About

Ms. Divya Hitesh Rambhia (nee Divya Dharod) is a seasoned transactional lawyer with a diverse practice spaneeing various sectors, including banking and finance, shipping, oil and gas, corporate law, and real estate. She has significant expertise in structuring, negotiating, drafting, advising, and closing transactions.

In the banking and finance sector, she represents banks and financial institutions in both cross-border and domestic finance transactions, with a focus on ship finance, project finance, offshore installations, and other asset finance transactions.

Her shipping expertise includes advising clients on ship acquisition, financing, lease transactions, charter parties, and licensing. In the oil and gas and offshore domain, she provides guidance to clients on tenders floated by both public and private oil exploration companies for drilling and exploration work off the Indian coast.

Her corporate law practice encompasses mergers and acquisitions, incorporation of subsidiaries, joint ventures, establishment of foreign companies in India, general commercial law, FEMA compliance, and regulatory matters. Her drafting and conveyancing work covers a wide range of contract types, including EPC and EPCM contracts, operation and maintenance agreements, power purchase agreements, and more.

In the real estate sector, she has facilitated the acquisition of properties for various industrial purposes, including Auto LPG dispensing stations and pharmaceutical, manufacturing units. She has headed and lead several due diligence teams for corporate and real estate acquisitions, as well as finance and infrastructure projects.

Recgnitions

Consistently recognized as a “RISING STAR” by Legal500 for the years 2023 and 2024 in the Shipping sector;

Ranked by Chambers in Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 & 2025 as “Associates to Watch”;

Recognized as a “RISING STAR” in General – Shipping practice area, India jurisdiction by Legal Media 360.