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.

JAHANZEB AWAN

Jahanzeb is a Barrister of Lincoln's Inn and an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He is even the Partner and Head of Litigation at M/s Haidermota & Co, a top Tier 1 law firm of Pakistan, which comprises some of the finest professionals in the industry. He serves on the boards of various charitable organisations and also serves as the Honorary Consul of Australia. Jahanzeb is also an alumni of the International Visitor Leadership Program and recipient of the Professional Achievement Award by the British Council.

JUSTINA LEWA

JUSTINA LEWA ESQ is a Partner in the law firm of Chapitre LLP. She is the immediate past Company Secretary & Chief Legal Counsel of Sterling Bank Plc. She is a member of several professional bodies including the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), NBA Section on Business Law (NBA/SBL), the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (HCIB), the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ACIS), the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb) and Institute of Directors of Nigeria (M.IoD).

JOSEPHINE BHAVANI RAJENDRA

Josephine Bhavani Rajendra is the Head of Legal & Compliance in Ambani Consultancy & Trading. Her diverse experience in practice includes a broad range of civil, criminal, commercial, maritime, restructuring, and mergers & acquisitions matters. She possesses extensive experience in corporate governance, compliance, law department management and securities regulations. Her responsibilities include developing risks mitigation strategies, providing proactive in-depth legal business focused advice and implementing initiatives to set and reinforce a culture of integrity, quality and ethical behaviour. Acknowledged by peers, subordinates and senior leadership for tenacity and the ability to gracefully manage the dynamics of a rapidly transforming environment.

JAYANTIKA GANGULY

Jayantika Ganguly is a corporate lawyer turned unconventional legal educator. She is currently working as the Director – Corporate Courses and Career Services with LawSikho, the leading online legal education company in India. The company creates advanced and practical legal courses and customized training programs catering to lawyers, leading businesses, and universities. LawSikho has accreditation from international universities, and its several courses have been recognised by the Government of India (MEPSC) under Skill India. Jayantika is an alumnus of the National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata, one of the top law schools in India. For over twelve years, she has worked with top law firms like Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Khaitan & Co and J. Sagar & Associates, before switching to the field of practical legal education. Besides her career in law, Jayantika is also an internationally published author with several books to her name. Her latest book, “A Continuum of Sherlock Holmes” published by MX Publishing, London, has won her the Best Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Book Author of the Year 2021 by NMCBI (Navi Mumbai Chamber of Business & Industries) in association with Great Human University.

KARTIK NAYAR

The Founder and Managing Partner of KN Legal, a boutique law firm, Kartik Nayar is a graduate of Amity Law School, New Delhi and holds a masters degree from London School of Economics specialising in inter alia International Commercial Arbitration, Competition Law. He has worked with Beachcroft LLP (a UK law firm) in the Dispute Resolution Team. He has also worked at Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co. Kartik has been in practice since the year 2007 and has gained vast experience in various branches of law, with a strong emphasis on commercial arbitration matters.
He personally handles all the disputes being handled by the Firm, KN Legal and has appeared in all forums across India before various Trial Courts, Tribunals, High Courts as well as the Supreme Court of India. He has also appeared in several international arbitrations with seats in London, Singapore, Hong Kong etc.
Kartik Nayar has also been recognized as part of the Forbes Legal Powerlist 2020 as a Top Individual Lawyer in the field of arbitration and litigation

KANCHAN TALREJA

After working for several prominent organizations and arming herself with significant experience, Kanchan Talreja began her own practice in 2016. She specializes in Family Law, Criminal Law, Testamentary Suits and Non-Litigation Drafting. Over the years, she has managed over 150 clients, across India and from around the world. In the pursuit of justice and quick resolutions, she has even encouraged many out of Court settlements, which has enabled her clients to begin life afresh, thus saving them and their families from years of emotional trauma, and other resources such as time and money. Kanchan has also singularly worked on a host of pro-bono matters with the sole motive to give back to the society and make effective legal representation easily available to the under-privileged. Kanchan is a firm believer of the saying, belief that, “Lawyers have a professional and moral duty to give the best possible advice to their client under a given circumstance and represent them effectively to convince the Hon’ble Court of the said given circumstance”.

KAMENDU RASHMIKANT JOSHI

Mr. Kamendu Joshi is the Founder & the Managing Partner at Kamendu Joshi & Associates , a Full Service Law Firm having PAN India presence and overseas desk office at Dubai, UAE . He provides knowledge based strategic advice to clients and has been driving the team towards the Firm’s vision. He has extensive work experience of over 21 years in the fields of Legal, Real Estate, Factory Set  up Compliances and Company Secretarial services and is specialized to handle matters related to Greenfield and Brownfield Projects and especially for their Feasibility of Project, Land Transaction Advisory , Factory Set up Compliances and Government Incentives. Further he has deep knowledge of Merger and Amalgamation and specially expertise in Risk Analysis and mitigation of the risk of Company from the view point of Factory Statutory Compliances and their health Audit. Mr. Joshi has been part of the overseas delegation of trade bodies along with Government officials and is part of Seoul (S. Korea), Tokyo (Japan) delegation as well as Dubai( UAE). In the past, he has held significant positions in the leading corporate houses in India such as Reliance Industries Ltd., Reliance Communications Ltd. and MultiMedia Frontiers Ltd. (TVS Group). He holds Master Degree in Law and Commerce and also professional Degree of Fellow Company Secretary from The Institute of Company Secretaries of India.

KARUNA SHARMA

Karuna Sharma is a qualified lawyer since 2007 and a qualified company secretary since 2005. She is also registered as an insolvency professional with the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Board of India and holds a Diploma in IFRS from ACCA, UK. With a blend of approximately 20 years of industry as well as advisory experience, she is providing services as a resolution professional / liquidator in insolvency resolution/liquidation related matters and is providing corporate advisory on day to day basis to several corporations. She is also actively involved in drafting, vetting and negotiating contracts and is making representations before several judicial and quasi-judicial fora regularly. She is also associated as an Of-counsel-Corporate Practice with Lexstone Group Law Offices.

KHAN KHALID ADNAN

Having completed his LLB (Hons) from University of London with a 1st class in 2007 and his Bar Vocational Course from BPP Law School (UK) in 2008, Khan Khalid Adnan was called to the Bar of England & Wales from the Lincoln’s Inn. Since 2009, he has been practicing law in Bangladesh. in 2013 he got enrolled as an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Barrister Adnan is the Managing Partner and Head of the Chamber of “Khan Saifur Rahman & Associates”. His areas of expertise are criminal law, judicial review, tort law including road traffic accident and clinical negligence cases, real estate law, corporate law, arbitration and mediation. He is also the Managing Partner and Vice Principal of Cambridge Business and Law Academy, a recognised teaching center of the University of London based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is a regular contributor in several dailies and law journals. He has been engaged with more than 10 multinational and national companies as their legal adviser and panel lawyer. He has been relentlessly working on the development of laws of the road traffic accident and clinical negligence cases which areas are significantly underdeveloped in Bangladesh.

ANIRUDH SURESH

Anirudh Suresh is the Founder of Aristo Legal which is pan Indian full service corporate law firm. His success story was recently published by Brut. as he was recognised among Top 50 Disputes Lawyers in Asia (Litigation and Arbitration) by Thomson Reuters on the basis of his work, market feedback and client recommendations.
 
Anirudh earlier headed the Delhi office of Bathiya Legal wherein he oversaw all the transactions when the buy side or sell side was based in Delhi. He also headed the North Indian Litigation practice in the firm where he regularly appeared before various High Courts in India, Supreme Court of India, National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) across India and the NCLAT.
 
Anirudh has rich experience in Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (from admission of CIRP to assisting the Resolution Applicant to buy the bankrupt company) and getting approvals from authorities in complex court approved merger schemes, white collar crimes and arbitration. Anirudh is a crusader for minority shareholder rights and assists minority shareholders in enforcement of their rights against majority shareholders.

KHYATI DHUPAR

Khyati Dhuparr is the Managing Partner at Dhuparr & Associates and spearheads the Competition/Antitrust, Corporate and Pharmaceutical laws team. She advises on contentious and non-contentious competition law issues as well as compliance mandates. She has been involved in investigations into cartels, abuse of dominance matters, and filing of Information before the Competition Commission of India. Also, she practices in the areas of Indian and International comparative competition laws, including European competition laws. She has been advising Start-ups and Venture Capitalists on funding and contracts and has represented several companies in relation to FDI and RBI compliance matters. Khyati has also advised several clients and MNCs on their legal compliances and contractual issues and has 3represented clients before various High Courts in India, Supreme Court of India, FIPB, Competition Commission of India, Competition Appellate Tribunal and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, amongst others. Some of the companies that she has advised and represented include Fedders Lloyd, Super Cassettes, Amazon, Daiichi- Sankyo, MCX-SX, Sony Pictures and the World Bank Group. Her experience includes compliances under the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, Drugs Price Control Order and Medical Devices Rules and representation before the Real Estate Authorities.

KINSHUK KISLAYA

Kinshuk is a seasoned corporate lawyer with more than a decade of professional experience in global private equity, venture capital and mergers and acquisitions,  across varied business sectors and jurisdictions. His breadth of expertise also encompasses real estate financing, banking and finance and general corporate and commercial practice. As a deal execution lead, he has acted on buy/sell sides, for investors and promoters, and for lenders as well as borrowers. Executing deals from legal and commercial perspectives, Kinshuk offers a holistic approach to client needs by creating bespoke deal structures and solutions. He is currently the Senior Legal Counsel at a global private equity fund leading  private equity, venture capital and real estate investments in India, GCC and North America.  He is based in Dubai.

KRRISHAN SINGHANIA

Mr. Krrishan Singhania is the Managing Partner & Founder of K. Singhania & Co. He graduated in Law from Campus Law Centre, Delhi University and completed a course on Patent Law from Cambridge University, U.K. He is a seasoned professional with comprehensive experience of over 30 years. K. Singhania & Co. has had unrivalled success under his dynamic and determined leadership. His legal expertise in corporate & commercial law, arbitration, maritime, aviation, foreign direct investments is highly respected in the industry and his ideas and opinions can be found in popular legal newsletters and international journals. He has consistently been ranked amongst the top 100 lawyers and legal icons of the country in the annual A-List feature of India Business Law Journal. Owing to his experience of working as a foreign lawyer in New York and London, he brings international best practices to the Firm.

LEENA DESAI

Leena Desai is the Managing Associate and Trademark Team Lead of the Firm’s highly regarded and growing  Trademark & Domain  Name Group. Prior to joining Royzz & Co, Leena was associated with WNS Global Services and Kochhar & Co. She manages a wide range of Indian and International Trade Mark portfolios and has extensive experience in the prosecution of Indian and foreign trade marks, clearance searches, multi-jurisdictional recordal projects, transactional matters and contentious actions. Leena regularly appears before the Trade Marks Offices in India and is highly experienced in drafting various IP agreements and infringement suits. 
Leena is known for her extensive experience in all aspects of contentious and non-contentious IP matters. She regularly advises clients on matters including IP portfolio management, trademark availability search and clearance opinions, registration, enforcement, domain name dispute matters, drafting and negotiating agreements related to intellectual property rights, drafting of cease & desist notices, infringement suits and briefing counsels on various IP infringement suits and commercial arbitration matters. She also has experience in counselling and assisting clients on general corporate law matters, employment matters, commercial contracts, real estate agreements, compliances under local laws and RBI.

KUNAL CHATTERJEE

Kunal Chatterji a graduate from first batch (2005) of WBNUJS, Kolkata, became Advocate on Record, Supreme Court of India from the batch of 2010. He has extensive experience in litigation and dispute resolution in India. Kunal started practice as an Advocate in the High Court at Calcutta in April 2005 in the Original and Appellate Side and later shifted to Delhi to practice before the Supreme Court of India, Delhi High Court and various Tribunals since August 2007. Kunal has handled several matters on Domestic and International Arbitration, Civil disputes involving inheritance matters, tenancy matters etc., commercial litigation including Insolvency and Bankruptcy Proceeding, maritime disputes, issues involving recovery of debts, other banking matters, direct and indirect taxation issues, electricity matters and criminal matters.

LALLTAKSH JOSHI

Lalltaksh Joshi is a litigation counsel with over twenty reported judgments by the Supreme Court of India and the Delhi High Court and author of widely shared articles in multiple legal news platforms and magazines. He has represented Government of India Undertakings, various Indian and International firms and a prominent cricket association. A graduate of the Symbiosis Law School, Pune, he lives in New Delhi.

