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Lex-Falcon Awardees Singapore 2022

AARUSHI GUPTA

Aarushi Gupta is an Attorney at Donoso & Partners, LLC. She is based out of Delhi, India and has acquired hands on experience in immigration, business and investment laws while working with multinational corporations, consulting firms and high net worth individuals across the globe. She is passionate about helping immigrants navigate the immigration system and achieve their dreams.

AASHISH RAJ SINGH

A journey of two decades in making, while 5 years spent learning them and 15 implementing and executing before various Courts Forums Tribunals and Institutes, Aashish Raj Singh currently serves as Legal Head to a top real estate MNC, namely Emaar. He has also served ATS & Ansals in the past. Aashish has also served as the panel counsel for various Government Departments in the State.

ABHISHEK BHARTI

Mr. Bharti holds experience working with the United Nations as an International Civil Servant in Vienna, Austria, as Senior Legal Counsel at Tyco Electronics in Bangalore, and as a Management Trainee at Glaxo Smithkline in Gurgaon. He completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Law (BA LLB Hons.) from the University of Bangalore in 2006 and later completed his Master’s Degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy under the TUFTS University, Massachusetts, US. He has written several articles on Legal and anti-corruption matters in some of the leading Indian and International Journals along with co-authoring a book titled “Combating corruption and money laundering in BRICS countries: Legal frameworks and Institutional arrangements'.

ABHISHEK KUMAR

Abhishek is a first generation lawyer and presently, working with Dahua Technology as General Counsel- India & South East Asia. He is a dual qualified and seasoned counsel with diverse experience in setting up & managing corporate legal affairs in SEA. Abhishek graduated from ILS, Dehradun (India) in 2011 and thereafter completed his LL.M (International and Commercial Law) with a distinction from University of Buckingham, UK. His expertise lies in overseeing and managing legal support and corporate representation for reputable companies in the technology sector. Abhishek has been ranked in GC Powerlist India Teams by The Legal 500, and has also been enlisted in the World IP Forum.

ABHISHEK SHARMA

Mr. Sharma holds an experience of 17 years of working with institutions like Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and Reliance Industries with his areas of excellence including Contract Negotiation & Strategy, Data Privacy & Due Diligence, Compliance & Governance, Litigation Management, M&A, Employee Relations & Internal Investigations, Strategic Counsel and Employee Training. He holds a Master’s Degree in Business International Law from the University of Aberdeen, UK, and a Bachelor of Law Degree from the National Law Institute University of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

ADV ANKITA AVINASH PHADKE

Subsequently, after the pandemic, Ankita ventured into corporate law. She has been appointed as a full-time legal advisor for several educational institutions and charitable trusts working in the field of education. She also advises small and large businesses with end-to-end legal solutions for the legal issues/disputes which may arise in their business. As a litigating lawyer, Ankita extensively appears before the Family and Criminal Courts which are benched across Magistrate, Sessions and High Courts in Mumbai and PAN India.

AJAY ABHAY MONGA

Ajay possesses an experience of over two decades in Legal Practice (Litigation). He has advised & represented clients in the areas of Banking, Corporate law, Human Resource, International Trade Finance, Litigation, Arbitration (Domestic & International), Insolvency & Bankruptcy Laws, Real Estate, Insolvency, Family disputes / Succession Planning, Property disputes, Foreign Exchange, Money Laundering etc. He has also carved out his expertise in the niche practice area of Trade Finance & Alternate Dispute Resolution apart from general litigation. He appears regularly before the Supreme Court of India, High Courts, and various Tribunals constituted under various laws. He was part of a team of lawyers involved in International Arbitrations conducted under the Rules of The International Chamber of Commerce and the Singapore International Arbitration Centre.

AJINKYA KURDUKAR

Ajinkya has an experience of working in the legal domain since 2011. His early years offered him opportunities to work with law firms and counsels that gave him a rich and diverse exposure to Litigation & Non- Litigation. Graduating in Law, Ajinkya is also a qualified Company Secretary and has completed his Diploma in Maritime Laws, Business Laws, Private Equity and Professional Certification in Arbitration, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence from renowned institutions. He has been a visiting faculty to the University of Mumbai since 2016 sharing his experiences and insights in Arbitration, Corporate & Insolvency laws. 

