NAMES OF 50 LAWYERS OF INDIA WHO HAVE DONE
COMMENDABLE JOB IN ANY CASES OR FOR THE SOCIETY BUT
ARE NOT KNOWN TO US OR ARE NOT SO FAMOUS
1) VRINDA GROVER:
Basic Information: Vrinda Grover is a lawyer, researcher, and human rights
and women's rights activist based in New Delhi, India.
Family Background: Born in 1964 at New Delhi, India. Her father P.P
Grover was a well known criminal lawyer in Delhi.
Academic and Career Background:
She graduated from St. Stephen's College, Delhi, where she was a
student in History.
She obtained her degree in law from Delhi University and a Masters
in Law from New York University.
In 2018, she was conferred an Honorary Degree by SOAS,
University of London, in recognition of her contribution to the area
of human rights and civil liberties.
Specializes in constitutional law, criminal law and human rights and
has appeared in landmark cases representing victims and survivors
of, sexual violence, communal conflict, extra-judicial executions,
sexual minorities, human rights defenders and media practitioners.
She worked as the executive director of Multiple Action Research
Group (MARG).
She is a Board member of the International Service for Human
Rights, and was part of the team which drafted the Model Law on the
Recognition and Protection of Human Rights Defenders.
She has associated with Amnesty International, Human Rights
Watch and the International Commission of Jurists on responses to
torture, arbitrary detention, sexual violence and extrajudicial killings.
Landmark cases:
Appeared for the victims in prominent cases such as the Soni Sori
rape-torture case, 1984 anti-Sikh riots, 1987 Hashimpura police
killings, 2004 Ishrat Jahan case, and the 2008 anti-Christian riots in
Kandhamal.
Contributed to the drafting of the 2013 Criminal Law Amendment to
the law against sexual assault; the Protection of Children from Sexual
Offences Act, 2012, and the Prevention of Torture Bill, 2010.
In 2001 Parliament Attack case, she served as counsel for S.A.R.
Geelani, one of the main accused. In the aftermath of the 2013
Muzaffarnagar Massacre, she represented seven of the gangrape
survivors of communal violence.
Contact Information:
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact number: 9810806181
2) SALMAN WARIS:
Basic Information: Mr. Salman Waris, is a Lawyer with extensive
experience advising clients on legal issues concerning IP, TMT, privacy,
outsourcing, Cybersecurity, M&A
Academic and Career Background:
He did his Bachelors in Law from the Aligarh Muslim University and
his Masters in Law at the University of Essex, also specialising in
media and communications laws, information technology law, and e-
commerce law via the University of Oxford's Programme in
Comparative Media Law and Policy.
He heads the TMT (Technology, Media, Telecommunication) and IP
Practice groups at TechLegis.
Has extensive experience advising clients on legal issues concerning
IP, TMT, privacy, outsourcing, Cybersecurity, M&A and JV.
He has advised the Department of Electronics & Information
Technology, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology
and Director General of Information Systems, Ministry of Defence.
He has been recommended by Expert Guide to the World‟s Leading
Information Technology Lawyers, AsiaLegal500, International Who‟s
Who of Internet & e-Commerce Lawyers and Guide to World's
Leading Emerging Markets Practitioners, International Financial Law
Review Leading Lawyers (TMT) and AsiaLaw Leading Lawyers
Guide. He has also been awarded the International Law Office Client
Choice Award. Indian Lawyer 250 recognized Mr. Waris as a “top
name” and as someone who “receives high praise” and is “highly
regarded”.
He was also among the top 40 Indian lawyers under age 45. In 2014
he was awarded Regulatory Advisor of the Year for India at Finance
Monthly Global Awards.
He has been recommended by Chambers &Partners and nominated
for 2015 International Intellectual Property Awards by Acquisition
International and 2015 M&A Awards by Corporate LiveWire.
He has been Vice-chair of International Technology Law Association,
Data Protection Committee and a member of “Task Force on Internet
and Cyber Security” at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis
and the DATA SECURITY COUNCIL OF INDIA - Thought
Leadership Development Program.
He also mentors tech. startups at ‘The Hatch’- a virtual incubator
setup by Angel Investors Consortium. He is a member of industry
bodies like International Media Lawyers Association, NASSCOM
Emerge & TiE.
Contact Information:
E-mail: [email protected]
3) MEENAKSHI ARORA
Basic Information: Meenakshi Arora is a lawyer designated as senior
counsel practising at Supreme Court of India.
