New partner for Irwin Mitchell’s Banking and Finance team
National law firm Irwin Mitchell has appointed Akhil Sharma as a partner in its Banking & Finance team. He joins Irwin Mitchell’s London office as part of the firm’s continued investment in its Business Legal Services division.
Sharma was previously a Legal Director at Wragge Lawrence Graham, having joined from Reed Smith in 2010. Prior to that he practised for over five years at Weil Gotshal & Manges.
Sharma acts for major UK and international banks and financial institutions on a wide range of syndicated secured financing transactions and has particular expertise in leveraged finance for domestic and cross-border corporate acquisitions and mezzanine financing for projects in the renewable energy, mining and natural resource sectors. His work also covers large corporate loans to major international conglomerates headquartered in India.
He commented, “Irwin Mitchell has rapidly established a reputable Banking & Finance offering that also includes key specialist areas that are important to the loan market such as receivables finance, asset based lending and real estate finance. With its strong foundations, the IM team has an impressive client base in London as well as nationally and has the ambition and commitment to grow further. I am delighted to be joining IM’s existing team and to have the opportunity to continue to build my practice in such an entrepreneurial environment.”
Commenting on Sharma’s appointment, Andrew Watson, Head of Business Legal Services in London and national Head of Banking & Finance said, “Akhil impressed us from the start and we are extremely pleased he has chosen to join us. He comes with a strong reputation, excellent all round finance experience and will be a very welcome addition to our team. He has complimentary experience and clients and so will fit into the team well and his links with Indian clients are of particular interest to us.”