AKRITI SHIKHA

An alumnus of Symbiosis Law School, Pune, Akriti has her specialisation in the field of Dispute Resolution. With over 4 years of experience in the legal field, she is proficient in dealing with matters pertaining to corporate commercial litigation & arbitration, and insolvency & bankruptcy laws. Upon graduating, she practised in the Dispute Resolution team at Luthra & Luthra, and is currently working at HSA Advocates. She has represented clients before various High Courts, primarily the Bombay High Court and Quasi-judicial Authorities/ Tribunals, and has been engaged in contentious and high-stake disputes. She conscientiously advises and acts for her clients on varied subjects such as constitutional laws, commercial & insolvency laws, real estate legislations, white collar crimes, amongst others.

AKSHAY LAL

Adv. Akshay Lal possesses over a decade of rich exposure in a wide range of Legal Affairs including Litigation/Non Litigation matters, Arbitrations, Risk Analysis/Compliance, Mitigation, Legal Drafting & Documentation. His career journey has showcased excellence in managing PAN India cases under various laws including Civil, Arbitration & Conciliation, Criminal, Finance & Debt Recovery Laws, Regulatory & Industry Specific Compliance, Software As Services (SAS), Insolvency & Bankruptcy Laws, Cyber Laws & Regulations, Corporate Legal Compliance, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Environment Health & Safety Laws Compliance, Negotiable Instrument Act, Human Resource Laws Compliance and Drafting & Vetting Legal Documents.

AMAR ABBASI

Amar Abbasi is a Barrister-at-Law with 10 years+ PQE. Currently, she is a practicing corporate lawyer serving as Director Legal / Associate General Counsel and Government Relations Leader for Procter & Gamble Pakistan, and sits on P&G Pakistan’s Executive Leadership Board as well as the board of various trade and industry forums. She was recently elected as the only female on the American Business Council’s Executive Committee as well.
She started the company’s in-house legal function for Pakistan and is skilled at corporate governance, ethics & compliance, labor/employment, data privacy/GDPR, anti-bribery/FCPA, antitrust & competition, marketing/advertisement regulations, brand protection, internal investigations & audits, oversight of external litigation, and alternate dispute resolution. Over the last decade, she has been able to contribute to various different projects aimed at the development and empowerment of women, including but not limited to P&G’s efforts at partnering with compliant and gender-equal vendors. 

ANIRUDH GUNTURU

Anirudh Gunturu is an experienced Legal Counsellor with a demonstrated history of working with corporates and start-ups, assisting in commercial arbitrations, mediations, commercial negotiations, Business Strategy, and legal compliance-related issues. He is empanelled as a commercial mediator & Arbitrator and certified as an International Mediation advocate by the Indian Institute of Arbitration and Mediation (IIAM) & Standards and Competencies In Mediation Advocacy UK (SCMA UK).
Furthermore, He has been inducted as a Life Member of the Indian Institute of Arbitration and Mediation (IIAM), an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (ACIarb) and inducted as a Member and Representative Neutral of the FICM (Federation of Integrated Conflict Management) and is a certified International Commercial Mediator by APCAM(Asian Pacific Centre of Arbitration and Mediation and has also completed the Program on Negotiation from Harvard Law School

ANKITA VASHISTHA

Ankita Vashistha is a Senior Associate in the Taxation (Litigation & Advisory) practice of ELP. She is a law graduate with over 6+ years of post-qualification experience in the field of tax litigation. Ankita advises clients on all forms of Indirect Taxes including Customs, Excise, Sales tax / VAT, Service tax, GST and Foreign Trade Policy. She has worked successfully with clients across various sectors including Oil & Gas, Pharmaceuticals, Heavy Engineering, FMCG, Logistics, Information Technology, e-Commerce Operator Industry, Petrochemicals, etc. and Direct Taxes. She regularly represents clients before various judicial and quasi-judicial fora including High Courts, Tribunals, Adjudicating Authorities, etc. which has resulted in several reported decisions. She also represents clients in other Corporate / Commercial matters relating to Negotiable Instrument Act, SARFAESI Act, Arbitration, and other allied laws. 

ANKU KHANNA

Anku Khanna has more than 23 years of  experience as a corporate lawyer. Her practice is focused primarily on general corporate  matters, structuring and handling transactions involving joint ventures, mergers and  acquisitions, private equity, technology transfers, strategic alliance and capital market  transactions. She specializes in Corporate and Commercial law, Foreign Exchange  Management regulations, Securities law, regulatory and compliance related laws including  labour and employment laws and POSH. 

Anku has extensive experience in advising clients in the fields of consumer products,  information technology broadcasting, media & entertainment, sports, education, technology  & e-commerce, infrastructure, power, real estate construction development projects and more. She is a member of Bar Council of Delhi, Institute of Company Secretaries of India,  International Bar Association and Asia Law.

