Priya Bavanasi, senior corporate lawyer at Kayrouz & Associates, photographed in professional attire for the firm’s legal team profile

Priya Bavanasi

Senior Corporate Lawyer
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Priya Bavanasi is a Senior Corporate Lawyer advising on corporate and commercial matters across the UAE. She is recognised for meticulous drafting and practical, business-aligned advice.

Priya holds a BA, LLB (Hons), completed with distinction in 2017, and gained early exposure to litigation and court work in Hyderabad before relocating to the UAE in 2019. Since then she has advised clients across a range of industries.

Her work includes franchise agreements, share purchase and shareholders' arrangements, investment transactions, joint ventures, subcontracting and construction contracts, real estate agreements, and general commercial contracts, alongside advisory support on employment matters.

She adopts a structured, detail-focused approach, with particular emphasis on due diligence, compliance, and clear outcomes for clients.

Core Responsibilities

  • Facilitating client communication and service coordination
  • Managing administrative workflows and supporting legal teams
  • Ensuring smooth interdepartmental collaboration
  • Representing the firm in client-facing engagements with professionalism and care

Areas of Practice

Employment

She gives practical support on employment matters, helping businesses with contracts, compliance and workplace issues, with an eye on outcomes that work in practice.

Real estate

Priya supports clients on real estate agreements and transactions, keeping documentation clear, compliant and aligned with the commercial goal behind the deal.

Construction

Her work includes drafting and reviewing subcontracting and construction agreements. Priya advises clients on risk allocation, deliverables and enforceability, so the contract does its job when a project runs into trouble.

Corporate and commercial

Priya advises on corporate and commercial matters, including shareholder arrangements, investment transactions, joint ventures and franchise agreements. She acts as day-to-day commercial counsel to UAE businesses, with careful drafting and a focus on due diligence.

Core Responsibilities

  • Facilitating client communication and service coordination
  • Managing administrative workflows and supporting legal teams
  • Ensuring smooth interdepartmental collaboration
  • Representing the firm in client-facing engagements with professionalism and care

Qualifications

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Academic

BA, LLB (Hons.) degree, completed with distinction in 2017

Languages

English
Hindi

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