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Dr.Kabir Duggal on working as an Arbitrator in the US, being a Harvard-Oxford-Leiden-NYU scholar and being an inspiration to thousands.
This interview has been published by Isam Kabir and The Super Lawyer Team. The Interview was taken by Priyanka Cholera. Dr Kabir Duggal is a Senior International Arbitration Advisor in Arnold and Porter’s New York office focusing on international investment arbitration, international commercial arbitration, and public international law matters, He is a graduate of the…
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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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Maimoona Badsha, counsel for Apollo hospitals on beating odds and finding the balance
This interview has been published by Ayush Verma. You have intriguing achievements that we are excited to talk about but before we get into it, what is something about yourself that the world at large doesn’t know? I am defined by the roles I play. The predominant one of being a mother and then a professional.…
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Shilpa Bhasin Mehra, on being a lawyer in Dubai, second innings of life and the happiness chat
This interview has been published by Ayush Verma. How did you choose law as a career? Law as a career option was almost automatic for me. I am the fourth generation of lawyers in my family. I was in complete awe of the lawyers that I saw around me since I was a child. I…
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Navarre Roy, renowned IP and Entertainment lawyer, shares his insights from the field of IPR and founding a law firm
This interview has been published by Ayush Verma. What inspired you to study law? Was there any influence from your family members? My parents got me into the habit of reading at an early age and some of the books I read by Erle Stanley Gardener and John Grisham pushed me in the direction of…
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Mohit Khubchandani, Judicial Fellow at the International Court of Justice, shares his learnings and experiences from his practice of International Law
This interview has been published by Ayush Verma. The Interview was taken by Priyanka Cholera. Before we take a closer look at your career, could you share some insights from your law school journey with us? I pursued my Bachelors in Arts and Law (BA. LL.B.) degree for 5 years from Amity Law School, Delhi,…
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Pranjal Kishore, Litigation Lawyer practicing in Delhi, on choosing litigation over corporate law and setting up his independent practice
This interview has been published by Ayush Verma. How would you like to introduce yourself to our readers? I graduated from the Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur in 2015 and have been practicing in Delhi since then. I have had stints at the trial courts in Delhi, with an Advocate on Record at the Supreme…
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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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