MAISHA MALIHA

Ms. Maisha Maliha is a qualified and professional lawyer with six years of experience in the area of legal practice. Currently, she is handling intellectual property rights such as patent, trademarks and copyright matters of BRAC IED,which operates under the umbrella of BRAC.  Simultaneously, she has also worked and gained expertise on BRAC’s safeguarding policies 2019, safeguarding on sexual harassment elimination policy and procedure 2018, BRAC Gender Policy 2007 towards gender equality against child and women, BRAC Child and Adolescent Protection Policy and Procedure, BRAC Whistle blowing Policy and Procedure, BRAC Prevention on workplace bullying and violence policy and safeguarding the rights and duties of Paracounsellors towards mental health patients. She completed her LL.B. (HONS.) from University of London, UK. She completed her LL.M. on 8 legal subjects of Bangladesh with distinction from University of Asia Pacific. She deals with Property Law conflicts like succession and preparing affidavits & labour law issues. She was also a Counsel at Bangladesh International Arbitration Center (BIAC) where she worked on legal transcriptions, letter drafting, editorial and news bulletin tasks.

LILAN RANDIKA WICKRAMARATHNE

Lilan Randika Wickramarathne is a Multidisciplinary Professional qualified in Law, Accountancy and Taxation with over 8 years of experience in the Commercial Law field. Currently he is the Senior Corporate Counsel – Group Legal and Regulatory of Dialog Axiata PLC, the flagship Telecommunications Service provider in Sri Lanka which is a subsidiary of Axiata Group Berhad. Over the past years, Lilan has developed an expertise in the areas of Contract Law, Intellectual Property Law, Labor Law, Customs Law, Tax Law and Telecommunications Law. Lilan has worked at F.J. & G. de Saram Attorneys-at-Law, a top ranked Law Firm in the country as a Litigator and at KPMG Chartered Accountants as an Associate – Tax and Regulatory.  
He obtained his LL.B. from Faculty of Law University of Colombo in 2013 and was called to the bar in 2014. He is an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, Company Secretary and a Notary Public. Lilan holds an MBA from the University of West London. He is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (ACMA) (UK), Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) and an Associate Member of Sri Lanka Institute of Taxation (ATII). He even holds a Diploma in Shipping Law and Practice.

MADHUP SINGHAL

Madhup Singhal is Managing Partner of a full-service law firm named MSA Legal, having presence pan India and in some other geographies as well. He started his career with Gagrat & Co, one of the oldest Law Firms of India, where he represented Hinduja’s in famous Bofors matter.  In the starting phase of his career, he exclusively dealt with high stake matters in the Supreme Court & several high courts and high-stake arbitrations. Currently he has more than 18 years of experience as In-house Counsel as well as of law firms. He specializes in Energy, Oil & Gas and infrastructure sectors. His main forte is corporate commercial litigation, construction arbitration and drafting of complex EPC and other commercial contracts. He is popular among his peers for his problem-solving attitude and has an active social network. Madhup is also a  frequent speaker on social and legal issues.

MANAVENDRA MISHRA

Manavendra Mishra is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution practice group in Khaitan & Co’s Mumbai office. He specialises in White Collar Crime, Investigations, Share-holder disputes, defence strategy, cross border disputes and anti-corruption investigations. He also appears regularly as counsel in different prosecution hearings. Manavendra has been advising clients, in Prevention of Money Laundering Act matters, Prevention of Corruption Act, US DOJ and other cross border Enforcement actions in India. He has also advised clients in various cross border proceedings, including in CAD proceedings in Singapore, Enforcement actions in Hong Kong, INTERPOL CCF proceedings, and PE, Financial Institutions, banking frauds and asset tracing in Switzerland, Mauritius, USA and multiple other jurisdictions. He has handled significant institutional and ad hoc arbitration matters and appears as counsel in infrastructure, oil & gas, design contracts, and EPC arbitration. He has been ranked by Chambers & Partners for 2022, Legal 500 for 2021, 2022 and was awarded by IBLJ Future Legal Leaders 2021.

MANAN CHHABRA

Manan Chhabra is currently a part of the corporate advisory team at the prestigious Indian law firm Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan Attorneys, as a Senior Associate. His practice areas focus on advising clients on corporate laws, commercial contracts, real estate transactions, employment laws. In his five years plus of experience in the legal industry he has advised major corporations and start-ups on various corporate law issues. He aims at understanding client requirements for every matter/issue and provides bespoke services in the best of his client’s interest. Throughout his career, Manan has had a chance to work with firms in Hyderabad and Bengaluru, which has allowed him to interact with several corporations engaged in the IT sector. In addition to his current practice areas, he has a keen interest in alternative disputes resolution mechanisms more specifically ‘Arbitration’. He also holds a postgraduate diploma in Alternative Dispute Resolution from the renowned National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) University, Hyderabad, India.”

AMIT SINGH CHAUHAN

Amit Singh Chauhan pursued his LLM from Harvard Law School, after completing his primary law degree from University of Delhi. He is a qualified New york attorney and also the co-founder of the firm Talwar Khurshid Chauhan LLP. The firm had laid its foundation in 2019. Amit began his career by joining the chambers of the Solicitor General of India as a pupil. He worked closely with the Solicitor General in advising and representing the Government of India, State Governments in India and major public-sector undertakings. Thereafter, he joined the chambers of a leading criminal defense attorney, Mr N. Hariharan, Sr. Advocate and was subsequently retained by one of India’s leading law firms.

He has experience in handling complex legal questions and sound knowledge of different laws and regulatory frameworks in India and other jurisdictions. He regularly works on a large and diverse client base on contentious corporate/commercial issues which has not only bought him recognition as a litigator but also as an advisor/counselor. At present, he heads the firm’s Dispute Resolution Practice.

MANISH GAURAV

With a professional experience of 16 years, his expertise lies in the fields of infrastructure, private equity, mergers and acquisitions, competition and antitrust, corporate structuring transactions, joint ventures and strategic collaborations, debt financing transactions and commercial contracts. Manish gaurav has been actively advising in transactions pertaining to equity/debt financings in various start-ups, accelerators, e-commerce companies, manufacturing and services companies. He has also advised various clients in cross border transactions focused on acquisitions and joint ventures. manish has transactional practice which inter alia includes advice to private equity funds and investee companies on structuring of transactions; negotiating and finalization of transaction documents; entry and exit strategies; and foreign exchange regulations and the regulations pertaining to applicable to pertinent sector. he has even shared his expertise with clients in Defense sector, offset, technical collaborations, etc.

MAREESH PRAVIR SAHAY

After pursuing law (B.B.A. LL.B.) at Symbiosis Law School, Pune from 2004-2009, Mareesh Pravir Sahay moved to Delhi to practice law. With over 12 years of experience, he is currently a Member of American Bar Association (Chicago/Washington D.C.), Member of Association for International Arbitration(Brussels), Member of Singapore International Arbitration Centre (Singapore), Member of Supreme Court Bar Association. Mareesh is also a Member of Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association; Life -Member of Allahabad High Court Bar Association and Member of Delhi High Court Bar Association.
His core areas of practice includes Constitutional Law, Debt, Monetary and Financial Laws, Company / Corporate-including SARFAESI Act, IB Code, RDB Act, Companies Act, Other Company Law Subjects- Customs, Indirect Tax, Commercial, Mercantile, Consumer, Real Estate, Land, Property, Arbitration, Succession / Family / Hindu Law and Matrimonial Law.

MERACHELLE RALA BORRACHO

Attorney Merachelle Rala Borracho is a litigator and notary public, owner of MRB Law Office, which is based in Cebu, Philippines. Most of the cases she is handling involve the application of Criminal Law, Property Law and Labor Law, among others. She is law professor of the University of Cebu-School of Law since 2016, teaching various subjects like Public International Law, Special Issues in International Law, Legal Philosophy, Land Titles and Deeds, etc. She has served as an international rounds judge in the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition since 2020. And is currently working on her thesis to obtain her Masters Degree in Law from San Sebastian College-Recoletos Manila Graduate School of Law. In April 2020, she created www.LexClassrooms.com (with Facebook page and Youtube channel), a digital info-business and educational program providing contents about laws and the legal world directed to law students, bar-examinees, new lawyers, and the public in general.

ANISH JAIPURIAR

Currently heading the general corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions practice at a prestigious firm, Anish Jaipuriar is a commendable legal professional regarded by clients for his hands-on-approach, technical knowledge and negotiating skills. He has his expertise in the following fields, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Joint Ventures and ECB. He pursued his education from the National Law University, Odisha. 
Anish has represented many local and international corporations on both corporate as well as dispute resolution. He has also advised major corporates, tech companies and some of India’s biggest companies on a wide spectrum of issues pertaining to corporate and commercial laws. He has been appointed as arguing counsel in the Supreme Court of India for the state of Jharkhand. In addition to this, Anish is also an empanelled advocate for Punjab National Bank, Central Bank of India, Steel Authority of India Limited, Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited, and Central Coalfields Limited.

MD. ZARYAB JAMAL RIZVI

MD. ZARYAB JAMAL RIZVI is a first-Generation Lawyer and a trained Mediator, having stood at Bar for over 16 years, with rich and diverse experience in the field of Law. 
Md. Rizvi ventured into legal practice independently and subsequently started a law firm in the name of LCZF, which with time has earned trust and reputation in the professional circles for the unmatched delivery of assignments. 
Working as the Founding Partner of the firm, he has consistently represented multiple clients, including statutory bodies, in various courts across the country including the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, and on most occasions, the relief has been granted to the client. Through the firm, he provides legal support to clients in form of consultation, compliance, ADR (i.e., arbitration, conciliation, and mediation), and litigation. He has catered to the legal requirements in multiple disciplines of law, including the Constitution of India, Company Law, Consumer Law, Civil Law, Criminal Law, IPR, Banking, Investments, Exchanges,
Securities, Share Trading, Automobiles, and FMCG amongst others. Throughout his professional journey, he has represented multiple clients, some of them being Siemens AG, Siemens Healthcare Limited, Primetals Technologies India Pvt Ltd, USHA Alloys, Eureka Forbes, Beetel Limited ,ICICI Bank Ltd, Reserve Bank of India, Nissan Motors India Pvt. Ltd., Renault India, DSIIDC, MCD, Vectra Auto Pvt. Ltd, WafiSilpa Entertainments, and 3i Infotech Ltd amongst others.

MICHAEL MARLOWE UY

Michael Marlowe Uy is a Filipino lawyer, specializing in dispute resolution, corporate law, and media and technology law. He is currently a Senior Associate of SKY Law Offices, a member firm of Elite Global Legal Alliance (EGLA). Before joining SKY Law Offices, he previously worked as in-house counsel for one of the largest banks in the Philippines. He has extensive experience in representing individual and corporate clients before various courts, arbitral tribunals, and quasi-judicial agencies. He is the current Deputy Secretary General for Operations of the Philippine International Center for Conflict Resolution (PICCR), and is a qualified tribunal secretary of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC). He obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the University of the Philippines College of Law after completing his Master of Arts in Humanities with Specialization in History (cum laude) and Bachelor of Arts in Humanities (cum laude) from the University of Asia and the Pacific.

MEENAKSHI ACHARYA

Meenakshi Acharya completed her Law from Kishinchand Chellaram Law College, Mumbai in 2008. She has a versatile experience in mergers & acquisitions, private equity and investments, foreign investments policies (FEMA), corporate & commercial transactions; capital market, ecommerce, real estate, infrastructure, employment & labour matters. With 14 years of experience in the legal industry, Meenakshi has worked with top law firms of India like the AZB & Partners, Thakker & Thakker, ARA Law, and Singhania & Co. currently she is a partner at the RMA Legal. RMA Legal is a full services law firm offering end-to-end solution to businesses, corporates as well as individuals. It has been established by a team of dedicated professionals coming from varied streams of law. The foundations of RMA are knowledge, faith, integrity and trust. The firm’s area of practice includes, Corporate and Commercial laws, Private Equity and Investment, Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital Markets, Infrastructure, Real Estate, Maritime Law, Intellectual Property, Telecommunication Media Technology, Employment and Labour and Dispute Resolution & Litigation.

