Lakshit Pant

Senior Associate | New Delhi

Professional Summary

Primary Practice

Professional Memberships

Education

LL.B. (2025)
Company Secretary (2024)

Contact

Lakshit Pant

Introduction

Lakshit is an integral part of Aekom Legal’s Regulatory Practice and Corporate Advisory team, with focused expertise in regulatory compliance, legal due diligence, corporate advisory, and private client practice. As an Advocate and Company Secretary, he has brought over two years of experience advising a diverse clientele, including listed entities, multinational corporations, and high-growth enterprises.

He has played a pivotal role in numerous high-value assignments spanning compliance and transactional due diligence, legal due diligence for IPO-bound companies, and advisory on corporate matters including compounding and adjudication proceedings.

Representative Matters

General Corporate & Regulatory Affairs

Advised listed companies on Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) matters.
Advised companies preparing for IPO on legal due diligence and corporate law compliance.
Conducted enterprise-wide legal due diligence across SEBI, corporate, labour, environmental, and sector-specific regulatory frameworks for listed and unlisted public companies.
Conducted legal due diligence in respect of SEBI and corporate law for Amber Enterprises and its group companies.
Provided advisory and opinions on complex corporate law, capital markets, and securities law matters to a diverse clientele, including Patanjali Foods Limited and Hampton Sky Realty Limited.
Advised on secretarial and regulatory filings, including issuance of shares on a private placement basis, conversion of loan into equity, FEMA compliance, insider trading regulations, and other SEBI-related matters.
Provides end-to-end advisory and compliance support on the establishment and closure of entities, including companies, trusts, and branch offices, in India and abroad.
Delivers commercially pragmatic and legally sound solutions tailored to client objectives, combining deep regulatory knowledge with sector-specific insight.

Corporate Governance, ESG, CSR & Business Compliance

Advised listed and unlisted companies on stamp duty matters in connection with the issuance of securities.
Advised and structured capital reduction strategies.
Advised on complex shareholding disputes and related matters.
Represented clients, drafted and filed Settlement Applications before the Securities and Exchange Board of India.
Advised clients on NSE Waiver Applications, providing end-to-end support from drafting to filing before the National Stock Exchange.

Family Settlement & Succession Planning

Provides comprehensive legal support for family office advisory, including governance, structuring, regulatory compliance, and trust formation.

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Advised on matters of oppression and mismanagement.
Advised and structured pre-litigation strategies and settlements in matters involving oppression and mismanagement, family disputes, and commercial disputes for clients including Kastura Medicos and Nexxen Solutions Private Limited.