Category: Interviews
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Shisham Priyadarshini, Partner, Rajani Associates on working at a corporate firm and specializing in project finance
Shisham Priyadarshini graduated in law from L.A. Shah College, Ahmedabad. She started practice in 2003 and has worked at reputed firms such as Singhi & Co, Mulla & Mulla Craigie Blunt & Caroe and Thakker & Thakker and is currently a partner at Rajani Associates. Her core areas of practice include project finance and banking.…
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Bharat Chugh, Rank 1, Delhi Judicial Services, on resigning from judgeship and returning to civil and criminal practice
Bharat Chugh graduated in law from Jamia Millia Islamia in 2011 and thereafter began practicing independently, taking up cases involving a wide range of legal issues, both Civil as well as Criminal. In 2013, at the age of 23, he secured first rank in the prestigious Delhi Judicial Service, in all the three stages of…
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Ramanand Mundkur, Managing Partner, Mundkur Law Partners, on building his career in corporate law
Ramanand Mundkur graduated from National Law School of India University (1989-1994). He is the managing partner of Mundkur Law Partners, and heads its corporate, M&A and life science practices. He has over twenty years of international work experience, having previously worked with the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC, the United Nations in Geneva, and…
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Satish Kumar, Global Head – Legal, Ramco Systems, on a career as an in-house counsel
K Satish Kumar graduated in B.Com and thereafter qualified in law in 1995 from Sambalpur University, he is also a Certified Management Accountant from ICWAI. Having worked at multiple corporate bodies as an in-house legal counsel, Satish is currently the Global Head – Legal at Ramco Systems in Chennai. Satish additionally has several publications to…
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Poorvi Sanjanwala, Partner, Rajani Associates on essentials of a good corporate lawyer and Merger and Acquisition practice
Poorvi Sanjanwala graduated in law with a gold medal from the Mumbai University in the year 2003 and went on to complete her Masters in Commerce from the same University. She is currently a partner at Rajani Associates and handles the Private Equity and Merger & Acquistion practice (the acquisitions side) in the Firm. In…
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Shatarupa Mishra, Indian Revenue Service Officer, on preparing and cracking Civil Service Examination
Shatarupa Mishra graduated from Symbiosis Law School in 2013. She is a lawyer by interest, civil servant by profession and dancer by passion. Currently, she is training as an INDIAN REVENUE SERVICE OFFICER-Income Tax in National Academy of Direct Taxes, Nagpur after clearing Civil Service Examination 2014. In this interview she talks to us…
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V V S N Raju, Corporate Lawyer, on establishing Juris Prime Law Services
V V S N Raju graduated from Osmania Universtity (1990-1993). He is a Corporate Lawyer and has over 22 years of Experience as in-house counsel and external counsel for Corporates and Financial Institutions/Banks. His specialties include Banking, Corporate, Documentation, Real Estate, Recovery, Litigation, Arbitration, Project Finance, Restructuring, Securitization, Mergers and Acquisitions, government liaison and Employment…
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Ritesh Maity, Litigation lawyer, on practising in the field of Labour and Industrial Law
Ritesh Maity graduated from University of Calcutta (2002-2007). He is practicing as a labour law advocate in Kolkata jurisdiction. He is specialized in dealing with various labour matters/ industrial disputes before the Learned Labour Courts, Industrial Tribunals, Employees’ Compensation Courts, Employees’ Insurance Court, and Payment of Wages Court etc. He has also represented clients before…
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Smita Reddy, Legal Consultant, Lexstart, on assisting other start-ups from their incorporation to being their in-house counsel
Smita Reddy graduated from Gujarat National Law University in 2011. At present she is working at LexStart. LexStart is a start-up which primarily caters to other start-ups assisting right from their incorporation to being their in-house counsel. In this interview she talks to us about: Importance of CGPA. How her appointment at LexStart took…
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Ramakant Gaur, Partner, Ace Jurix, on work experience in litigation at Ace Jurix
Ramakant Gaur graduated from Chaudhary Charan Singh College, Meerut in 1995. He is a game changer, defense lawyer for the complex litigations of Economic-Corporate-real estate disputes involving the criminal laws. He examines the matters closely like an investigator; ponders the prosecution’s point of view and then envisions the strategy for the defence, with his substantial…