MUMTAZ BHALLA

Mumtaz has over 16 years of experience in the field of litigation and dispute resolution. She specialises in Domestic and International Arbitrations. She has a considerable amount of experience in the aviation sector, medical sector, real estate, construction, and civil-commercial sector, with her being the preferred choice for several domestic and international clients. She also possesses a wide range of experience in civil trial, criminal trial, appeals, consumer disputes, domestic and international arbitration. She also specialises in conducting compliance workshops for Companies. She has advised and represented several multinational companies and organisations regarding appropriate strategies to be adopted at various stages of litigation and arbitration. Mumtaz is actively involved in drafting pleadings and various negotiations with respect to settling a number of complex disputes before they reach the contentious stage. She has an in-depth experience of Aviation laws, Contract laws, International & Commercial Arbitration, Civil & Criminal procedure, Real Estate laws, Mines & Minerals disputes, Oil & Gas disputes, Medical Negligence Disputes, Regulatory Disputes and Property disputes.

MIRIAM SHASTRI

Top Beraten founder Miriam Shastri (LLB, LLM) helps executives solve challenging problems with confidence. She helps her clients setup, hire and develop talented teams to run at full capacity. In her previous roles, Miriam Shastri held advisory roles at the Malaysian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the German professional services firm, Roedl & Partner. As a bilateral trade expert and market entry specialist, Miriam is a trusted advisor on business strategy and offers broad support across a range of solutions including leadership selection, various legal subjects, financial services, CEO succession, team effectiveness and practical organisational success.

MOIN LADHA

Moin Ladha is a Solicitor and a partner based out of Mumbai office with over 14 years of professional experience in advising clients as part of the Corporate  M&A and Regulatory Practice. He is a senior member of the Financial Regulatory Practice of the firm. Which has been highly recommended by various rating agencies including Asia Law and Benchmark Litigation. His vast experience in advising clients encompasses structuring advice from a regulatory perspective. In addition to advising on financial and strategic investments in public listed space, Moin’s expertise lies in assisting clients in facilitating transactions in regulated entities concerning Exchange control, Securities law and Financial Regulations.  
He is frequently a member of drafting committees and  works closely with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”) and the Reserve Bank of India. He is also a regular contributor to leading business dailies and journals and a regular speaker at various conferences and public forums. Throughout his experience, he has represented several sectors, some of which include, financial services, manufacturing, aviation, pharmaceuticals, technology, automobile and power generation. His clientele includes big brands such as Reliance Industries Limited, Aditya Birla Group, TVS Group, Tata Sons, Baron Investment Fund and many more.

NAVNEET SINGAL

Navneet currently works as Head of Tax and Digital Transformation in Syngene International Limited (Biocon Group). He carries over 20 years of experience in the field of taxation (Direct Tax, Indirect Tax, International Tax and Transfer Pricing), BEPS strategy, litigation management, industry and regulatory policies, automation and digital transformation. During his stint in different MNCs, he has worked in different verticals of industries which includes IT, ITeS (HCL Technologies Ltd.), Infrastructure and Power (GMR Group), Oil and Gas (Royal Dutch Shell Plc.) and currently in Pharma (BIOCON Group). He is a chartered accountant and also possesses a degree in Company Secretaryship, Diploma in International Taxation from IFA, NL. He is a member of the Core Group of BEPS of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII). Navneet is a seasoned author and speaker where his passion for tax has inspired him to spread awareness about tax matters and to bring business transparency via analytical review of tax legislations world-wide by writing articles. Most of his articles have been published in acclaimed tax sites and journals, including but not limited to Taxmann, Taxsutra and TIOL.

MS. MEENAKSHI KALRA

Meenakshi Kalra, is a practicing ADVOCATE ON RECORD in Supreme Court of India, having Nine years experience of Supreme Court of India, Delhi High Court, National Consumer Disputes Resolution Court (NCDRC), Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT), National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT). She is also pursuing Doctorate in Law (PhD) from Amity University in the field of Arbitration and also completed LL.M from Amity University in the field of International Law. She pursued her Law from VIPS affiliated to GGSIPU. Her litigation experience includes working in Civil and Criminal matters and also matters related to Arbitration, Insurance Matters, Debt Recovery matters, Consumer Law and Labour Law. She is empanelled with various other organizations in the public sector and private sector.

NAR HARI SINGH

Nar Hari Singh a first generation lawyer having made his own independent mark and an Advocate-on-Record-  Supreme Court of India, who has a distinction of having his litigation in Supreme Court of India, Delhi High Court and various other Tribunals and commissions. His area of interest includes matters relating to civil, constitutional, criminal, consumer and corporate litigation and matters incidental thereto. Mr. Singh is emerging as a prolific litigator and a versatile lawyer having commendable experience of more than 15 years in  various courts/commissions/Tribunals in Delhi and across India. He has been appearing independently and arguing various cases before various courts and tribunals/commissions across India. He has considerable experience in handling important matters before the Supreme Court of India and the Delhi High Court.

NEELANJAN BARAT

Neelanjan is a versatile defence litigator and a trial attorney. Throughout his career he has fought a variety of civil and criminal cases practising at the district and high courts. He believes that every person facing criminal charges deserves exceptional and effective legal representation. He also defends his clients in various criminal cases including fraud, money laundering, theft, bribery, robbery, controlled substance, firearm offences and culpable homicide. In his civil practice representing clients in contract disputes, antitrust and unfair competition claims, succession, family settlements, Motor vehicle accident claims and other commercial litigation. 
Neelanjan is a forward- thinking and compassionate trial lawyer who puts himself in the clients’ position when evaluating issues. He considers the impact of legal representation on the client from both a business and personal perspective and strives to fully understand the clients market, limitations and goals so that he can formulate the best strategy to move forward.

ALI ASGHER KHAN

ALI ASGHER KHAN  is an Advocate of the High Court and a Barrister-at Law. Mr. Khan has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania, a  Post Graduate Diploma in Law from the College of Law (England) and was called to the Bar of  England & Wales (Lincoln’s Inn). 
Prior to founding and establishing ALI KHAN LAW ASSOCIATES, He worked as  a ‘Partner’ at HAIDERMOTABNR & CO. for 14 years where he led the firm’s ‘Projects’  practice in Karachi. In addition, prior to moving to Pakistan, Mr. Ali Khan worked as an investment banker in the power and energy groups at GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. and DEUTSCHE BANK in New  York, (U.S.A) and was part of the global financial restructuring team at AES CORPORATION in Arlington (U.S.A). With over 17 years of professional experience spread over 5 continents, Mr. Khan possesses a unique skill set combining law and finance and has considerable experience  in a broad range of matters. He is a regular panelist and guest speaker at local and international seminars, workshops  and conferences. In addition, Mr.AliKhan continues to play a key role, as part of various think tanks and government advisory groups and committees,  in shaping policy matters relating to the energy and infrastructure sectors of Pakistan.

NAZAQAT LAL

Nazaqat Lal is an Advocate and Solicitor practising in the Bombay High Court, Mumbai. She graduated from Government Law College, Mumbai in 2013 and qualified as a Solicitor in 2015. Her practice areas include real estate, commercial litigation, estate planning and testamentary matters. She has represented two major Public Sector Undertakings in their litigation and arbitration, respectively. She has represented developers and societies in redevelopment projects. She also writes extensively and regularly publishes articles related to her practice areas.

NEEHA NAGPAL

Ms Neeha Nagpal, is a graduate from the University of Warwick, England, where she studied BA  [Hons] Law and Business Studies. From there she went on to do her LL.M in International Economic Law at the  University of Warwick itself. Being enrolled as a Lawyer in India for over a decade now, Neeha has vast  commercial- law and litigation experience at the Supreme Court of India, various High Courts, National Company  Law Tribunal, National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Competition Commission of India.  
She has worked on several International Commercial Arbitrations representing Telecom Companies.  Neeha also represented various Telecom players as well as Coal companies, in the 2G cancellation and Coal  block deallocation case before the Supreme Court of India. Neeha has also been apart of the team of Lawyers who worked on the challenge to homosexuality laws in India before the  Supreme Court, which led to the decriminalisation of homosexuality in India. She continues to actively focus on  commercial law practice with a focus on white-collar crimes and represents various HNI[s] and erstwhile  promoters of large companies such as Fortis Hospitals, Yes Bank, Educomp Solutions, Unitech in matters  pertaining to PMLA, SFIO, CBI. She has represented various promoter[s]/companies in matters pertaining to the  Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code: such as, Dighi Port Ltd, Ansal Properties & Infrastructure Ltd. 

NEERAJ DUBEY

With over 17 years of experience, Neeraj has focused on diverse practice areas and routinely counsel manufacturing and service companies in all elements of commerce and business. Over the years, he has advised clients on entry strategies in India including choosing appropriate legal structures, their registration and licensing, conducted and supervised legal audits and counselled on issues arising in due diligence. He possesses varied experience in drafting, reviewing legal documents and commercial contracts and works closely with the business teams or through secondments to get invaluable insights on business challenges while handling their legal issues. Neeraj specialises in contract drafting, reviewing & negotiations, IT laws, IPR, day-to-day corporate & commercial, ethics & compliance, employment & labour, environment, health & safety and litigation management. In his career, he has focused on industries, namely, Food & Pharmaceuticals, automotive, manufacturing, technology, e-commerce, banking, advertising, aviation defence and travel. 

NISHANT KISHORE PRASAD

Nishant completed his B.A. LLB (Hons) degree from NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad in 2015 and started his career with one of the largest law firms in India, Khaitan & Co. as a Private Equity and M&A lawyer at their Mumbai office. He has a deep understanding and expertise in laws and regulations governing wealth management in India and has immense experience in tackling critical legal issues in the sector, especially related to robo-advisory and digital wealth management services. Nishant is part of a small community of young Indian lawyers who have achieved great success, and have risen to a position of leading the legal practice of a company in a short span of time. Nishant has a passion for travel. He is also an avid sports enthusiast and on any given day, in his spare time, you will find him actively involved in a game of cricket, golf or badminton.

NEHA BHOSALE

After pursuing her graduation in commerce in 2004, Neha Dilip Bhosale completed her LLB in 2009 from Government Law College, Mumbai, India. Throughout her career, she has worked on several heavy stake arbitration/litigation matters. She has drafted & appeared in several matters in the Bombay High Court i.e., for arbitration/litigation matters concerning: Director of National Spot Exchange Limited, Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), Business groups, Public and Private Banks. Neha has been engaged in transactions and drafting of company related documents. Drafting several Deeds and Agreements. She has worked as an associate at Naik Naik & Co, where she majorly worked in the media team. There, she drafted property development agreements, drafted pleadings and assisted in the Arbitration and litigation before Bombay High Court. She even researched, drafted and participated in meetings & negotiations for media matters. She even drafted Actors Agreements, Directors Agreements, Singers Agreements and Composers Agreements for various movies and game shows. Prepared movie script infringement charts. Prepared opinion on: copyrights, trademarks and registration amongst others. Drafted the Arbitration Petition for BCCI.

NIDHI SINGH

After graduating as a Gold Medalist in B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) from KIIT School of Law, Odisha, Nidhi Singh has read for MSc Law & Finance on full scholarship as Weidenfeld-Hoffmann & Chevening Scholar at Faculty of Law, University of Oxford. She is an alumna of Harvard Kennedy School of Government where she has studied Public Policy. She holds an M.A. in Economics for Competition Law from King's College, London. Continuing with her interest in antitrust laws, she is enrolled as a JSM & SPILS Fellowship recipient at Stanford Law School, USA where she specialises in Law, Science & Technology and shall move on to a doctoral studies in Antitrust laws. Nidhi is currently a practising Counsel before the Supreme Court of India and an empanelled lawyer with the Delhi High Court, where she engages in both Civil and Criminal litigation and has a decade of experience in Competition laws. She also serves as a Deputy Director for Centre for Competition Law & Policy  (CCLP) at GLA University and an Adjunct Faculty in Law & Economics at NLSIU, Bangalore, NALSAR, Hyderabad & NUJS, Kolkata. She has presented her work on Competition laws at Harvard Law School, Oxford, Cambridge, Columbia, Yale, Stanford, World Bank, World Trade Organisation & United Nations. Recently she delivered a keynote speech on Competition issues at Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Govt. of India & United Nations Internet Governance Forum, Poland.