ANUBHAV SINHA

School, Bangalore in 2006 and thereafter, joined L&L Partners and worked under Late Sameen Vyas. He has been recognized for his role and advocacy in various legal disputes before courts of law or in arbitrations.. His practice has continued to grow, thereafter, earning him the admiration and respect of his clients.
Anubhav Sinha’s major practice areas include international and domestic arbitrations, shipping law, insolvency and bankruptcy and more. 
He also has a pro bono practice and he tries to follow an ideal that nobody will be denied legal representation due to lack of funds.

ANUMEHA SONI

Anumeha Soni is a Senior Director for Legal, Government Relations, and Facilities at Thermo Fisher Scientific and has led and directed teams of 25 people in India for the company having more than 20 sites of operation. Anumeha is a member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) and a qualified topper in Law and Commerce from Jiwaji University, Gwalior, Lean Six Sigma Green, Black Belt, and Certified Compliance Specialist from Trace International, US.

Before joining Thermo Fisher India, she worked for General Motors Corporation, Becton Dickinson, DuPont, and Alere. She had led assignments with Boston Scientific Corporation and Legal Compliance profiles in India and the Asia-Pacific with experience in automotive, business solutions, and medical devices.

AVDHESH BAIRWA

Avdhesh Bairwa is a graduate from rajiv gandhi national university of law, patiala, punjab. With a special expertise in business laws, avadhesh’s interest also lies in IBC, competition law and corporate advisory.

BAHL & BAJAJ FIRM

BAHL & BAJAJ is a full-service Law firm, providing complete solutions for IP gateway, Commercial Arbitration and Commercial & Civil Suits, worldwide. A  boutique firm, it is currently managed by two founding partners and associates supported by para legal staff for different stages of prosecution, opposition and conflict matters.

The Firm is managed by the Founding Partners Rupin Bahl and Karan Bajaj, known for their Litigation and IP Prosecution expertise, clearance searches, advising on contentious matters, enforcement strategies, and transactional IP. 

Through their diverse team, Bahl & Bajaj serves their clients in various Courts and Tribunals all over India and as well as Foreign Countries. Their attorneys have been an integral part of SEP negotiation and IP Licensing. 

ATUL N MENON

Atul N Menon is a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution at AZB & Partners, New Delhi. He has close to 10 years of experience as a legal professional and has done a wide variety of matters in white-collar crimes, telecom litigation, arbitration, writ petitions, etc. He appears in various forums across India, including High Courts, Supreme Court and tribunals and advice and represents some of the leading multinational corporate entities. Atul has been a part of some of the path-breaking litigations across India, some of which have been widely reported and covered in legal circles.

BANKIM ASHOKKUMAR MEHTA

Mr. Bankim Mehta has rich experience of over 19 years and he has worked in managerial positions with the leading Financial Advisory, Investment Banking and Stock Broking entities in India. In addition, he has served on the Advisory Board of an Executive Hotel chain in India and has also served on the Panel of a novel healthcare services to Pharmaceutical Organizations and Patients in the area of Lifestyle Medicine as a Legal Consultant. 

He has extensive experience in Conducting Legal Due Diligence, Risk Analysis and Mitigation and Management Strategy Planning, Obtaining Regulatory Approvals, Documentation and Negotiations. He specialises in Corporate and Commercial Laws, Employment Laws, Property Laws and Real Estate Transactions, Project Finance for Infrastructure Projects and Development, Intellectual Property Rights related issues and transactions relating to Entertainment, and more.

BHUPENDER SINGH

Mr. Singh is the Founder & Managing Partner of Artham Law Chambers – a boutique law firm Headquartered in Mumbai. Mr. Singh has 15+ years of experience in Tax & Corporate Laws. He has represented Fortune 500 companies before various Government authorities including DRI, Enforcement Directorate, Economic Offences Wing, etc. His vast experience includes representing clients before the European Court of Justice (in international trade matters); advising and strategizing on exit options for foreign shareholders; foreign investment (FEMA); mergers & acquisition; tax structuring & advisory; litigation support. 

Mr. Singh has considerable experience in the TMT sector, FMCG & Pharma sector, aviation sector, real estate sector, chemicals sector and roads & infrastructure sector. He is also a preferred choice for domestic and international clients, who are looking for advise in commercial and tax laws. 

DAIGO NOMURA

Daigo Nomura is a Partner at City-Yuwa Partners Law Firm based in Tokyo. He also holds experience working in Singapore and a secondment experience to Japanese top-tier banks and export credit agencies. 

Mr. Nomura advises many foreign clients aiming to make investments in Japan, and specialises in cross-border transactions in the South East Asian region focusing on corporate commercial, real estate, M&A, and financing transactions. By utilising his extensive work experience he understands the issues and gaps that clients may find when they look forward to making investments in different jurisdictions and provides practical solutions.

