EDVANIA TARKIAINEN

EdVânia Tarkiainen is a tax lawyer, businesswoman, social analytics professional with a master's degree in Compliance with certification in CCP/IABFM (Certified Compliance Professional) and DPO (Data Protection Practitioner Officer) certified by EXIN. She is a specialist in Data Protection Law (PDPL, LGPD and GDPR ), with expertise in Harvard, and also has extensive experience in different startup models in Brazil, Chile, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. She is currently co-founder and CEO of Data Privacy Consultants, a firm driven by the challenge of protecting, adapting and implementing data security. Its characteristics are skillful, ethical, safe work, in compliance with current regulations. The main purpose of this organisation is to promote the transformation and awareness of the organisational culture of its clients, through the implementation of solutions aimed at business integrity. 

AYLIN ÖNEN

Ms. Önen joined BATI Lawyers & Advisers in 2021 as Managing Associate and she is the Head of Intellectual Property Department. Having a major in Law along with an LLM in Private Law, Önen has a great understanding of IP and different fields of law which provides her with a holistic business-oriented approach towards several industries. 

She practices in the areas of trademark, patent, design, copyright, unfair competition and domain name disputes and represents Clients before Turkish Courts and international arbitral tribunals. She advises a broad range of intellectual property issues and provides professional assistance to the clients for creating an intellectual property management strategy.

Prior to joining BATI, she was actively involved in due contract negotiation processes of multibillion dollar deals between big media companies. She is also involved in acceleration programs designed for startups and has designed, conducted, executed and revised more than 100+ IP protection projects for many local and multinational clients. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and fluent in Turkish and English.
 

WAYNE BARNETT

Australian qualified lawyer with strong commercial and IT background gained from more than 25 years’ experience working in Australia, Denmark, England, Malaysia, Indonesia, Korea, Middle East, Pakistan and Africa.  For the last 15 years Wayne has been based in Dubai and is now in his 10th year at SAP.   He negotiates and advises on software licensing, cloud services and professional consulting services and has supported a rapidly growing business for many years in a demanding and vibrant sales environment working with some of the most prominent companies in the world and involved in more than 25 industry sectors including public sector, oil and gas, defense, retail, airlines and banking.

VIVIAN KUAN HUI XIAN

Vivian Kuan is currently a Partner and Head of Litigation at Nik Hussain & Partners, a law firm based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Her current practice areas are focused on banking, civil, and commercial disputes involving the breach of director duties, breach of fiduciary relationship, company and shareholder disputes, minority oppression, breach of trust, construction claims, commercial judicial review, and debt recovery actions. 
Vivian also enjoys taking up speaking engagements on current legal issues with the state bar, law schools, universities and radio broadcasts. She was awarded Women Lawyer of the Year in the Asian Legal Business (ALB) Malaysia Law Awards 2020. She was also shortlisted as Young Lawyer of the Year 2020. She is currently a member of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association. She is also the immediate past Chairperson of the Kuala Lumpur Young Lawyers Committee (KLYLC). She led a team of dynamic young lawyers in providing a platform for young lawyers to foster camaraderie, uphold justice and advocate the best practices of the profession.

Dr. G.V. RAO

Dr. G. VENKATESH RAO is a Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of India  with 34 years of practice. His areas of specialization are Litigation, Legal Advice,  Govt and academics, in the field of Constitutional, Law, Taxation, International  Law, Corporate Law, Intellectual Property, and Cyber Laws, Telecom, Economic  offenses, Shipping and Banking. 
Dr.Rao started his career, as a Counsel, at the office of the Attorney General for India for 5 yrs. He has also been  associated with numerous, domestic and international universities, public policy institutions, U.N and other global bodies, for academic and faculty contribution.  He has been an office-bearer of prestigious organizations like, Global Policy insights London, World Peace Congress, Nakhon Nayok Thailand, of which he was Vice President as also for Global Education Law Forum (GELF) Amsterdam.
Dr.G.V.Rao has an LL.D from Commonwealth University, London & Benin, and D.Litt. (Honaris Causa) by ‘Ashcroft University of London’ & GEPRA. He  has been a recipient of numerous Awards and Honours like the ‘Best Citizen of  India’ Gold-Medal, ‘Bharat Gaurav Award’, ‘Protector of Democracy Award’ ‘National Bar Award’, ‘Best Faculty Award’. He is even a Fellow of the Rhodes Oceans  Law & Policy Institute - Greece, Georgetown University-USA, Salzburg Institute  of American Studies, Austria.

MAJDOULINE SCHEIT

Majdouline Scheit is a qualified Senior Associate Lawyer with almost eleven years of experience in various legal areas encompassing corporate, commercial, labor, intellectual property, energy law and dispute resolution. Majdouline followed a Doctorate Formation at the “Université Libre de Bruxelles” in International Maritime Law and human rights. She earned a PhD in Energy & Environmental Law and dispute resolution related to the joint development maritime zone from the Lebanese Doctorate School of Law and Political Science. She currently teaches Energy and Environmental Law at the University of Phoenicia in Lebanon. She is also recognized for providing in-house legal support and guidance across corporate transactional law, commercial contracts and matters pertaining to compliance and regulations.

Dr. YASSER ABO ISMAIL

Dr. Yasser Abo Ismail, is an International legal counsel, an experienced leader and a true business partner, who believes in influencing and partnering with executive leaders to accelerate global business goals and build a culture of integrity. He is an expert in providing business friendly and effective solutions to manage and mitigate legal, business and operational risks arising from various commercial contracts, competition and antitrust related matters, data protection, corporate transactions, divestitures, acquisitions, post-acquisition integration, business restructuring, labour relations, product manufacturing, business disruption, crisis management, trade sanctions, fraud and ethics investigations. Throughout his career and academic journey in Egypt, France, Saudi and UAE with top tier multinational organisations such as Ernst & Young, PepsiCo, Eaton and currently Schindler, he played a vital leadership role in developing agile, competent and forward thinking legal functions that enables and accelerates the sustainable and profitable growth of business. Selected three times by Legal500 as one of the most influential 100 general counsels in the Middle East. Currently, he is in charge of all legal, commercial and compliance matters across the Middle East and North Africa region and leading the Global Compliance Culture at Schindler Group.

ESTHER ONG HUI CHUEN

Esther is a lawyer of 26 years legal standing and also the Senior Partner of Messrs. Esther Ong Tengku  Saiful & Sree (ETS). Her primary areas of practice are in intellectual property, conveyancing, corporate  matters, franchising, civil and corporate litigation. Her experience  includes a variety of tort matters including and not limited to defamation and negligence cases and  family disputes. Esther always had a passion for the development of franchise businesses. She even provides advice on the setting up of a franchise business, creating a master franchise, sub-franchise, registration of franchise  with the relevant authorities, etc. She has successfully assisted entrepreneurs to expand their  businesses into a franchise group that has grown throughout Malaysia and overseas. She is also empanelled as an arbitrator and adjudicator with the Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators (MIArb). Her recent achievements include being named as the Finalist for the Woman Lawyer of the Year Award  by Asian Legal Business (ALB) Malaysia Law Award 2021. She helms the Chairladyship of Yayasan Wholistic Family Association (YWFA), established in 2012 and set up to educate, equip, empower, enrich, and engage individuals and  families in all aspects encompassing mental, emotional, social, physical and spiritual well-being with a  vision to see individuals and families to be holistic in meeting challenges and to rise above all  situations.