PARMINDERJEET SINGH KHURANA

Mr. Parminderjeet Khurana did his B.Sc., LL.B., LL.M from Panjab University, Chandigarh. He joined the Legal profession as an Advocate at Punjab and Haryana High Court in 1992 and also the Supreme Court of India in 2003. He has successfully conducted cases at Himachal Pradesh High Court, Shimla, Uttarakhand High Court, Nainital and Delhi High Court. He has practiced in all branches of law i.e. Constitutional, Civil and Criminal. He has worked as Hon’y Lecturer in the Department of Laws, Panjab University, Chandigarh from 1995 to 2001 and taught Jurisprudence, Land Laws and Civil Procedure Code. 
Mr. P.S.Khurana has also been elected as Vice President of Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association (2008-09). Drafted the High Court Lawyers Welfare Fund Rules, 2008 and The Punjab and Haryana High Court Advocates (Medical Reimbursement) Rules, 2008. He has also authored 14 Titles on the subject of Law. 

NISHTHA SIKRORIA

Nishtha has over 10 years of strong work experience in dealing with corporate commercial matters. After completing her master’s in business laws from National Law School of India University, Bangalore, she went to practice with various law firms as well as some well-established media houses where she focused and acquired specialized skill set on both litigation and contractual side in corporate commercial matters (including Intellectual Property Rights, Entertainment laws, Insolvency & Bankruptcy, Power & Renewable sector, and Arbitration & Dispute Resolution). 
Nishtha has regularly appeared before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, various High Courts & Districts Courts across the country, the National Company Law Tribunal and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, and Consumer Forums.

NITIN AGARWAL

Nitin Agarwal is the founding partner of Corpinal Laws Practice, a leading law firm along with having a robust work experience of more than 15 years in the field of Banking & Finance, Management Consultancy, Contract Negotiations, Intellectual Property Rights etc. In his entire career, Nitin has delivered business oriented Advisory to both global & domestic clients. His areas of focus include Intellectual Property Rights, Corporate Finance, Strategic Investment, Private Equity, Startup Funding, Tax Planning, Joint Venture, Due Diligence, Risk Management, Debt & Equity financing, Restructuring, Real Estate project financing, Contracts drafting & Negotiations etc. He is regarded as a highly committed lawyer and Advisor with an outstanding ability to understand the clients’ objective and the principal goal of the firm i.e. Social Justice at the same time. He is highly skilled in terms of self-confidence, superior organizational skill, result oriented planning and active channelization of available resources.

NITIN KUMAR BHATNAGAR

Advocate N.K.Bhatnagar has more than a decade of experience in IP Enforcements and IP Litigation. Having worked for a big IP Litigation Firm for some time, he started his own Law Firm NKB LEGAL, located in New Delhi, India and with representative offices in Bangalore, Lucknow and Chandigarh. Today, he has an experience of handling cases not only in various parts of India but in other foreign jurisdictions also, including USA, UK, UAE and Nepal. He has worked for a prominent Law Firm in Los Angeles CA,USA and handled their Litigation back here in India. Today, he works for some of the biggest FMCG companies and has secured IP Enforcement Orders, including John Doe orders in Commercial Civil Suits for some premium brands like BISLERI (the most popular packaged drinking water brand in India), GULF OIL and NURECA Ltd (Dr. TRUST, USA), to name a few. Besides this, he is on the Panel of GIC Housing Finance and some Banks as well, and handles SARFAESI Recoveries, Property Due Diligence, Title Searches and other Litigations before the Courts and the Debts Recovery Tribunal.  He is a seasoned hand at Service Law and Service Litigation and is a Senior Standing Counsel for KVS, Ministry of Education, Government of India and represents the institution before the Central Administrative Tribunal and Hon’ble High Court of Delhi in Service related matters.

PARTHA J. DEKA

Partha J. Deka is an enthusiastic lawyer with prior experience of over 8 years in the field of Litigation, IPR Prosecution, IPR Litigation, Labour/Employment Laws, Contracts, Legal Metrology, Civil/Commercial Laws/Litigation, advising clients on various complex issues in IP Laws and other civil matters in various courts and bodies like National Consumer District Redressal Commission , New Delhi (NCDRC), Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB), National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Telecom Dispute & Appellate Board (TDSAT). He did his B.A. LLB (Hons) specialisation in Intellectual Property Laws from School of Law, KIIT University, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha. Throughout his career, Partha has advised and represented several multinational companies and organisations regarding appropriate strategies to be adopted at various stages of Litigation and Pre-litigation. He has handled both upstream and midstream IPR litigation for some of the leading companies in India. He has even advised various start-up companies and LLPs establishing their business in India. Partha is a member of Bar Council of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim, India.

POOJA PRABHAKAR

Pooja Prabhakar holds a Master of Science degree in Management from Central Connecticut State  University and a Bachelor of Engineering in Information Science & Technology from Bangalore  University, India. She is certified in risk management from London School of Economics and is a  ‘Certified Corporate Director’, World Council for Corporate Governance, UK (Institute of  Directors). She is currently the CEO and Managing Partner at BCP Associates, where she is responsible for driving the vision and strategy of the firm. She has partnered with clients through innovative and disruptive service offerings across multiple verticals. Throughout her tenure at BCP Associates, she has been striving to innovate legal technology, as it is being used widespread across the industry. Pooja also holds the position of the  Vice-President of Karnataka Employers’ Association (KEA); Expert  Committee Member – Young BCIC; Member – CII CEO Forum. She has been a speaker at several national forums, and has also been the vice-chairman at a Young Entrepreneurs Committee, FKCCI.

PAVAN KUMAR .R

Pavan Kumar is a young, energetic, dynamic advocate, who is passionate about researching in various fields of law. He has completed his Master’s, specialising in Taxation from India’s most prestigious law school, O.P Jindal Global Law School.  He holds Certification in; Energy Law from NLSIU, BANGALORE; Alternative Dispute Resolution from Bangalore Mediation Centre; Certification from International Law Institute in International Trade Law and as well as a Global Certification as Climate Counsellor from ICCE in association with UNFCCC and Graduate Diploma in Cyber Law from the Asian School of Cyber Law and the Government Law College  (GLC) Mumbai.
Pavan has worked under several Senior Counsels and also in several Judicial Chambers at the High Court of Karnataka under the guidance of the Hon’ble Justices, to add knowledge and wisdom. He has also worked under Dr. Gubbi Subba Rao as a Research Associate in his Chambers, Dr. Gubbi’s House of Justice, and contributed majorly for the book titled “Private International Law”. He has got more than 60 publications in National and International Journals to his name and authored two texts titled “A Handbook on Multilateral Instruments” and “The Law of Electronic Contracts”.  His areas of practice cover Private International Law, Direct & Indirect Taxes, Maritime Law, International Trade Law, Environmental Law, Commercial Arbitration Laws, to name a few.

PAYAL MANHAS

Payal Manhas is Group Legal Counsel at Landmark Group in Dubai. She has 15 years’ experience of business partnering related to legal issues for India, Southeast Asia, Middle East,UK, and North America. Payal has worked for global companies in Retail, Hospitality, E-commerce, and Information Technology with focus on Commercial Contracts, Intellectual Property Rights, Data Privacy and Regulatory compliances. She has been awarded the gold medal for excellence in law degree and also obtained specialised certifications from Harvard University.

RAGHWENDRA VERMA

Raghwendra Verma has over 20 years of experience as a Corporate Legal Leadership. His gamut of experience includes cross border M&A/ Privacy Laws /Cyber Security/Strategy/compliance/ Contract Negotiations/Litigation/Risk Management. In a career spanning 20 years, Raghwendra has delivered business-driven Legal strategy at global, regional and national levels across several industry verticals. Currently, he is Serving ISON as Group Head- Legal, Compliance and Corporate Secretary. ISON Group is into IT & ITES and has business operations in 29 Countries across Africa, Middle East and India. He has a unique capability of identifying root cause of issue and is an excellent solution provider, whether issue is related to contract, Litigation, Human Governance or Compliances. He helped the organization in spreading its wings by Carrying out acquisitions in Egypt, South Africa, Dubai, Cyprus, Mauritius,Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Mozambique, and in other parts of Africa. Some of his key achievements include, spearheading private equity investment in the organization, setting up of business in many countries in Africa & Middle East, building a robust compliance system in Organization, Building culture in an organization to minimise risk of employee related issues and litigation.

PRIYANK LADOIA

Priyank has wide experience in advising and representing multi-national and Indian companies, and its officers, before various forums and tribunals in matters pertaining to Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Companies Act, 2013 and other regulatory enactments. He has also advised and represented clients in investigations for penal offenses and has represented clients before various courts, including High Courts and the Supreme Court of India. He also has extensive experience in advising and representing foreign and domestic corporations in complex commercial disputes, including, shareholder disputes, oppression and mismanagement claims, commercial contractual disputes, banking and regulatory matters and insolvency matters. He has also advised and represented clients in international and domestic arbitrations both, institutional and ad-hoc. He graduated in 2012 from Symbiosis Law School, Pune and has a practicing experience of more than 9 years.

QUIIN HNG HUEY KOON

Quiin Hng is a passionate legal practitioner with a diversified professional background of criminal litigation, civil litigation, corporate, commercial, intellectual property law and conveyancing. She is the founder of Hng & Partners, a modern and outcomes-driven law firm that advances in digital technology while embracing traditional values. It is headquartered in Penang Mainland, and is committed to provide novel legal solutions and superior legal services to a diverse range of clients.  Quinn is also appointed as the Co-Deputy Chairperson of the Malaysian Bar National Young Lawyers and Pupils Committee year 2021-2022. In year 2019, she held two positions concurrently in two Committees within the Kuala Lumpur Bar, namely the position of Vice Chair (E-newsletter) in the Publications Committee and the position of Co-Deputy Chairperson of Corporate & Conveyancing Practice Committee (Members' Complains/Issues). She is often invited as Speaker and Moderator to legal Webinars and events. She writes Legal Articles occasionally.

RESHANT V. SHAH

Mr. Reshant Shah is a first-generation lawyer and the managing partner of M/s. Lex
Conseiller, a growing law firm based in Mumbai City with recent expansion in the
City of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He has 14 years of litigation expertise in the
Infrastructure Sector, Corporate Sector, Intellectual Property, Commercial,
Arbitration, Scheme Matters, IT Sector, among others. He is the In-House Counsel
of M/s. Lex Conseiller. During his 14 years of practice, he graced the opportunity to
work on diverse and complex project(s) in the segment of FDI, Infrastructure,
Mining, Mergers & Acquisitions, and other areas. He continues the chamber practice
along with his litigation practice. He has been at the pioneer in incorporating the
firm M/s. Lex Conseiller and is now focusing his efforts on expanding the firm.

RAHUL TOTALA

Rahul Totala is a Counsel & Arbitrator, practising at Bombay High Court and Supreme Court. He practises before National Company Law Tribunals, across the country and also before National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, at Delhi. He completed his B.S.L LLB in 2010 and L.L.M in 2012, Business and Corporate Law from Pune University. He is a member of Bombay Bar Association and also a member of INSOL. He specialises in Corporate and Commercial Laws. He has been advising Corporates, MNC’s, Investment Advisors, Government Undertakings, Banks and Financial Institutions on various aspects of legal issues which arise in their day to day activities and further is also incharge of the contract management and due diligence. He has also represented its clients at Singapore and South Korea
Rahul has acquired rich experience in the areas of Commercial Laws, after having worked with Senior Counsel at Supreme Court, Bombay High Court and at a leading law firm in Mumbai. He is now incharge of Dispute Resolution practice with RT LEGAL, founded by his father, Mr. Rameshwar Totala, who is practising since 1985.

RAJAT BAIJAL

After pursuing B.Sc. in Life Sciences in 1997 from University Maharaja's College, Jaipur, Rajat Baijal pursued his LL.M with specialisation in Comparative Constitutional Law from Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati University, Ajmer. 
Since the last two decades unto the present, he is a regular independent practising advocate at the Hon'ble Rajasthan High Court and the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India and an active counsellor in matters pertaining to All India High Courts dealing with Civil, Criminal, Appellate and Writ Matters pertaining to Service Laws, Educational Laws, Revenue Laws, Family and Property Laws and various other branches of Law.
On International Frontiers, Rajat is a distinguished Member of the International Council of Jurists, United Kingdom London and a Honorary Member Advocate with a couple of other International Organisations and Federations including the International Federation of Global Green Information Communication and Technology, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. He has been internationally active on the global concerns of Ecosystem Sustainability and Planet Green Earth, Global Warming, Biodiversity Conservation and Wildlife Conservation & Protection.

