Kartikeya Gajjala

Kartikeya specializes in projects, regulatory and policy related work in the infrastructure sector. He advises domestic and international clients (including developers, investors, banks, multilateral agencies, governments, and government authorities) on diverse matters spanning contractual, transactional and regulatory issues. His areas of focus include energy (electricity and renewable energy), transportation (roads, airports, railways, and ports), mines and minerals (including critical and transmission minerals), construction and engineering, and urban infrastructure (metro railways, sanitation, and water).

His work involves drafting, negotiating, and reviewing various contractual arrangements, including concession agreements, tender documents, power purchase agreements, transmission service agreements, EPC arrangements, and O&M arrangements. His experience covers public private partnerships (on both the buy-side and sell-side) in multiple infrastructure sectors. He also assists government authorities in drafting and reviewing primary and subordinate legislation.

He is a frequent contributor of articles on the infrastructure sector in notable publications. He has also been recognised as a ‘Rising Star – Partner’ by the IFLR1000 2023-24 (33rd edition), and as a ‘Rising Star’ by Asian Legal Business in 2022.

• Advised Airports Authority of India on the successful award of the concessions for brownfield development of the Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Jaipur, Lucknow, Mangaluru and Trivandrum airports.
• Advising various State Governments on the successful auction of mineral concessions for major minerals (mining leases, composite licences, and exploration licences) and minor minerals.
• Advising Government of Odisha on the award of concession for the development, operation and maintenance of the greenfield Sri Jagannath International Airport on a DBFOT basis.
• Advised Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority on the successful award of the concession for developing the Pune Metro Line III (Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar) Project on a DBFOT basis.
• Advised National Highways Authority of India on the successful award of concessions on the InVIT and TOT modes as part of its asset monetization initiative.

• B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), Gujarat National Law University (2011)
• Master of Public Policy, University of Edinburgh (2016)