Lawyers in India
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Varij Sharma
Partner and Co-Founder
Gravitas Legal
Varnika Sharma
Varnika Sharma is the co-founder of Clarence & Partners, with a practice focused on employment and labour law, data privacy, regulatory advisory, and contentious employment matters. She regularly advises Indian and multinational employers on sensitive termination scenarios, workplace investigations, compliance strategy, and operational employment risk management. She is particularly valued for her ability to combine precise legal analysis with practical, risk‑aware decision‑making, often acting as the primary point of contact for in‑house HR, people operations and compliance teams. Varnika advises on: Employment termination strategy and dispute management, Workplace investigations and POSH‑related matters, Labour law compliance and wage structuring, Employment‑linked regulatory and data privacy issues, Employment aspects of corporate and transactional matters, and Drafting and responding to legal notices and pre‑litigation correspondence Her work frequently involves urgent, high‑sensitivity matters where reputational risk and regulatory exposure are central considerations.
Clarence & Partners
Varsha Banerjee
Varsha Banerjee is a Partner in Dhir & Dhir’s litigation practice. She has more than 16 years of post-qualification experience in dispute resolution and litigation. She specialises in Insolvency and Bankruptcy Laws, Shareholder Disputes, Securitisation, and Commercial Transactions. She regularly appears and represents parties before various Courts and forums. Varsha has advised a significant number of companies, banks/financial institutions, other creditors, promoters, resolution professionals, resolution applicants, and other stakeholders to identify and adopt the most suitable approach to navigate complex legal outcomes and strategies related to corporate insolvency, personal insolvency, and the restructuring process. She is also an active member of INSOL India and the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC). Varsha frequently authors articles and has penned numerous pieces in the areas of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Laws, Shareholder Disputes, Securitisation, and Commercial Transactions, which have been published by many leading legal publications. She is also a regular panellist and appears on various platforms to engage in insightful discussions on legal issues. Varsha has been consistently ranked by leading legal institutions: “Notable Practitioner” – Asia Law (2024 Edition) “Leading Lawyer” – Legal Era (2024 Edition) “Future Star – Insolvency” – Benchmark Litigation (2024 Edition)
Dhir & Dhir Associates
Varun S
Associate
Ganesan Manuraj LLP
Vedanarayanan Lakshmanan
Partner, Juris Corp (Mumbai)
Juris Corp
Veena Krishnan
Partner
Samvad Partners
Veena Sivaramakrishnan
Ms. Veena Sivaramakrishnan is a key Partner in the Firm's Banking and Finance and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Practice with over 17 years of experience. She leads the practice in Mumbai and has significant experience in Banking, Financial Services Regulatory, Financing, Derivatives, Insolvency, Bankruptcy and Restructuring. Reportedly, clients praise her for her ‘firm grasp of banking as well as applicable regulations’ with her vast experience in derivatives highly valued. She has the ability to ‘provide commercial inputs over and above the legal advice’ and to ‘offer alternative solutions’. Clients describe her as ‘proactive, approachable, responsive and timely, good technical skills, very professional, very sharp and relationship driven.’ Veena has been a part of many “firsts” for her area of practice, by either being involved in the mandate or by advising the industry on such a transaction. These include (a) foreign bank – Indian bank amalgamation of DBS Bank India Limited and Lakshmi Vilas Bank, (b) bank- NBFC merger of Capital First and IDFC Bank, (c) first successful debt and equity restructuring under the SDR regime of RBI, involving the sale of Hyatt Hotels Pune to SAMHI group, (d) legal validity to OTC derivatives under Indian laws and the introduction of Credit Derivatives, (e) successful restructuring outside IBC of sale of Leela Hotels to Brookfield, (f) issuance of the first partly paid NCD structure, (g) winding down of regulated entities such as banks and NBFCs in India, (h) setting up of a special liquidity trust under the directions of the Government, to cater to COVID-19 related defaults, (i) asset monetisation structures for easing liquidity to NBFCs, (j) corporation insolvency resolution of Alok Industries Limited, Essar Steel Limited, (k) liquidation of Falcon Industries and Siddhivinayak Industries, (l) resolution of Altico Capital India Limited, outside of IBC, etc. Veena has worked at Juris Corp for over a decade across varied areas of practice impacting banks and financial institutions and at ICICI Bank mainly for its offshore operations. While at ICICI, she was based in Canada and worked in setting up the wealth management subsidiary, and worked with Davis Polk and Wardwell in New York on secondment primarily to set up the New York branch of ICICI. She has been consistently recognized by prestigious Indian and international publications individually and within her areas of practice. Latest of these include Distinguished Practitioner, Asia law, 2021, Recognised as “Highly Regarded Individual” for Restructuring and Insolvency, Banking, Capital Markets: Structured Finance and Securitisationby IFLR 100, 2021. Leading Lawyer for Banking & Finance by Asia Law Profiles for the years 2015 - 2021. Band 2 Partner for Banking & Finance by Chamber and Partners for the years 2014 - 2021.
