Hitendra is a Director and Head of Department of the Corporate and Commercial team.
Hitendra has over 20 years experience in corporate and commercial law, including business sales, mergers and acquisitions, MBOs and MBIs, high value corporate transactions, joint ventures, distributorship agreements and franchises.
Hitendra has been with SE-Solicitors since it demerged from Shoosmiths in 2002. His experience includes a broad range of corporate transactions such as insolvency and corporate restructures, venture capital investments and limited liability partnership.
Hitendra studied at The University of Lancaster and the College of Law in Chester. He completed his training with a leading West Sussex practice and went on to work at Mishcon De Reya and Brabner Holden (now Brabners) before joining Shoosmiths in 1996. He was promoted to partner in 1998 and to Head of Company Commercial in 2022.
Interests outside work gravitate around (in order of priority) his children, wife, the garden and himself! Hitendra admits with pride that he does not play golf, tennis, cricket, football or other sport.
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