NADIM ELIAS EL HAJ

Nadim El Haj is the General Counsel/Head of Legal and Ex-Co. Member at Abu Dhabi National Hotels, UAE. He is a result driven and strategic thinker with a demonstrated history in launching and turning around businesses in the Real Estate Development, Hospitality, Retail, TMT and Education industries. He has in-depth expertise in negotiating and closing mega transactions, including the structuring, development and acquisition of prime/trophy hospitality projects, real estate developments, retail, TMT and education projects in the MENA Region and on an international scale.
Nadim was ranked by “The Legal 500” as one of the most influential in-house counsels in the Middle East in recognition of his major successes during his tenure at ADNH including the steering of the negotiation and closing of AED 2.2 B acquisition of 5 EMAAR hotels in Downtown Burj Khalifa in a record 3 months’ time and was therefore featured in the “Legal 500 GC Powerlist Middle East 2019.” The aforesaid strategic acquisition is considered as one of the biggest local M&A deals in the hospitality sector. He strongly believes that teamwork and collaborative success are key to laying down solid foundations for success and sustainable growth. Nadim is a strong advocate of a “people first” corporate culture as detrimental to transformational change in any organisation.

ETRUS TAN CHEN HEE

With the strong belief that young age is not the obstacle of being excellent and being a lawyer is a calling, Etrus Tan has consistently performed excellently during his journey as a litigation lawyer after being called as an advocate and solicitor of High Court of Malaya from year 2018 till to date. He has successfully obtained decisions in favour of his clients in almost every case that he handles. Due to his excellent performance, leadership, and talents in litigation, he was made a junior partner of Messrs Esther Ong Tengku Saiful & Sree during his first year of practicing in 2018 to head the Litigation Department of the firm. In 2019, he was also promoted as managing partner of the firm. He is one of the mentors for ELM Insights which is an initiative by Malaysian law students for the development and learning purpose of Malaysian Law Students. Recently, Etrus Tan has also been listed as Asian Legal Business Malaysia Rising Stars 2021.

NESİM NEDİM MORHAYİM

Mr. Morhayim is one of the three Founding Partners of BATI Lawyers & Advisers located in İstanbul, Turkey and he specializes in international commercial law, unfair competition, contracts law, aviation law, intellectual property, internet law and he is also a registered trademark & patent attorney. Throughout his professional experience, Morhayim has been consulting and representing local and multinational companies in a variety of industries such as IT, steel, paper, medical products, health imaging, supplements, commodities, HR, aviation, etc. He gained extensive experience representing leading multinational and local companies in numerous contracting and litigation matters both in Turkey and abroad. He also serves in the board of directors of a variety of associations and foundations. Holding his license granted by the Ministry of Justice, Nesim Nedim Morhayim is a professional mediator registered with the Directorate of Mediation, especially focused on resolution of local and international commercial disputes. Morhayim is fluent in Turkish, English and Spanish.

UZAIR AHMAD ZEHGEER

Uzair Ahmad Zehgeer, is a seasoned legal professional with over 11 years of in-house and private practice experience across the Middle East, India and USA. With his immaculate academic record, he has demonstrated an exhaustive understanding of compliance and corporate commercial legal issues across various sectors including logistics, aviation, telecommunication and financial services. 
During his legal journey, he has managed key and high value commercial negotiations, cross border litigations and arbitrations, labor disputes, establishment of entities and corporate restructuring projects including high value mergers & acquisitions.
He is presently working as a Senior Legal Counsel-II for FedEx Express Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Africa, based out of Dubai, the United Arab Emirates and is responsible for providing wide range of legal, compliance and regulatory support to different functions of FedEx Express across MEISA, with primary focus on Middle East.

SOLOMON OKEDARA

Solomon Okedara, Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, is a practicing legal Practitioner and Researcher with over fifteen (15) years post-call experience and expertise in litigation and non-litigious areas of practice. Solomon has a special bias for Human Rights (specially focusing on Freedom of Expression), Data Protection & Privacy, Digital Identity, Access to Internet and Online Expressions. Solomon is a partner at Solomon Okedara & CO (a firm of Barristers and Solicitors) and co-founded Digital Rights Lawyers Initiative-a not for profit NGO that focuses on promotion and protection of digital rights through Litigation, Advocacy, Research and Training (LART). 
Solomon is a strategic litigation lawyer with a robust interest and proven expertise in Freedom of Expression and Digital Rights litigation. He currently serves as a Legal Researcher with Columbia University in the city of New York for the ivy-league school’s Global Freedom of Expression project where he analyzes judgments bothering on Freedom of Expression subjects covering over 120 jurisdictions across the world including United States, Europe, India, and Africa among others. He is also a regular speaker at major conferences on Digital Economy, Digital Rights, Digital Identity, Data Protection & Privacy and Media Freedom around the world.

CHARBEL DERSAHAKIAN

With two decades of experience in the UAE covering several fields of law, including matters relating to corporate structuring, entertainment, Franchise, property law, and regulatory affairs across several industries, Charles Dersahakian is well versed in the UAE legal system. Charles has a wide-ranging experience advising major blue-chip organizations, government and semi-government concerns, and SMEs on a wide range of issues including M&A transactions, legal due diligence, joint ventures, agency law issues, regulatory affairs, electronic transactions and other corporate and commercial matters; and has been involved in drafting a number of laws and regulations. His expertise has been recognized by Arabian Business Magazine in 2018 as one of 16 legal eagles in Dubai. Charles holds a LLM in International Trade and Commercial Law from the University of Essex, and LLB from the Faculty of Law and Political and Administrative Sciences at the Lebanese University.

PARVEZ MEMON

Responsible for leading a team of 20 specialized criminal defence lawyers across the MZM Legal LLP's Mumbai and New Delhi offices, Parvez Memon is a founding partner who has played an intricate role in growing and developing criminal litigation vertical at MZM which is widely regarded as one of India's leading white-collar criminal defence practices. A seasoned practitioner with over 20 years of niche experience of trial and appellate work before courts across India in the fields of financial fraud, criminal compliance and regulation, money laundering, bribery, corruption, extradition cybercrime, drugs, organised crime, terrorism and other esoteric areas. He regularly advises prominent national and multinational corporations at the board level in issues of bribery, corruption, fraud, embezzlement and money laundering. He also defends and prosecutes on behalf of businesses and high net worth individuals and other private clients in cases of defamation, matrimonial disputes, succession, corporate espionage, hacking and excesses by public regulatory authorities. He has acted in some of India’s most fierce prosecutorial and governmental investigations. He is one of India’s few expert lawyers to have undertaken sensitive trials under India’s and Maharashtra state’s antiterrorism and organised crime laws.

