Category: Interviews
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Shashank Garg, Partner, Advani & Co., on being a first generation lawyer, and his experience in litigation, arbitration, and commercial law
Shashank Garg is a graduate from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, batch of 2008. Since then, he has worked at Parag Tripathi Law Chambers, Accendo Law Partners, Advani & Co., among others. He has represented the state of UP as well as the central government before the Supreme Court of India. He then went on…
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Rajas Pingle, Partner, Netlawgic Legal Services, on his passion for technology and the state of cyber law in India
Rajas Pingle graduated from ILS Law College in the year 2011. Since then he’s been visiting lecturer at (DSCI – NASSCOM) India Cyber Lab – Pune, and cyber lawyer at the District/Session Court (Pune) Bombay High Court and Adjudicating Officer (IT ACT). He is currently Partner at Netlawgic Legal Services, offering services to combat cyber crimes, computer security related incidents,…
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Sahil Yadav, Associate, Ladas and Parry, on IP Law, the New York Bar and working in the US
Sahil Yadav is a graduate in law from Symbiosis Law School, Pune, batch of 2010. After successful stints with Ranjan Narula Associates, IP Gurus, and Sujata Chaudhri IP Attorneys, he went on to pursue his Master’s degree in Law, Science and Technology. He is an intellectual property lawyer with over five years of experience in trademark and…
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Anas Tanwir Siddiqui, Advocate, Supreme Court, on enabling access to justice, heading the Legal Aid Committee, and practising in the Supreme Court
Anas Tanwir Siddiqui graduated in law from RMLNLU, Lucknow, batch of 2012. He has since then served as Convener to the Legal Aid Committee, working in areas of free legal aid, RTI, infocracy, child rights, consumer protection, juvenile justice, etc. He is currently advocate at the Supreme Court of India, with over four years of litigation…
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Yogendra K. Batra, Retd. Commissioner of Income Tax , on teaching at ILNU and on building a successful career
Mr. Yogendra K. Batra retired as Principal Commissioner of Income Tax, Ahmedabad, in 2015, and is currently teaching at the Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad. From heading all the top posts in the Income Tax Department to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students, his expertise in the field of income tax law is unparalleled. In…
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Rahul Miranda, Masters candidate, Swansea University, on pursuing Maritime Law, niche legal fields and plans for the future
Rahul Miranda is a graduate in law from SLS, Pune, batch of 2014. Since then he has worked with Senior Advocate V.J. Mathew in Cochin for a year before securing a judicial clerkship at the High Court of Delhi. He is currently a masters candidate at Swansea University with a focus on maritime law, marine…
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Bhoomika Choudhury, Founding Partner, Svadhā Legal, on her time in Symbiosis, the future for start-ups and the importance of pro bono work
Bhoomika Choudhury is a graduate in law from Symbiosis International University, batch of 2012. Thereafter, she has gone on to practise with leading firms like Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co., Mumbai (now Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas) and boutique tax firm Vaish Associates Advocates, New Delhi. She has also worked as a junior…
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Goda Raghavan, corporate-commercial practitioner, AK Law Chambers, on being a lawyer, company secretary, author and illustrator
Goda Raghavan graduated in law from University Law College, Bangalore in 2010. She went on to pursue her Masters in Law from the prestigious London School of Economics, batch of 2011. She is also a qualified company secretary and was awarded the gold medal for securing the highest marks in the foundation examination from the…
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Mary Kavita Dominic, Rhodes Scholar, on receiving the coveted honour and writing the perfect Statement of Purpose
Mary Dominic is a graduate from NUALS, Kochi, batch of 2017. She is the first student from her university to secure the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Mary has always been a passionate advocate for human rights. She has volunteered at a legal aid camp in the Attapady district of Kerala, which sought to enable the indigenous…
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Priya Rawal, Senior Executive-Legal, Roche Diagnostics India, on healthcare regulations in India, family law and her work experience
Priya Rawal qualified in law from Pravin Gandhi College of Law in 2010 and worked at Dave and Girish as a paralegal and as an associate after graduation. Later, she served at a top tier law firm, Economic Laws Practice before she started working full time with renowned family law expert, Mrs. Mridula Kadam. She…