Family Background:
During her early years, her father was based in Assam as an engineer with
the Fertilizer Corporation of India. She studied in the FCI Model School run
by the nuns of St Mary’s Convent there. After her tenth standard, her father
was transferred to Sindri in Jharkhand (then part of Bihar), so the family
packed her off to Chandigarh to do her pre-university course.
Academic and Career Background:
Core areas of practice are Indirect Taxation and Anti-Dumping Law,
Commercial Civil Litigation, including Company Law, Constitutional
Law including Election and Delimitation Law, Criminal Laws,
Petroleum Contracts and Arbitration.
In 1984, she got enrolled at bar and since 1986 has been practising
law at Supreme Court of India. In 1989, she qualified and became an
Advocates-on-Record at the Supreme Court.
She had also, for a brief period, worked with Goodwin and Soble, an
international law firm based in Washington DC. She was also a
partner at an Indian law firm Hemant Sahai and Associates..
She was also the standing counsel for the Election Commission of
India.
In September 2013, full bench of Supreme Court headed by then
Chief Justice of India P. Sathasivam designated her as a senior
counsel/senior advocate being only the fifth woman to be designated
so.
She was one the members of the drafting committee which drafted
the regulations The Gender Sensitisation & Sexual Harassment of
Women at the Supreme Court of India (Prevention, Prohibition and
Redressal), Regulations, 2013 to protect and provide grievance
redressal to women lawyers from sexual harassment at the Supreme
Court.
Landmark cases:
Amongst her pro bono cases, she represented a women’s organisation
in Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan (1997), a landmark case that banned
sexual harassment in the workplace, and reinforced the status of
international law in Indian courts, wherein the Supreme Court laid
down guidelines protecting women against sexual harassment at
workplace, has culminated in the enactment of a legislation in 2013.
Her inputs in the Sakshi case (2004) resulted in framing of guidelines
for examination of child victims of sexual abuse, and have now
become law. She also has, to her credit, a large number of path-
breaking judgments on diverse aspects of constitutional and human
rights, including the right to privacy and electoral reforms.
Contact Information:
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact number: 011-22716755/24314503
4) DINA WADIA:
Basic Information: Dina Wadia is a Partner at J. Sagar Associates
Academic and Career Background:
She did her B. Com. (Honours) from the University of Bombay
followed by her Bachelors in Law from Government Law College,
Mumbai and her Masters from Gonville and Caius College, University
of Cambridge, UK.
Specializes in Banking & Finance, Investment Funds, Financial
Services, Mergers & Acquisitions and Cross Border Investments.
She has extensive experience advising Indian and Multinational banks
and clients in Banking & Finance related transactions including all
manner of Debt Transactions (secured, limited recourse and
syndicated), Project Finance, Acquisition & Leveraged Finance,
Structured Finance, Real Estate Financing, Debt Restructuring,
Security creation and General Banking Products.
She also advises on the formation and establishment of onshore &
offshore funds and pooled investment vehicles including general or
sector specific Private Equity funds, Venture Capital funds, Alternate
Investment funds and Mutual Funds.
Chambers and Partners has been annually ranked Dina as a
band 1 lawyer in India in the Banking and Finance space most
recently as 2018.
Dina has been consistently named in Asia Pacific Legal 500 as a
Leading Individual, “IBA’s The International Who’s Who of Business
Lawyers publications of Leading Practitioners for Banking, Project
Finance, Public Procurement, Project Finance and Mergers &
Acquisitions and as “A List Lawyer” by IBLJ in 2016 and 2017.
She has been recognised by IFLR1000 as a ‘Highly Regarded
Lawyer’ in Banking & Project Finance.
Asia Law Profiles, 2019 has also recognised Dina as a ‘Market-
leading Lawyer’ in Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate
and Mergers & Acquisitions.
To name a few recent deals: ICICI Bank Limited in relation to
working capital facilities in the form of cash credit, letter of credit,
working capital demand loan, and bank guarantee of an overall
revolving limit of INR 10 billion availed by a natural gas, coal and oil
exploration and power generation company, in relation to
development and operation of its coal blocks in Chattisgarh.
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) in connection
with the Issue of US$ 500 Million Bonds by HPCL.
Contact Information:
E-mail:
[email protected] Contact number: +912243418506
5) PINKY ANAND:
Basic Information: Pinky Anand is an Indian lawyer and was designated as
a senior advocate till May 2020. She served as an Additional Solicitor
General of India at the Supreme Court of India.[1][2] She is also a politician.
Academic and Career Background:
She graduated from Lady Shri Ram College for Women and received
her LLB degree from the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. In
1980, she joined Harvard University to receive a Master of
Law degree.