GERGINA KYOSEVA

Gergina Kyoseva is an attorney-at-law registered with Sofia Bar Association with more than ten years of professional experience. She is specialized in Corporate and Commercial Law, Insolvency and Restructuring, Dispute resolution and Tax. Gergina advises on M&A deal structuring, corporate and tax aspects of cross-border transactions and corporate restructurings, including changes in capital structure, debt / equity swap, share and asset transfers, liquidation of legal entities. She is also currently holding the position of Head of Legal of Bulsatcom EOOD - Bulgaria biggest pay-TV operator. Prior to being engaged with the Bulsatcom project Gergina worked for six years as an associate lawyer at Wolf Theiss - one of the leading law firms in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe (CEE/SEE) where she also advised and represented creditors in some of the major insolvency proceedings in Bulgaria.

ADRIAN PEYER

Co-founder and CEO of the start-up company, Impactvise AG, Adrian Peyer is an experienced individual and a trusted counselor in the legal industry.  His start-up, Impactvise AG, is the first AI-driven start-up that provides ESG performance insight, educational training and advisory services for ESG  and sustainability to law firms and in-house legal departments globally. Adrian Peyer has  more than 20 years of experience in the legal industry. He is a creative and solution-oriented thinker with excellent judgment and the highest of integrity. Previously, he worked for the Zurich Insurance Group in various functions in the legal department, including Company Secretary and General Counsel Corporate Center. Before joining Zurich Insurance Group, he also worked for the legal arm of Arthur Andersen, Andersen Legal, Zurich, Switzerland. Adrian holds a Master of Law from the University of St.Gallen, Switzerland and a Certificate of Global Management from INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France.

HENZIE HEALLEY

Henzie Healley is an accomplished and skilled, common law qualified lawyer living in Dubai but servicing clients from all around the world. Henzie studied Business Management in Canada, before going on to study law in New Zealand. She qualified with an LLB with Honours in New Zealand and was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in 2014. 
In 2019 she founded her own legal consultancy. In 2021 she merged the Abu Dhabi legal consultancy with a UK firm, rebranded and is now a partner in, and Managing Director of, Mezzle Middle East. Mezzle Middle East is a legal consultancy which is seeking to disrupt the provision of legal services and the way that lawyers conduct their business. Providing a platform through which lawyers can join and continue to service their clients, without having to worry about the endless non-billable hours taken up by admin and running a business solo.

MARK JEROME SEAH WEI HSIEN

Mark Seah co-heads the Litigation Practice in Dentons Rodyk, the Singapore office of global firm, Dentons. It is the world's largest law firm, connected to the communities where its clients want to do business, offering legal counsel from more than 12,000 lawyers in 207 locations. Committed to challenging the profession's status quo, it is also the world’s first polycentric global law firm.Dentons’ Singapore office, Dentons Rodyk, is Singapore’s oldest law firm and is today, one of Singapore’s ‘Big Five’ law firms
A senior partner in the firm’s dispute resolution practice, Mark acts regularly in high value international arbitrations and has appeared as lead counsel in complex disputes involving billions of dollars. He counts amongst his clients, some of the world’s largest companies, governments, state owned entities and leading banks. His practice spans a broad spectrum of areas including commodities and energy disputes, restructuring and insolvency, corporate matters, fraud and employment. Mark also co-heads the firm’s Singapore-Australia desk.

ISSEI SHINOHARA

Issei Shinohara is attorney from TMI Associates, Japanese law firm, with experience dealing with many M&A, Corporate law, and risk management cases. He also has knowledge of Labor law(including Social Security law such as Japanese National Pension Law, Employees' Pension Law, Health Insurance Act, and Employment insurance law), Consumer law(including Consumer Contract Act, Act on Specified Commercial Transactions, Installment Sales Act, and Act on Special Measures Concerning Civil Court Proceedings for the Collective Redress for Property Damage Incurred by Consumers), and IT law.He was a lecturer at the Faculty of Policy Management of Keio University(09/2018-03/2019)

FOUAD ELIAS EL HAJ

Fouad is the founding and managing partner at Fouad El Haj & affiliates law firm having over 20 years of experience. Fouad advises clients in a large number of fields and provides legal advice for them in all legal aspects, most particularly in complex law matters including but not limited to Corporate, Investment,  Banking & Finance, Wealth structuring and Real Estate sectors. Having extensive expertise and leading corporate skills, Fouad works with clients across a wide range of industry sectors on domestic and cross-border transactions including but not limited to Mergers & Acquisitions, Investments, Private Equity, Taxation, Compliance and Corporate Governance and Joint Ventures. He is renowned for his ability to efficiently solve disputes and conflicts and for skillfully handling complex disputes in various industries. He is even notable for his excellent client-care abilities and skills. He has been involved in major transactions including across Europe, the USA and the MENA regions. He is also the Co-founder and board member of many NGOs and companies and also the member of the Beirut Bar Association.

KHONG ZHI JIAN

Khong graduated from the University of Waikato, NZ in 2012 with a conjoint Bachelors of Laws (honours) and also a Bachelors of Social Science, majoring in Political Science. In the same year of 2012, he was called to the Bar in the New Zealand High Court as a Barrister & Solicitor. His chambering commenced in Messrs Chew, Das & Jayaraja, where he was exposed to a broad & diverse range of litigation matters. After his admission in the High Court of Malaya as an Advocate & Solicitor in 2014, Khong joined the ranks of Messrs Yip & Co. as an associate, In mid-2017, Khong joined Messrs Jason Ng & Partners and was assigned the role of managing and leading the litigation department. Khong has continued to take the lead in all aspects of litigation in Tan & Khong Chambers. Throughout Khong’s years of experience, he has gain versatility in both civil & criminal matters, amongst which includes dealing with various forms of legal disputes, including matters revolving construction law, company law, family law, general contractual & tortious disputes, and also competing interest in land claims, to name a few, having led hearings & trials for all levels of courts and also other tribunals.

MARTIN ATOJOKO

Martin Atojoko is an experienced Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and an author with a demonstrated history of working in the law practice industry. Skilled in International Contract Drafting and review, International Taxation ( US Tax Law), International arbitration, Negotiation, Transactions, Real Estate, Litigation,Legal Research, Lawyer’s Management, Innovation, strategy, Coaching, Mentoring and Public Speaking. Strong legal professional with a Master of Laws (LLM) focused in International Business law and Business Administration from Northwestern  University Pritzker School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, USA and IE Law School Madrid, Espana.

SANTIAGO MEVAN TIVANKA EKARATNE

Tivanka Ekaratne is an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. He is the Founder and Managing partner of Law Firm,Ekaratne Associates which is having its corporate office at #905,Level 9, Shangri-La,Colombo 2,Sri Lanka.Mr.Ekaratne was the President of the Colombo Law Society 2019/20.Hailing from a family of 3rd generation Lawyers. He has a LL.M in International Trade Law from University of Wales and a Postgraduate degree in Intellectual Property Law. He is currently doing a LL.M in International Business and a PhD in Customs Law. Further he was also a member of the panel appointed to propose amendments to the Customs Ordinance.In 2021 February, Mr.Ekaratne was appointed to the Cabinet approved Experts Committee on Establishment of Courts Administration Service.Mr.Ekaratne is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators UK, International Bar Association, Asia Pacific Regional Forum and Judges’ Forum of IBA. He was also an Executive Committee member of the Bar Association 2019 to 2021.He is also the receiver of the Prestigious Selvedurai Sivarasai Award.

