Ayush Rajani (FCA, LLB)

Ayush is a Managing Partner of “AKR Legal” (erstwhile known as AKR Advisors LLP, Mumbai), in partnership with his wife and co-author, Mrs. Khushboo Shah Rajani (ACA, LLB.).

Ayush is a Commerce Graduate, a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India as well as Lawyer having over 15 years of professional experience in the field of International Tax and Transfer Pricing in addition to commercial, corporate and Insolovency Laws. He was associated with Deloitte Haskins & Sells, Mumbai for a period of approx. 8 years as part of their International tax and Transfer Pricing team and subsequently established his own Advisory and Consulting Firm “AKR Advisors LLP”; which is a full fledged commercial litigation fim, with the changed name “AKR Legal” since September 2023, catering to all legal solutions for clients.

He has been actively representing Resolution Professionals, Liquidators, Financial and Operational Creditors as well as Corporate Debtors before the Hon’ble NCLT, pan India since January 2017 as well as Hon'ble NCLAT both New Delhi and Chennai bench, High Courts and Supreme Court. He has advised many Resolution Professionals managing Corporate Insolvency and Resolution Process of some of the Big Ticket Corporate Debtors across India as their “process advisor”. He has been advising the members of CoC on complex matters in a given situation. He is actively involved in restructuring, tax planning and other strategic assignments.

He is a regular speaker at various seminars on the subject conducted by IIIPI - ICAI and other conferences enlightening the audience comprising of legal practitioners, leading bankers, insolvency professionals and others. He has contributed regularly in several articles in journals and online portals of repute.

He can be reached out at ayush@akrlegal.in

Khushboo Shah Rajani (ACA, LLB)

Khushboo is a Founder Partner of “AKR Legal” (erstwhile known as AKR Advisors LLP, Mumbai). She is a Commerce Graduate, an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, and Law Graduate having over 12 years of professional experience.

She has vast experience in representing clients with regard to complex Income-Tax and Transfer Pricing matters before the various High Courts and Income Tax Appellate Tribunal. During her initial days as a professional, she gained immense knowledge when she was part of the litigation team assisting the team led by Mr. Harish Salve (Senior Counsel) for one of the most talked about Telecom client in India.

With the introduction of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, in 2016, she has been actively representing Lenders and Resolution Professionals as well as Liquidators before Hon'ble NCLT pan India since Januray 2017 as well as Hon'ble NCLAT both New Delhi and

Chennai bench, High Courts and Supreme Court in some of the most talked about corporate insolvency and resolution processes in the Country.

Khushboo is also a regular speaker at various Conferences held by ICAI and other organizations with regard to IBC. She has also been a faculty at Pre-Registration Educational Courses held by ICAI for newly qualified Resolution Professionals.

She can be reached out at khushboo@akrlegal.in

Alka Adatia (FCA)

Alka Adatia is a qualified Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) and an All India rank holder in CA Exam, a certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), a certified Forensic Accounting and Fraud Detection (FAFD) expert from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), trained and certified in the Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation by Reid and Associates, Illinois, Chicago. She has conducted forensic audits under the IBC code.

She has combined Entrepreneurship & Academics with over 15+ years of experience & currently is an independent practitioner providing specialized services in Forensics along with her network associates

Her area of expertise in Forensics includes Forensic Auditing & Litigation Support, Corporate Fraud Investigations including Sexual Harassment Investigations, Interview & Interrogations and Profiling & Background checks.

On the academic front, she has been a faculty for "Certificate Course on Forensic Accounting and Fraud Detection" at the ICAI and has imparted training to over 500+ Chartered Accountants at a pan India level

She has conducted training programs on "Analysis of Financial Statements" for 32+ Additional Directors/Assistant Directors of Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) at IICA Manesar in 2015

She has imparted training in the National Seminar on "Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination” to over 100+ MBA Finance Professors, PHD Scholars, Forensic Experts, etc. at Osmania University- Hyderabad

She has been a visiting faculty at a coaching institute and has co-authored an accounting book on the title “Comprehensive Guide to Ind AS Implementation” published by CCH India

She has co-authored a paper titled “The Leaning Tower of Corporate Governance” published by The Institute of Cost Accountants of India

She also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Mumbai University–HR College.