DAVID MARC LEE

David is an Associate Director of the firm. His practice centres around complex commercial disputes and related advisory work, as well as company-related insolvency and restructuring.

David’s litigation and advisory experience includes representing companies and high net-worth individuals (before all levels of the Singapore Courts, and in arbitration) in contractual and tortious claims, shareholders' and construction disputes, employment, banking, insolvency and restructuring matters, and both white and blue-collar crime.

Having acted in international arbitrations under various institutional rules (including ICC, SIAC, and LCIA), David has amassed a wealth of experience in navigating complex legal issues while providing practical, fuss-free advice and representation to his clients.

DEVASHISH JAGIRDAR

Devashish Jagirdar is a first generation lawyer from Mumbai. He graduated from Indian Law Society's Law College, Pune in 2014 and was the Vice President of the Debating Society in 2010. He won the Bill Drafting Competition organised by NMIMS in 2014. He then started his practice with Jayakar & Partners under Solicitor &Senior Managing Partner Mr.Mohan Jayakar. He represented Money Ratna Corporations, Supply Chain Services, Power Sector Companies before various Courts in Civil and Criminal Proceedings. This experience shaped him for a role in Saregama for strategizing Litigation & Infringements where he works currently. 

DIXON SOH

Throughout his years of service, Dixon Soh has practised law as a private practitioner, in-house legal counsel and as a lawyer/IP Strategist in the public sector. Over the years, he has advised numerous entities across many different industries, such as IT, e-commerce, FinTech and media. As such, he is extremely familiar with the challenges experienced by businesses throughout South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand. More recently, Dixon has even participated as one of the key contributors of the Singapore IP Strategy 2030 and led a team of IP Strategists to deliver projects that have enabled innovative enterprises to scale and grow using their IP/IA portfolios.

DIVYAM AGARWAL

Divyam Agarwal is the founding member of Agarwal Law Chamber in India, which has offices in Delhi and Uttarakhand along with some branch offices in Hyderabad and Mumbai. He has developed a niche for advising on complex issues arising out of multiple jurisdictions and also, and he is regularly appearing as a legal practitioner before a variety of courts, tribunals, and forums.

Mr. Agarwal has advised clients on a variety of disputes across industries, including civil and commercial litigation, insolvency, and arbitration. He has represented clients in various domestic and international arbitration matters, including those which are of institutional arbitrations as well.

DR. RICHA PATHAK PUROHIT

Dr. Richa Pathak Purohit is a Master of Law graduate from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences and has also completed an Executive Program from IIM Ahmedabad. Dr. Purohit specializes in insolvency law, arbitration, debt restructuring, financing transactions, recovery & exit mechanisms, structuring, and real estate financing.

She has been a recipient of various prestigious awards like ‘Doctor of Advanced Studies in Finance’ by the Azteca University of Mexico, the Chief Justice M.C. Chagla Memorial Trust – Gold medal in the year 2012 for securing a top position in the University of Bombay or the Leading Lawyer of 2022 by the World Intellectual Property Organization.

DUVVA PAVAN KUMAR

Pavan began his career as an associate at the Mumbai office of Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co., before starting DS Associates in 2005. In 2010, Pavan merged DS Associates with Trilegal to lead Trilegal’s Hyderabad office as a Partner. After a 7-year stint with Trilegal, Pavan moved to independent practice and started The Law Chambers in 2018. Pavan has worked with several Indian corporates and promoters in their transactions covering a broad spectrum of issues ranging from corporate compliances, inbound and outbound transactions (both strategic and financial), mergers and joint ventures to private equity and debt funding across various sectors such as Health Care, IT, Media & Entertainment, Pharma, etc. Pavan has also advised on a variety of complex corporate commercial disputes, shareholder disputes, mergers, demergers and amalgamations of companies and regularly advising clients on dispute resolution strategies.

EYSHA MARYSHA

Eysha Marysha is a young lawyer from India. She has offices in Delhi and Chandigarh. Eysha graduated in law and got enrolled in the Bar at New Delhi in 2018. She is currently an LLM in International Commercial and Corporate Law from King’s College London and practising as a lawyer. 

Eysha has a dynamic practice ranging from litigation to corporate advisory and consultancy. Her practice focuses on servicing high-value corporate and individual clients in effective dispute avoidance and resolution across various subjects such as Intellectual Property Law, Commercial and Corporate Law, Civil Law, Company Law, Arbitration, and Compliance

DR. GOPALAKRISHNAN BALAKRISHNA

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 and litigation, Dr. B Gopalakrishnan has been the former founding partner of SK Singhi and Co LLP, Mumbai Office and Partner of SNG & Partners, Mumbai. 