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Venkatesh Raman Prasad
Partner
JSA Advocates & Solicitors
Vidhi Khanijow
Partner
PBS | Panag, Babu & Sarangi
Vidya Bose
Ms. Vidya Bose is a proficient and committed legal practitioner, who has, over the past four years, become an indispensable part of our firm’s dispute resolution and transactional law practice. Her areas of concentration encompass maritime law and infrastructure-related legal services, wherein she advises and represents domestic and international clients across a diverse range of contentious and advisory matters. Her in-depth understanding of the legal, regulatory, and contractual frameworks governing the shipping and infrastructure sectors makes her an asset to clients engaged in high-value, complex operations. Within the domain of maritime law, Ms. Bose possesses substantial experience and legal acumen in handling multifaceted matters arising under admiralty jurisdiction and commercial maritime operations. Her practice includes advising on and litigating matters involving: Ship Arrests: She provides strategic counsel and undertakes urgent litigation to secure maritime claims through ship arrest proceedings under the Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 2017. Her familiarity with jurisdictional nuances and procedural rigour before High Courts across India, including the Bombay, Madras, and Gujarat High Courts, ensures swift and effective relief for clients. Cargo Claims and Charter Party Disputes: She advises clients in disputes arising out of loss or damage to cargo, bill of lading liabilities, freight recovery, and charter party performance issues, including laytime and demurrage calculations. Her experience covers both time and voyage charter arrangements and their associated contractual pitfalls. Marine Insurance and Seafarers’ Rights: Ms. Bose frequently addresses matters involving marine hull and cargo insurance claims, including coverage interpretation and subrogation disputes. Additionally, she has represented clients in cases involving wage claims and repatriation issues concerning seafarers, ensuring compliance with statutory obligations under Indian and international maritime labour laws. Shipbuilding and Maritime Commercial Contracts: Her expertise further extends to the drafting and review of contracts relating to shipbuilding, ship repair, sale and purchase of vessels, and regulatory clearances, where she provides comprehensive legal assistance on risk allocation, warranties, indemnities, and delivery obligations. Her ability to combine a meticulous understanding of technical maritime issues with pragmatic dispute resolution strategies enables her to effectively represent stakeholders including shipowners, charterers, P&I Clubs, cargo interests, insurers, and logistics companies. Ms. Bose regularly appears in maritime arbitration proceedings and litigation, bringing to each matter a client-focused approach and a command of commercial and procedural law. Ms. Bose is equally adept in the domain of infrastructure law, where she provides legal advisory and dispute resolution services to clients involved in large-scale, capital-intensive infrastructure projects. Her practice in this space includes advising on and drafting complex project documents, including EPC contracts, concession agreements, operation and maintenance contracts, and sub-contracting arrangements. She advises stakeholders on legal issues arising in sectors such as: Port Development and Dredging Projects: Representing developers and contractors in disputes over execution delays, cost overruns, performance guarantees, and force majeure events, while ensuring statutory compliance and regulatory clearances are adhered to. Construction and Urban Infrastructure: Providing risk analysis and dispute management for government and private infrastructure initiatives, including public-private partnerships (PPPs), and advising on project finance, environmental compliance, and regulatory structuring. Energy Projects: Offering legal guidance to clients involved in renewable and non-renewable energy projects, including contract management, land acquisition compliance, and addressing regulatory challenges in energy generation and distribution. In arbitration proceedings arising from project execution disputes, including delay claims, breach of performance obligations, and variations in scope of work, Ms. Bose is well-versed in procedural and substantive law. She has experience handling institutional arbitrations governed by SIAC, ICC, and domestic arbitration rules, and has been instrumental in formulating case strategies aimed at expeditious and favorable resolution of high-stakes