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Our Team

Partners, associates and paralegals working across litigation, corporate advisory, regulatory compliance, and intellectual property, alongside the senior advisory and HR roles that support them - each with a defined part in how a matter gets handled.

Senior Advisor

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Manish Acharya

Serves as Senior Advisor to the firm, providing strategic counsel across practice areas and guiding the firm's approach to complex, cross-disciplinary matters.

Manish Acharya
Senior Advisor

Strategic counsel across practice areas.

Partners

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Abhijeet Vaishnav

A graduate of Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Patiala, with a background spanning civil litigation, regulatory compliance, and commercial contracting. Heads the firm's Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice — contract and recovery suits, MSME Act Section 18 claims, and arbitration matters — alongside its Regulatory & Compliance and DPDP Act advisory work.

Abhijeet Vaishnav
Partner

Heads Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Regulatory & Compliance, including DPDP Act advisory.

Sagrika Jain

A litigation practitioner with courtroom experience appearing under senior advocates, alongside a tenure with the Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law & Justice, Government of India. Heads the firm's Mergers & Acquisitions practice, including due diligence and deal structuring, and its White Collar Crime & Investigations practice, advising on regulatory notices and internal investigations.

Sagrika Jain
Partner

Heads Mergers & Acquisitions and White Collar Crime & Investigations.

Senior Associates

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Eukti Garg

Heads the firm's Corporate & Commercial practice, advising on company incorporation and structuring, alongside commercial and vendor contracts.

Eukti Garg
Senior Associate

Heads Corporate & Commercial.

Samaira Anand

Heads the firm's Banking & Finance practice, including loan and credit facility documentation and security creation advisory.

Samaira Anand
Senior Associate

Heads Banking & Finance.

Umesh Tiwari

Heads the firm's Intellectual Property & Trademarks practice, with a litigation-focused approach to trademark search and registration, opposition proceedings, and enforcement matters.

Umesh Tiwari
Senior Associate

Heads Intellectual Property & Trademarks.

Associates

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Ishita Bhatt

Supports the White Collar Crime & Investigations practice, assisting on anti-corruption advisory, internal compliance reviews, and responses to regulatory notices.

Ishita Bhatt
Associate

Supports White Collar Crime & Investigations.

Samyak Meena

Supports the Corporate & Commercial practice, working on shareholder and founder agreements, commercial contracts, and corporate governance advisory.

Samyak Meena
Associate

Supports Corporate & Commercial.

Payal Sangtani

Supports the Mergers & Acquisitions practice, assisting with due diligence, share and asset purchase agreements, and joint venture documentation.

Payal Sangtani
Associate

Supports Mergers & Acquisitions.

Hardik Bansal

Supports the Banking & Finance practice, assisting on NBFC and financial regulatory advisory and recovery proceedings under the SARFAESI Act and other financial laws.

Hardik Bansal
Associate

Supports Banking & Finance.

HR

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Kanupriya Bhati

Leads HR and compliance for the firm — recruitment, onboarding, and people operations, including POSH and workplace policy compliance, as Ivory Slate Legal grows.

Kanupriya Bhati
Head of HR & Compliance

Leads HR, talent, and workplace compliance.

Paralegals

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Arijeet Vaishnav

Supports the Intellectual Property & Trademarks practice, assisting with copyright and IP advisory alongside trademark filings.

Arijeet Vaishnav
Paralegal

Supports IP & Trademarks.

Lakshay Chetal

Supports the Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice with research and drafting on civil and commercial litigation matters.

Lakshay Chetal
Paralegal

Supports Litigation & Dispute Resolution.

Reena Chaudhary

Supports the Intellectual Property & Trademarks and Regulatory & Compliance practices with trademark filings and statutory compliance documentation.

Reena Chaudhary
Paralegal

Supports IP & Trademarks and Regulatory & Compliance.

Saksham Sethi

Supports the Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice with research and drafting on contract, recovery, and arbitration matters.

Saksham Sethi
Paralegal

Supports Litigation & Dispute Resolution.