RITIKA GANJU

Ritika is a Partner based in the Delhi office of Phoenix Legal. She has over 15 years of experience in primarily advising, assisting and representing well renowned multinational companies in a wide range of commercial transactions including merger and acquisitions, investment into India, internal corporate restructuring, joint venture arrangements and several business arrangements/projects across various business sectors such as automotive, pharmaceutical, oil and gas, food and beverage and information technology. She has assisted well-established foreign companies make their way into India and lends day to day support to the Indian subsidiaries of these foreign companies on corporate and legal matters. As a regulatory and compliance lawyer, Ritika has vast experience in advising global corporations across the business sector with special focus on 'Pharmaceutical and Healthcare' and 'Automotive' on regulatory and compliance related matters.

RICHA DEWAN

Richa graduated with a B.A.LL.B. degree from ILS Law College, Pune and is an advocate enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi, India. During her time in India, Richa specialised in criminal litigation across the various Courts in New Delhi where she successfully represented numerous high-profile clients in white collar crimes/economic offences cases valued at more than USD 500 Million. She now resides in Dubai, UAE, where she advises her clients on Litigation and Corporate Commercial matters under the Laws of UAE and the GCC Region, and in Dispute Resolution and Arbitration before the DIFC, DIAC, LCIA, ADCCAC, and ICC to name a few.  
Richa has over 7 years of experience in corporate advisory and trial advocacy in GCC, India and UK which has equipped her with skills that are transferable across the realm of legal practice. Her extensive research skills, ability to understand the nuances of procedural law and the interpretation of substantive laws, coupled with the oratory skill to present a case to a full courtroom and the proficiency to handle high profile matters, have helped Richa hone the art of gentle yet effective communication."

RICHARD KABEYA MBIKAY TENTE

Richard Mbikay Tente performed his Law studies in 1994 and was later appointed as Public attorney in 1997.
Two years later he joined the Lawyer cooperation  as a Private Lawyer and worked till today. He has conducted more than 300 cases both in civil and criminal matters, in immigration, but mostly in corporate law. He has established and advised several companies, belonging from various sectors, such as,  NGO, mining, transport, agricultural, aviation and many more. Richard has been working with Zambian, South African as well as European lawyers on several matters either on the basis of referrals or as co-leader. This has also acquired his extensive knowledge about other legal bodies. Currently, he works as the Head of  Legal at  JDE SA Group, based in South Africa. Moreover, he was recently assigned as an expert member of the DRC Presidential Commission instituted on the 2nd of August 2021 to clarify the situation of mining reserves, mineral resources and evaluation of shareholding of GCM in TFM project.

RUPESH GUPTA

Rupesh Gupta is a lawyer with experience of more than 14 years in handling arbitration, litigation, white-collar, investigations and legal advisory assignments. With the advent of time, he has learned new subjects and is striving to excel in the field of Data Protection. Currently, he holds the position of Partner at AAA Legal,  a law firm with illustrious legacy of 14 years, with areas of practice as: • Arbitration • Banking and finance • Competition/Anti-trust • Data protection • Employment and labour • Intellectual property including TMT • Real estate • Taxation & Customs • White Collar Crime & Criminal laws.

RITUNJAY GUPTA

Ritunjay Gupta is a dual-qualified (New York and India) disputes attorney. He pursued his LLM from Columbia Law School, New York and moved on to complete his Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management from IMT, Ghaziabad. Ritunjay specialises in AD HOC & Institutional Arbitration (both domestic and foreign) and civil & corporate commercial litigation. He has clients from diverse sectors, i.e., health and hospitality, automobiles, constructions & engineering, securities, fashion, food and beverages, information technology and banking & finance.  He has acted for and represented several domestic and foreign corporations, private and public sector banks and financial institutions, investment intermediaries, start-ups, HNIs before various domestic and international judicial and quasi-judicial fora, including the Supreme Court of India, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). Ritunjay’s area of expertise includes shareholders' disputes, construction disputes, insolvency resolution, debt enforcement, unfair and prohibited trade practices, breach of contract claims, oppression & mismanagement claims and corporate restructuring schemes.

ROHIT SHARMA

Rohit Sharma is the Director, Legal - South Asia at Zimmer  Biomet, a Fortune 500 American Life Sciences company. He advises the company on legal issues, risk analysis and dispute  management concerning South Asia. He works closely with the  teams across the globe to develop legal policies, programs and its  implementation. Prior to joining Zimmer Biomet, Rohit was Associate Partner at  Economic Laws Practice (ELP) in Dispute Resolution team at New  Delhi wherein he handled a wide range of disputes both of a general commercial nature as well as public and regulatory disputes. Rohit's experience spans numerous sectors, and he has been regularly advising clients in issues pertaining to Drug & Cosmetic Act, Food Safety & Standards Act, Construction Contracts, Infrastructure, Information Technology, Intellectual Property amongst many others. He is adept in providing legal solutions in conflict situations involving contractual disputes, government actions, regulatory changes, statutory violations.

SACHIN S. PUJARI

Sachin Pujari is a qualified Advocate-on-Record at Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, New Delhi. He commenced his career at the Supreme Court of India at the Chamber of Former Additional Solicitor General of India. Presently, he is the Founder and Managing Partner of a Full Service law Firm “SSP LEGAL”. With experience over a decade he has represented various high profile clients at Supreme Court  and also been the part of various reported judgments passed by the Supreme Court of India, including the Constitutional Bench Judgment passed by the Supreme Court in Arunachal Pradesh Matter and also various Corporate matters . He is a regularly practicing Counsel at Supreme Court of India and Various High Courts across Country also NCLT & NCLAT. He even regularly advises and acts on behalf of Corporate Group and on various subject matters such as Constitutional Law aspects, Arbitration Matter, Commercial And Insolvency  Petitions, White Collar Crime and Penal Laws.

S. K. SINGHI

Mr. S. K. Singhi is the Founder & Managing partner at S.K. Singhi & Co, LLP Advocates. He is a dynamic professional entrepreneur, who completed his graduation from St. Xavier’s College, before attaining a Bachelor of Law (LLB) degree. He commenced his professional career in 1994 at a Kolkata-based corporate house. His skills and expertise allowed him to handle the legal matters of the firm with great ease, which got him promoted from company secretary to the group’s head of the legal division. Mr. S.K. Singhi has handled legal cases of varied complexity. 
He left the corporate house to independently launch his firm in 2009, with the vision to emerge amongst the best law firms in India. Till date, he possesses more than 25 years of rich corporate, commercial and legal experience.

RUTVIK PATEL

Rutvik Patel is Director and the General Counsel of TBEA Energy (India) Private Limited at Vadodara, Gujarat, India. TBEA is an MNC headquartered at People’s Republic of China that has established world class manufacturing facilities in India since 2010. Rutvik has received an LL.B. degree from the M. S. University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India by securing a gold medal and also has completed LL.M. (Corporate Laws) as a Topper from the same University. He is a result-oriented General Counsel with over 19 years of experience having core competency in Risk Management in addition to International & Domestic Arbitration, Litigation, NCLT Matters, Private Land Acquisition, Revenue Disputes, Legal & Secretarial Compliances, etc. His forte has been the innovative creation, establishment of Risk Review Matrix Mechanism along with Online Sourcing Process for the Organization that reduced Risk and Cost substantially while bringing due transparency in commercial transactions. 

SAMANTHA DE SOYSA

Samantha is a Senior Practitioner of Law in Sri Lanka and a Barrister of Lincoln’s Inn (UK). She holds an LLB degree with Honors from Warwick and has completed her LLM, specializing in Banking and Finance law, from the University of London. She has been in practice for over 15 years and specializes in Corporate, Company, Conveyancing and IT Law matters. Samantha is a strong advocate of data protection and privacy, and is a voice on the importance of having comprehensive privacy laws. She has been featured, as a guest columnist, in the Daily FT newspaper of Sri Lanka where she has written on topics ranging from data protection, electronic contracts to money laundering. Samantha currently serves as a Delegate of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka and the Assistant Treasurer of the Association of Corporate Lawyers (ACL).

SAEED HASAN KHAN

Saeed Hasan Khan has vast experience of advising clients on various issues like taxation, corporate, regulatory compliance, contractual obligations etc. and representing them before the authorities. Over the past 20 years’, he has practiced direct and indirect taxes, which encompasses all three practice tiers: Advisory-Execution-Litigation. He advises on cross-border transactions, international tax treaties and matters related to tax due diligence, corporate structures, shareholder agreements, contractual stipulations between the companies. He has developed keen professional interest in emerging laws about personal data protection and has gained understanding of underlying concepts and principles governing the global data protection laws including General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union. He has contributed professional articles concerning data protection and cybersecurity, which have been published by Global Legal Group’s International Comparative Legal Guide, Mondaq, One Trust and Lexology. He was one of the speakers in a webinar on Pakistan cyber security co-organized by his firm and Legal 500 United Kingdom. He has presented detailed comments on Pakistan’s draft law on personal data protection to the Ministry of Information Technology & Telecommunication, Government of Pakistan.

SACHIV KUMAR

Mr. Sachiv Kumar is a Co-founder and Corporate Partner of SDS Advocates. He has more than 13 years of experience and is a graduate of Symbiosis Law College, Pune. He is admitted to practice in India and has experience in handling both Indian and English law/cross border deals. 
His area of practice spans Banking and Finance, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, Corporate and Commercial laws, Project Finance, General Corporate, Real Estate and Foreign Exchange Laws which includes External Commercial Borrowings, participation in FCCBs, risk participation, equipment financing, trade credits, syndicated deals, etc. and Data Protection laws, Information Technology Laws, Labour Laws, Intellectual Property Laws, Corporate Social Responsibility. He is very well versed with the nuances of the corporate documentation and corporate and commercial laws and provides practical solutions within the framework of law. In the recent years, he has advised and been involved in crucial/critical assignments/transactions with several major corporates including banks and NBFCs and multinational companies and organizations.

SAMEER CHAUDHARY

Sameer Chaudhary is a graduate in law from Delhi University and has completed his Masters in Corporate and Commercial Law from King’s College, London. Sameer has been in practice for more than 15 years and has been able to carve out a niche both in contracting and litigation.  He has extensive experience in criminal and corporate litigation. He specializes in white collar crime, cross border disputes and arbitration. Sameer has previously held the position of Additional Advocate General for the State of Haryana and Deputy Advocate General for the State of Punjab before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India where he has expertly handled matters involving complex legal questions that have a bearing on the law and policy of the states. In 2012, he co-founded Śāstra Legal, Advocates & Solicitors, a leading boutique full-service law firm handling a wide range of civil, corporate and insolvency litigation and arbitration for leading domestic and international clients. He is a member of the Supreme Court Bar Association, Delhi High Court Bar Association, National Company Law Bar Association and International Bar Association. He has regularly contributed to legal and business journals like The Financial Express, The Chronicle, The Pioneer and Deccan Age on topical issues ranging from anti-defection to women safety and empowerment.

ARVIND ATHITHAN

He is a young Advocate Practicing at Madras High Court, NCLT, Consumer Forums and other lower forums in and across South India. He is a second Batch topper and procured Silver Medal in Tax laws at Amity Law School. His core areas of practice are litigation, Arbitration, Economic Offences . He brings his expertise and experience to the table to help companies and other individuals to resolve their legal issues quickly and amicably. In line with the ethos and expertise of the last 6 years, He worked for leading cable landing station case, Constitutional validity on entry tax case at Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and assisted Mr. P. Wilson Senior Advocate and Member of Parliament on a few landmark judgements. He has been instrumental in working for clients and with various governmental authorities, to help understand, interpret, and study the impact of the Codes on the working of Companies. He has been awarded and honoured as a “Best in Personality Enhancement” by the very same Amity University during his academics.

