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"I lead the firm’s US intellectual property transactions practice, partnering with clients to navigate their most complex IP and technology issues that arise in strategic deals, from M&A and joint ventures to commercial and financing transactions. I work across sectors including technology, healthcare and life sciences, media, automotive, and consumer, and have a broad perspective on how innovation drives value. Clients rely on me for pragmatic, commercial advice and a solutions oriented approach in complex situations. I particularly enjoy turning nuanced legal questions into clear, practical paths that move transactions forward."

Overview

Shruti leads the firm’s US intellectual property transactions practice. She advises on the intellectual property and technology aspects of complex corporate and commercial transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, venture investments and financing transactions, both domestic and cross border.

Shruti has significant experience across a broad range of sectors, including Technology, Healthcare and Life Sciences, Media and Entertainment, Automotive, Consumer, Chemicals and Manufacturing. Her clients include public and private companies, private equity funds and high growth start ups, who rely on her to identify, assess and allocate intellectual property and technology risks in high value deals.

Shruti has expertise in the development, licensing, transfer and commercialization of intellectual property, technology and data assets, and regularly advises on collaboration and strategic partnering arrangements. She frequently counsel’s clients on issues involving emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, helping them translate complex technical and regulatory considerations into practical, transaction ready solutions.

Shruti is recognised in the market as a rising leader in intellectual property and is actively involved in professional organisations focused on intellectual property, transactions and diversity, giving her a broad, forward looking perspective on how innovation and regulation shape dealmaking.

Experience

Unilever PLC (Unilever) and The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. (TMICC): on the creation of TMICC, its separation and demerger from Unilever and its listings on the Amsterdam, London and New York stock exchanges.
Volkswagen: advised on a US$5.8bn investment and electric vehicle technology joint venture with EV manufacturer Rivian, including IP licensing arrangements, software development arrangements and cross-licenses.
Latitude.sh: advised the internet infrastructure solutions provider on its sale to data center company Megaport Limited for US$300m.
BASF: advised on its US$1.15bn sale of its Brazilian decorative paints business to Sherwin-Williams.
General Motors: advised on its strategic partnership with TWG Motorsports to form the Cadillac Formula 1 Team, which will join the FIA Formula One World Championship grid in March 2026.
Rio Tinto: advised on its US$6.7bn acquisition of Arcadium Lithium.
Dow: advised on its partnership transaction with Macquarie Asset Management to launch US$6bn Diamond Infrastructure Solutions.
Aperam S.A.: advised the global leader in stainless and specialty steel solutions on its agreed acquisition of Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: USAP) in an all-cash transaction.
Tate & Lyle PLC: advised on the proposed acquisition of CP Kelco, a leading provider of pectin, speciality gums and other nature-based ingredients, from J.M. Huber Corporation for US$1.8bn.
Carroll Street Capital: advised the New York-based investment firm on structuring and executing a transaction that formalized a partnership to create BRESH Global – an entertainment company deeply rooted in Latin culture.
Carrier Global Corporation*: Advised on: •
- its US$775m sale of its global commercial refrigeration business to Haier
- its US$4.95bn sale of its global access solutions business to Honeywell
- the US$3bn sale of its commercial and residential fire business to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds
- its US$1.425bn sale of its Industrial Fire business to Sentinel Capital Partners
- €12bn acquisition of the Climate Solutions Business of Viessmann Group
- in the US$3.1bn sale of its Chubb fire and security business to APi Group Corporation
Merck*: advised in its US$10.8bn acquisition of Prometheus Biosciences.
Funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management in their*:
- acquisition of the Terminals, Solutions & Services (TSS) business line from Worldline, including entering into strategic and long-term commercial arrangements.
- acquisition of The Venetian Resort and Sands Expo and Convention Center Operating Company in Las Vegas from Las Vegas Sands Corporation.
- all-cash acquisition of The New Home Company, a new generation homebuilder focused on the design, construction and sale of innovative and consumer-driven homes in California, Arizona and Colorado.
- US$7.5bn acquisition of telecommunications company Lumen Technologies, Inc.’s ILEC (incumbent local exchange carrier) assets and all associated operations across 20 states.
- take-private acquisition of Arconic Corporation, a leading provider of aluminum sheet, plate and extrusions, as well as innovative architectural products.
Funds managed by Ares Management’s Private Equity Group*: in their growth investment in Virgin Voyages, the award-winning cruise brand from Richard Branson's Virgin Group.
Inhibrx*: in the US$2.2bn sale of INBRX-101 to Sanofi and the related spin-off of Inhibrx’s non-101 assets and liabilities, non-101 discovery pipeline and its corporate infrastructure, to create a new publicly traded company known as Inhibrx Biosciences.

Beyond the Office

Shruti currently serves as Chair of the Business and Trade Division of the American Bar Association’s Intellectual Property Law Section, overseeing the IP Transactions and Licensing Committee, In-House IP Committee, International Trade Committee and Monetization and Valuation of IP Committee, among others. She has been reappointed to the Continuing Legal Education Board for the Intellectual Property Law Section and has previously served as Chair of the Section’s Young Lawyer Fellows Selection Committee and Young Lawyers Action Group, as well as on its Nominating Committee and Membership Committee.

Shruti is a member of the Board of Trustees of the IP Law Foundation, which focuses on increasing diversity in the legal profession. Shruti was a 2022 Fellow in the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) program and currently serves as the New York City Chapter Co-Lead for LCLD.

