Finsec Law Advisors is a leading financial sector law firm in India

The Firm provides strategic and quality legal services in the fields of financial, securities and investment laws based on its in-depth expertise in financial regulatory matters coupled with extensive industry knowledge.

Areas of Practice

We diligently work towards providing realistic and superior legal services to a diverse set of clients for both contentious and non-contentious matters.

Financial Regulatory Services

We regularly assist and advise our clients on complex matters related to financial and securities laws. These include domestic and cross-border investments, regulatory compliances, corporate governance issues, licensing, and structuring transactions, businesses, and products.
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Enforcement Actions and Disputes

We advise and represent clients on various aspects of financial and securities enforcement actions, litigations and arbitrations before numerous forums.
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Policy and Market Reforms

We regularly engage with financial sector regulators, ministries of the Government of India, industry bodies and international organisations to work towards policy development and financial market reforms.
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Our Partners

Sandeep Parekh

Managing Partner

Sandeep is a former Executive Director and Head of the Legal Affairs and Enforcement Department of the Securities and Exchange Board of India.

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Anil Choudhary

Partner

Anil holds an LL.M. degree from Harvard Law School, where he was a Hearst Foundation scholar, and a B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) degree from NALSAR, Hyderabad.

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Recent Articles

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January 24, 2025

The Insider Thread: Safeguarding UPSI from Within

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January 17, 2024

Sebi’s rumour roulette: The proposed norms must be scrutinised for their likely impact on market dyanamics

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December 12, 2023

Towards ease of trading: Adoption of trading plans faced significant challenges as current framework imposed stringent restrictions

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Latest Events

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January 24, 2025

Decoding with Finsec | Ep. 3 | Ketan Parekh: A Curious Case of Front Running

In the world of stock trading, trading based on advance knowledge of a client’s large trade - referred to as ‘front running’ - is regarded one of the highest ethical breaches. In the third episode of ‘Decoding with Finsec’, we dissect a recent order passed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) against Ketan Parekh and connected entities for front-running the trades of an overseas institutional investor. Join us as we break down the mechanics of front-running and explore the rise in front-running cases in the recent years and potential regulatory solutions.

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January 7, 2025

Decoding with Finsec | Ep. 2 | The Finfluencer Question

We are glad to present the second episode of 'Decoding with Finsec', where we explore the rise of financial influencers and critically assess SEBI’s current regulatory approach. ‘Decoding with Finsec’ is a podcast series dedicated to demystifying financial regulation. Leaving the jargon and technicalities aside, our goal is to keep you informed and ahead of the curve through straightforward and candid conversations.

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Awards & Accolades

Our exemplary work has been rated highly by several independent ranking agencies.
The Legal 500
"Highest rated law firm in India for 'Financial Services Regulatory' practice by The Legal 500."
Asialaw
"Ranked as Outstanding Firm for 'Regulatory Practice' in India by Asialaw Profiles 2022/23/."
“Sandeep and team have a good understanding of the law, and are quite approachable.”
Mentioned in Legal500’s rankings
“Finsec provides clarity of the law, an understanding of jurisprudence and industry experience.”
Mentioned in Asialaw’s rankings
“Apart from client practice, Finsec’s partners are or have been members of committees constituted by SEBI from time to time – this reflects the depth of expertise and respect commanded.”
Mentioned in Legal500’s rankings
“Finsec’s lawyers have the ability to size up the situation, knowing when they can and cannot add value, the immense depth of experience and expertise in the practice area – all of these make its partners shine out.”
Mentioned in Legal500’s rankings