellence in Law, affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai.
Memberships
- Bar Council of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry
P.S. : If not for being a lawyer, he would have become an automobile engineer for his love for automobiles and being a technology freak. In his spare time, he likes to travel, read, explore various cuisines and enjoys carnatic music.