MFUNDISI MNCUBE

Mfundisi Mncube is the Trade Compliance Director at ZTE Corporation, based in Dubai, UAE. With over 25 years of successful experience, stemming from his background in Logistics, International Trade & Shipping (import/export), he oversees Africa & the Middle East. He currently specialises in Customs & Trade Compliance, Regulatory Compliance, Sanctions Regulations, Export Controls, Risk Assessments & Management, Due Diligence, Audits, Training, Legal Support & Multijurisdictional Compliance as well as Strategic Business Support & Guidance. Mfundisi is a well-travelled convenor and regular Global Industry speaker at conferences organised worldwide, and has worked in over 50 countries across Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Europe.
Mfundisi is a trusted strategic business partner who holds several qualifications from various reputable institutions including; a Bachelor of Business Degree in Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Diploma in International Trade, and various certifications in Legal, Transport & Operations Management. He also has experience in the functional designing of both import and export compliance programs, as well as designing and implementing global standardised processes in the Telecommunications, Oil and Gas sector.

AMITABH TEWARI

Mr. Amitabh Tewari is fourth generation lawyer practicing at the Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh. Mr. Amitabh Tewari graduated from Government Law College, Mumbai in 2014 and thereafter completed his Bachelor of Civil Law from University of Oxford. Later, he worked in the dispute resolution department of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Mumbai and Wadia Ghandy & Co. (Delhi) before starting his independent chambers in Chandigarh in 2018. He is also Junior Standing Counsel for the Union Territory of Chandigarh in the Central Administrative Tribunal, Chandigarh. Amitabh has a rich and diverse experience across various sectors of law including but not limited to Civil Law, Criminal Law, Corporate Law, Service Law, Sports Law, Real Estate Law.

ASHISH ANANT GURAV

Ashish Gurav is an Advocate with a Civil Engineering background along with post-graduation in Management with specialization in Finance. Thus, he has a unique combination of techno-commercial-legal expertise in the field of Construction Law. With over 28 years of experience in the field of Construction Law, he has handled over 65 major infrastructure projects in India and abroad till date. With his unique combination of expertise and experience, he has an independent practice and advises major construction companies in India on Risk Analysis, Contracts Drafting, Contracts Administration, Claims Identification and Substantiation as well as Delay Analysis. He also handles Arbitration matters pertaining to Construction Law with an enviable success record till date. He has handled matters pertaining to Transportation, Irrigation, Power, Real Estate, Mining, Medical Facilities and Commercial Buildings including few landmark projects in India.

AVANTI ANIL POREDI

With an astute mind, dedication and a well-built personality, one can achieve success in life. Avanti Poredi stood by these pillars, which made her enter the field of law, and excel in it. She pursued her legal education from the Rizvi Law College. Her areas of expertise in Law are Criminal, Civil, Family, Property, Corporate, Arbitrations and Securities. Avanti believes her success wouldn't have been possible, if she didn't have the guidance of  Legal Counsel Ms.Latika Belindage. A kind hearted and extremely talented lady, with diversified practice in Maharashtra, she moulded Avanti with talents and taught her to fight and win any challenge that she comes across. Later, Avanti also worked with Novo Medi Sciences Pvt. Ltd. as the only Legal In-house and Single handed resolved Legal matters. Currently, she is all set for her new journey in 4B Networks Pvt. Ltd. as Assistant Manager-Legal.

ASHISH DEEP VERMA

Mr. Ashish Deep Verma is one of the dynamic, enterprising and prominent lawyers in Indian territory who has converted most of the cases in his favour while defending his clients at different levels of litigation and in different fields of legal arena with expertise in Corporate & commercial laws, International and Arbitration Laws, Civil and Criminal Litigation and in contractual and medical negligence cases as well as that of customs & excise laws. He is enrolled with the Bar at New Delhi with vast experience in the field of litigation and Corporate Law Practice. He is even a regular Speaker at International Events and Conferences and has been attending World IP Forum, Events organized by Indian National Bar Association and Russian Asian Legal Association and different State Law Universities at different National and International level. Mr. Verma has chaired an International Forum conducted by Kutafin State Law University at Moscow, Russia as the Key Speaker and shared his thoughts on “Global investments and the Legal Structure for Trade, Investment and the Environment in Indo-Russian Perspective”. He has also been a regular visitor to The North Cap University as ‘Resource Person’ and provides voluntary training to students on moot skills and shares practical court experiences with the students.

ATUL JUVLE

Atul Gopalkrishna Juvle is a qualified lawyer, banker, F.C.S. and C.F.E. & MFM-JBIMS, DPC-certified, cert. Mediator, CFP’CM,MCirb. He has an experience of over 35 years, which includes working with a premier public sector bank (Bank of India), a NBFC & Merchant Banker, the Tata group- manufacturing & export House (TATA International Limited), US MNC-  manufacturing & service company, HDFC Life Insurance company, Godrej Agrovet Limited. Atul has been ranked in top 100 GCs-2020, and has also been enlisted in the Forbes India in Top GC list. He is currently employed with Schindler India Private Limited, Swiss MNC, as Counsel- GC, Compliance officer & CS -India & South Asia & DPO.

AYAN CHAKRABORTY

Ayan is well-known in the insurance industry for his expertise in managing complaints filed with the Insurance Ombudsman, contract management, life insurance-related advisories, and labour laws. In his five-year career, he has had extensive experience in process auditing, writ litigation, criminal complaints, and advising on POSH matters. In addition to his business acumen, he considers his skills pertaining to data management, data analysis, and risk identification to be the most important factors in his development as an in-house legal professional.
He completed his graduation from the M.S.Ramaiah College of Law in Bangalore. Ayan began his career with Exide Life Insurance Company Limited before joining Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance Company Limited. He is currently serving Reliance Nippon Life Insurance Company Limited as a Senior Manager in its legal department and wishes to broaden his knowledge and focus on the insurance industry's compliance, risk, and auditing aspects.

BARRISTER MIAN BELAL AHMAD

Barrister Mian Belal Ahmad is a third-generation legal practitioner of his family by profession. After attaining an overall 2:1 with a First in Company Law in his undergraduate law degree, at the age of only 21, Belal was one of the youngest Barristers to be called to the Bar of England & Wales by the Honorable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, London, UK. In 2019, at the age of only 30, Belal went on to become one of the youngest Advocates of the Honorable Supreme Court in the history of Pakistan, with a significant number of reported judgments to his credit. Belal has consistently been recognised by the legal directories as one of the leading advocates in commercial litigation, international arbitration, banking, administrative and constitutional law. He is presently the Managing Partner of Mian Nisar Ahmad & Co., a premier law set established in 1956 by his late grandfather, Mr. Justice (R) Mian Nisar Ahmad.