Apart from this, he is known and admired speaker in many of the National and International Conferences on various subjects as also a Guest Lecturer and a Visiting Faculty for many institutions on Banking Laws, Mergers and Acquisitions, Tax laws in India and more. 

FIDA HUSAIN

Fida Husain is a seasoned maritime lawyer and has been the Head of Legal of Qatar Navigation QPSC (Milaha) since 2014. Prior to this role, he was in Singapore and has been part of the shipping industry ever since. He is a critical member of the leadership team of Milaha and has been instrumental in guiding Milaha through various complex projects in both shipping as well as in offshore oil & gas sectors. 

As a mark of recognition, in 2021, Fida was listed as a top 20 under 40 shipping professional in the Middle East, North Africa and Indian subcontinent region by Seatrade Maritime.

FORAM GALA

Foram Gala, the Co-Founder of F & S LAW CHAMBERS, is a first generation lawyer & has  graduated with a B.L.S; LL.B from India’s oldest & most prestigious law school – The Government  Law College. 

Her domain of practice covers a large spectrum from – personal & family laws, that include  handling cases of divorce, custody, domestic violence, maintenance and guardianship. 

She has amassed expertise in drafting before various authorities through regular advisory on civil  suits, writ petitions, legal notices, private criminal complaints, criminal revision applications  etc. and appears before the High Courts along with trial courts viz., sessions courts, district courts,  Family Courts, Debt recovery Tribunal, National Company Law Tribunal, Real Estate Regulation  Authority, and other competent authorities. 

FREDERICK TAY

Senior Legal Counsel for Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan operations as well as the legal business partner to a global marketing organisation within GSK, Frederick Tay has an oversight over the legal issues arising in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan. He also provides legal advice to data driven activities run from the global hub. Apart from this, Frederick  also co-heads the global digital roundtable for lawyers and runs the digital and privacy community of practice which is tasked to upskilling the lawyers’ capabilities. 

FARYAL KHALEEL

Faryal Khaleel is a lawyer holding an LLB (Hons.) degree from University of London, having over 14 years of work experience as an in-house legal counsel/advisor for multinational/local private & public sector banks in Pakistan. He specialises in consumer/corporate/digital banking products, financing & security documentation, commercial contract negotiation, Company law, Labour, matters pertaining to Law Enforcement Agencies, Corporate Governance; Acquisition/Merger of companies/product portfolios.

Faryal has been awarded by the World Bank Group for his contribution to ‘Doing Business 2021’ under the current legal framework of Pakistan.

He is currently an advocate at the high court, and also the Member of Karachi (Pakistan) Bar Association and Member of Sindh (Pakistan) Bar Council. 

HARISH ADWANT

Harish Adwant is a dynamic legal professional with a focused practice in commercial litigation and arbitration. He is currently associated with the chambers of a reputed counsel in Mumbai.

Harish pursued his LLM in Commercial Law from University of Edinburgh (UK), after completing his primary law degree from ILS Law College, Pune. He holds diplomas in Advanced Entrepreneurship Management and Corporate Laws (GNLU, Gujarat) and International Business Laws (Symbiosis International University, Pune). Harish has authored and presented research papers on IP laws, commercial arbitration and pressing socio-legal issues.


HILA EYAL

Hila Eyal has over 15 years of vast legal experience in long-term aerospace projects; water supply tenders and projects and mobile telecommunication projects. 
For the last 4 years Hila has been part of Hot Mobile Telecommunication Company. Her role includes legal support in tender processes, advice on regulatory issues and various procurements and legal arrangements with vendors of devices, spare parts and services such as cloud services.
Prior to starting her legal expertise, Hila engaged, over 15 years as a Senior Economist, Finance Manager and member of Boards at the Ministry of finance; Amdocs Billing Company and Egged Public Transportation Company. 

JATIN SHARMA

Qualified legal professional with more than 10 years’ experience, Jatin Sharma is an Advocate, Author, Arbitrator and a Human Being who has contributed to the welfare of society and whose hard work has been recognized and honored by International and National Awards. Jatin pursued his bachelor’s of law from CCS University, meerut, and even has a diploma in law of corporate mergers and acquisitions from the asian school of law. 
Jatin is the author of the bestselling law book titled “Denial of Maintenance to Wife” published at the platform of LRC Publications, New Delhi. He has also Presented papers and lectures on “Labour Laws and Combat Bonded Labour in India” in a Workshop conducted by National Law University, Odisha. 
Jatin has been Accoladed with highly prestigious Award in Indian Society titled as “Indian Achievers Award 2022” for tireless and prominent contribution to society and welfare of general public through legal practice.

