Category: Partners, General Counsels and Senior Advocates
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Vandana Pai, Partner, Bharucha & Partners, on LLM from Columbia Law School, New York and her 18+ years of experience in Private Equity
This interview has been published by Ayush Verma. Can you walk us through your journey towards the legal field? What inspired you to read law? I come from a family of doctors and engineers, and no one in my family had previously studied law. As part of career counselling at my school we were given…
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Mr. Pranav Srivastava, Partner, Phoenix Legal, on optimising law school for a good career and his experience in transactional work and arbitration
This interview has been published by Ayush Verma. Please tell us about your journey towards the legal field. What inspired you to pursue law as a career? It was by a stroke of luck that I ended up opting for law as a career. I was a science student while in high school and was…
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Shafaq Uraizee Sapre, Partner, J. Sagar Associates, shares her insights from the niche area of M&A and thriving in the legal profession as a corporate lawyer
This interview has been published by Ayush Verma. How would you like to introduce yourself to our readers? On the professional side, my introduction is that of a lawyer who focuses on mergers and acquisitions along with other forms of corporate transactions, and who is a part of one of India’s best and largest national…
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Raghav Awasthi, Litigation Lawyer and member of the RSS, on balancing a successful litigation practice along with a career in politics
This interview has been published by Ayush Verma. Please tell us about your journey towards the legal field. What inspired you to read the law? I was never fixated on the idea of being a lawyer but I always had an inclination towards politics and governance which ignited my interest in learning the law. After…
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Nalini Mishra, Associate Partner at Singhania & Co. LLP, on her journey as an International Lawyer skilled in Dispute Resolution
This interview has been published by Ayush Verma. What inspired you to choose law after graduation? I was very good in studies and wanted a professional degree in Accountancy being an alumnus of Sydenham College. But my Dad, a veteran of the Indian air-force, wanted me to pursue law based on my academics, writing skills along…
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Ashok K. Gupta, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India, on the AOR exam, life in litigation and being on panel of union government
Ashok K. Gupta graduated in B.A. (Hons. – Political Science) from University of Delhi in the year 1976. Then he completed LL.B. from Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi in 1979. He enrolled as an Advocate with Bar Council of Delhi in January, 1981. After practicing in District Court, Delhi for two years, shifted to Supreme Court…
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Vibhanshu Srivastava, Founder and Partner, Risis Legal, on challenges of litigation, importance of mooting and maintaining work life balance
Vibhanshu Srivastava, founder and partner at Risis Legal, has diverse experience in handling a vast array of Litigation and Arbitration matters arising out of corporate/commercial transactions, tender-preconditions and terms, winding up of a company, oppression and mismanagement, intellectual property disputes and real-estate dealings. After having finished his graduation in law, Vibhanshu forayed into litigation by…
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Shubneet Panjete, Partner, Lall Lahiri & Salhotra, on a career in Trademark law, choosing specialisation, and challenges of being a partner
Shubneet Panjete completed her graduation from Symbiosis Law College, Pune. She is currently Partner at Lall Lahiri & Salhotra. She heads trademark oppositions at the firm. She has been practicing trademark oppositions and has over ten years of professional experience in the field. In this interview, we speak to her about Choosing a specialisation Challenges of being…
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Lomesh Kiran Nidumuri, Partner, IndusLaw on LL.M from New York University School of Law, writing SOPs and maintaining work life balance
Lomesh Nidumuri is a graduate of Delhi University. He also holds a Masters in Law from New York University School of Law. Prior to joining IndusLaw, he has worked at Bharucha & Partners, and Dua Associates. Asian Legal Business (ALB) featured him in its annual list of “Forty Under Forty ” lawyers in the Asia-Pacific…
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Sonal Kumar Singh, Managing Partner, AKS Partners, on managing his firm, studying at Kings College London, and importance of higher education
Sonal Kumar Singh graduated from CCS University, Meerut, the batch of 2006. He then went on to pursue his Masters from Kings College London. He is currently Managing Partner at AKS Partners, where his work includes business development, to reach out to clients, execute the work and also handle the team well. In this interview,…