Pallavi Gopinath Aney

Pallavi Gopinath Aney is a Partner at A&O Shearman in Singapore and a member of the firm’s Board and Co-Head of the India Group, focusing on Capital Markets Law. She focuses on debt and equity capital markets transactions in India and across the Asia Pacific region, with over 22 years of experience advising issuers, underwriters and sponsors.

Her practice covers Rule 144A and Regulation S international debt offerings, IPOs and private placements, and equity-linked offerings of exchangeable and convertible bonds. She also has significant experience in bond restructurings, consent solicitations, exchange offers, induced conversions and tender offers. Many of the transactions she has advised on have been complex, innovative and award-winning.

Pallavi is qualified as a solicitor in India, England and Wales, and Singapore.

She is consistently ranked in leading benchmarking publications. Clients were quoted in Chambers Asia Pacific 2023 as saying “Pallavi is extremely knowledgeable about India and provides solutions to complex issues,” and that she is “very commercial, very client-focused with issuers and underwriters. She is excellent.” Clients were also quoted in Chambers 2025 as saying “She is very focused and will follow up on things. Her client service is great. She is a straight talker and we appreciate this. She’s a heavy hitter and I respect her immensely.” Asia Pacific Legal 500 states that she is “extremely strong on knowledge, professionalism and accessibility” and is “business-friendly and willing to work at solving problems.”

Her published work includes “$210 Billion of Indian Bad Debt Lures Funds Seeking Returns,” “Uncertainty surrounds masala bond hedge,” “Indian counsel reveal Bankruptcy Code wishlist” and “Suzlon restructuring sets FCCB precedent.”

Her expertise covers capital markets, debt capital markets and equity capital markets. She holds a B.A., LL.B (Hons.) from the National Law School of India University and was admitted as an advocate in India in 2004, as a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales in 2008, and as an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Singapore in 2020.