DANIEL HO

Daniel is an engineer-turned-lawyer in the Singapore office of Baker McKenzie, one of the world’s largest law firms and named the world’s leading law firm brand for the past 12 years. 

Daniel specializes in dispute resolution, project advisory and contract drafting services for international construction, infrastructure, engineering and energy projects all around the world – including Singapore, India, China, Korea, Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Dominican Republic, the Maldives, Bahrain, Vietnam, Taiwan, Myanmar, as well as offshore projects such as Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) units and offshore oil and gas platforms. 

On the dispute resolution front, Daniel has appeared in international and domestic arbitrations administered by various arbitral institutions (e.g., the International Chamber of Commerce.

 

GOPALAN SURYA N

A Practising advocate in Madras High Court and Supreme Court for nearly 30 years, Gopalan Surya Narayanan is the Founder/Senior Partner "GSJ Legal".  His expertise lies in Civil/Commercial litigation, Arbitration, taxation, Constitutional Law, intellectual property Law, including Commercial documentation, real estate documentation, banking, finance and is advisor to Several Corporates and Banks. He completed his training as Mediator by the Supreme Court of India and Civil/Commercial Mediation and Master Class by ADR ODR International and Member of SIMI.  Gopalan Surya Narayanan has also published a book titled "Tamil Nadu Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act". 

JAYESH GAURAV

Dr. Jayesh Gaurav is a practising advocate of the Supreme Court of India. He has a dynamic career with rare combination of educational background of law & software engineering, management and Doctorate in Cyber Law. In a short span of legal practice, he made a mark in the profession and attracted attention of several public sector, private companies, organisations, educational institutions and general litigants for representing them before the Supreme Court and various High Courts, Tribunals etc. To his credit there are approaching 300 reported landmark cases conducted by him. He has been standing counsel of Pollution Control Board, Electricity Board, State Government, Government Undertakings, Railways, University and Various colleges and appeared for various private litigation. He has been resource person of National Judicial Academy, State Judicial Academy imparting training to judges, advocates and law students of the university. He also appeared in Arbitration cases across the country.

JOMOL JOY

omol is a 2014 law graduate from National law Institute University, Bhopal and is qualified to practice law in India. 
Having started as a full time Disputes lawyer, Jomol Joy is now transitioning into a transactional law specialist with expertise in mergers, private equity, venture capital investments and general corporate advisories. 

Her practice areas include Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisition, Corporate Financings, Private Equity Transactions, Securities & Commercial Litigation, Dispute Resolution, and more. 
Jomol’s deals experience cuts across sectors to include information technology, manufacturing, automotive, food and beverage, agriculture and agri-tech and e-commerce. She regularly advises and counsels the senior management on corporate governance, policies and strategy initiatives. 

JAYDEEPSINH ZALA

Jaydeepsinh Zala is a legal professional with more than 15 years of experience in the areas of Real Estate and Corporate Laws. He has been associated with Kamendu Joshi & Associates as Senior Associate Partner for over 8 years and is currently based out of Ahmedabad.

Mr. Zala has gained significant industry expertise across diverse sectors such as Real estate, manufacturing, logistics, media, pharmaceuticals, financial services, shipping, technology, and engineering, infrastructure, and health.

Presently, he is catering through Kamendu Joshi & Associates to Listed / Unlisted enterprises, mid-sized firms, and Start-Ups. He advises his clients across a whole gamut of transactions essential for the functioning of any organization in the economic-legal environment. Mr. Zala has also recently advised many Manufacturing, FMCG, and Food processing companies - global and Indian listed entities.

JYOTI MAHESWARI

Having over 20 years of extensive experience in Mergers & Acquisitions, General Corporate  Commercial, Infrastructure, Structured Finance, ECB, FDI, Jyoti Maheshwari’s experience ranges from  inbound and outbound investments along with dealing with regulatory authorities to  advising a huge number of corporates on their acquisitions. Currently, she is the Senior Vice President, Head Legal, Hitachi Payment Services Private Limited, where she heads the  corporate legal department of the organization. 

Jyoti has been a part of various law firms like Khaitan & Co., Hemant Sahai Associates and others before starting on her own.  
She has been the recipient of the Star Women Lawyer of the Year – 2022 by Legal Era and has also been ranked as a Notable Practitioner 2020 by ILFR 1000.

JOSEPHINE RAJENDRA

Dr. Josephine Bhavani Rajendra is the Head of Legal, Regulatory & Compliance at 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. 

