Ramesh is the co-managing partner of BTG Advaya and a senior corporate lawyer with extensive experience in corporate governance, M&A, JV, and complex contracting. While he works with clients across sectors, he is especially known for his expertise in projects and infrastructure, and aviation sectors.
He regularly advises companies, boards, and senior management on corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and ethics, including anti-bribery and anticorruption frameworks, codes of conduct, and internal controls, particularly in regulated and complex operating environments.
Before co-founding BTG Advaya, Ramesh was the Founder and Managing Partner of Advaya Legal, established in Mumbai in 2010. He began his career in Delhi in 1997 and later set up and led the Mumbai office of a leading Indian law firm as Resident Partner until 2006, advising domestic and international clients on India entry, transactions, regulatory approvals, employment, and governance matters.
In 2006, he moved in-house as General Counsel to the Mumbai International Airport development and modernisation project following its privatisation, and also served as Group Counsel to the GVK Group, advising across power, oil and gas, ports, roads, hospitality, mining, and other infrastructure businesses.
Ramesh is a regular speaker at national and international forums, has taught Indian law modules at Michigan State University (USA), delivered visiting lectures at Seikei Law School, Tokyo, and is the Founder Director of BTG Advaya Charitable Foundation.