BHAWNA BAKSHI

A legal adviser based in the Singapore office of DFDL, Bhawna Bakshi holds a Master of Laws in International Business Law from National University of Singapore. She has also authored and presented several research papers in international conferences. Bhawna became a part of the DFDL team in 2017 after completing her Masters of Law. She worked in Myanmar for over two years and thereafter in 2020, relocated to Singapore to take a regional role. Her areas of practice are mergers & acquisitions, and banking & finance. Bhawna has worked on some of the most challenging and complex cross border transactions in Myanmar. As a part of the ASEAN Desk in DFDL, she continues to work on Myanmar related transactions and also assists on regional matters involving multi-jurisdictional advice in which DFDL operates or collaborates with local law firms.

AARTHY VENKAT

Aarthy Venkat with specialization in the areas of technology laws, corporate law and data privacy laws, Aarthy Venkat currently works as a Senior Advisor- Data Privacy, Legal and Product at SignDesk. Aarthy has been quoted in her areas of expertise by numerous news and media agencies such as The Week, etc. Formerly a practicing advocate in Delhi, she has delivered numerous webinars on topics ranging from V-CIP and loan digitization, to the role digitization in the Indian financial & legal sectors. Currently, she is engaged in the legal aspect of solving large-scale RegTech problems.

BINU KARTHIKEYAN

Binu Karthikeyan is an accomplished and competent legal professional with over 18 years of
experience in addressing the array of legal challenges encountered by companies and individuals
in achieving their business and personal goals. He is currently working as a Senior Legal Consultant and Arbitration Counsel under the umbrella of “Al-Jazeera Advocates “in Dubai, UAE. 
His areas of practice encompass a broad spectrum of substantive and procedural areas with specific focus on Commercial Arbitration, Corporate Law, Commercial Contracts, Construction and Real Estate Disputes including sale and purchase disputes and distressed/ cancelled Developments and the UAE Employment Law. Binu has represented clients in numerous Arbitration cases under the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) and acted as counsel for high profile cases in Dispute Resolution as in International Commercial Arbitration disputes. Binu holds a Master’s Degree (LLM) in International Commercial Law from the University of Surrey, UK and Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Kerala University, India. He also possesses a Bachelor’s degree (BA) in Economics which helps him in advising the clients on complex business transactions.

BARRISTER MD. SALEQUZZAMAN

Salequzzaman was called to the Bar of England and Wales from the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, London, UK in 2013 following successful completion of ‘Bar Professional Training Course’ from City, University of London, UK and LLB (Hons') from the University of Wales, UK in 2012. 
Salequzzaman appears regularly before both the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and the subordinate courts and has been dealing with Constitutional matters, Civil, Criminal, Commercial, Taxation, Company, Banking, Admiralty, Property disputes, PIL, HR etc. He is
specialised in the areas of Litigation/Alternative Dispute Resolution; Foreign Investment & Business Set up; Legal Due Diligence; Real Estate & Property Law; will, Probate & Gift; Aviation; Admiralty, Maritime & Shipping; Banking & Finance; Company & commercial; Constitutional Issues; Criminal Justice, etc. Salequzzaman worked with a reputed law firm namely Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed & Associates (SIA&A), Dhaka as an Associate. He gained considerable experience at SIA&A in advising clients, conducting Court hearings, providing Company Secretarial Services to local/foreign owned Company, conducting due diligence for foreign clients/firms and overseas chambers, finalising all legal drafting etc.

DATO PRETAM SINGH DARSHAN SINGH

Dato’ Pretam Singh Darshan Singh is a former President of the Tribunal for Home Buyers Claims and Consumer Claims Tribunal. His practice has been highly regarded and recognized by major Listed companies and developers and is placed on the “Panel of Lawyers” of several developers, bankers, financial institutions, and government linked companies (GLCs). After completing his LLB degree from University of London he was offered a post of a Magistrate in the Malaysian Judiciary and later worked in the Attorney General Chambers as Senior Federal Counsel, Deputy Public Prosecutor  and legal advisor to several government departments and agencies including Ministry of Housing and Local Government, Ministry of Science Technology and Environment and Others . He is currently the partner in a legal firm. Leveraging his vast knowledge and decades of experience and knowledge, he contributes articles to local and international journals, besides delivering lectures and talks in relevant forums. The ‘ Dato’ title is a recognition of his contribution towards the nation.

CA PUNEET KUMAR SINGH

​Puneet Kumar Singh holds 13 years’ experience as a Chartered Accountant in practice. In the year 2008, the Banner of AKS TAX LAWS was taken over in 2008 by M/s Puneet Kumar and Co. Puneet Kumar And Co is a multispecialty firm providing its clients with an array of services in the field of Book-keeping, Taxation, Audits, Due Diligence, Risk Assessment, Corporate Valuation, Fund Management, Project Finance, Business advisory and Setting up Businesses and Projects in India as well as overseas. Mr. Singh was nominated in the top 25 most promising accounting and tax consultants in India-2016 by Consultant review. He has presented many papers on various professional forums and have also written many articles on varied topics.

DINESH G PEDNEKAR

Dinesh Pednekar is a seasoned dispute resolution lawyer based in Mumbai and a Partner at Economic Laws Practice, a leading full-service law firm. He completed his LL.B. in 2001 from the Government Law College, University of Mumbai and has been enrolled with the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa since then. With experience of almost two decades, Dinesh has significant expertise in providing strategic legal counsel and representing clients before various fora across India on complex legal issues in the fields of commercial litigation, arbitration, Insolvency & bankruptcy laws, company law matters and white-collar crimes. He has often been appreciated for his in-depth understanding of clients’ needs, his innovative and solution based approach. Dinesh also regularly advises several multinational information technology companies on high value, contentious issues pertaining to freedom of speech, breach of privacy and disputes relating to intellectual property rights.

DHARMENDRA PARIKH

Dharmendra Parikh, had started his career as professional advocate in 1998-99. He started practising at District level Courts. But immediately thereafter, he got various cases in the field of Arbitration laws, Company laws, land and property disputes, banking disputes etc. Since 2011, Dharmendra also started practising at the Supreme Court of India on appeals from orders of the High Court as well as on Constitutional matters. At the District Court he has dealt with various civil and criminal or/and quasi civil quasi criminal disputes. In 2019-20 one district level case of NRI went upto Supreme Court of India and by a Reported Judgement, he got the case in his favour. This case actually boosted his career as it was a reported judgement in all legal journals. During my professional career, he has written various legal articles for law students, fresh graduates and junior advocates. He has participated and conducted various mediations relating to Commercial Court and Family Court successfully.