Currently, her key responsibilities include developing risk 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. She is acknowledged by peers, subordinates, and senior leadership for her tenacity and the ability to gracefully manage the dynamics of a rapidly transforming environment. Josephine holds a Doctorate degree in Law specializing in the field of Artificial Intelligence.

KALPANA DIGAMBER SANAP

A lawyer effectively handling versatile positions as that of a Partner at Vidhikarya LLP (a Pan India serving law firm), Kalpana Digambar is a Webster University certified International Business law practitioner, a General Secretary of Women's Division, India Chapter and Distinguished Member at senior advocate Adish Aggarwala's International Council of Jurists, London. 
Her passion to spread awareness of law and implement it to the fullest is born from day to day life experiences which drives her research for legal solutions to exceptional quality. Adv. Kalpana is a trial lawyer advocating for almost every possible category of human development in perspects individually, socially and through businesses.

KAPIL S JOSHI

Kapil S. Joshi holds experience of working as a legal counsel for 10 years with a diverse work experience in top-tier law firms and Big4 in the past. He has rich work experience in advisory and litigation in indirect tax and also regularly advises clients on investment, transaction structuring, drafting, and negotiations. Mr. Joshi has also appeared before different quasi-judicial bodies and Tribunals.

After his joining as Heads-Operations at The LegalBook and TanRaa Legal, Mr. Joshi has moved from his professional legal career to a Firm Management role. Holding a strong business sense and commitment, he is recognized for providing remarkable legal support and guidance for the conducting of businesses of all volumes.

LEENA DESAI

Leena manages a wide range of Indian and International Trade Mark portfolios and she has extensive experience in handling all aspects of contentious and non-contentious IP matters. She has experience in prosecution of Indian and foreign trade marks, clearance searches, multi-jurisdictional recordal projects, transactional matters, enforcement actions, domain name disputes, infringement suits in various courts in India, arbitration. Leena regularly appears before the Trade Marks Offices in India and has briefed counsels in various IP infringement suits, damage suits and arbitration matters. 

Leena’s practice incorporates clients from a broad range of industries including consumer electronics, technology, automobiles, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, aquaculture, fashion, FMCG, to name a few.

KARTIK GUPTA

Kartik is a financial/legal expert with nearly two decades of transnational  experience, having worked in Asia, Europe and the Americas. As a  Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA), an  internationally trained lawyer and an accountant (Fellow), Kartik has deep understanding of business operations, regulatory requirements, and the applicable legislative framework during a business’ life cycle.  

Kartik has extensive experience in the areas of dispute advisory and  litigation support. He has conducted several transnational investigations, across  numerous international jurisdictions including SE Asia, Africa, Americas  and the Caribbean. Kartik is a published author and has spoken at various  fora on topics such as quantification of damages in disputes, fraud,  corruption and business valuations.  

KIAT SENG LEE

Lee Kiat Seng is an experienced compliance & legal professional with a breadth and depth of experience in helping companies and clients navigate the challenging business environment of the Asia Pacific region and beyond. He has spent the past 6 years helping South East Asia tech unicorns in quick succession to establish and scale up the governance, risk and compliance functions. 

Before this, he was the Senior Compliance Officer, Asia, in Fujitsu. having charge of Fujitsu's operations in Asia, including China. Prior to taking up the in-house roles, Kiat was a partner of Baker & McKenzie, based in Singapore. He was a member of the Firm's Asia Pacific Restructuring & Insolvency Steering Committee, the Asia Pacific Compliance Task Force as well as the Asia Pacific Dispute Resolution Steering Committee.

M. SAVITHRI SRAVANTHI

Savithri Sravanthi is the Founder & Managing Partner of IUSTUS  Legal LLP, which is a boutique law firm in Hyderabad. She is a seasoned Corporate Lawyer with over two decades of diverse experience in advising renowned domestic & multinational clients in large complex transactions. 

Sravanthi has worked with clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups including IT & ITES, Real-Estate, and Aviation, by advising on commercial, corporate, and real estate transactions, employment matters, M&A, and providing legal diligence and compliance audits with sector-specific advisory. She is skilled in strategizing transactions and aligning business requirements in the legal framework. 

KARAN PHALGUN GANDHI

Karan Phalgun Gandhi is the founder and Promoter of Karan Gandhi & Associates, a Law Firm specializing in ensuring justice to clients in respect of all contentious and non-contentious matters. He is a newly-joined Member of the Bar Association of Bombay. 

He holds extensive experience practicing in the field of Civil Litigation and Arbitration along with various non-contentious matters in the field of Conveyance and other ancillary matters relating to Property. He has been associated with various non-governmental organizations and other social platforms as a legal advisor.  
 
