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Our attorneys combine premier Indian National Law School pedigrees with decades of battle-tested commercial acumen, advising boards and executives on their most defining legal matters.
Partners & Senior Counsel
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Vikramaditya Sterling
Practice: M&A & Corporate Strategy
🎓 Education: B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), NLSIU Bengaluru • LL.M., Harvard Law School
🏛️ Bar Admissions: Bar Council of Karnataka • International Bar Association
With over 22 years of transactional leadership, Vikramaditya has spearheaded landmark cross-border mergers, private equity buyouts, and boardroom reorganizations exceeding ₹15,000 Crores. He serves as trusted advisor to promoters, institutional funds, and multinational corporations across South Asia.
Ananya Rao
Practice: Regulatory & Governance
🎓 Education: B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), NALSAR Hyderabad • LL.M., University of Cambridge
🏛️ Bar Admissions: Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa • Bar Council of India
Ananya leads the firm’s Regulatory, Governance, and Foreign Inward Investment practice. Recognized as a premier regulatory strategist, she advises growth-stage unicorns and global conglomerates on navigating RBI, SEBI, and MCA guidelines, FDI route structures, and complex statutory audits.
Rajesh Menon
Practice: Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
🎓 Education: LL.B., Campus Law Centre (DU) • LL.M. Arbitration, Queen Mary London
🏛️ Bar Admissions: Supreme Court of India • High Court of Karnataka
Rajesh has over 19 years of advocacy experience in high-stakes commercial disputes, shareholder litigations, and institutional arbitrations under SIAC, ICC, and LCIA rules. He is particularly renowned for formulating decisive litigation strategies that protect corporate balance sheets.
Meera Krishnan
Practice: Employment Law & Technology IP
🎓 Education: B.A. LL.B., ILS Law College Pune • LL.M., Columbia Law School
🏛️ Bar Admissions: Bar Council of Karnataka • IP Bar Association
Meera heads the Employment & Technology Transactions desk. She routinely guides enterprise boards through workforce reorganizations, key executive exits, non-compete enforcements, and intellectual property licensing across India, the US, and Southeast Asia.
Arjun Deshmukh
Practice: Contracts & Joint Ventures
🎓 Education: B.B.A. LL.B., Symbiosis Law School • LL.M. Corporate Law, NYU
🏛️ Bar Admissions: Bar Council of Delhi • Delhi High Court Bar
Arjun is a seasoned commercial contract drafting specialist who has negotiated multi-million-dollar MSAs, international procurement agreements, and strategic joint venture pacts for manufacturing, aerospace, and IT software leaders.
Priyanka Sengupta
Practice: Corporate Governance & Compliance
🎓 Education: LL.B., WBNUJS Kolkata • FCS, ICSI New Delhi
🏛️ Bar Admissions: Bar Council of India • Institute of Company Secretaries
Dual-qualified as an advocate and Company Secretary, Priyanka manages regulatory compliance audits, MCA secretarial filings, and Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act) corporate privacy implementation for institutional clients.
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