Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Vishavjeet Chaudhary, Assistant Professor, Jindal Global Law School and Barrister (Inner Temple) on LL.M from Cambridge and academic research
Vishavjeet Chaudhary graduated in law from University of Kent, Canterbury in 2011 and was called to the Bar in 2012. He went on to complete his Masters’ degree from University of Cambridge in 2013. During his time there, he pursued Criminal Justice, Philosophy of Criminal Law, History of Civil and Criminal Law, and Jurisprudence. Aside…
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Kanishk Agarwal, Founder, CriTaxCorp on starting out a criminal law practice and legal entrepreneurship
Kanishk Agarwal studied at Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies (VIPS), New Delhi and graduated in the year 2009. He then began his career under Mr. Ashok Batra, and subsequently moved on to PricewaterhouseCoopers India. However, his interest in Criminal Law drove him to establish his own firm, CriTaxCorp. Kanishk is also the creator of the Indian Bare…
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Utsav Gandhi, Associate, Fox Mandal, on 1st year at a law firm and graduating from Nirma University
Utsav Gandhi graduated from the Institute of Law, Nirma University in 2014. He has participated in many reputed International and National Law Moots and has headed various committees. During his time in college he made sure to get his hands on everything college had to offer. He is currently working in the corporate and real…
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Manas Agarwal, Scale-1 Officer, Karnataka Bank on cracking the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) and the interview rounds
Manas Agarwal graduated in the year 2014 from School of Law, Christ University, Bangalore. Immediately upon graduation, he joined Accenture Pvt. Ltd. as a Contract Associate, before appearing for the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) and being selected as a Scale-1 Officer (Law) for Karnataka Bank. He holds a Diploma in Business and Legal…
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Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Mediation Project
Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) is in the process of setting up India International Mediation Centre (IIMC), the first of its kind in India for handling various domestic and cross border commercial disputes at pre and post litigation stage. As a first step in its initiative, IICA proposes to carry out a series of…
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Sanjay Hegde, Senior Advocate, on building a legal practice, arguing on landmark cases and on legal journalism
Mr. Sanjay R Hegde, is a Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India. He began his illustrious career back in 1989 while working as a lawyer with M/s Mulla & Mulla & Craigie Blunt & Caroe Solicitors. He gained his LL.M while at work and thereafter moved to Delhi to practice in the Supreme…
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Ritwik Sahay, Partner, Jus Remedium, on building a Corporate/Commercial practice
Ritwik Sahay qualified in law from Delhi University in 2008, prior to which he had attained a bachelor’s degree in Commerce. He has worked as an Advocate at firms like Trilegal and Dua Associates, with his specialization being Corporate Law. He currently heads the Corporate and Commercial team at Jus Remedium. In this interview, he…
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Sangeeta Lakhi, Partner, Rajani Associates, on leading a practice in Capital Markets
Sangeeta Lakhi qualified in Law in 1993 and possesses an experience of over 20 years in the legal industry. She has worked as an Associate at Crawford Bayley and is at present a Partner at Rajani Associates. She has been handling the International Capital Markets practice of the firm since 2004 for which she has…
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Amit Cowshish, Partner, Dua Associates, on practicing in Defence Law and serving as a Financial Advisor (Acquisition) in the Ministry of Defence
Amit Cowshish, served the Indian Defence Accounts Service in various capacities and retired in 2012. Having studied M.A. and M.Phil in Political Science from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, and qualified in Law from Delhi University, Amit had also received a Diploma in Alternative Dispute Resolution from the Indian Law Institute. Amit went on to serve…
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Divyakant Lahoti, Advocate on Record, on quitting law firm and setting up independent practice
Divyakant Lahoti graduated from University School of Law and Legal Studies (GGS Indraprastha University, Delhi) in the year 2008. At present he is a third generation lawyer, an Advocate on Record, a dedicated and driven lawyer with an LL.M. qualification in International Commercial Law earned at King’s College London and experience within a wide range…
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