Jayesh has been recognised as the pre-eminent practitioner in India for structured finance, derivatives, restructurings & enforcement actions. He has extensive transactional experience in private equity transactions, mergers & acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, acquisition financings, collateralized debt obligations, restructuring, sponsor financings & securitisations. Post the Global Financial Crisis, made a name for himself in handling complex financial disputes & enforcement actions. He is currently focusing on E-Contracting, Fintech & Online Dispute Resolution.

Jayesh has been a member of key committees & working groups constituted by the Indian Ministry of Finance (‘MoF’). He has directly worked on drafting / amending legislation & regulatory frameworks relating to financial services in India. He was part of the group constituted by the MoF that gave shape to the Bilateral Netting of Financial Contracts Act, 2020. He was also part of the Task Force constituted to create the Resolution Framework for Financial Institutions which culminated into the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill, 2017.

Jayesh has often collaborated with regulators & global associations such as Reserve Bank of India, International Swaps & Derivatives Association (‘ISDA’), Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (‘ASIFMA’), Fixed Income Money Markets and Derivatives Association of India(‘FIMMDA’), Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (‘APLMA’) & International Capital Market Association (‘ICMA’).

Jayesh is also the first to be inducted from India to the Panel of Recognised International Market Experts in Finance (“P.R.I.M.E. Finance”), which is a panel of over 200 elite financial, legal and dispute resolution experts. He is also a member of Mensa.