Anand is considered an expert in the field of constitutional, property,
private international, family, environmental and corporate laws.
She was the head of the All-India Legal Cell at the Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) and is a former Additional Advocate-General for the State
of Uttarakhand.
In 2007, she was designated as a senior advocate.
On 9 July 2014, she was appointed as an Additional Solicitor General
of India.
She is the second woman lawyer to be appointed to this post after
Indira Jaising was appointed in the United Progressive Alliance
government.
She was the Chairperson, National Committee Law, ASSOCHAM
Ladies League.
She was the Vice President of Bar Association of India. She has
received several awards for excellence in law including FICCI and
Bharat Nirman, Women Achiever.
She was also an Arbitrator with the Indian Council of Arbitrations.
Her life-changing court case was when she, then a novice in law
appeared against the reputed jurist L. M. Singhvi and eventually won.
Landmark cases:
Some of the leading cases fought by her are related to constitutional
right of freedom and expression for Indian actress Kushboo in which
the Supreme Court upheld the rights in a path breaking judgment and
quashed 21 cases of defamation
She represented the Government of France in the famous case of the
French aircraft carrier Clemenceau; against genetically modified food
in India, etc.
Contact Information:
Email: [email protected]
Contact Number: 9810046775
6) VIVEK VASHI:
Basic Information: Vivek Vashi has been ranked as a leading litigator by
several publications and is considered to be at the forefront of commercial
litigation in India, and immensely accomplished in international and
domestic arbitrations.
Academic and Career Background:
He commenced his career in law as a trainee in 1999 with Amarchand
& Mangaldas (as it was then called). On his qualification in 2002, he
was retained as an associate and as a senior associate after he qualified
as a solicitor in 2004. In 2008 Vivek co-founded Bharucha &
Partners.
Vashi and Vashi was founded in 2017 by Vivek, after he parted ways
with his erstwhile firm along with his entire team of 17 associates in
order to set up an independent practice in Mumbai.
Following a spectacular run over the past year, Vashi and Vashi now
has a team of 20 associates and is poised to handle complex and high-
stakes disputes across India. This includes litigation before all
tribunals, magistrates and courts, including the Supreme Court, and
domestic and international arbitrations, including LCIA, SIAC and
ICC arbitrations.
His hands-on approach coupled with innovative thinking has allowed
him to offer pertinent advice and representation for his clients across a
broad gamut of matters, such as company disputes, construction
disputes, family disputes, economic offences, white-collar crimes,
bankruptcy & insolvency and renewable energy reforms in various
sectors such as telecom, infrastructure, real estate, bankruptcy and
insolvency iron and steel, FMCG etc.
He also guides his clients when negotiating on large transactions to
thwart and/or insulate themselves from potential disputes.
Vivek has been recognized by Chambers and Partners repeatedly;
and has been ranked in India Business Law Journal’s A-List of top
100 Indian lawyers for several years consecutively. He has also been
commended by Asialaw, Legal 500 and Who’s Who Legal. His
approach has earned him the adulation of clients and the respect of his
opponents.
Vivek has represented several multimillion-dollar companies in
thwarting various insolvency petitions filed against them.
The firm was also named Best New Law Firm by Indian Business
Law Journal (2018-2019); and a “rising star” by Vantage Asia (2017–
2018), an accolade that was granted only a month after the firm’s was
founded.
Contact Information:
Email: [email protected]
Contact number: +912262683333
7) MEENAKSHI LEKHI:
Basic Information: Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi is a lawyer of Supreme Court &
socio-political activist.
Family Background: She was born to Shri Bhagwan Khanna and Smt.
Amarlata Khanna. Her husband Aman Lekhi is is a senior advocate of the
Supreme Court of India and is the Additional Solicitor General of India in
the and her Father-in Law, Pran Nath Lekhi was a prominent lawyer in the
Supreme Court.
Academic and Career Background:
She completed her B.Sc in Botany from Hindu College, Delhi,
following which she joined the Campus Law Centre-I, Delhi
University for her LLB.
She registered with Delhi-Bar Council in the year 1990. She started
practicing at the Supreme Court of India, Delhi High Court, other
Courts, tribunals and forums in Delhi and other parts of the country
and argued a wide variety of matters such as bails, revisions, trials,
appeals, criminal writs, Prevention of Corruption Act/Customs
Act/FERA prosecutions, domestic violence and Family Law dispute.