Shruti also sits on the Licensing Committee of the Intellectual Property Owners Association and is a member of the South Asian Bar Association of New York, the Asian American Bar Association of New York and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA).

Shruti maintains an active pro bono practice, advising low-income entrepreneurs and start-ups on transactional matters.

Recognition

Shruti has been recognised as a Rising Star in Intellectual Property by Super Lawyers (published by Thomson Reuters) in every year from 2018 through 2025 and was recognized as a “500 X – The Next Generation” lawyer by Lawdragon in 2025. She was named a Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) Rising Star in 2025 and received the Emerging Leaders Award from The M&A Advisor in the same year. In 2025, she was also shortlisted for the North America: Intellectual Property Rising Star category at the Women in Business Law Awards.

Shruti was a Fellow of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity in 2022 and received the Leadership Recognition Award from the American Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section in 2022. She previously served as a Young Lawyer Fellow in the Section of Intellectual Property Law of the American Bar Association from 2018 to 2021.

Education, Qualifications and Languages

Shruti holds a B.L.S. and LL.B. from the University of Mumbai, and a LL.M. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law.

Shruti is also fluent in Hindi.

Thought Leadership

Moderator, AI, Ethics, and the Law: Protecting Minority Rights in the Age of Algorithmic Decision-Making, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) Annual Convention, November 2025
Speaker, 10 Ways to Lose Big in IP Agreements, What’s Next? The Future of Entertainment, Sports, and IP Law, October 2025
Moderator, AI Licensing Agreements: Key Considerations and Best Practices, American Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section Annual Meeting 2025
Speaker, Generative AI: Copyright Protection and “Works” Generated by AI, State Bar of Georgia’s Privacy and Technology Law Forum, March 2025
Speaker, The Rise of Generative AI – Copyright Concerns & Opportunities, Global Intellectual Property Convention, January 2025
Speaker, Power Dynamics, Acclimation, and Rules of Engagement When Working Across Borders, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) Annual Convention, November 2023
Moderator, IP Considerations in Asset Sales, American Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section Annual Meeting 2023
Moderator, IP Considerations in M&A and Bankruptcy Proceedings, American Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section Annual Meeting 2021
Speaker, ESG Challenges of Privacy, Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence: Avoiding Discriminatory Impact, American Bar Association International Law Section’s In-House Counsel Conference, February 2021

Experience

Unilever PLC (Unilever) and The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. (TMICC): on the creation of TMICC, its separation and demerger from Unilever and its listings on the Amsterdam, London and New York stock exchanges.

Volkswagen: advised on a US$5.8bn investment and electric vehicle technology joint venture with EV manufacturer Rivian, including IP licensing arrangements, software development arrangements and cross-licenses.

Latitude.sh: advised the internet infrastructure solutions provider on its sale to data center company Megaport Limited for US$300m.

BASF: advised on its US$1.15bn sale of its Brazilian decorative paints business to Sherwin-Williams.

General Motors: advised on its strategic partnership with TWG Motorsports to form the Cadillac Formula 1 Team, which will join the FIA Formula One World Championship grid in March 2026.

Rio Tinto: advised on its US$6.7bn acquisition of Arcadium Lithium.

Dow: advised on its partnership transaction with Macquarie Asset Management to launch US$6bn Diamond Infrastructure Solutions.

Aperam S.A.: advised the global leader in stainless and specialty steel solutions on its agreed acquisition of Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: USAP) in an all-cash transaction.

Tate & Lyle PLC: advised on the proposed acquisition of CP Kelco, a leading provider of pectin, speciality gums and other nature-based ingredients, from J.M. Huber Corporation for US$1.8bn.

Carroll Street Capital: advised the New York-based investment firm on structuring and executing a transaction that formalized a partnership to create BRESH Global – an entertainment company deeply rooted in Latin culture.

Carrier Global Corporation*: Advised on: •

its US$775m sale of its global commercial refrigeration business to Haier
its US$4.95bn sale of its global access solutions business to Honeywell
the US$3bn sale of its commercial and residential fire business to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds
its US$1.425bn sale of its Industrial Fire business to Sentinel Capital Partners
€12bn acquisition of the Climate Solutions Business of Viessmann Group
in the US$3.1bn sale of its Chubb fire and security business to APi Group Corporation

Merck*: advised in its US$10.8bn acquisition of Prometheus Biosciences.

Funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management in their*:

acquisition of the Terminals, Solutions & Services (TSS) business line from Worldline, including entering into strategic and long-term commercial arrangements.
acquisition of The Venetian Resort and Sands Expo and Convention Center Operating Company in Las Vegas from Las Vegas Sands Corporation.
all-cash acquisition of The New Home Company, a new generation homebuilder focused on the design, construction and sale of innovative and consumer-driven homes in California, Arizona and Colorado.
US$7.5bn acquisition of telecommunications company Lumen Technologies, Inc.’s ILEC (incumbent local exchange carrier) assets and all associated operations across 20 states.
take-private acquisition of Arconic Corporation, a leading provider of aluminum sheet, plate and extrusions, as well as innovative architectural products.

Funds managed by Ares Management’s Private Equity Group*: in their growth investment in Virgin Voyages, the award-winning cruise brand from Richard Branson's Virgin Group.

Inhibrx*: in the US$2.2bn sale of INBRX-101 to Sanofi and the related spin-off of Inhibrx’s non-101 assets and liabilities, non-101 discovery pipeline and its corporate infrastructure, to create a new publicly traded company known as Inhibrx Biosciences.

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