Amit is a Partner with J. Sagar Associates since 2000 and has been with JSA for over sixteen years. He anchored the firm’s infrastructure practice since 1997 and now chairs the Regulatory & Policy Practice (including public procurement & PPP). His practice covers energy (Power & Hydrocarbons); Transport (rail, highways and civil aviation); Municipal Infrastructure and Social/Developmental projects. He is regularly consulted on Infrastructure, Regulatory and PPP issues by several ministries/bodies of Central and State Governments; Developmental Financial Institutions (the World Bank, PPIAF, WSP-SA, ADB); Competition & Sector regulators and leading Indian and foreign Corporates.

He has been associated with several precedent-setting infrastructure and PPP projects like Delhi electricity privatisation, metro-rail projects, the first 3 ultra mega power projects (each involving capex of over US$ 3.5 billion), pilot projects for social/developmental infrastructure, et.al. He handles diverse legal, regulatory and policy issues, including drafting laws, policies, regulatory instruments and reform strategies; transactions; commercial arrangements and financing; evolving frameworks, regulatory regimes and policies to facilitate public-private partnerships and efficient operation of regulated utilities; anchoring as counsel complex, precedent-setting commercial and regulatory matters before the Supreme Court, High Courts, Appellate Tribunals, Sector regulators (in competition, power, hydrocarbons, aviation, broadcasting and telecom) and Arbitral Tribunals.

He sits on the National Infrastructure Council and Energy Committee of Confederation of Indian Industry; Academic Council of University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), and the governing council of CUTS Institute for Regulation & Competition (CIRC). He has been regularly cited as a leading Indian lawyer in India’s projects arena by Asia Pacific Legal 500.

Amit is a regular speaker at International & National conferences /workshops on issues of policy, law, regulation, project finance, reforms and private participation in Infrastructure. He has published articles on these subjects in established journals magazines and conferences.