She has been in the National Commission for Women (NCW)’s
special Committee, Chairperson of Special Task Force on Women
Empowerment, Vice Chairperson of JPM, Blind School, new Delhi
and Joint Secretary, Blind Relief Association.
She has been in the National Commission for Women (NCW)’s
special Committee, Chairperson of Special Task Force on Women
Empowerment, Vice Chairperson of JPM, Blind School, new Delhi
and Joint Secretary, Blind Relief Association.
Landmark cases:
She was lawyer for the victim in the Shanti Mukund Hospital rape
case and represented media in the Court to get the ban on media
coverage of case proceedings in the Nirbhaya rape case revoked and
was successful in the effort and also took up the case of permanent
commissioning of women officers in the Indian Armed Forces.
She has worked on several important cases like banning of lotteries in
Delhi, and special prosecutor for Jyoti Dhawan's case.
Contact Information:
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact number: 9810729643
8) PARIDHI RASIWASIA:
Basic Information: Paridhi Rasiwasia is a Advocate- Solicitor based in
Kolkata, West Bengal.
Academic and Career Background:
She is a law graduate from School of Law Christ University and
pursued a masters degree in law and finance from the University of
Oxford.
Paridhi interned with various Tier-1 law firms in India while she was
in law school and worked as an Associate with Trilegal upon
graduation.
She has been a part of numerous banking and finance transactions
including structured investments and debt investment transactions and
also has considerable experience in drafting transaction documents,
conducting due diligence and participating in negotiations.
She further has advisory and transactional experience of working with
various multinational companies and other foreign/overseas clients in
matters relating to acquisition, restructuring, foreign direct
investment, external commercial borrowings, intellectual property
and other commercial laws.
Contact Information:
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact Number: 9903236486
9) KARAM DAULAT-SINGH:
Basic Information: Karam Daulat Singh is a distinguished practitioner of
Platinum Partners.
Academic and Career Background:
Karam is a dual-qualified lawyer, qualified to practise both in England
and India.
After graduating from the University of Cambridge with a First Class
degree, Karam worked with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in
London for four years.
On returning to India, Karam worked with a leading Indian law firm,
before setting up his independent firm in New Delhi in September
2002.
Karam heads the New Delhi office.Karam has extensive experience
advising leading multinationals on the legal, regulatory and antitrust
aspects involved in doing business in India.
Some of Karam’s clients include EADS, the WPP Group, Deutsche
Telecom, Danone, Swiss Re, FMC Corporation and the BG Group.
Contact Information:
E-mail: [email protected]
10) AKSHAY JAITLY:
Basic Information: Akshay Jaitly is the president of 262 Advisors, advising
French, Indian and international clients on cross-border strategy and risk
management. He recently retired as partner of the firm Trilegal.
Academic and Career Background:
He did his B.A History from St. Stephens College, New Delhi,
followed by a Masters in International Affairs and Law from the
Columbia University
After this, he did his Bachelor of Arts in Jurisprudence from the
University of Oxford.
He was the co-founding partner of the firm Trilegal.
Advised clients on projects, transactions and policy issues in power
and electricity, renewable energy, oil & gas, infrastructure, including
PPP projects.
Senior Advisor, Indo-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry
He recently retird as the co-founding partner of the firm Trilegal, but
continues to be their Senior Advisor.
Contact Information:
Linkedin
11) PRASHANT GUPTA:
Basic Information: Prashant Gupta is Partner and Head of Capital Markets
at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
Academic and Career Background:
Prashant received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Jurisprudence and his
Master of Arts degree in Jurisprudence from the University of Oxford,
England, and his Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Shri Ram
College of Commerce, University of Delhi.
He represents both issuers and underwriters in various equity and debt
capital raising transactions, including initial public offerings, rights
issues and QIP offerings, buy- backs, capital restructurings and pre-
IPO private placements.
He has advised on capital markets transactions that have raised over
USD 35 billion globally, including the largest equity offering in India
(Bharti Airtel rights issue), the largest Indian IPO (Coal India) and the
largest bond offering by an Indian group (Vedanta Resources).
Several of his deals have been selected as Deals of the Year (Asia)
by International Financial Law Review (IFLR), India Business Law
Journal (IBLJ) and Asian-MENA Counsel.
Previously, Prashant was an associate with the U.S. law firms Sidley
Austin LLP and Perkins Coie LLP in California, USA, and advised a
number of technology, healthcare, consumer and renewable energy
companies and REITs with their capital raising transactions.
He is a member of the Bar Council of Delhi and State Bar of
California.
