Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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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,…
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Bhaven Shah, Co-Founder, Presolv360, on entrepreneurship, technology and the future of dispute resolution
Bhaven Shah is a Chartered Accountant and has completed his law from Government Law College, Mumbai. He is the Co-Founder of Presolv360, which is India’s first homegrown cloud-based dispute management platform capable of preventing litigation, protecting people and businesses from adversities of disputes and resolving them through time-tested dispute resolution mechanisms. Bhaven has previously worked…
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Sameer Tapia, Founder and Senior Partner, ALMT Legal, on starting his own law firm and a successful career in the field of law
Sameer Tapia is a founding and senior partner of ALMT Legal, which was set up in London in 2000 and now has offices in Mumbai and Bangalore. He has expertise in corporate-commercial matters, dispute resolution with a strong focus on aviation, real estate, and private clients. Sameer graduated from Bombay University with a bachelor’s degree…
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Kailash Vasdev, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India, shares his experience on the struggles, challenges of a career in litigation
Kailash Vasdev is a Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India. He has worked with Senior Counsel Nonit Lal, then Justice BN Kirpal, former Chief Justice of India. He cleared the AOR exam in 1981. He became member executive of Supreme Court Bar Association in 1991 and was instrumental in creating 1st Advocates Welfare Fund in…
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Pranjal Sinha, CEO and Co-Founder, ODRways, on startup, college life and JAMS Fellowship
Pranjal is a fourth-year B.A/LLB student of West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata. He is the CEO and co-founder ODRways, one of the top twelve mediation centers recognised by Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. He is also the youngest recipient of Weinstein JAMS International Fellowship, recognising his efforts in the…
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Aditya Singh, Founder and Chairman, Alexis Group, on founding Alexis Group, Indian Law Conclave and opportunities for law students
Aditya is founder and chairman of the Alexis group. He has completed his Master of Science in International Management with Merit from the Department of Strategy and Organisation, and Gold Level Certificate in Entrepreneurship from the Hunter Centre of Enterprise, Strathclyde Business School, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. He also served as the President of Bharat…
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Siddharth Acharya, Independent Counsel, on challenges of litigation, planning internships, and directing documentaries
Siddharth Acharya graduated from Government Law College, Mumbai in 2014. After a very brief stint at Oasis Council & Advisory and Khaitan Legal Associates, started his own independent practice before Supreme Court of India & High Courts and various forums like the National Company Law Tribunal, National Company Law Appellate Tribunal and Securities Appellate Tribunal. In…
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Tapasya Parihar, AIR 23, UPSC, shares her experience and advice on cracking the Civil Services Exam
Tapasya Parihar is a graduate of ILS Law College, Pune in the Batch of 2015. After graduating from one of the most premier law schools in the country, she decided to pursue a career in Civil Services. She shares her valuable insights with our readers on her experience with the UPSC along with advice on…
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Jonathan Rodrigues, Co-Founder, PACT, on challenges of a start up, online mediation, and a career in ADR
Jonathan Rodrigues graduated from VM Salgaoncar College of Law in 2016. He is the co-founder of the Peacekeeping and Conflict Resolution Team (PACT) which is focussed on training users of dispute resolution in Negotiation, Mediation and Conciliation skills. In this interview we talk to him about: Career in ADR Challenges faced in starting PACT Online…
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Thomas P. Valenti, Chicago based Attorney, shares his experience on a career in ADR
Tom Valenti is a Chicago based conflict resolution specialist offering mediation, arbitration, and facilitation services and training, globally. A certified mediator, Tom has conducted numerous mediations involving civil, commercial, interpersonal and workplace matters. He has mediated and trained extensively, both nationally and internationally, in jurisdictions all over the world. Tom is a member of several…
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