Category: Partners, General Counsels and Senior Advocates
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We all lawyers are fortunate that ‘skill’ is paramount and most valuable factor to be successful and survive in the legal industry- Ambuj Sonal, M&A, PE & VC, IBLJ Future Legal Leader, Forbes Legal Powerlist ,Next Generation Partner-The Legal 500, Associate Partner at Link Legal
This interview has been published by Priyanka Karwa and The SuperLawyer Team How did you end up pursuing a career in law, and what inspired you to specialize in corporate and commercial law, M&A, joint ventures, private equity, exchange control and foreign investment? I completed my schooling from a very small town, Bokaro in Jharkhand. I was a science…
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I believe Corporate Commercial, Real Estate, Criminal and Estate law practices would continue to be rewarding in the future- Gaurav Singh Bhatti, Partner – Dhillon & Bhatti Lawyers Professional Corporation
This interview has been published by Priyanka Karwa and The SuperLawyer Team Hi Gaurav! Before getting into the big details, can you tell us why you chose law as a career? Has it been a lingering childhood ambition? Since childhood I had a natural inclination towards law as both my parents are in the legal profession. I have…
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No dispute settlement mechanism is free from problems or misconceptions that surround them, and international commercial arbitration has not been immune from that- Tamal Mandal, Partner, Luthra and Luthra
This interview has been published by Priyanka Karwa and The SuperLawyer Team To start this conversation, please tell us your motivation behind pursuing law. I am from that era when engineering or medicine were the preferred career choices. Hailing from Kharagpur, with the IIT KGP – a stone throw away – the expectation was that I would sit…
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I believe that more minds need to understand and work on laws to govern emergency technology – Lynn Lazaro, Partner and Head of IP, Kochhar & Co., Bangalore
This interview has been published by Priyanka Karwa and The SuperLawyer Team Ma’am, as a conversation starter, please tell us reason behind you choosing law as a career? I don’t come from a family of lawyers, so choosing law as a profession wasn’t the typical choice at the time. Law as a career played to my strengths. I…
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“Being kind and humane to your colleagues is not only a great attribute but also a much-needed trait in a profession which sees severe stresses, short deadlines, and complexly contentious issues”- Sukrit R Kapoor, Partner at King Stubb & Kasiva, Advocates and Attorneys
This interview has been published by Priyanka Karwa and The SuperLawyer Team As a conversation starter, please tell us about how you ended up pursuing law as a career? I used to identify myself as an accidental lawyer, but with over a decade behind me since law school I am confident that I was meant to do law.…
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“I believe the legal industry is rapidly moving towards specialisation”- Abhishek Dadoo, Partner, Khaitan & co.
This interview has been published by Priyanka Karwa and The SuperLawyer Team What inspired you to pursue a career in corporate law? It was the money. On a more serious note, I was quite lost as a law student on my preferred career stream. My best learnings (and finally my decision) was based on my internship experiences.…
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“While there are challenges due to the unique nature of transactions in the real estate sector, I have come across many outstanding women lawyers in the field”- Shriti shah, Partner at Quillon Partners
This interview has been published by Priyanka Karwa and The SuperLawyer Team. Ma’am, as a conversation starter, our audience would like to know about your story of being a Lawyer. I didn’t start off wanting to be a lawyer. I took up commerce after Grade 12 and completed my graduation. I enjoyed accounting but I didn’t really see myself…
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Woman in the Real Estate sector: a Discussion with Veena Krishnan, Partner at SAMVAD: Partners
This interview has been published by Priyanka Karwa and The SuperLawyer Team What inspired you to choose law as a career and how has been the decision so far? I chose law as a career only because I cleared the entrance test conducted by NLSIU and felt that it would be beneficial if I studied at a University par…
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In Conversation With- Shweta Sahu, Leader, International Dispute Resolution Practice at Nishith Desai Associates
This interview has been published by Prabhjot Singh, Priyanka Karwa and The SuperLawyer Team Was pursuing law planned for you or it all happened in a flow? Kindly share with our readers. I always wanted to do something different. Back in 2010, law was yet to be popular choice. I made a conscious decision to…
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Apoorv Agarwal, Partner at ASV Legal LLP, In a FireSide Chat With SuperLawyer Sharing Insights On Insolvency & Bankruptcy Laws and Building a Career in Law
This interview has been published by Prabhjot Singh, Priyanka Karwa and The SuperLawyer Team WAS PURSUING LAW PLANNED OR DID IT ALL HAPPEN BY CHANCE? As a child, I was fascinated by the thought-process and lifestyle of my father’s Uncle, who was a leading lawyer. Neither my father, who’s a senior physician, professor, and an eminent author,…