SAMEET GAMBHIR

SAMEET GAMBHIR, LLB, FCS is a Corporate legal professional and Company Secretary with over 25 years  of experience in different fields and is presently  Jt. VP (Corporate Law) & Company Secretary of DCM Shriram Limited, New Delhi, 
His expertise includes regulatory & corporate legal matters, Corporate compliances under various Corporate Laws, SEBI regulations, RBI and FEMA matters, contract Management and legal documentation. He carries vast experience in handling Board Meetings, shareholders meetings, Investor relations, litigation support, due-diligences, and has handled mergers, acquisitions, setting up foreign subsidiaries, formation of JVs, restructuring, winding up/ liquidation matters during his role with various Companies. Sameet has  handled many investigations, brand protection issues, litigations related to civil, criminal, labour, company Law, cyber & I.T laws and Cyber-Crime matters.  
Sameet has recently been awarded as one of the Most Influential Corporate Counsel and Company Secretary by ACoS. The Team led by Sameet in DCM Shriram Limited won the best compliance team of the year consecutively for two years - by LegalEra in 2020 and by Kamikaze in 2019. This legal professional  has also been featured in the Compendium of India’s leading lawyers released by ICCA and in Constellation of shining stars of India Legal fraternity released by CCAI. 
Some of his previous assignments include Group Company Secretary & Compliance Lead at Schneider Electric India, Associate Director-Legal and Company Secretary of KPMG India, Head Legal and Company Secretary of Hill & Associates and more.

SAMEER ABHYANKAR

Sameer enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi in 2008 and has since worked in prestigious chambers in the Supreme Court of India, to gain a vast experience in commercial litigation before the Supreme Court and before other Courts and Tribunals in New Delhi. Commercial dispute resolution being his forte, he also represents the firm in arbitrations for the firm’s clients.
Sameer is an Advocate on Record of the Supreme Court of India and as such has represented a wide spectrum of the firm’s clients before the Supreme Court on diverse issues arising out of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, Company Law, Consumer Protection Law, Mining and Environmental Law, Electricity Laws, Competition Law, Constitutional Law, Contractual Disputes, Service Law, Education Law and Taxation.
Sameer also advises and represents the firm’s clients before various Tribunals headquartered in New Delhi, particularly the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT). Sameer has a flair for legal writing and regularly writes articles on various issues of commercial law.

SANTOSH SHARMA

Santosh Sharma is a versatile professional with keen eye and interest towards the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Laws. He has a strong background of 18 years of experience in corporate law and commercial law practices. Santosh Sharma was enrolled as an Advocate in March 2009. He is practicing as a lawyer before the Supreme Court of India. Since the advent of IB Code, Santosh Sharma has represented several clients in the IBC related matters before Hon’ble NCLT/NCLAT. He has also advised several Resolution Professionals in effective discharge of their duties under Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process. He has been instrumental in advising national and multinational corporations for formulation of strategy on efficient management, marketing, debt restructuring and Infrastructure Advisory. He has also worked for companies like CNBC AWAZ and Bonanza Portfolio as Equity Research Analyst and has been awarded as India’s No. 1 Investment Advisor by Tv18 group.

SASWAT MOHANTY

Being the Co-Founder of Lex Familia India, Mr. Saswat Mohanty has trained students from across the country in Corporate Laws. He has over 8 years of experience in Corporate Laws and has been associated with Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co., and Desai & Diwanji. Mr. Mohanty has advised clients on various aspects of General Corporate Laws, Initial Public Offerings, Right Issues, Qualified Institutional Placements, Public Debt Issuances, amongst others.

SAURABH MISRA

Saurabh Misra, an Advocate enrolled with the Awadh bar Association, completed his LLB from the University of Lucknow in 2017 and thereafter in 2021 finished his LLM in Constitution and Administrative Law from the Sri Ramswaroop Memorial University, Lucknow in 2021. He is currently operating out of his chamber, based in Gomti Nagar, Lucknow. With over 4 years of experience, he appears regularly before the Lucknow Bench of Hon’ble High Court at Allahabad, the Hon’ble Real Estate Appellate Tribunal, Hon’ble Real Estate Regulatory Authority & Hon’ble State Consumer Commission. He has a strong clientele base which includes many notable Real Estate Builders, Homeowners Associations and so on. Saurabh is also the Panel Counsel for Central Government for matters pertaining to Hon’ble High Court, Allahabad, Lucknow Bench. He was also involved in a landmark case which laid down the difference in the roles of the Adjudicating Authority and the Regulatory Authority under the U.P. Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Act, 2016.

SAURABH KUMAR

Saurabh Kumar, completed his Masters in International Tax and Regulations of Financial Market from Queen Mary, University of London in the year 2008. He has been practicing in various arenas of law with specialization in Transactions and Corporate Laws, Capital Markets, Corporate Restructuring, Taxation etc. He has handled both upstream and midstream oil & gas projects with a focus on transactional and corporate work involving high-end sophisticated transactions for some of the leading companies present in India and East Africa.
He has been involved in high end tax litigations before all the forums including the Court of Appeal of Tanzania and has also been associated with KPMG India as Senior Executive, International Tax Litigation and Regulatory team. He holds the Membership of various Legal Associations like Inter Pacific Bar Association and International Bar Associations; Indo American Chambers of Commerce, Union International Des Advocate, International Law Association, Supreme Court Bar Association; PHD Chambers of Commerce and Industry; Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry; International Center of Alternate Dispute Resolution; Indian Council of Arbitration; Confederation of Indian Industry and various other professional Associations.

SATYAN ISRANI

SATYAN S. ISRANI has been practicing as a Lawyer for 20 years in the  field of business, corporate, commercial, securities and property laws  and is the Managing Partner of Messrs. SD Israni Law Chambers. Satyan is a Director on the Boards of some companies and is also a legal advisor to several Indian and international companies. He also  regularly represents clients on behalf of the firm before various judicial  and quasi judicial bodies and has personally appeared before the  Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, Bombay High Court, National  Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Securities Appellate Tribunal,  Securities and Exchange Board of India, National Company Law  Tribunal, the erstwhile Company Law Board, State Commission  Disputes Redressal Forum and several other bodies. He is a member of various professional Indian and International bodies  such as the Bombay Bar Association, the Indian National Bar  Association, the Law Society (United Kingdom) and the Indian Council  of Arbitration. He is presently serving as a member of the Law  Committee of the IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He is a Legal Expert on the Ethics Committee of the Asian Heart  Institute. He has also served as a member of committees of various  companies / bodies such as the Interconnected Stock Exchange, Cravatex Limited, Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry and  the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.

SHAAISTA SARKI

Shaaista Sarki has been an intrinsic part of the legal education industry since 2001. She is the Dean, Faculty of Law at Ziauddin University, Karachi.  Under Shaaista’s term, the guiding philosophy behind the Ziauddin Faculty of Law has been to ensure the democratization of legal education by way of access to education by ensuring not only affordability, but to quality education. They ensure effective teaching coupled with insight into the practical realities of the industry. Their unique pedagogy and highly qualified faculty ensures that students not only learn academic and practical legal skills, but their soft skills are also developed via courses which are not mandated by the regulator but are offered. This includes : Public Speaking, Meditation and Mindfulness, Philosophy of Perception (phenomenology), to name a few. 

SELWYN D'COSTA

Mr. Selwyn D'costa is an IP attorney registered with the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa. He holds a master's degree in law and is currently pursuing his PH.D in the field of Digital Copyrights. He has an overall experience of 8 years in the field of trademark, copyrights prosecution and litigation. He also practices commercial contracts, enforcement, arbitrations etc. His area of practice includes commercial laws, IP laws including trademarks and digital copyrights. He has been actively involved in licensing, assignment and enforcement of IP. He appears in the trademark and copyrights office for hearings and opposition matters of small business houses and corporates.

SAURABH SETH 

Saurabh has over 14 years of experience in handling contentious civil and commercial litigation. He primarily practises in the Supreme Court of India and the High Court of Delhi. Over the years, he has developed a thriving practice in the field of arbitration, commercial litigation, intellectual property and cases pertaining to white collar crimes. He has also authored a number of articles on these subjects, which have been published in leading publications and journals.

SHARMILA K.R 

Sharmila K.R. is a committed and results driven senior legal professional with over 20 years of legal experience spanning varied sectors, Law Firms, Non Banking Financial Services Company, Pvt. Sector Banks, Hospitality, Real Estate/Residential/Retail/Commercial and Land banking. She has proven expertise in protecting the core interest of the Company through complex and challenging situations. She has earlier worked for the Brigade Group, one of the top ten construction companies in India, heading the Retail legal and has also effectively concluded about 200 leasing transactions for one of the most prestigious Retail Malls in India the Orion Mall. K.R. Sharmila has been chosen as a panel speaker at the Global Legal Conferences held at New York, London and Delhi. In addition to the legal responsibilities, she has also worked as the Editor in Chief for the online publications of various Companies, where she worked for and has written extensively on various topics.

SHARIQ AHMED

Shariq Ahmed, a practicing lawyer in the Supreme Court started his career as Law  Clerk to Chief Justice of India (CJI) after completing his Masters in Constitutional  Law from NLIU, Bhopal where he was ranked 2nd in the order of merit. Later, he  joined the office of an Additional Solicitor General (ASG) as an Associate and  continued to work there for another couple of years. For the last 9 years or so he  has been working independently in the Supreme Court. While assisting CJI he worked  on several landmark Constitutional Cases which are hallmark of Indian  Constitutional Jurisprudence. As an Associate to ASG, he appeared for the Government of India before Apex Court.  
As an independent counsel he has represented and argued for individual clients/  organizations/agencies/homebuyers from different parts of the country before the Supreme Court. He has done various cases pertaining to Law of Bail, Land  Acquisition, Criminal Appeals, PIL, Wakf & Haj, Service, Education, Indirect Tax,  Customs & DRI, and other civil matters pertaining to allotment of plots etc. He  has also appeared on TV channels as an expert/panelist on legal social and political  issues.

ACHAL GUPTA

After pursuing his graduation from University of Delhi in 2008, Achal Gupta moved on to clearing her Chartered Accountancy in 2012. He began his career while working at Ernst & Young in the fields of risk advisory, international taxation and transfer pricing, and goods and services tax till 2017. When he further cleared his LLB, in 2015, he joined the L&L Partners (formerly Luthra and Luthra Law Offices), in October 2017, where his major focus was in the fields of dispute resolution and arbitration. He handled matters which especially involved arbitration law, consumer law, environment law, probate and other civil laws. Further, he joined the offices of Mr. Sanjay Jain, Additional Solicitor General of India, assisting him in the cases before Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, Hon’ble Delhi High Court and learned Arbitrators. Currently, Achal works as an independent Counsel in civil, writ, commercial, arbitration, direct taxation and municipal laws.

SHRIVASTAVA LAW ASSOCIATES

SLA is a full service law firm with Head office located in Delhi and Associate offices located in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. We provide legal advice and services to international & domestic clients before various Courts and Tribunals. Our aim is to provide outstanding legal solutions in our chosen practice areas with a strong emphasis on ethics. Our advice is delivered by well- informed, accessible, partner- led teams, which strive to provide the highest quality of service to our clients, by listening, understanding their needs, responding promptly and living up to our commitments. Our clients benefit from our expertise & experience as a large firm while still enjoying the privilege of personal attention and responsiveness of a small firm.

SHREYA DEB

Shreya Deb is a media and entertainment law expert, who was awarded 'International Office of Excellence Scholarship' for her postgraduate programme in Media Law, Policy and Practice from the University of East Anglia, United Kingdom. Her journey in the media industry started with ANM Global – a top tier law firm. 
 
She also brings along work experiences from leading film production company - Junglee Pictures Ltd and currently working with a broadcast media organization - IN10 Media Private Limited primarily focusing on advising the entire network on legal matters and minimizing risk exposure.
 
Besides, she has served in key leadership roles at ENACTUS UK in the position of Vice Project leader, at Women’s Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WICCI) in the position of an Union Territory Vice President of Cyber Security Council, and as a Member of the Advisory Board of Legal Foxes Law Times Journal. She also has a spirited interest in writing, and has several papers published in local, national and internationally circulated journals against her name. She is also a certified mentor at Expertrons.

SHRADDHA GUPTA

Shraddha is a graduate from National Law University, Odisha. Shraddha has over 8 years of experience in the legal field. She began her career in law with litigation at the District Court level, working at Ganu & Co. In March 2020, she started her boutique law firm, ‘Accord Juris’ and continues to work as a Senior Consultant with The Law Chambers. Shraddha has worked closely in several areas of arbitration and dispute resolution, commercial real estate, corporate law, including drafting joint development agreements, business transfer agreements, employment contracts and more. She has even consulted clients in diverse fields, including Labour Laws, IT, ITES, real estate and infrastructure, banking, etc,. Having closely worked with various commercial entities, real estate firms, companies in entertainment and media industry, hospitality industry and IT Companies.
Shraddha regularly appears before High Courts, Civil Courts, NCLT across the Country in commercial litigation matters. Her passion towards the judicial system and her clients has made her a problem solver and she takes a special yet unbiased interest towards all his clients.