DIKSHAT MEHRA

Dikshat Mehra is a Principal Associate working with Rajani Associates, Advocates &  Solicitors in their Commercial Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution Team. He graduated in 2012 from K.C Law College, Mumbai. Dikshat has over 9 years of extensive experience on advising clients on a variety of  Corporate & Commercial Litigation disputes, Insolvency/Restructuring & Bankruptcy  related matters and IP related disputes, majorly Trademark & Copyright related matters. He has also handled several domestic and international arbitrations, representing clients in institutional arbitrations in India and abroad. Dikshat also carries with him experience in white collar crimes, mainly the PMLA & MPID,  EOW etc. matters. He even manages extensive SEBI/SAT and such other Securities law  related litigations. He has been involved with end‐to‐end litigations across sectors like banking and finance, telecom, pharma, chemicals, media & entertainment, hospitality, power, steel, infrastructure, oil & gas etc. Dikshat has been regularly appearing before various Tribunals, Courts, including the  Supreme Court of India. Apart from this, Dikshat has also published articles on various  topics under the Commercial, Insolvency laws and has been duly recognised by various media platforms like Law Street India, IIFL, Banking Frontier, Economic Times etc.

DIPTI LAVYA SWAIN

Dipti has 16+ years of PQE with diversified work experience as a Partner at top tier law firms as well as a  General Counsel at an MNC in a highly competitive Indian corporate market advising several international  and domestic companies across several industrial sectors across the globe including business set-ups for  multiple corporate houses. He has held top positions like being Managing Partner, DLS Law Offices, General  Counsel of Azure Power (NYSE listed large solar power producer), Partner at Luthra & Luthra Law Offices 
, Head of Corporate at Wadia Ghandy & Co., New Delhi. In 2011, Dipti had moved from  Mumbai to successfully Set-up and Head the Corporate Practice of Wadia Ghandy’s Delhi offices. Currently, Dipti is Partner & Head of China, Singapore, HK & Taiwan Desks as well as Corporate Co ordinator at HSA Advocates. He has published several articles and columns in national & international journals and publications like  Business Today, Vola China, etc., on a variety of current topics. He is often quoted by international and  domestic media like New York Times, Strait Times, Economic Times, etc. on critical aspects of law and  policy. He is also a regular speaker and invitee at various seminars & conferences like the Government of  India & VG Start-up Event 2019 – China, ICCA Conference 2016 – Malaysia, CCA GC Manthan 2016 – Bhutan etc.

DR. AJINKYA S. DAGAONKAR

Dr. Ajinkya S. Dagaonkar has been conferred a Doctorate (Ph.D.) Degree in Law, a Master's (LL.M.) Degree in Constitutional Law and Legal Order and B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) Degree from University Teaching Department - School of Law, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore (a NAAC ‘A’ Grade State University of Madhya Pradesh). He is a regularly practicing Lawyer, Legal Consultant and Legal Expert with an International reputation, and an independent professional experience of 17 years in the field of Law.  His areas of specializations are Constitutional Law, Civil Law, Arbitration Law, Corporate Law, Commercial Law, Educational matters, Criminal Law. 
He is a  'Standing Counsel' for Government of India Statutory bodies namely, University Grants Commission for High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Bench at Indore from 2015 and for All India Council for Technical Education for High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Bench at Indore and other Fora from 2016. He is also a Panel Advocate for Madhya Pradesh Laghu Udyog Nigam Limited (Undertaking of State of Madhya Pradesh) from 2015 and Madhya Pradesh Rural Road Development Authority from 2018. Dr. Ajinkya has also served as Panel Advocate for Madhya Pradesh Housing & Infrastructure Development Board and Indore Development Authority.

DR. SMITA SINGH

With 15 years of experience in the legal industry, spearheading multiple projects & activities related to social issues like Human Rights, Child Rights, Women Rights, Consumer Rights, Environmental Law and more, along with leading Strategic Communications and Legal Consulting, Dr. Smita Singh’s journey has been very enriching. Being a strong advocate of Child & Women rights, she has planned and executed multiple projects at the State and National Level to increase awareness of these issues in the general public. She has even directly worked with the Ministry of Women & Child Development and the National Commission for Women (NCW), National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). 
Being the Founder of URJA (Uniform Rights and Justice Assured), Dr. Smita recognized a gap in the knowledge of one’s rights, particularly for women and the difference this awareness can make in their lives, bettering the quality and standard of living. Through this organization, her mission is to make legal representation and legal sensitization possible for women who have been denied access to the same. Her aim remains to contribute to the global efforts and bring about equality across genders and varying economic backgrounds. She hopes to do so by making law accessible and not just a privilege.

DR. B. GOPALAKRISHNAN

Dr. B. Gopalakrishnan is a dynamic and result oriented legal professional with over 4 decades of experience in legal  areas encompassing Banking, Corporate, Capital Market and Business Laws, Cross Border  Transaction and Procedures, Human Resource Issues and Employee Grievance Redressal,  Litigation and International Arbitration and Mutual Fund Documentation. He has formerly worked as  Legal Advisor heading the Legal Operations & Human Resources Group of Asset  Reconstruction Company (India) Ltd. (Arcil), Mumbai, one of India’s largest and premier  ARCs. Prior to that, he was the President and Head of the Law Department and was heading the  Legal Department of Axis Bank Ltd., Mumbai for 14 years. 
Dr. B. Gopalakrishnan has an in-depth understanding in the fields of Corporate Law, Banking Finance Documentation,  Structured Finance, Mergers and Takeovers, Capital Markets, Capital Raising, GDRs / Cross  Border Acquisition, setting up of Foreign Branches, financing companies for foreign  acquisition, Private Banking, Taxation Laws, Banking Laws, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), E-commerce Transactions, Suit Filings and Litigation, Civil and Criminal Laws, Recoveries of Debts including SARFAESI related issues, IBC, appearing before NCLT, Documentation of all  types of Loans and Structured Finances, IPR, TradeMarks and Copyright Laws, Corporate and Structured Finances and compliance besides advising companies and NBFCs on various issues.

DR. MARWAN EL KAYAL

Marwan is an expert lawyer in international commercial arbitration, corporate law, business law and commercial litigations. He holds a Bachelor degree in Law from the Lebanese University, a Master degree in Business Administration from the Lebanese American University, and is a Ph.D. candidate in international law. Marwan was a member of the editorial board of both the World Journal of Arbitration and the International Journal of Arab Arbitration, and represented the Arab Association for International Arbitration at several legal workshops held at the United Nations headquarters in New York and Vienna. He is currently holding the position of General Counsel in Almoayed Chambers legal solutions, a professional services firm based in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Firm is specialised in providing legal and business solutions to organisations, investors, high-net-worth individuals or families, and politically exposed persons. It provides a multicultural, multilingual and a blending international experience with local knowledge, while aiming to bring real value to businesses’ operations and strategic outlooks.

EHSAN ALAGHEBAND HOSSEINI

Ehsan is a skilled legal professional with a decade of experience as an in-house lawyer. He received his LL.M in 2014 from University of Tehran in international trade law. His domain of expertise is principally in the start-up ecosystem of Iran. Ehsan is currently working as a senior contract specialist for Divar, an E-commerce website and mobile application. He has a strong background in corporate, commercial and contract negotiation. With a strong business sense and commitment, he is recognized for providing remarkable legal support and guidance for small to mid-sized businesses.

