Namrata Kolar

Partner (Co-Head – Real Estate)

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Namrata is the National Co-Head of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Real Estate Practice. She is a recognised leader in Real Estate Law with over 23 years of experience. While Namrata specialises in real estate transactions, she has a varied experience over other practice areas like dispute resolution and general corporate advisory including employment laws.

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Qualifications

  • 2003 Post Graduation, University of London
  • 1999 B.A. LLB., National Law School of India, Bengaluru
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Expertise

Practice Areas

  • Real Estate

She currently heads a team of 37 lawyers including 8 Real Estate Partners across various offices of the firm.

Namrata has advised Indian and overseas real estate funds, developers, MNCs real estate investors, lenders, borrowers, and financial institutions.

Namrata specialises in acquisition and debt of various real estate projects, be it residential/commercial/warehouses/ townships/renewable energy projects and development of special economic zones. She is considered an expert in drafting and negotiating commercial leases, especially for built to suit premises and data centres and corporate campuses. She regularly advises on all aspects of real estate transactions including title due diligence, issuance of title opinions, acquiring property by way of conveyance, lease or joint development models, mortgages, drafting and negotiating commercial leases. In addition, she has also represented and acted for clients in transactions involving financing of real estate sector (both private equity and debt financing), including REITs.

In the area of dispute resolution, Namrata has considerable experience in representing clients before the various High Courts, Tribunals, Company Law Board, NCLT, Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission and other fora. She specialises in corporate disputes, court-based Mergers & Amalgamations and Real Estate disputes.

Namrata has also been actively involved in a number of union related matters, appearances before High Courts, Industrial Tribunals and in conciliation proceedings before labour authorities in various employment-related disputes under legislations such as the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 and the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965.

Awards & Recognition

  • Ranked ‘Band 2’ at Chambers and Partners 2023, 2022 and 2021
  • ‘Recommended Lawyer’ for Real Estate & Construction, Asia Pacific Legal500 2022 & 2020
  • ‘Distinguished Practitioner’ at AsiaLaw 2022
  • Ranked ‘Leading Lawyer’ at Legal Era Leading Lawyers Rankings 2022
  • Best Real Estate Lawyer of the Year at Business World Legal World, 2021Recommended Lawyers at Legal 500 2022 and 2021

Memberships

  • Advocate & Solicitor; Bar Council of Karnataka, India
  • On the rolls of Solicitors, England & Wales

Qualifications

  • 2003 Post Graduation, University of London
  • 1999 B.A. LLB., National Law School of India, Bengaluru
expertise

Expertise

Practice Areas

  • Real Estate