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i.e. incorporation of her legal knowledge to curate perfectly designed processes and project management framework, and application of technology to optimize the delivery of legal services. The chief reason for reflecting Shamita’s story on our cover page is that they started these services in the era when terms like cybersecurity, contract management, legal researchdidn’t even promulgate in the market. Also, she inculcates an enlightening fact incorporating IQ with emotional intelligence and believes that lawyers with wisdom and an emotional quotient are an asset andwill always thrive and triumph. She also propagates the same belief throughout her company. Other than these, the edition will also portray the motivating stories of legal consultants who have shown ace performances in their respective arenas. Flipping the pages, you’ll find in-house articles augmented on the segment of law and associated practices. The principal concern of this edition will be to attract the focus of readers who are searching for complete information on legal matters and associated practitioners flourishing throughout the country. We’re proud to say that our edition will be one small information bank containing all that you’ll need to stay updated about laws and regulations propagating through the market.

In this edition of Business Connect Magazine, we’ll be illuminating “20 Most Recommended lawyers In India 2019”where we’ll be highlighting some of the most recommended law firms and its curators who have shown the optimum performance and acquired a leading stature in their respective practice areas. Amongst these competent members of the bar, the one that stands as the most acknowledged and praised for its performance is ‘Mallyas&Co.’ initiated by ShamitaMallya, A legal consultant also proficient as anauthor, educator, policymaker and women &children protectionist.The persona is a resilient practitioner of cyber laws, Intellectual Property, and Media laws and is primordiallyfocused with her brainchild on two separate verticals

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ACING THE LEGAL RACE

Adv. Shamita Mallya

Proprietor - Mallyas & Co.Legal Consultancy Services

Lexclaim Advocates Pragati Sharma Founding Partner

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RSA Legal Solutions

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The Subtle Scream Of The Glitches In The Indian Judiciary System

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Adv. Shamita Mallya Proprietor - Mallyas & Co.Legal Consultancy Services

ACING THE LEGAL RACE Adv. Shamita Mallya

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Mallyas & Co. has become one of the most sought for Indian law firms in the recent time. The past couple of years has seen the cementing of Mallyas & Co. led by Adv. Shamita S. Mallya as one of the leading names in the Legal Consultancy Space. This is a remarkable feat for the firm, which emerged a decade ago.

Mallyas & Co. prefers to call themselves as a “Boutique Consulting Firm”. The legal practice across various domains are well thought about and they have positioned the best talent to spearhead respective departments.

Company Overview Mallyas & Co. is a new-age law firm that provides a spectrum of legal services to its domestic and international clients, which include multinational public and private companies and other corporate entities. The firm has a dedicated team of professionals including lawyers, Intellectual Property experts, technical experts, chartered accountants and Information Technology consultants, with the specific industry expertise, resources and commitment required to meet all client requirements.

The firm has a mix of Legal and Paralegal workforce tied with them for over ten years. This is not unexpected, given the credentials of its founder / proprietor Adv. Shamita Mallya who is leading this dynamic team of young lawyers. Shamita has been a known name in the litigation, arbitration, family and corporate matters. Her ability to nurture talent is also evident and has proved to be a boon for the firm’s clients. In her own words; “At Mallyas they have ensured that the team is well poised to take on emerging challenges the marketplace offers with a Human Touch much essential in our segment of practice.”

The firm specializes in: • Banking, Finance and Insurance • Cyber • Commercial & Corporate • Counselling • Corporate Compliance protocols and consulting • Dispute Resolution, Litigation & Arbitration • Employment Practises • Family & Private Affairs • Intellectual Property

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The Impeccable Leadership Shamita Mallya is an Indian lawyer, a qualified Journalist, Author, Educator, Policymaker and Women & Children Protectionist. She specializes in Cyber Laws, Corporate Law and Media Law practise. She

spearheads the Indian law firm, Mallyas & Co. Her mentor, guide and senior Adv. Kunda Pal, who was determined to get her to speed in understanding the nuances of core legal practice, helped Shamita make her place in an industry dominated by age-old law firms.

India as well as most of the developed economies be it in the US or UK. Defending the rule of law is democracy’s foundation and the mortar for its institutions. She firmly states that lawyers are its first responders and last defenders. The rule of law is under siege around the world, and lawyers—present and future-- must respond to the challenge.

Having asked her of her interests, she states: “My interest is in simplification. As a lawyer we have the art of complicating things – but what has gotten us consumer confidence is simplifying the complex. People / corporations come to us with varied types of problems – but what I like is that they come to us having lost all their resources to depend on us for a solution. It is not just legal but our clients come over to discuss structures on overall understanding and conducting business with the right rules of the game. Besides my core profession I am a trained Indian classical dancer. Amidst the chaos of work – I still find time to fuel my passion.”

