Service Areas
Education
- Columbia Law School, LL.M., 2009
- National Law School of India University, B.A.-LL.B., 2006
Bar Admissions
- India
- New York
Languages
- Hindi
- Malayalam
Licensed in India and New York, Amita Gopinath is skilled at handling a wide range of cross-border transactions. She assists business enterprises of all kinds with private equity, debt offerings, general corporate law, and capital markets transactions including syndicated loan facilities, debt and medium term note offerings, and 144A and Regulation S offerings and private placements. Amita’s unique experience allows her to counsel clients on the nuances of their domestic and cross-border corporate and capital market transactions.
"My experience in India and Singapore gives me a unique perspective on cross-border transactions between the U.S. and India. As a transnational lawyer, I help clients with their global corporate transactions."
Amita Gopinath
Experience
Prior to joining Miller Canfield Amita was an associate in the capital markets practice of a global law firm's Singapore, India office where she represented Indian and Singaporean underwriters and corporations in international securities offerings, including initial public offerings, convertible bonds, Indian depository receipts and qualified institutions placements.
Previously she was a banking and finance associate in the New Delhi office of India's largest corporate law firm.
Representative Matters
- Underwriter Equity Securities Offering
Represented the underwriters in a $225 million qualified institutions placement by a leading private sector bank in India of its equity shares in a Regulation S placing.
- Underwriter Equity Securities Offering
Represented the underwriters in a $150 million global depository receipt Rule 144A offering by a leading integrated diamond and jewellery manufacturer and retailer in India.
- Underwriter Equity Securities Offering
Represented the underwriters in a $530 million landmark offering of equity shares representing Indian depository receipts by a multinational financial services company.
Professional Activities
- New York State Bar Association, Corporate Counsel Section, International Section, Young Lawyers Section
Honors + Awards
- Columbia Law School, LL.M., Harlem Tutoring Project
- National Law School of India University, B.A.-LL.B., (Honors) Student Bar Review Editor 2005-06
- National University of Singapore, Singapore Academic Exchange Program
Publications
"Evidentiary Issues in Cyber Crimes," Apex Court Expressions, 2004
"Corporate Criminal Liability," Company Law Journal, 2004
