Guiding the Firm with Experience and Vision

Harminder (Harry) Chawla serves as the Managing Partner of Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India. With over three decades of experience, he is widely regarded as a leading practitioner in Banking & Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Advisory, and Real Estate. Since assuming the role of Managing Partner in 2023, Harry has led the Firm with a focus on strategic growth, institutional excellence, and talent development. Building on the strong foundation established by the Firm's Founder, he continues to drive the Firm's evolution, strengthening its market position, expanding its capabilities across practice areas and sectors, and reinforcing its commitment to delivering exceptional client service.

Harry advises leading domestic and international corporations, financial institutions, investors, developers, and multinational enterprises across a broad range of sectors, including banking and financial services, real estate, hospitality, healthcare, automotive, aviation, telecommunications, technology, and consumer goods. Throughout his career, he has been closely involved in complex and high-value transactions, providing strategic advice on mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, corporate restructurings, joint ventures, fund raisings, and commercial arrangements.

A distinguished practitioner in the banking and finance sector, he has advised both lenders and borrowers on domestic and cross-border financing transactions, debt restructuring and refinancing, securitisation, acquisition finance, structured finance, bond issuances, and multi-jurisdictional financing arrangements. His experience spans some of the most sophisticated financing and investment transactions in the Indian market.

Mr. Chawla is also highly regarded for his work in the real estate sector, where he has represented some of the largest developers, investors, and stakeholders in the industry. In addition to advising market participants, he has contributed to policy development and legislative initiatives, assisting governmental bodies in the drafting and evolution of laws impacting the sector.

Having worked closely with businesses at every stage of their growth, he is known for combining legal expertise with commercial pragmatism. His counsel frequently extends beyond legal advice to strategic business planning, risk management, negotiations, and dispute avoidance, helping clients achieve their long-term objectives with confidence.

Over the course of his distinguished career, Harry has earned widespread recognition as one of India's leading corporate lawyers and legal industry leaders. His expertise across banking and finance, corporate and commercial transactions, real estate, restructuring, and strategic advisory has been consistently acknowledged by leading legal directories, industry publications, and professional institutions.

He has been recognized as an “Icon” in the India Business Law Journal A-List of India's Top 100 Lawyers, with distinctions across Banking & Finance, Corporate & Commercial, Real Estate, and Restructuring & Insolvency. He is also ranked as a Recommended Lawyer by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026, recognized as a Champion Star Practitioner in the Legal Era Leading Lawyers Rankings 2025-26, and acknowledged as a Highly Regarded Lawyer by IFLR1000 South Asia. In addition, asialaw has recognized him as a Distinguished Practitioner for Banking & Finance, reflecting his longstanding reputation for excellence in complex and high-value transactions.

His leadership of the Firm and contribution to the legal profession have been recognized through several prestigious honours, including Managing Partner of the Year – Banking & Finance, M&A and Real Estate at the LexTalk World Legal Honor Awards 2025 and Managing Partner of the Year at the LegalEra Indian Legal Awards 2023-24. He has also been honoured with the Most Inspiring Personality in Judicial Leadership & Nation Building Award at the Sardar Patel Unity Awards 2025 in recognition of his contribution to the advancement of the legal profession and institution building.

Beyond legal practice, Mr. Chawla is actively engaged in shaping legal education, public policy, and thought leadership initiatives. He serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of the Centre for Law and Urban Development (CLUD) at National Law University, Delhi, contributing to interdisciplinary dialogue on law, governance, and urban development.

His commitment to nurturing future generations of legal and business professionals is further reflected in the establishment of the Harry Chawla Centre for Corporate Governance at Lloyd Law College. Created in recognition of his contributions to the legal profession and corporate governance discourse, the Centre serves as a platform for academic research, policy discussions, and industry engagement in the rapidly evolving field of corporate governance.

These recognitions reflect not only professional achievement but also his broader commitment to leadership, mentorship, institutional development, and the advancement of the legal ecosystem in India.