Barret & Averro Consulting’s Partner Niloy Pyne Joins VFS Global Group as Group General Counsel

Niloy Pyne joined the Dubai office of VFS Global Group as Group General Counsel on May 1, 2017, where he will mainly be overseeing and heading the group's legal department covering businesses, functions, and activities spread over 120 countries.

Having 25+ years of experience, Pyne has earned a sound reputation as a corporate lawyer with expertise in diverse fields such as private equity, power & energy, commercial litigation, and company law.

Prior to joining VFS, Pyne was associated with Barret & Averro Consulting as its India partner.

Regarding joining VFS, Pyne said, “It was always my professional dream to represent or be associated with an entity that's truly global in its outlook, business and operations. So when this offer came my way and after visiting the VFS Group's Dubai headquarters & having inter-acted with the highest management at the Operations, Finance, and HR level, I was convinced that this was a wonderful opportunity to work for a large corporate group with wide cross-border interests and who were carving out a phenomenal growth chart through sheer expertise, innovation as well as robust forward thinking acquisitions/arrangements. There is always a great scope for legal contribution in such a group that has global interest, impeccable goodwill, and aggressive growth plans.”