He has acted on various significant international transactions by India-
focused companies, including IPOs in the US (NASDAQ/NYSE) by
MakeMyTrip, Eros International, Videocon d2h and Azure Power
Global. He has also advised on equity and bond offerings by issuers
across various industries including Apollo Tyres, Amira Nature
Foods, AU Small Finance Bank, Bharti Airtel Limited, CL Educate,
Coal India, DEN Networks, DLF Limited, Dr Lal PathLabs, Eris
Lifesciences, Eros International, Federal Bank, HPCL-Mittal Energy,
IDFC, InterGlobe Aviation, Jubilant Foodworks, Lemon Tree Hotels,
ONGC, Power Grid Corporation, PNB Housing Finance, S Chand &
Co, Network18/TV18, TCNS Clothing, Vedanta, Varroc Engineering,
Videocon d2h, and Yes Bank.
Prashant has been recognised by Who’s Who Legal, IFLR100,
Chambers, and Legal500 as one of the leading capital markets
practitioners in India. He has also been named in The Economic
Times “40 under 40” list of India’s top business leaders in 2019.
Contact Information:
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: +91 1149859928
12) KISHAN DUTT:
Basic Information: Advocate Kishan Dutt Kalaskar is a Retd Judge and
Advocate with 20 years service as Judge in different capacities.
Academic and Career Background:
He did his Bachelors in Law from SSL Law College.
He is a Member of Karnataka Bar Council
Read and prepared Head Notes for more than 10,000 judgments of
different High Courts and Supreme Court. Head Notes published by
various Law Publishers.
Now preparing Head notes for www.scconline.com. Worked in
different capacities and dealt with several categories of cases.
Having practical knowledge of the law in practice and drafting and
counselling with certain specialization in law such as Divorce, Family
Matters, Civil Cases, Cheque Bounce, Criminal Matters.
Some of his notable clients are KSTDC, BESCOM, and Wonderla.
Contact Information:
Email: [email protected]
Contact number: 9686971935
13) ADV. SHARANAGOUDA S PATIL:
Basic Information: Advocate Sharanagouda S. Patil has been practicing
and handling cases independently with a result oriented approach, both
professionally and ethically and has now acquired over 17 years of
professional experience in providing legal consultancy and advisory
services. Advocate Sharanagouda S. Patil's office is in Vijayanagar,
Bangalore.
Academic and Career Background:
He completed his Bachelor’s in law from Banglore University.
His areas of Practice include Anticipatory Bail, Cheque Bounce, Civil,
Consumer Court, Criminal, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Family,
GST, Labour & Service, NCLT, Property, Recovery, RERA,
Succession Certificate
He is a panel advocate for reputed companies, like MANTRI
DEVELOPERS, B.E.BILLIMORIA AND CO LTD Etc
He is a member of the Bengaluru High Court Bar Association and
Advocate Association Bengaluru, which is Biggest association in
Asia.
Contact Information:
Email:
[email protected] Contact number: 9343734832
14) MRS. SAVITA BHANDARI :
Basic Information: Savitha Bhandari is Senior Director at B&B Associates
LLP.
Academic and Career Background:
She completed her Bachelor of Laws from Delhi University in the
year 1981.
She is an Advocate, Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh
She has over 37 years of notable legal practice.
Her areas of practice include Civil, Criminal, Matrimonial, Bank
DRT, Service, Constitutional, NRI Disputes.
She embarked upon a journey as a lawyer and began to conceive,
manage and decode the most exigent lawsuits.
With complete know-how and dexterity, she focuses on Civil,
Criminal, Writ, Family/Matrimonial, Corporate and Constitutional
Laws methodically. Mrs. Bhandari has also been an advisory and aid
to major national and international corporate entities.
Mrs. Bhandari brings perfection to her lawsuits and conducts
profession with utmost seriousness and dedication. It is for this reason
that Mrs. Bhandari is well known among the Best Advocate in Punjab
and Haryana High Court.
Abridging the vast gap of knowledge by mobilizing youth to initiate
environmental protection, outreach and advocate projects which help
communities come up with a sustainable adaptation solutions through
a bottoms-up approach.
Mrs. Bhandari has co-founded the non-profit initiative – “People
Canvas”. Mrs, Bhandari has also been actively engaged in pro-bono,
women welfare and protection of rights of children, elderly and
minorities.
A champion at constitutional law and writ litigation, Mrs. Bhandari
has actively criticised inequality and oppression of any kind in the
society and have shown utmost solidarity towards principles of law,
righteousness and justice. She has also been actively helping the
minorities from suffering an infringement of rights at the hands of the
majority. Mrs. Bhandari has lead with an example and has
successfully standout as an accomplished law practitioner.