disputes. Ms. Bose is recognized by clients and colleagues alike for her rigorous attention to detail, practical and strategic thinking, and her commitment to delivering legally sound and commercially viable outcomes. Her ability to interpret and advise on voluminous and complex contractual frameworks ensures that clients are positioned to minimize legal risk and operational disruptions. Her expertise in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts—combined with her litigation and arbitration experience—equips her to serve as both a transactional advisor and dispute resolution specialist. This duality enhances her value in cross-disciplinary matters, especially where shipping and infrastructure domains intersect. She has successfully advised on and managed pre-litigation risk assessments, interim relief applications, enforcement of arbitral awards, and settlement negotiations, achieving favorable outcomes through both adversarial and amicable means. Ms. Vidya Bose’s growing prominence in the areas of shipping and infrastructure law is a reflection of her solid legal foundation, technical knowledge, and unwavering client focus. Her ability to seamlessly manage legal complexities in both sectors ensures that clients receive holistic, efficient, and results-oriented legal representation. She continues to build her profile as a trusted legal advisor to maritime stakeholders and infrastructure developers alike, and her role at the firm significantly contributes to our ability to deliver high-quality legal services across these specialized sectors.
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Vihang Virkar
Partner
DMD Advocates
Vijay Kumar Singh
Senior Partner
S&A Law Offices
Vijayakumar Reddy Thummalapalli
Partner
Fox Mandal & Associates
Vijayalakshmi Menon
Founder & Senior Partner
DMD Advocates
Vikram Dhokalia
Partner
Dua Associates
Vikrant Singh Negi
Partner
DSK Legal
Vimla Pinto
Partner. General corporate laws, Real Estate Laws and Insurance
Dua Associates
Vineetha MG
Co-founder & Senior Partner
Samvad Partners
Vipul Agrawal
Partner & Practice Co-Chair – Transnational Litigation and International Arbitration | Asset Recovery, Enforcement, Global Investigations & White-Collar Crime | Corporate Advisory, Governance & Compliance
Clavius Legal
Vipul Maheshwari
Legal Luminary | Visionary | Accomplished Author | Philanthropist | Politician Vipul Maheshwari is a distinguished lawyer garnering consistent respect with a longstanding professional journey spanning over a period of three decades. He is a standout litigator and enjoys a formidable reputation for his experience in dispute resolution mandates. He offers advice on a range of work from shareholder and insolvency-related disputes to constitutional matters and high-profile cases before the Supreme Court and various High Courts. He has consistently demonstrated exceptional legal skills in the handling of corporate-commercial disputes. He has dealt extensively in international arbitration, including acting for large multinational corporations on arbitrations involving Indian clients, as well as arbitral enforcement before the Indian courts. He has been briefed by a large number of Advocates for opinion and arguments before Hon‘ble courts. Aside from expertise in dispute resolution, Vipul has a history of representing domestic and international clients in high-end M&A deals. He is a visionary and has mentored a competent team of professionals. He specialises in strategic advisory for spearheading transactional practice on the M&A and PE, along with advising clients on General Corporate and Commercial laws. He has advised on various marquee transactions in relation to strategic opportunities and acquisitions in India, consistently involved in merger & acquisitions and investments of considerable size and significance.
Maheshwari & Co. Advocates & Legal Consultants
Virender K Gogia
Sharan practices primarily in the areas of corporate and commercial law with an emphasis on private equity transactions and structured debt transactions. He has extensively advised on private equity and venture capital investments, joint ventures, corporate-commercial transactions, structured debt transactions, external commercial borrowings, infrastructure projects and has also been involved in legal due diligence exercises, foreign investment advisory and general corporate advisory services. His experience includes advising both corporate and funds in private equity transactions and debt transactions as well as on various legal and regulatory compliances.
Dua Associates
Vishal Singh
Senior Associate
Spice Route Legal
Vishnu Dutt
Partner
Bharucha & Partners
Vishnu Sudarsan
Partner
JSA Advocates & Solicitors