ADITYA VIJAYARAGHAVAN

With immense experience and interest in the fin-tech, technology & blockchain, manufacturing and services sector, Aditya Vijayaraghavan provides advice to individuals, start-ups, businesses and institutions in the areas of indirect tax, policy, commercial laws, disputes including others. Before starting as an independent practitioner, Aditya had acquired rich experience in the areas of corporate laws, policy & regulatory, indirect taxes among other practice areas having worked with Big 4 consulting and law firms, engaging clients across both manufacturing and services sector.

A. GUNASEELAN

A. Gunaseelan got enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu during 1980, where he received extensive practice in Civil Litigations, litigations relating to immovable properties, banking, contractual, services, labour disputes, and family disputes. He commenced with individual practice in 1990 and to this day continuously practices as a Trial Lawyer in Civil Litigations at the Madras High Court and in the City Civil Court and various Subordinate Courts in the State of Tamil Nadu, India. As a Trial Lawyer he had developed extensive life skills essential for a professional, like listening to intuition, listening with empathy, nonverbal communication, articulation and professional skills like drafting pleadings, collecting and mounting evidence both oral and documentary in support of the pleadings, examination and cross of witnesses and so on. Entrenched in the highly adversarial litigation process for well over 40 years, he received an extraordinary exposure to the process of Mediation while undergoing the Mediation Training Program at IIAM (Indian Institute of Arbitration and Mediation). 

AKSHAY SHAH

Akshay Shah is a young, dynamic & emerging Lawyer from Mumbai who is also the founder of Akshay Shah and Associates. His practice primarily focuses on Civil Law, Property matters, Environmental laws, Criminal Law, Commercial Arbitration. Akshay works on client basis wherein all the needs, beginning from discovery of all the past documents, papers, Legal Opinion & Legal Drafting and finally to present a matter before a court of law and put forward apt arguments before the court of law. He has extensive experience in sectors including property disputes, infrastructure, insurance, environment, government tenders, manufacturing, information technology and consumer. Akshay has represented, advised and acted in various high-stake matters and matters which led to landmark judgments being passed by Courts of Bombay, Delhi and India.

FARZANA SHILA

Barrister Farzana Shila is the owner of LAWBELL Barristers & Advocates. Her practice focuses on complex civil litigation , corporate matters, writ & civil liberties, professional responsibility and white collar criminal matters. With more than 15  years of experience in the law field, she has extensive experience defending clients in challenging disputes that are filed on the basis of breach of contract , money suit ,minority protects of corporate matter, complicated land related issues , various International Agreement and  Arbitration matters. Farzana is committed to maintaining a high level of communication and takes the time to truly involve the client and incorporate their goals, concerns, values and feedback. She works closely with her clients to advise them and continue to reach successful outcomes. She has also been named a Rising Star by Shining personality Golden award 2017 and others.

ADV. SANJUKTA DEY

An experienced and result-driven lawyer with 8 years of experience in civil and corporate matters, Sanjukta has an Honours Degree in History from the eminent Presidency College from Kolkata and thereafter a Degree in Law from K.C. Law College under Mumbai University. She is trained under the Former Judge of the Hon’ble Bombay High Court and a renowned Senior Lawyer Mr. Girish Godbole. 
Apart from Litigation, Sanjukta has considerable expertise and experience in advising various national and multinational companies, government agencies and developers. In addition to the cases relating to White Collar Crimes and other general law practices, Sanjukta is an ardent supporter for providing pro-bono legal assistance to those in dire need. She has worked for the rights of animals, poor slum-dwellers and women affected by various sorts of violence and harassment.

GAURAV SARIN

Gaurav Sarin is the Founder & Managing Partner at SARIN Partners Advocates & Legal Consultants. He has more than 18 years of legal experience across diverse practice areas. Gaurav handles General Corporate Advisory, Foreign Direct Investment, Technology, Media & Telecommunication (TMT), Merger & Acquisition, Private Equity, Joint Venture, Labour & Employment, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Civil & Criminal Litigation and White-Collar Crime law practices.
Gaurav Sarin has assisted many multinational companies across sectors in establishing their presence in India. He has been advising clients in structuring private equity investments, joint ventures, merger & acquisitions, corporate restructuring, conducting legal due diligences, foreign equity participation including their regulatory aspects. Gaurav has been advising international & domestic clients on the aspects relating to foreign direct investment and foreign exchange management laws, company laws, telecom, media & broadcasting laws, information technology laws, labor and employment laws, competition laws, real estate laws, regulatory issues, etc.

ABHISHEKH KANOI

Mr. Abhishekh Kanoi is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He is also an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investments, United Kingdom. He has rich and diverse in-house corporate experience of over 16 years in Corporate Legal and Commercial Space across various industries such as law firm, hospitality, manufacturing, automotive, media & entertainment and non-banking financial institutions with special reference to emerging technology and convergence. Mr. Kanoi’s specialization includes Legal Affairs, Corporate Secretarial, IPO & Listing, Regulatory Compliances, RBI & FEMA Matters, Merger & Acquisition, Listing Compliances (India & Overseas Entities), Venture Capital Investments, Cross Border and Domestic Transactions and much more. Abhishekh has been successful in developing a new global legal and governance framework for the company while also ensuring its overseas expansion is brought into line with this centralized approach.

GEETANJALI SETHI

Ms. Geetanjali Sethi is an advocate enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi, India, IIAM Accredited Mediator and a Certified and Empanelled Arbitrator on the panel of IIAM, India. A topper in LLB, she has done two post graduations, in Cyber Laws and Business Laws, from NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad and NLSIU, Bangalore, respectively. Currently, she divides her time in attending to litigation and corporate law assignments on one hand and arbitration and mediation assignments on the other.

Ms. Sethi has an experience of more than a decade into litigation, arbitration and corporate advisory work. She has worked with leading law firms of India including L&L Partners Law Offices. She has handled matters independently related to civil and commercial litigation, domestic and international commercial arbitrations and complex transactional work. Ms. Sethi has successfully rendered legal opinion to domestic and foreign clients and has represented clients before different fora in India and in arbitral proceedings.

ALI AREEB ZAIDI

Ali Areeb Zaidi is a practising lawyer having an experience of over 10 years, with specialisation in Intellectual Property Rights, Media & Entertainment and related commercial laws. Ali studied law at Symbiosis International University, Pune. Following his graduation, he joined top tier boutique IP law firm Lall & Sethi as an intern. He is currently the Managing Associate at the firm and responsible for brand protection & management, enforcement of IP rights and developing anti-counterfeiting strategies in India and SAARC region for multinational corporations in varied sectors such as pharmaceuticals & healthcare, media & entertainment, luxury clothing & apparel, FMCG, innovation & technology, banking & finance, hospitality etc. Ali has been a proactive member of advocacy groups for IP awareness. He is a member of INTA and also served on the INTA’s Non-Traditional Marks Committee for the 2018-2019 term.

