Debopam Dutta
Debo has extensive experience in the area of Finance in the international as well as the Indian domestic markets, having worked in the GCC, Singapore, London, Tokyo and India.
He leads the firm's India Desk. With in-depth knowledge of the Indian market, the way of doing business in India and regulatory climate, he is able to advise clients on how to successfully implement their India-focussed transactions.
He advises banks, financial institutions, agents, real estate investment trusts, sponsors, funds and multinational companies across the GCC, South Asia and South East Asia spanning across a broad range of industries and asset classes on a wide range of domestic and cross-border transactions with particular focus on corporate finance, real estate finance, project & infrastructure finance, acquisition finance, trade finance, Islamic finance, debt capital markets & structured finance, debt restructuring and regulatory issues. In addition, Debo regularly assists clients with credit agreement compliance concerns, amendments, waivers and consents on financing documents, legal risk management (including sanctions) and routine regulatory compliance issues. Besides acting as lenders’ or investors’ counsel, Debo has substantial experience in representing borrowers and issuers. He is being increasingly sought out for his expertise in the space of ESG and green financing in the GCC and assists clients on entry-level policy making and regulatory compliance.
Debo has been listed in the ALB Super 50 MENA Lawyers 2023 and 2024 lists as one of the most highly recommended private practice lawyers in the MENA region, awarded the Cross Border Lawyer of the Year for Banking & Finance by Legal Era in 2023 and 2024 and featured in the International A-List for India by IBLJ in 2024 and 2025 for his cross-border India-focussed work. He has also been recognised as a ‘Rising Star’ for Banking & Finance by IFLR 1000 in Oman and India for the last six editions continuously since 2019, and mentioned in the IFN Lawyers Directory as a leading Islamic Finance practitioner in Oman. The latest edition of Legal 500 describes Debo as "sought after for both conventional and Islamic banking matters in the GCC" and "also come recommended" in their Oman and Bahrain directories.