Amit Singhania is a Managing Partner of Areete Law Offices. He has more than two decades of experience. Prior to founding Areete Law Offices, he served as an Equity Partner at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co, Delhi offices for more than 16 years and worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Limited for 4 years.
Amit regularly advises clients on variety of matters pertaining to M&A, private clients, general corporate, taxation, and white collar crimes and investigation. He recently advised a US based conglomerate, in an multi billion transaction involving acquisition of an e-commerce aggregator.
Amit is a regular speaker at various conferences including those organized by IBA, CII, USISPF, FICCI and Assocham. He has contributed numerous articles in various leading journals and newspapers on various contemporaneous legal issues.
Select Experience Statement
- • US conglomerate multiple times in a multi billion transaction, on its acquisition of an Indian e-commerce major;
- • An Indian health care major on their exit from the BPO business;
- • Setting up up a private equity fund, focused on media and entertainment sector;
- • Hira Group in multiple offshore acquisition in mining and minerals sector;
- • Kundan group in various matters involving acquisition of hydro and solar projects in India;
- • Focus group in setting up an offshore derivate trading business;
- • IDFC Foundation before tax authorities and High Court of Delhi in relation to tax disputes;
- • Kundan group in acquisition of a listed entity through Insolvency route
- • Bata on tax advise in relation to sale of minority stake in Bata Ltd on stock exchange in India
- • Representing Waree Group on number of investement in technology space
- • Representing Enam Group in several transactions involving significant minority stake in companies at pre-IPO stage.
Awards & Recognitions
- • WWL 2020 24
- • Chambers Global 2019- 2024
- • Forbes Powerlist 2023
- • Leading Lawyer 2023 Legal Era
- • Legal 500
- • ITR World Tax 2025
Professional Memberships
Bar Council of India, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, International Bar Association, American Bar Association, Executive Committee on Taxes of Confederation of Indian Industries
Education
- LLB
- Chartered Accountant
- Masters of Commerce
Practice
- Tax
- Private Equity Funds
- Capital Market
- General Corporate Advisory
- M&A
- Restructuring
- Private Client
- White Collar Crime & Investigation
- amit@areete.in
- +91 9560052241; +91 11 45614641
News and Insights
Thought leadership and commentary from our experts.

Recent SC Judgment Views
Areete’s views on recent SC judgement on one sided builder buyer contracts

Banning of Unregulated Deposit
My views in an article on ESOPs published in Business Standard today

ESOPs Views
My views in an article on ESOPs published in Business Standard today

Track the Number of Days in India
My views on the proposed changes in residency rules impacting NRIs and expats
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Accolades and Achievements
Recognising our excellence: Our awards and accolades for outstanding achievements

Legal 500
Mid-January 2025

Legal Era
26th April 2025

Asia Law
Asia Law Awards 2025

Lexology (Formerly WWL)
June 2025

WWL (Rebranded as Lexology)

Forbes India
Last week of March, 2024

Chambers and Partners
Accepting Submissions until 21 March 2025.

International Tax Review
Shortlist Announced: July 2025