GOPIKRISHNA JAYAPRAKASH

Gopikrishna started his career with Wipro in Bangalore advising business units that cater to various markets worldwide. He advises clients in the areas of tech, telecom, data and associated commercial contracts. His depth of international expertise in the areas of data governance, outsourcing and negotiation of complex outsourcing contracts makes him a valuable player and asset for his clients who look to secure large deals and ensure a successful compliance framework to deliver to their clients. Today he is the Deputy General Counsel with Sonata Software and based in Bangalore, India.

HARISH BINDUMADHAVAN

Harish is a dual qualified (India and England & Wales) Tax, Civil and Commercial lawyer with more than 17 years of experience in litigation and advisory across various sectors and verticals. He has obtained an LL.M degree from University of Warwick, UK. He is also a retainer counsel and Senior Advisor to Deloitte Haskins and Sells handling indirect tax litigation for their clients across various  administrative and judicial forums including the Tribunal, High Courts and the Supreme Court. In addition to litigation, Harish is also a visiting faculty for the CA and the CS Institutes and has taken several lectures for professionals and students alike.

HARSH TRIVEDI

Mr. Harsh Trivedi is an alumnus from the prestigious Shri Ram College of Commerce & Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi, wherein he pursued his Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Law (LLB). Furthermore, he pursued his Masters of Laws, Advanced (LLM), with focus on international civil and commercial law from University of Leiden. 
Harsh is one of the founding partners at Trivedi & Parashar, a full-service international boutique law firm. The firm was established in August 2020, with a team involving dynamic and young foreign and national lawyers. With years of dedicated legal experience and expertise, harsh has envisioned to provide a cost effective legal, regulatory and advisory services to his clients across various sectors.

HARISH MALHOTRA

Harish has extensive 15 years of experience in all aspects of Corporate Commercial practice including cross-border transactions, advice related to the establishment of new business operations, Foreign Direct Investment & Overseas Direct Investment, corporate structuring, corporate reorganisation. Throughout his experience, he has advised several firms on structuring of transactions, conducting due diligence, drafting and negotiating transaction documents, obtaining governmental and regulatory approvals, structuring of focused funds and advising on diverse regulatory issues arising in relation thereto.

HITESH SABLOK

Hitesh Sablok is a corporate commercial lawyer with more than 13 years of experience. He has worked across both, law firm and in-house roles. Hitesh Sablok received his Bachelor of Law (Honors) degree in 2008 from Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi, India and was admitted to the Bar Council of Delhi in September 2008. 
Over the last couple of years, Hitesh has been extensively working in the renewable energy sector and his responsibilities revolve around (i) leading and advising on a variety of commercial transactions, including M&A, land acquisition, module supply, financing agreements (both on-shore and off-shore), EPC contracts, O&M agreements, NDAs, to name a few; (ii) assessment of known and anticipated risks and strategizing and implementing steps to respond/ mitigate such risks; (iii) managing and navigating litigation; and (iv) counseling on general corporate and commercial laws and other allied matters. In his current role Hitesh is the Lead Legal at Eden Renewables India, which is a joint venture between EDF Renouvelables and Total Eren. Prior to this, Hitesh was a member of the international legal team at First Solar, wherein apart from working with the internal and external stakeholders in the India region, he also worked with First Solar’s business teams in Europe and US.

HRISHIKESH SUMANT CHITALEY

Hrishikesh obtained his Bachelor's degree in Law from University of Pune and during the  course of his legal education, he was a recipient of several best speaker/advocate  awards in National Moot Court Competitions. Upon graduation, he had the privilege  of joining a prestigious law office in Nagpur where he gained exposure and tried his  hand at varied Constitutional, Civil, Commercial, Criminal, Educational and Service  matters. In late  2016 and early 2017, he shifted his base to Delhi where initially he worked with a  Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court and thereafter has been regularly appearing in  the Hon’ble Supreme Court for various Companies, Educational Institutions, Local  Bodies, Government Institutions apart from representing individual clients in high  stakes Civil & Commercial matters. Since 2016, he has been extensively involved in matters relating to Commercial  Arbitration and Consumer Disputes. Apart from his principal Court of practice i.e. the  Hon'ble Supreme Court and the High Courts of Bombay & Delhi, he is frequently hired  by Companies and Individuals to take up Commercial Arbitrations, Consumer Disputes  and Civil Litigation before the National Consumer Forum and High Courts of Punjab &  Haryana, Rajasthan, etc.

HITESH C SONI

Hitesh C Soni is an Indian lawyer who primarily practices in Bombay High Court and has contributed to the development of law with many reported judgments. As of today, Mr. Soni has handled more than 200 cases in Bombay High Court and several other courts in India. He has vast legal expertise in the field of Constitutional, corporate & commercial; international trade & customs practice; immigrations and white-collar crimes. He is also a founder & Managing Director of M/s Hitesh Soni and Associates, Mumbai. Being a young professional, Mr. Hitesh C Soni is known for his panacea mindset and ethical practice in the field of law. He was recently featured in the June 2021 edition of Magazine issue titled "Most Reliable Law Firm" published by Insights Success.

ISHAN DEWAN

Ishan is a former officer in the union government who went on to take up a career in law, Ishan is a dedicated and public-spirited lawyer and he currently heads the Disputes practice at U&S Associates. His practice focuses on servicing high-value corporate and individual clients in effective dispute avoidance and resolution across a range of subjects such as arbitration laws, construction disputes, finance and banking laws, commercial and insolvency laws, and white-collar criminal defence. He regularly acts for his clients before the Supreme Court of India, various High Courts including primarily the Delhi High Court, and in arbitrations and tribunals across the country.

ISH JAIN

Ish Jain, Senior Partner at Regius Legal LLP, is known as a thought leader who drives innovation and embeds a growth mindset into the firm’s strategies. Through his dedication, the firm has developed a reputation for being one of the best values adding arbitration firms. He has advised clients in arbitration cases conducted by ICC, LCIA, DIFC, SIAC, HKIAC, etc. He is an empanelled international arbitrator and mediator and has assisted clients across various jurisdictions including United Kingdom, Singapore, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Mauritius, Indonesia, United States and United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Russia. Ish has even represented several leading real-estate developers, high net-worth individuals, businesses, entrepreneurs from diversified sectors of the business community, well-renowned business families, and television actors not only in India, but across the globe. 
Ish has been invited as a speaker at various International Conferences and most recently for the Aerospace and Aeronautics Conference – 2021, Spain. He has also written several articles to name a few; “Malaysia – Singapore dispute over Southern Johar airspace”, “Determination of Fault-Liability for Damage Caused by Space Debris: Departing from Restrictive Liabilities for in-Orbit Collisions'' and “Violation / Non-Compliance of Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) and Resolutions of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)” for the Journal of Transactional Dispute Management (TDM), UK.

JAYA SHRUTHI REDDY

Jaya shruti reddy graduated from ILS Law College in the year 2013 and became a qualified company secretary as well. She completed her Masters in Law i.e. LLM, with expertise in International Business Laws from the National University of Singapore in the year 2020. Having over 8 years of work experience in the field of wealth management, financial regulations, securities regulations, general corporate advisory, employment laws and technology laws, she currently works as a Legal Counsel at Kristal.AI, headquartered in Singapore.