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Nikhil Shah is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) and leads the restructuring, turnaround & corporate finance practices in India. He has significant experience advising and managing large companies through financial & operational transformations across industries. Mr. Shah has advised the Bankruptcy Law Reform Committee, Insolvency Law Committee and the Ministry of Corporate Affairs with their recommendations on strengthening the bankruptcy laws in India. He is currently serving on the board of governors of INSOL India and a member of the stressed asset committees of FICCI and CII. At A&M, Mr. Shah has led several complex cases including: advising on the resolution of the IL&FS group with $14 billion in debt; advised the insolvency resolution process of Essar Steel; and served as country manager for Lehman Brothers for India & Mauritius, the largest bankruptcy in the world. He was awarded the Global Mega Company Turnaround Award in 2020 for Essar Steel by professional peers at the Turnaround Management Association. Mr. Shah began his professional career in investment banking with Jefferies & Company in New York where he completed several multi-billion dollar M&A and restructuring transactions. Mr. Shah is a graduate of the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and Phillips Exeter Academy.