A 2002 graduate of the Jitendra Chauhan College of Law Mumbai, and with an LLM (2004 from the Mumbai University, Barve joined IC Legal in January 2015 after stints at Crawford Bayley, Nishith Desai & Associates, Franklin Templeton India and Malvi Ranchoddas & Co.

He practices corporate, securities and exchange control laws with expertise in advising mutual funds and offshore and onshore fund clients on fund structuring, documentation and regulatory registrations, according to IC Legal’s press release.

The firm now has seven partners and 40 lawyers and is currently in the process of opening an office in Bangalore.