SIRAJ SHAIK AZIZ

Siraj Shaik Aziz is a young lawyer based in Singapore with an eclectic experience in legal research and advocacy. 
He spent 2 years at the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme office where he gained considerable exposure representing close to 120 accused persons pro bono at the Singapore State Courts and Supreme Court. An experienced trial lawyer, he has successfully secured conditional warnings, community-based sentences, and acquittals for his clients. He has also been actively involved in the consultation process for proposed legislative changes to the criminal justice framework.

Since entering private practice, Siraj has developed expertise in civil & commercial litigation. He has advised and acted for individuals and corporate clients as lead counsel before the State Courts and Supreme Court in contractual disputes, director/shareholder disputes, employment disputes, intellectual property infringement and tortious claims. Siraj presently serves as a member of the Singapore Law Society’s Criminal Practice Criminal Legal Aid Scheme and Civil Practice Committees.
 

SHALINEE FERNANDEZ

Shalinee Fernandez graduated with a law degree from the University of London in 1999 and the University of New England, Australia in 2020 and was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor to the High Court of Malaya in October 2002. With close to 19 years of experience, 5 years in private practice as a partner undertaking both litigation and corporate work and the last 14 years as an in-house counsel for both local and multinational corporations.
Shalinee was named Women Icon of the Year 2021 by Times Women. She is also a member of the Indian Women History Museum which records, shares, and celebrates Indian Women's history throughout time. Having garnered legal experience across 2 very niche industries of ICT and manufacturing, this included being Regional Legal Counsel Asia-Pacific for ATOS, a French Information, Communications and Technology multinational corporation heading all legal & compliance matters for the Australian continent, New Zealand, Malaysia, Indonesia and other countries in the APAC region. She has been the Senior Legal Counsel for Global Operations & Manufacturing for ANSELL for the past 2 years.

SHUBHAM V. RASTOGI

Shubham is a corporate lawyer and a member of the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa, India . He is currently a Senior Associate at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, a leading law firm in India. Shubham primarily advises on domestic and cross-border transactions in the listed space involving both control and minority acquisitions and regularly advises leading corporate houses and private equity funds on deal structures and investments. He also excels in providing companies and their various stakeholders on matters of corporate governance, crisis management and regulatory compliance. He focuses on aspects of general corporate laws, exchange control regulations, securities laws including capital raising, takeovers and delistings.

SUBHAM DUTTA

Subham Dutta is a well-groomed and professionally seasoned, second-year practicing lawyer, graduated from Symbiosis International (Deemed) University having expertise in the field of Intellectual Property laws and Corporate laws. During his journey into the law school, he has seized various opportunities, gaining hands-on experience working with various corporate teams across various Tier – 1 law firms and getting acknowledged for his unique working style and skills. He strives the spirit of everlasting learning, hard work and believes that knowledge and practice makes a person perfect and constantly tries with the best of his abilities to perform and satisfy his professional needs and superiors. He envisions to start up his own law practice in his field of expertise and has started working towards it by establishing D&D, Advocates and Solicitors which strives to provide a complete guide satisfying all the legal requirements of his clientele.

AKRITI CHAUBEY

Ms. Akriti Chaubey is an independent litigating professional, specialising in Supreme Court Litigation and Arbitration. She is a qualified Advocate on Record in the Supreme Court of India and has over 9 years of experience in Litigation as well as Investment Treaty Arbitration. She has been a part of several landmark cases before the Supreme Court of India, such as the Ayodhya dispute, the Entry Tax matter, the Triple Talaq matter, the Coal gate matter. Apart from the foregoing, she has represented several reputed hospitals and doctors in cases relating to medical negligence both before the Consumer Forum as well as the Supreme Court of India. In the past 9 years she has successfully handled a diverse range of matters pertaining to Constitutional Law, Human Rights Law, Consumer Law, Civil Law, Wakf Law, Arbitration and Commercial Law. She is skilled in dealing with varied clients with exceptional interpersonal skills which has helped her to build strong relationships. Apart from managing her litigation practice, she volunteers for a non-profit organization- Adhiyagya which focuses on providing education to underprivileged children. She also loves to write and has authored several articles on both legal and other subjects.

SMITH MOFOR NJWEIPI

Smith M.Nj. is a managing Partner at Diamond Hill Law firm in Cameroon, Douala. He is currently licensed to practise in Nigeria and Cameroon. He has significant transactional experience in a broad range of Corporate/Business and Entertainment law with recorded success in assisting startup, small and medium sized enterprises, real estate firms and entertainment industry stakeholders. He strives to help local and foreign corporate investors to identify, finance and monetize the investment avenues that will create the most value for them.
Smith is keen to the technological transformation of legal service delivery and has taken advantage of the tools available which have helped him increase his overall reach and still provide efficient and affordable legal service.

SUKANYA BASU

Sukanya Basu is presently associated with one of the reputed and internationally acclaimed Law Firms of the Country- Archer & Angel as Senior Associate-Corporate Litigation. She has extensive experience in the field of Litigation and regularly appears before the Supreme Court, High Courts, District Courts, Commissions and other Legal Forums. She holds a LLM (Pro.) degree in Banking & Financial Studies from National Law University, Delhi.
Sukanya is proficient in dealing matters pertaining to civil, criminal, commercial, intellectual property, white collar crimes and has been actively involved in various arbitration matters. She has appeared in many landmark cases, to name a few - the Ramjanambhoomi- Ayodhyay matter, Nine Judges Constitution Bench- Entry Tax matter, PIL on the condition of Tea Plantation workers, batch appeals for appointment of Shiksha Mitra in the State of U.P., Jagatguru Shankaracharya Jyotishpeeth Title Dispute (pending). Apart from Litigation, she has experience in negotiation and mediation as well. Despite maintaining a hectic schedule, Sukanya also is passionate about helping the underprivileged and is involved in a number of matters on a Pro Bono basis.

SUMES DEWAN

Mr. Sumes Dewan, Managing Partner has over two decades of experience, advising on a variety of cross border deals, M&A transactions and international listing transactions. He continues to be associated with a number of complex and prestigious projects in different sectors. He specializes in Foreign Investment in India, Project Financing, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Laws, Joint Ventures, Corporate Laws & FEMA, Joint Ventures, Hospitality, Real Estate and  Banking and Finance and has been advising clients on complex legal issues. He is one of the few lawyers in India to be admitted as an Honorary fellow of the Association of Fellows and Legal Scholars, Center for International Studies; and Member of Congress of Fellows of the Center for International Legal Studies.

SUGAM PURI

Sugam Puri, is a criminal defence litigator with over a decade of experience handling disputes related to Indian criminal law, with expertise in White Collar Crimes and Offences against the Human Body. After receiving his BBA LLB degree from the Symbiosis Law School, Pune in 2010, he joined the bar at New Delhi and has been practicing before the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi and its designated Trial courts. He has defended/assisted senior counsels in high profile media highlighted matters like L.N. Mishra Murder trial (erstwhile Minister of Railways, India); Saket District Court Judges Attack Case (U/s 307 IPC) and its subsequent appeal before the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi; 2G spectrum cases; Zee - Jindal Steel 100 crore extortion case; Baljinder Singh’s Passport/Visa forgery case. Sugam Puri and his firm is a proponent and holds the belief of providing quality legal assistance to even the last person in the queue. Thus, via their in-house pro bono mechanism they actively serve destitute women, children and senior citizens along with members of the society who are economically weaker and cannot afford quality legal services.

SWATI G. KARKERA

Swati holds a Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from the University of Mumbai, and an Honors degree in Law from IIT Kharagpur. She is a registered Indian Patent and Agent and a registered advocate with the Bar Council of Maharashtra.
Swati has worked with reputed multinationals, law firms, small and medium enterprises prior to venturing out with Lance IP. Infosys Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Mercedes Benz R&D Pvt. Ltd., ABB India Pt. Ltd., Samsung India Software Operations, and IP Horizons, are some of the companies she has been associated with.
As an IP Professional, her experience involves, drafting, filing and prosecuting patent applications across jurisdictions, filing and prosecuting trademark applications, evaluating and managing IP related risks in product development, infringement opinions and oppositions related to patents, trademarks and copyrights, drafting and negotiating Intellectual Property related Licenses, Technology Transfer agreements for commercialization of intellectual property. She has also been actively involved with contracts and engagements involving research and development of products and processes.
Working in cross-cultural environments has fostered in her a multi-dimensional approach towards innovating solutions.  An innate quality of maintaining highest standards of quality at work and a sincere quest towards protecting intellectual property brings the best of a patent professional to the table. With her venture at Lance IP, she aims to contribute towards the protection and commercialization of intellectual property in a holistic manner that shall benefit the society and the innovators of technology at large. 

TAHER ALI

Taher is a highly efficient and competent Corporate Lawyer & Company Secretary with an ability to ensure that a company complies and operates in accordance with all applicable statutory provisions. Experience of attending meetings with shareholders and board of directors and acting as a means of communication between them. 

Taher can be aptly described as a talented professional, with exceptional functional as well as managerial skills.

He possesses a superbly focused mindset, is imaginative, forward thinking and comes with 20 years of experience and proven track record in areas of company law, merger, amalgamation, acquisition, labor laws, corporate documentation, contract management, intellectual property rights, litigation, arbitration, policy formulation, investigation, POSH, HR & ethics compliance. Adept at complying with laws, rules and regulations as well as liaison with various statutory, judicial and legislative authorities. Recognized for taking the most challenging task with a “cool and helpful presence”.

SUSHILA RAM VARMA, ADVOCATE

Mrs. Sushila Ram Varma is a dynamic and self-motivated lawyer with 25+ years of experience and expertise in business, corporate and commercial laws. She is the Co-Founder and Chief Consultant of The Indian Lawyer & Allied Services, a multi-city boutique Law Firm, which provides multi-disciplinary services to clients with the object of acting as ‘one-stop shop’ for all their professional needs. She is part of various national and international associations and a network of professionals that advise corporate and commercial clients. Through this network, she has been able to service overseas clients with ease and confidence. Her clients are of firm belief that she has started a crusade for major reforms in the Legal Sector and has approached the Prime Minister for initiating this herculean task. Moreover, she has been joined by several like-minded lawyers who also believe that the Indian Legal Sector needs vast reforms. She has also started an NGO ‘The Child Foundation’ for development and advancement of children from economically backward sections.

UNNIKRISHNAN VENUGOPALAN

Unnikrishnan Venugopalan has over 15 years of experience in Transactional Advisory services, Mergers & Acquisitions, Due Diligence, business restructuring, joint ventures, takeovers, winding up, and legal matters. His recent successes include creating one of the best Legal teams in India for Themis Associates. He was  also able to launch a successful start-up support program at Algo Legal. 
Adapted an end-to-end ESOP structuring, implementation, and administration for large corporations as well as for start-ups. As a partner at U.V.Associates, also give legal advice on the setting up of new businesses, the formation of corporations and business structures, drafting policies, structuring commercial transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity as well as Venture Capital investments.

Venugopala is also a regular faculty member in the seminars, workshops, and training programs organized by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) and other institutions. Being an active member of various non-governmental organizations, he led mentoring sessions for corporates and start-ups.

AKANKSHA RAJPUROHIT

An alumnus of NLU, Punjab, Akanksha has her specialization in IPR and Business Law. Before starting YHL she was a partner at The Legist and headed the IP Litigation there. She has 9 years of experience in handling trademark & copyright infringement matters for various known brands in the Automobile, Technology Clothing, Sports, Travel, and FMCG industry nationally as well as internationally. She has obtained injunction orders from the High Court of Delhi, Mumbai, and various District Courts of Delhi in more than 100 infringement cases and executed enforcement thereof. She is the head of the IP litigation, national and international trademark registrations in the firm, and leads the liaising with law firms of various continents. Akanksha is an eloquent speaker and great at enterprising. An attorney with a stronghold over IP & commercial Civil litigation, with tremendous negotiating skills, tailored advice, involved in Risk Mitigation, she is a professional who maintains the dignity, integrity, and ethics of her profession while motivating her colleagues to perform and excel.