Contact Information:
+91-9814-920-603
15) DR. ROHIT SAMHOTRA:
Basic Information: Dr. Rohit Samhotra is a partner at B&B Associates
LLP and an advocate at the Supreme court of India.
Academic and Career Background:
Dr. Samhotra is a uniquely qualified criminal law Advocate in
Chandigarh. An LLB Graduate from Panjab University, Chandigarh,
Dr. Samhotra holds specialization in Medico-Legal, International and
Corporate law.
An expert in Forensic Science, Dr. Samhotra holds a Post Graduate
Diploma in Forensic Science, PGDFS from Punjabi University,
Patiala.
Dr. Samhotra formerly contributed as Pharmacovigilance Analyst at
Paraxel International (formerly, Quantum Solutions). Dr. Samhotra is
also a BDS form Sundar Nagar and has served as Former Joint-
Secretary IDA, Chandigarh, Former CDE Representative, IDA
Chandigarh, Former CDH Representative, IDA Chandigarh and has
been an attendee to, at least, 60 Conferences of which two have been
conducted by New York University.
Dr. Samhotra has two paper presentations, two poster presentations
and two publications to his name and has been a prestigious Member
at Toastmasters International, Chandigarh since 2015.
A brilliant orator, he has also been contributing his services as Former
Sargent at Arms & Vice President Public Relations; and is the Current
Secretary – Toastmasters International, Chandigarh.
His recent publication includes a paper titled “Orgin of the
Constitution of India” published in a book on ‘Constitutional law’
bearing ISBN No. 978-81-941524-3-9 which bears a foreword by the
former Chief Justice of India- Dipak Misra.
He is well regarded as an extremely dedicated Criminal law advocate
in Chandigarh. With astounding dedication and proficiency,
Dr. Samhotra took up legal profession to make a difference in the
despondent and impoverished lives; and to uplift the overall health of
society. He believes in logical treatment of laws and never shies away
from adopting revolutionary methods to set the system straight. His
utterly dedicated and selfless service has touched many, including,
Old Age Home, sector 30, Chandigarh.
Contact Information:
+91-9780-844-609
16) PARAS CHUGH:
Basic Information: Paras Chugh is a part of the law firm B&B Associates
LLP and serves among the finest Advocates in Chandigarh.
Academic and Career Background:
Widely respected among the legal fraternity, Mr. Chugh maintains
both deep and exhaustive knowledge of law. Known for his caliber,
Mr. Chugh is frequently invited as a judge in national moot court
competitions and is revered by his students and teachers alike.
His comprehensive knowledge stems from a fruitful association with
distinguished lawyers across the State.
Mr. Chugh is registered with the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana
and is a member in good standing. For the dynamism and smartness in
the personality, Mr. Paras Chugh has earned a title of ‘dynamite
lawyer’ and ‘power pack’ lawyer among his fellows.
Mr. Chugh maintains a humble disposition with all his clients and
fastens the motto of bringing in a positive change in the field of law
with his continuous, resilient, and dedicated efforts.
Contact Information:
+91-7710777770
17) YASH DAYAL :
Basic Information: Yash Dalal is a part of the law firm B&B Associates
LLP.
Academic and Career Background:
A graduate of Law and Arts from Army Institute of Law (AIL), Mr. Yash
Dalal strives not to be a specialist in one particular field of law per se, but to
have a general and in-depth knowledge of every area of law. An avid debater
during the formative years of his college, he participated and adjudicated
some of the debates in parliamentary format held at National Law Institute
University (NLIU) in Bhopal, Hansraj College of Delhi University, Punjab
Engineering College (PEC) in Chandigarh, and among many held at his own
college.
During his time in the Institute, he did projects and seminars on varying
subjects, from Plato’s dialogue Timaeus, the World Trade Organisation
(WTO), the Dowry system in India, the evolution of Dictatorship(s), the
Presidential Elections, the aspect of Tribunals in India, the Economic
viewpoints of Competition and Industrial Finance, the idea of Maintenance
in Muslim Law, the Constitutional aspect(s) of Ecotourism, the International
Labour Organisation (ILO), the system of Share Capital, the idea of
Minimum Wage; to the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), the conceptual method
to prosecute Child Abuse, Victim’s status in the Criminal Justice System,
and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
against Women (CEDAW), along with many intra-college moots.
Limiting his ambitions not to the domain of law only, Yash also has
inclinations towards art and craft as well and participated in many art and
cultural festivals held at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar and was
a consecutive runner-up in art competition(s) held at Punjabi University,
Patiala.