Mr. Gandhi holds an LLB Degree from the University of Bombay in 2019 and a Master’s Degree from Queen Mary University, London in 2020. His areas of specialization are in Commercial and Corporate Law and he is currently pursuing Solicitors (SQE) from England and Wales.

LION AMIRR VIRANI

Lion Amirr Virani is a LegalTech Evangelist with 10+ years’ experience in legal technology & training solutions: consulting/licensing. He empowers law firms, enterprise legal departments, Startups, SMEs, Corporates  to tap into these solutions in order to: Increase billable hours, Grow revenues and profits, Implement Artificial Intelligence, Minimise human error,  Make Office Paperless. He helps them find the right software to achieve these goals in the fastest time and minimum cost possible.

 

LEXICON LAW PARTNERS

Lexicon Law Partners is amongst India’s contemporary law-firms with a modern setup and  infrastructure. The Firm is currently based at a prominent location in Mumbai and provides  pan-India and global legal advice and legal services. The Firm was founded with a purpose  of providing streamlined holistic legal advise and comprehensive solutions. Their client profile includes Real Estate Funds, Financial Institutions, Non- Banking Financial  Institutions, Housing Societies, High Net Worth Individuals (HNIs), Developers, etc. 

Advocates and solicitors at Lexicon Law Partners have a formidable experience  and expertise in Real Estate Transactions, Commercial Contracts, Banking, IBC, Commercial Litigation, Dispute Resolution, Trusts, Wills, Wealth Management and Media  and Entertainment. To fully assist clients on assignments in various parts of India, they work with locally based  correspondent lawyers/consultants. 

 

MANMEET KAUR

With over 15 years of experience in the legal sector, Manmeet Kaur is currently the Principal Associate at Karanjawala & Company. She holds a Master’s Degree in Intellectual Property Law and presides as an Independent Arbitrator. Her main areas of specialization are contentious work in Corporate commercial litigation, Alternate dispute resolution and Real estate. She dealt with various complex matters pertaining to diverse sectors such as Company, Copyright, Trademark, DRT, National Highways and Insurance. She has extensive experience in Arbitration, Civil & Commercial matters, Company matters and Debt Recovery, BIFR and IBC. 

With all of this, she is also a member of the Breast Cancer Patient Benefit Foundation and she volunteers for them as a Legal Advisor. Manmeet Kaur is also the Director of FICL, a national forum for the exchange of information.

LEGALEYE

Legaleye, the Law Firm operates in the states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh, India. legaleye has been in existence for the last more than 20 years under the able guidance and supervision of Mr. P.S. Khurana.

The firm has been providing services in the fields of Civil, Criminal, Service, Arbitration, Mediation and Conciliation, Medico-Legal, Banking & Financial Institution, and other varied fields of law. 

The Firm is strictly operating its functionality by treating and considering the interest of its clients paramount and never compromises on any issue and their quality of services. Leaders at legaleye have an expertise in handling the cases at all levels of the hierarchy of Courts with specified working at High Court of Punjab and Haryana, and Supreme Court of India. They have excelled and contributed both at professional and academic level.

MD. IMAM HOSSAIN

Md. Imam Hossain is Head of Chamber of Investment & Development, Consultancy/Litigation/Arbitration (IDCLA) and specializes in International Commercial Arbitration, International Investment and Development Law and Public International Law. He is the Vice-President of Dhaka International Arbitration Centre (DIAC). Before developing the firm, he was an Assistant Attorney General of Bangladesh.

Mr. Hossain published “The Impact of OBOR Initiative in the Asia Pacific Region”, Hors Serie Volume XXV, 2019, Modernization of National Commercial Laws and the Role of International Legal Harmonization and "Pursuing Sustainable Economic Development through "Right to Development," Chevening Journal Volume 1 2012, Bangladesh. 

MANISHA AGRAWAL NARAIN

Practicing before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and Hon’ble Delhi  High Court since May 24, 2006, Manisha Agrawal Narain’s work areas include constitutional and arbitration issues. She regularly appears before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and Hon’ble Delhi High Court in matters related to SLPs, Writ Petitions, OMPs, RSAs, RFAs, CMM Petitions, and Suits. 
Manisha is also efficient in drafting counter affidavits, RFAs. RSAs, Civil Miscellaneous Petitions, Interim Applications, Replies, Writs, Suits, Written Statements, Opinions and other such drafts. 
She has assisted the National Commission for Women in preparing road maps for amendment in laws relating to crimes against women, and also written articles on social issues including gender discourses, which have been published in Times of India and in various news magazines.

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