UDAYAN JAIN

Udayan has a counsel practice with focus on Civil and Commercial Litigation. He has carved a niche for himself in the Anti-Trust/Competition Law practice in the country and is regularly engaged in contentious and high-stakes Competition Law matters. He has been involved in cases that have resulted in landmark judgments with high precedential value. He regularly appears before Supreme Court of India, Delhi High Court, NCLAT and Competition Commission of India

TAN JIA WEI JUSTIN

Justin is a construction lawyer at WongPartnership LLP, a Singapore headquartered and award-winning law firm. Justin has appeared in all levels of the Singapore Courts for construction disputes, and successfully argued the landmark case of Audi Construction Pte Ltd v Kian Hiap Construction Pte Ltd [2018] 1 SLR 317; [2018] SGCA 4 before the Court of Appeal. The case has been cited in at least ten other judgments within two years of being reported in the Singapore Law Reports. He has also been involved in an ICC arbitration between a Korean and Singapore company. The arbitration related to a construction dispute exceeding S$30 million over issues of back charges, liquidated damages and prolongation claims. Apart from disputes, he has also advised on non-contentious construction matters. Notable matters include advising a European multinational company regarding a project to build a new biofuel production plant in excess of €1 billion, and advising an US multinational company regarding the construction of a data centre in Singapore.

VANDANA SETH

Vandana is a lawyer and a CS by profession, holding a total 11+ years of experience. She is  currently heading the complete legal, secretarial and compliance vertical of TATA 1MG Group. She manages the entire legal, regulatory, compliance, secretarial, fundraise, IPR and certain operational aspects.

UTKAL DESHMUKH

Utkal Deshmukh is the Founder and Managing Partner of Deshmukh Bhogle Legal Associates ("DB Legal''). He secured a First Class in his Law degrees (B.L.S. LL.B.), from University of Mumbai; and completed his Masters in Commercial and Corporate Law (LL.M.), from University of London. He kick started his career, working as a paralegal in a UK based all service law firm, MLS Chase LLP, Staines, UK, where he worked for two years. Later he transferred to the Mumbai branch of the same firm. Utkal worked for almost 6 years as a principal associate in the Mumbai office. Three years back, Utkal started his own all service law firm, DB Legal. DB Legal’s head office is in South-Mumbai and its branches are in Andheri, Thane, Pune and Nasik.
Throughout his practice, Utkal has covered diverse areas of banking and finance, real estate, media and entertainment, wills, probate and estate planning, intellectual property rights, alternative dispute resolution, corporate & commercial law, education, employment and labour law, drafting and conveyancing, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, India entry legal compliance, foreign investment (inbound and outbound); to name a few.

VEDCHETAN PATIL

Vedchetan is a Civil Commercial Litigator with a decade of experience in Arbitration, Securities Law, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Law and transactional Advisory especially in the Real Estate sector. He specializes in Investment Advisory Law. He is an arguing counsel and has handled complex matters at Bombay High Court, National Company Law Tribunal and Securities Appellate Tribunal. Vedchetan has many reported judgments to his credit. He handles key portfolios of various Real Estate Developers and Investment Advisors in city of Mumbai. His areas of interest are Constitutional Law and comparative constitutional studies. He is known for strategising litigation to resolve complex multilayered litigations and consequential issues.

VARDHARMA CHAMBERS

Vardharma Chambers is a boutique Indian law firm comprising a highly competent, well experienced and dedicated team of lawyers with their head office based in New Delhi. It is a full-service law firm, which deals in Civil and Criminal Litigation across the country before various High Courts and the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India. They also specialize in compliance and regulatory work for start – ups and other corporates. The entire team has extensive experience in Arbitration and deals with various clients both in India and abroad. The firm strives to deliver a high standard of services to every client, under the guidance of their Board of Advisors and Managing Partners.

VANEESHA JAIN

Vaneesha Jain is an Associate Partner with Saikrishna & Associates. She works on Policy matters, with a specialisation in technology, copyright and data protection. 
As one of the leading practitioners in the area of privacy law within the Firm, Vaneesha has advised some of the world’s largest technology companies during the various stages of consultation in the formulation of the Indian data protection law, including with filing submissions to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. She assisted the petitioners in the landmark ‘Aadhaar case’ which led to the historic 9-judge-bench decision that now forms the bedrock on privacy law in India. 
Vaneesha has advised the Government of India’s Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (“DIPP”) at the Ministry of Trade & Commerce on several matters relating to intellectual property, such as on India’s accession to international treaties such as the WIPO Internet Treaties on copyright as well as in the preparation of an “Enforcement Toolkit” for use by Police Officers and other Enforcement Agencies/officials in implementing intellectual property rights. Vaneesha received her L.L.M. from the NYU School of Law and her first law degree from NUJS, Kolkata.

VISHAL KALRA

Vishal is a practicing Advocate and based in New Delhi. He is admitted to the Bar Council of Delhi and practices at Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, High Courts. With specialization in domestic and international tax, transfer  pricing and corporate, he has over two decades of experience in advising multinationals and Indian conglomerates on a wide range of issues relating to FDI, business reorganization, cross border tax structuring and more. He is an acknowledged expert in domestic and international tax, transfer pricing tax controversies / advocacy and has to his credit several landmark judicial pronouncements. 
Vishal has handled various high profile litigation cases before judicial forums and has represented various taxpayers before the Delhi High Court and the Tax Tribunal involving the highly debated tax issues relating to transfer pricing adjustment for creation / development of marketing intangibles by Indian subsidiaries. 
He has also been involved in dispute resolution of various MNCs across sectors like ITeS, Oil & Gas, Aviation, Electronics and FMCG, before High Courts and various Benches of the Tax Tribunal. Vishal is a Member of the Delhi High Court Bar Association, Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Bar Association, International Fiscal Association and The Chambers of Tax Consultants.

VIRAL VORA

Viral Vora is the Managing Partner of VPV Legal and Associates. He is a graduate in Civil Engineering and ran a construction company for over a decade before obtaining his Bachelor in Laws from the University of Mumbai. He also has an MBA from UBI, Belgium  and is enrolled on the Rolls of Solicitors in England & Wales.   He also has completed his Masters in Law (Corporate and financial law) from the prestigious Jindal Global Law School. Viral specialises in the real estate, construction and infrastructure sector with a particular emphasis on litigation, contracts and conveyancing and corporate matters. He also has a varied allied work experience in corporate mergers and acquisitions, insolvency resolution, banking and finance, taxation and arbitration. With more than two decades of hands-on legal experience, he has appeared before all the courts, tribunals and other quasi-judicial forums at the appellate level, particularly the Supreme Court of India.

VIDULA MEHROTRA

Vidula Mehrotra is a Senior Associate at Vardharma Chambers and has practiced before the Supreme Court of India, Delhi High Court and various other Tribunals. She worked with a reputed law firm in Mumbai, and further made a shift to Delhi in 2018. Vidula, is currently practising in the area of white collar crimes, arbitrations and matrimonial disputes. Vidula,  is also engaged in activities pertaining to women empowerment and providing legal aid to the underprivileged. She has been recognised by the India Today Magazine for her selfless work towards the same. She is also the Co-Chair of the young lawyers division at the Indian National Association of Legal Professional at New Delhi. Apart from doing litigation she indulges in writing several articles in different fields of law some of which are published in SCC Online Blog, The World Journal of Juristic Polity etc.

WASIM BEG

An experienced Partner at one of the leading Law Firms in the country, Wasim Beg is skilled in Criminal Law, Legal Writing, Litigation, Legal Advice, and Civil Litigation. He has been in the legal field for nearly 14 years, having started his career at the chambers of the Criminal Law Giant – Mr. Ram Jethmalani. He went on to become the Additional Advocate General (the 2nd highest law officer in a State) of the State of Jammu & Kashmir at a very young age and continues to be a Partner at L&L Partners. 
Wasim looks after the Dispute Resolution practice and possesses vast experience in Corporate and Commercial disputes, Litigation and ADR. He specializes in Civil Law, Labor Law, Criminal Law, more particularly White-Collar Crimes, International crime syndicates and Extradition. Wasim is also proficient in cross border enforcement of decrees and awards.

VISHAL SHARMA

With an experience of 22 years in the legal industry, vishal sharma is a commercial litigation lawyer, negotiator and mediator from india. this delhi university, IIM- Calcutta and ISDE, Spain Alumni, completed his law degree in 1996. He pursued his masters in international sports law. Vishal is a firm believer that sports instills a spirit of self-confidence. Self-reliance, discipline , justice, fair play and patriotism. As a player, it develops a sense of team spirit, educating players to adjust with other people's shortcomings, respect and follow the rules of the game they play. Hence, one becomes a man of principles. His area of work varies from private limited to public limited companies to Government of India, other than the private individuals and Boards.

SIDHARTH DAS

A graduate in Electronics Engineering, a degree holder in Law, he has more than 18 years of rich experience in the field of IPR. He has also served a leading IPR firm in the capacity of Patent Associate. He is registered to practice as an Advocate and Patent Attorney as well. He is an avid orator and has represented his firm in many national seminars & workshops. He is affiliated to the Bar Council of India, International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA) and International Trademark Association (INTA).  His expertise lies in the areas of Patents, Designs, Copyright, Trademark Prosecutions & Litigations, Cancellation and opposition proceeding related to the above, License negotiations, Geographical Indications, Litigation Proceedings (Patent, Design, Trademark & Copyright), Corporate Advisory, Strategic IP Advices and Arbitration & Mediation (Mediation in IP).

ABHISHEK RAJENDRA LUNKAD

Abhishek Rajendra Lunkad is the third generation lawyer of Lunkad Vakil or Lunkad Kankariya & Associates. He pursued his graduate degree from the Marathwada Mitramandal College of Commerce and then moved on to pursue law from the Sinhgad Law College. Abhishek completed his LLM (corporate law) from the Vishwakarma University, and joined practice in the year 2019. Throughout the training period, he got himself well acquainted with one of the most prominent Supreme Court Lawyer Advocate Ashutosh Shrivastava, where he learnt about the field of taxation law. Since then, there hasn’t been any looking back for him, and now it has been three years since Abhishek is advising clients on various important matters of tax laws.

YOUSEF AL AMLY

After completing his LLB from Egypt in 2008, Yousef Al Amly moved to the USA, to USA to further continue his LLM. Throughout his career span, he has advised clients on complex corporate and commercial structures and transactions in relation to joint ventures, corporate restructuring, M&A, equity capital markets and commercial transactions (including franchise, distributorship and agency). This includes negotiating and drafting the terms and conditions of agreements and documentations related to any of the said transactions both in English and Arabic such as commercial contracts, due diligence reports, shareholders' arrangements, sale and purchase agreements, acquisition finance, IPO prospectus and other legal documents necessary to carry out corporate/commercial transactions.
Yousef also assists clients on other various corporate matters including incorporation of
different legal entities, shareholders and board meetings and resolutions, ordinary and
extraordinary general assemblies, corporate governance, disclosure and transparency
requirements, and regulatory compliance; in addition to advising on, and drafting required
agreements and documentation related to, employment arrangements with senior executives
and management, intellectual property rights, information technology services, franchise,
transfer of technology, commercial agency, and distribution agreements.

SINDHU SREEDHARAN THUMBARATHY

​Sindhu has over 25 years of extensive legal experience in litigation, specialises in dispute resolution. She has successfully represented clients’ interest before various judicial and quasi-judicial courts.  She is a qualified Advocate from India and Solicitor of England and Wales; an Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitration London.  Advising on complex issues arising out of multiple jurisdictions.  She has also established good practice at the Supreme Court of India, Hon’ble High Courts at Bombay and Ahmedabad; various District Courts, Consumer Forums at NCDRC-Delhi, SCDRC-Mumbai as also at NCLT-Mumbai; Tribunals; Family Courts in Mumbai with few Criminal proceedings and various regional courts; she specialises in Domestic and International Arbitrations.  She has been regularly engaged in contentious and high-stake disputes, which have resulted in landmark judgments in addition to her exceptional experience in commercial negotiations skills.  She conscientiously advises and acts for her clients on a range of subjects such as, arbitration laws, multinational corporate, commercial, white-collar crimes and penal laws.  She has handled complex matters related to arbitrations including construction contracts arbitrations and Arbitration related litigations.  She has a team of Advocates and network of Advocates and Solicitors spam India and International.  She has been actively propagating mediation to curtail disputes.