In the domain of law, he strives to resolve every situation with research,
logical analysis, and accounting for the jurisprudential and legal aspects of
the same.
Contact Information:
+91-7710777770
18) SUNNY MENGHI:
Basic Information: Sunny Menghi is a Senior Associate at B&B Associates
LLP.
Academic and Career Background:
Mr. Sunny Menghi pursued his bachelors in Law from Panjab
University, Chandigarh. He further went to Dehradun for his post-
graduation and pursued Masters from University of Petroleum and
Energy Studies, Dehradun, with specialisation in Energy Laws. Mr.
Menghi also holds to his credit a three months course in Intellectual
Property Rights from Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce
and Industry(FICCI).
Experienced Associate Representative with a demonstrated history of
working in the law practice industry. Skilled in Legal Assistance,
Legal Research, Research, Legal Advice, and Corporate Law
Having curiosity to explore the field of energy and environment, Mr.
Menghi had been an active participant of various research projects
during his LLM such as Techno-legal aspect towards carbon
emissions and the Emerging Biofuel Sector as A Green Alternative.
To outline the challenges of the environment and sustainable
development, he wrote his dissertation on “Carbon Credit: a Step
towards Sustainable Development- a Comparative Analysis between
India and China.”
Upon completing Masters, Mr. Menghi joined the Lucknow District
Court and High Court, Lucknow Bench where he gained considerable
experience in litigation. He has an expertise in property matters and
has been catering to RERA cases. Mr. Menghi, with an appreciable
amount of knowledge and experience in the field of Energy Laws is
committed to deal with corporate environmental laws in a
distinguished manner. His interest and dedication in the field of IPR
makes him an excellent resource person for the corporate world.
Contact Information:
+91-9646-656-258
[email protected]
19) MANISH PALIWAL:
Basic Information:
Manish Paliwal is a Founding Partner of Corporate Legal Partners. The
Corporate wing of the firm is being handled by Mr Manish Paliwal. Mr
Paliwal is also an Advocate on Record in Supreme Court of India and
registered Insolvency Professional, ACIArb (CIArb, London) and Life
Member of Supreme Court Bar Association and Bar Association of India.
Academic and Career Background:
He did his Master (L.L.M.) from Switzerland in International
Economic and Commercial Law.
He has extensively worked on domestic and cross-border issues at
various levels in India and Internationally and is regularly advising
large Indian business conglomerates dealing in sectors i.e. Logistics,
Real Estate, FMCG, telecommunication, Gems & Jewellery,
Manufacturing, etc.
He has a vast experience in Dispute Resolution, Legal Affairs,
Documentation & Compliance. Proven track record of working on a
broad range of legal issues including Corporate Law, Real Estate,
Banking Law, Intellectual Property, Cyber Administrative Law, Land
Acquisition, Government Contracts, Consumer and Competition Law,
Expertise in managing court cases with proficiency in drafting legal/
commercial documents Law etc.
His function as a founding partner include providing solutions and
advising companies and individuals on various legal issues ranging
from economic laws to information technology laws, pertaining to
their business and profession. Defending and initiating legal
proceedings on behalf of clients in various forums including Supreme
Court of India, various High Courts, Tribunals and other judicial
bodies. Helping businesses and professionals to meet legal challenges
in ever-changing legal world that is getting more international and at
the same time more dependent upon the jurisdictional limitations.
Mr Paliwal specializes in Insolvency and Bankruptcy law,
International Economic and Commercial Law and has worked
extensively on Investment Treaties, Preferential Trade Agreements,
Comprehensive Bilateral Agreements, Double Tax Avoidance
Treaties etc.
He is a Member SCAORA, Delhi High Court Bar Association,
National Company Law Tribunal, Appellate Tribunal Bar
Association, International Bar Association (IBA), Singapore
International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), Young International
Arbitration Group (LCIA) London etc.
Contact Information:
+91 (11) 4101-8751
20) JUSTICE K.S PANICKER RADHAKRISHNAN:
Basic Information: Justice K. S. Radhakrishna Panicker (born 15 May
1949) is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India. Prior to that, he
served as the Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court and Chief
Justice of Gujarat High Court.
Academic and Career Background:
Radhakrishnan obtained master's degree in Law in Administrative
Law from the Cochin University of Science and Technology. He has
also passed Post Graduate Diploma in Constitutional Law from ICPS,
New Delhi.
He was enrolled as Advocate on 8 December 1973 and practised in
the High Court of Kerala and Subordinate Civil Courts at Ernakulam.
