India Roadshow 2026

Priya Taneja is a senior lawyer in debt finance, restructuring and impact finance, and leads a thriving corporate trust practice known for handling some of the most complex and high-profile mandates in the market. She is also Head of the Pro Bono Practice in London.

Priya advises issuers, trustees and agents, servicers, and corporate service providers on a wide range of matters including high-yield transactions, securitisations, CLOs, and MTN programmes – from new money deals to restructurings, cross-border defaults and enforcements, liability management exercises, and litigation. Priya leads a best-in-class team known for delivering strategic, practical solutions in high-stakes situations. Under her leadership, the corporate trust practice has become a go-to and trusted partner for clients and counterparties navigating complex financings and distressed scenarios. The team highly valued by clients and peers alike for its depth, responsiveness, commercial insight, and unwavering commitment to getting deals done – always with a focus on achieving outcomes that work for all parties.

Priya also leads McDermott Will & Schulte’s India Practice, playing a central role in shaping the firm’s global India strategy. McDermott Will & Schulte is active on international matters involving Indian clients and counterparties, including cross-border corporate, M&A, private equity, tax, litigation and arbitration, white collar investigations, regulatory, finance, and restructuring work. As a core member of the India desk, Priya is a primary contact for clients and law firms seeking to collaborate on international matters involving India.

As part of the firm’s award-winning sustainable finance practice, Priya also advises on innovative transactions within the realm of blended finance. Her expertise lies in structuring and executing deals involving impact funds, pay-for-performance structures, impact bonds, concessional capital, and other forward-thinking finance solutions. She represents a wide range of stakeholders – from impact investors and outcome funders to governments, impact enterprises, corporates, and service providers – with a steadfast commitment to advancing the growth of this transformative sector.

Priya’s contributions earnt her a coveted place in The Lawyer’s Hot 100 and multiple rankings in Legal 500. She has received numerous accolades, including being Highly Commended at The Lawyer Awards 2023 for Finance Team of the Year.

Complex debt financing

Direct lending and leveraged buyouts

Cross-border syndicated, second lien and mezzanine lending

Restructurings and distressed debt

Pre-EBITDA and recurring revenue financings

Simon Airey focuses his practice on global, cross-border and internal investigations, financial and regulatory crime, bribery and corruption, money laundering, tax and fraud inquiries, data breaches, dawn raids, asset tracing, international enforcement and corporate compliance issues. Simon serves as co-head of McDermott Will & Schulte's global investigations and compliance practice.

He has conducted a wide range of investigations and corporate defence assignments in different sectors, including construction, defence, financial services, gambling, oil and gas, logistics, pharmaceuticals and telecommunications. Simon represents both companies and individuals in criminal and regulatory proceedings and in associated litigation.

Simon advises a large number of multinational groups on their global compliance programs and assists clients with corporate risk assessments and pre- and post- M&A due diligence. He conducts tailored training for boards and senior management and has lectured around the world on a range of topics including the UK Bribery Act and the UK Criminal Finances Act. He advises a number of organisations on the corporate criminal offence of failing to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion and served on the UK Law Society committee which devised related guidance for the legal profession.

In addition to leading various major tax, fraud and bribery investigations, Simon has recently defended multi-party litigation in relation to a significant data breach in the UK, dealt with an FCA investigation relating to a global payment services provider and represented a high-profile individual in relation to a multi-million pound D&O insurance dispute in the context of a US DoJ prosecution. He has also advised a foreign government in relation to various tax and transparency issues and represented over 50 financial institutions served with data production orders by HM Revenue & Customs in the UK.

Handles complex, global criminal and civil matters, including internal investigations, and investigations conducted by the Department of Justice

Focuses on healthcare enforcement and compliance, including False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute, and Stark Law matters

Represents clients in antitrust criminal investigations and related class actions, and advises on global compliance programs

Has extensive experience with Japanese clients, including in global investigations and implementation and updating of global compliance programs

Brings extensive appellate experience, having served as lead appellate counsel in more than 100 cases in nearly all of the US courts of appeals and before the US Supreme Court

Handles pro bono litigation projects in a wide array of substantive areas, including civil rights, LGBTQ+ rights, children’s rights, disabilities’ rights, and immigration as the firm’s pro bono litigation partner

Jack Thorne is a litigation partner and Co-Head of the London Trial Group. He focuses his practice on litigation and dispute resolution, advising across a broad range of domestic and international disputes, with a focus on commercial litigation and arbitration, finance litigation, and corporate insolvency. He has particular experience dealing with cross-border disputes arising out of corporate and financial transactions, including claims involving breaches of warranty and misrepresentation, as well multi-party/group litigation, including in the areas of data protection and securities.

Jack advises on complex litigation at all levels of the English civil court system and also has experience handling significant cases before various arbitral tribunals, including the London Court of International Arbitration, the International Chamber of Commerce, and the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre.

He primarily acts for clients in the banking, finance, private equity, private capital, advertising, and media industries but has experience in a wide range of sectors, including energy, telecoms, insurance, sports, and live events.

Jack is a recommended lawyer for Dispute Resolution (Commercial Litigation) by The Legal 500, where he is described as being “a standout performer”, “an excellent all-round lawyer” and an “outstanding litigation partner” with “impeccable judgment that is essential for top litigators and a real ability to connect with clients”, as well as being “meticulous in his approach” and providing “extremely clear and comprehensible advice on highly-complex litigation”.

Energy projects and transactions

Mergers and acquisitions

Joint ventures and investments

ESG and sustainability

Kathleen Wong is a partner in the London Finance, Restructuring and Special Situations Group. She advises financial institutions, funds, sponsors and corporates on international, project and sovereign financings and restructurings, with extensive experience in emerging markets and complex jurisdictions. She offers clients a global perspective, having worked on-the-ground in key financial markets around the world, including London, Singapore, Shanghai, and Johannesburg.

Legal 500 recognises Kathleen’s range and depth across three Tier 1 categories, with clients commending her for her deep knowledge of the law, problem solving approach to complex matters and value as “long-term trusted advisor”.  IFLR 1000 has also honoured her in its Women Leaders rankings.