Varsha Gupta
Varsha is a dual qualified (India and England & Wales) corporate, commercial and privacy in-house lawyer with more than 13+ years of experience. She is currently working as Senior Legal Counsel for IDEMIA, a technology solutions provider, specialized in the provision of bank cards, SIM cards, end-to-end security protocols and emerging technologies relating to digital identity proofing, management and authentication. She possesses broad legal background; experience gained in an international law firm, FTSE 10-listed company, semi-government organization and a leveraged buyout. Adaptable and highly commercial lawyer, she is recognized for providing exceptional legal support and guidance across corporate transactional law, commercial contracts (including IP/IT contracts) and matters pertaining to compliance and regulations, as well as operating within international sanctions.
Sandeep Grover
Sandeep has more than 15 years of dispute resolution experience and specializes in commercial and civil litigation and arbitrations. A significant part of his practice has been advising and representing clients in matters relating to patent and copyright infringement issues, joint venture, company and shareholder disputes, employment-related issues, merger and demerger schemes, insolvency, tender related disputes, white-collar crimes, real estate disputes, infrastructure and engineering disputes, other corporate and commercial disputes, debt recovery matters and consumer litigation. Sandeep regularly appears before the Supreme Court of India, High Courts across the country, the National Company Law Tribunal and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, District Courts, Consumer Forums and the Debt Recovery Tribunal.
Marie – Laure Fathay
I am a seasoned Legal Director, with extensive international and local experience in multinational pharmaceutical companies (Sanofi, GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, Janssen, Novartis). My latest position was Head of Legal at Novartis. In a previous professional life, I specialized in commercial real estate and luxury retail (SCC, Emaar Malls Group, Al Tayer).
Yogesh V Nayyar
Yogesh has been practicing Law since last 26 years with clientele presence in UK, USA, Germany, UAE and India. With a view to cater the requirement of services in the field of Law, the firm YVN & Associates came into existence from Nagpur Founded the firm in 2000 and its a full service Law Firm offering expertise in various legal areas. It is consistent, patient and professional, giving each new case our undivided attention whilst walking you through each step of the process. Nominated and appointed as “Member of International Council of Jurists”, London, in February, 2020. Nominated and appointed as “Ombudsman & Arbitrator”, Federation of Integrated Conflict Management (FICM) and Arbitrator, International Commercial Disputes Tribunal in 2017 and 2019. Wrote a book MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE, MALICIOUS PROSECUTION, ILLEGAL DETENTION & ARREST, HARASSMENT, BRUTALITY AND TORTURE OF “ACCUSED – A
Kritika Seth
Within a brief period of over 8 years, she has managed to stand out in both, Contracting as well as Litigation. She is known to regularly advise and represent various songwriters, music producers, singers, film directors, actors, authors, screenwriters, production houses, independent record labels and publishers. Ms. Seth’s work further includes negotiating and advising digital and technology platforms, amongst others. Her key role with her clientele is of advising, structuring, and negotiating deals across all domestic and international production houses and platforms. Ms. Seth is currently involved in various projects related to IP rights management, documentation, and negotiation for the acquisition of content. She is involved and very meticulous with every project that comes her way. Further, she even ensures and conducts due diligence pertaining to a script, content clearances, and
Sarthak Sarin
Sarthak Sarin is a partner in Khaitan and Co’s corporate and commercial practice group. Sarthak has received B.B.A. LL.B. degree from Symbiosis Law School (Pune) and his MSc. in Law and Finance degree from St Anne’s College, University of Oxford (UK). Sarthak’s practice spans a range of areas including mergers and acquisitions, assets and business transfers and joint venture transactions and he regularly acts as a strategic advisor on particularly complex and often market-leading control deals, growth capital investments, collaborations and exits transactions in India. Sarthak also specializes in structuring inbound foreign investments and has considerable experience in negotiating high-value commercial contracts. He has also advised Indian and foreign clients on shareholder disputes in India.
Brunda Lavu
Ms. Brunda Lavu is a Lawyer whose practice focuses on trademarks and copyright. She graduated with her BA. LLB (Bachelors of Arts and Law) from Bangalore Institute of Legal Studies, India. Immediately after graduation, she began practicing in the Andhra Pradesh High Court for a year. Thereafter, she pursued her LLM (Masters in Intellectual Property Law) from the University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, United States of America. While pursuing her LLM, she interned at the Washington Attorney General’s Office under the Assistant Attorney General in the trademark and copyrights department for about a year which gave her diverse exposure and a fresh outlook to the evolving area of IPR as a key asset for the clients. Upon returning to India, Brunda worked independently for two years assisting various start-ups, mid-sized companies on legal matters. Thereafter, she joined an IP Boutiqu
Kanungo & Co
Kanungo & Co is a law firm build on the foundation of dedication and professionalism. The firm has expanded its presence in India from Mumbai, New Delhi and Jodhpur.
Yusuke Hatakeyama
Yusuke is an attorney at law mainly engaged in M&A in Southeast Asia. I have also built up significant experience and expertise in trade law issues including WTO dispute settlement and proactive usage of free trade agreements/international investment agreements.
Sushmita Gandhi
Sushmita has over 13 years of extensive experience advising clients on a variety of commercial disputes across sectors, including Banking & Finance, Insolvency & Restructuring related matters and arbitrations including construction contracts arbitrations. She has advised lenders, borrowers, advisors, and other intermediaries in complex local and cross-border financing transactions across major debt financing disciplines. Sushmita has handled several domestic and international arbitrations, representing clients in institutional arbitrations in India and abroad. She has also advised on corporate and commercial disputes, appearing before a variety of forums, courts, and tribunals.
