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Tagore Yaragorla is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution Practice bringing over two decades of extensive legal experience in the energy (conventional & renewable), infrastructure, industrial laws, banking, NBFCs, and telecom sectors. He has consistently demonstrated excellence in litigation strategy, regulatory advisory, contractual frameworks, and comprehensive business risk mitigation. Tagore has advised leading multinational and domestic clients on the full life cycle of energy and infrastructure projects, with a particular focus on the development, construction, and financing of renewable energy assets across India.
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Education
LL.B., ANU Campus College, (2002)
Expertise
Dispute Resolution
Energy, Infrastructure, and Projects
Corporate and Commercial
Awards
Work Highlights
- Represented a wide array of clients including Independent Power Producers (IPPs), financial institutions, telecom operators, educational institutions, IT/ITES firms, and manufacturing units across multiple judicial and quasi-judicial forums. This includes High Courts, Civil and Magistrate Courts, Company Law Boards, and premier international arbitration platforms such as ICC, SIAC, and LCIA.
- Provided strategic legal counsel to several multilateral institutions and commercial banks in relation to project and corporate finance transactions.
- Assisted leading solar energy developers in securing debt funding from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), including advice on convertible loan arrangements for EPC projects in Andhra Pradesh.
- Acted for several scheduled banks and global lenders on debt financing of energy and infrastructure projects across Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh.
- Advised top-tier private equity investors including IDFC Private Equity, ICICI Venture Capital, and IFC on investment structuring, compliance, and exit strategies in the renewable and non-renewable energy domains.
- Provided transactional and legal structuring advice for land acquisition, leasing, and project implementation in the energy, telecom, and commercial real estate sectors.
- Provided legal guidance to SoftBank Energy (SBG Cleantech) on renewable energy project development and financing.
- Facilitated due diligence and compliance for MUFG Bank’s worth USD 333 million green financing deal, which marked a significant milestone as India's first certified green solar project loan.
- Advised Moser Baer Projects (MB Power, Madhya Pradesh) on structuring, negotiation, and financing of a 2520 MW thermal power project in Anuppur.
- Secured equity and debt investments from Macquarie SBI Infrastructure Fund and the State Bank of India, valued at approximately USD 130 million.
- Drafted and negotiated EPC contracts for Mytrah Energy India Ltd on multiple solar and wind power projects across India.
- Advised on a USD 175 million loan facility with the Asian Development Bank, supporting a network of SPVs.
- Provided comprehensive legal support to Maytas Infra Limited on state-awarded projects in irrigation, roadways, and power transmission and represented in a significant arbitration proceeding involving Vedanta Projects resulting in a favourable award.