[citation needed] Radhakrishnan was Standing Counsel for Cochin
University of Science and Technology, State Bank of India, State
Bank of Travancore, Kerala State Cooperative Rubber Marketing
Federation and State Trading Corporation of India.
He received PETA man of the year Award for banning Jallikattu, a
bull-taming tradition observed in Tamil Nadu.
Landmark Cases:
He was a part of a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India that
dealt with "SEBI vs Sahara" case. The bench held that Sahara
illegally collected Rs 24,000 crore and ordered it to return all the
money to the investors. However, even after more than one and half
years Sahara did not follow its orders.
In February 2014, the bench of Justice Radhakrishnan and Justice JS
Khehar ordered arrest of Sahara's top management including Sahara's
topmost boss Subrata Roy.
India's Supreme Court has recognised transgender people as a third
gender, in a landmark ruling. In a judgement favouring property
development firm DLF in its legal battle against the homeowners
association of Silver Oaks society, Gurgaon, Justice Radhakrishnan
took a narrow view of common areas, to the detriment of the
apartment owners. Whereas apartment owners contended that the
facilities inside their colony belonged to the homeowners association,
Justice Radhakrishnan, along with Justice A.K. Sikri of the Supreme
Court of India, held that property development companies could
legitimately contend that these facilities belong to them instead. In so
doing, they overturned a judgement of the Punjab and Haryana High
Court, which had taken a liberal view of "common areas", and given
relief to the homeowners against the property developer.[6]
He was a part of a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India that
decided National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India. Decided
on April 2014, one month before stepping down as a Supreme Court
judge, this 113-page decision declared transgender people to be a
'third gender', affirmed that the fundamental rights granted under
the Constitution of India apply to transgender people, and gave them
the right to self-identify their gender as male, female or third-gender.
21) SHIVPRIYA NANDA:
Basic Information: Shivpriya Nanda is a partner at J Sagar Associates and
as well as the co-chair of the corporate practice at the firm.
Academic and Career Background:
She completed her BA (Hons) at Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi,
followed by LL.B. at Campus Law Centre, Delhi University
Her prolific career includes experience in mergers and acquisitions,
corporate restructuring, strategic joint ventures and corporate
advisory.
The breadth of Shivpriya’s transactional experience equips her to
navigating regulatory challenges in the retail, education, defence,
mining, aviation, real estate, food and food processing sectors
incisively and with equal élan. Her sound business-oriented advice
helped steer the course of complex, high-profile mandates like Wal-
Mart, Michelin, EMAAR, KFC and Pizza Hut, Fidelity, Frankfurt
Airport, Posco, Pernod Ricard, Hindustan Times, and several other
Fortune 500 companies.
Before joining JSA, Shivpriya acted as a litigator in one of India’s
premier law chambers, which accorded her deep experience in
complicated strategic alliances, restructurings, shareholder issues,
bribery and anti-corruption investigations, technology licensing and
transfers, senior management engagement and exits, while equipping
her with a cohesive view of legal standards and nuances in the
country. She has substantial experience in litigation and arbitration,
including international arbitration.
Shivpriya has been ranked one of the leading lawyers by Legal 500,
IBLJ and Chambers, and her views have been published across
industry journals and mainstream media.
Contact Information:
Email: [email protected]
Contact number: +911244390660
22)
26) RUBY SINGH AHUJA:
Basic Information: Ruby Singh Ahuja is senior partner at Karanjawala and
Co.
Academic and Career Background:
She is a Corporate Litigator who specialises in court litigation and
alternate dispute resolution area. She is also an Advocate on Record
Supreme Court of India
In 2019, she was awarded with the title “Exemplary Contribution in
Supreme Court Litigation"
Landmark Cases:
In a recent landmark judgment given by the Supreme Court in Centrotrade
Minerals and Metals Inc v Hindustan Copper Ltd., the Court paved way for
the execution of a Foreign Arbitral Award in India arisen out of a two-tier
arbitration mechanism. Centrotrade Minerals were represented by Ruby
Ahuja and other lawyers.
Contact Information:
Contact: +91 11 4358 8888
E-mail:
[email protected]27) ABHISHEK SAXENA
Basic Information: Co-Founding Partner at Phoenix Legal, Law Firm
Family Background:
Academic and Career Background: He did his Bachelor of Arts (H)
Economics, St. Stephen’s College followed by LL.B atCampus Law Centre,
Faculty of Law, Delhi University.
Landmark cases:
Contact Information:
E-mail: [email protected]
