Sandeep Parekh — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Managing Partner of Finsec Law Advisors, India's top-rated financial sector law firm (ranked #1 for Financial Regulatory Practice by AsiaLaw since 2017).
Founder of Finsec Law Advisors.
Served as Executive Director at SEBI, heading Legal Affairs and Enforcement, managing a team of 100 law officers and overseeing 3,000+ civil and criminal cases.
Independent Director on the board of HDFC Bank, one of the world's ten largest banks by market capitalisation.
Author of "Fraud, Manipulation and Insider Trading in the Indian Securities Markets" (LexisNexis, 5th Edition, 2025).
Serves as visiting faculty at IIM Ahmedabad since 2002, teaching securities regulation.
Holds an LL.M. in Securities & Financial Regulation from Georgetown University.

Biography

Sandeep Parekh is the Managing Partner of Finsec Law Advisors, a financial sector law firm he founded in Mumbai. The firm is recognized as India's top-rated for Financial Regulatory Practice by AsiaLaw since 2017. At Finsec Law Advisors, Parekh advises stock exchanges, banks, global investment firms, and fintech platforms on complex issues related to securities regulation, enforcement, and market structure.