Preserving a free press and insuring that social media and ‘fake news’ does not subvert fact, evidence, and democratic institutions - Defending a free press has long been a mission for lawyers. She states, “Social media has broadened that ongoing challenge. For many, social media is their ‘news’ source-- an ‘alternative press’ that lacks authenticity filters and can ‘go viral’ in minutes – diluting the core essence of the subject.” Social media is rapidly eclipsing traditional media, providing a global platform for ‘alternative facts,’ propaganda, and misinformation masquerading as ‘news’. She states that; “being a journalist herself, she makes sure that Mallyas is cognisant of the fact and does not allow the fact-agnostic court of public opinion to marginalize the judicial process”.

From the early stage of the incorporation of the firm, Shamita’s focus was not just on the application of the legal knowledge but augmenting the same with a perfectly curated process and project management framework, which stood out amongst the others. In an environment where the clients remained unaware of the future of the case, she was able to articulate the future of the case with her approach. This came as a huge respite to the clients, especially the corporate clients that the firm continues to consult.

Ensuring adherence to ethical standards - Law is big business - but is also a profession governed by ethical standards. More often they are exposed to old and new ethical challenges—client pressure to ‘push the envelope,’ economics, and the ‘ethics of technology’ to mention but a few. But the firm’s constant focus is to adhere to ethical standards to protect the rule of law and to ensure that the dual role of law as a profession and a business is preserved. It is imperative that lawyers utilize available tools to provide greater access, collaboration, and alignment of interest with clients; that is their ethical duty to individual clients and to society.

The other area that Shamita emphasised was on understanding technology’s applications and to optimally utilise the same on the delivery of legal services (e.g. e-discovery, cyber-security, contract management, legal research, etc.). She states “these terms were unheard of ten years ago, when she started the practise.” One of the most important aspects that has brought the firm to this position is that they concentrate a lot on emotional intelligence or ’people skills’ - which is widely overlooked as a critical legal skill. Shamita’s belief is that lawyers with high intellect (IQ) and people skills (EQ) will always thrive, no matter how pervasive technology becomes in legal delivery – and Mallyas & Co. is unmatched as far as this balance is considered.

Lastly it is their overall responsibility to streamline the judicial process, utilizing technology and process to make it more accessible, agile, faster, and cost-effective than the outdated court systems. Challenges Conquered Mallyas and Co. is a first generation legal firm and doesn’t have any legacy; like in any other dominant field, the life of young Indian lawyer is really tough, especially for those who don’t have a godfather. The field of law is a closed sphere, complete with its own esoteric rules and rituals which are completely unfamiliar to an outsider. In the initial phase of their career, it was all about learning the hands-on work and Shamita’s absolute concentration was on maximising

Shamita’s view on challenges on responsibilities: Access to justice - The rule of law is undermined when a significant portion of society lacks meaningful access to legal representation. Such is the case in

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COVER STORY need is to make rendering justice less about how they always have done it and more about how it makes sense to do it now. They need to examine everything from court rules to regular court hours; financial forms to fines and fees. It’s important to determine if the assumptions, biases, practices, procedures, and traditions degrade justice-seekers, or worse yet, deny justice.

the same. She states; “While a few months of internships or reading law books and commentaries just doesn’t cut it – it’s important for aspiring lawyers to understand that too much of a cushion in the form of internship also hampers independence of thoughts and it’s important to balance this act carefully while taking practical lessons”. With globalization and the trend of India’s emergence on the international fora, shortcomings have come to light which immediately needs attention and address. Immense strides made, there is still enormous room for evolution and development of the legal profession. “What is needed is a vision based on philosophy,” as stated by Shamita.

“The bottom line: It’s imperative that there is an emergence of a judicial system where the best building blocks of the system survive and the vestiges that no longer offer any value are abandoned. This transformation will instill a renewed sense of trust and confidence.” Shamita Mallya

Some of the other common issues that lawyers continuously face is changes made in the law of a particular state or country. It is extremely important for them to be up to date with frequently changing laws which sometimes involves a lot of research on the subject and is indeed time consuming. However, a summation of analysis, understanding and application of the research material is a testimony to the fact that a fair research on the subject has been conducted. A lawyer’s understanding and analysis of a case starts by identifying the relevant facts and determining the legal issues that need to be researched. However, one should not forget that the right conclusion depends upon the researcher’s ability to analyze the matter found during the research process.

Way Forward: Shamita states, “When we started we were a bunch of few aspiring lawyers – who came ahead and wanted to carve out a niche for themselves.” Idea was to capture the market place which was less dominated by the biggies and segments were strong legal support was lacking. They started concentrating in the SME segment – which was their Blue Ocean. “In this segment people wanted to pay the right price for the services and we were bang on to partner them. The zeal was to do quality stuff and we knew once we have their confidence, money would follow. Our journey was fulfilling – so to say we accomplished our goals, big – small together – to that extent we haven’t lost any of our relations. The ratio of our employee and client retention has been the same. I have seen a lot of big firms losing the balance there, and I think to that extent we have been successful.”

Shamita suggests that for an effective research to be conducted the need for accurate and current data has emerged as a key concern, thus asking the researchers to acquire new skills for them to keep pace with the ongoing changes. Research is a critical skill all practicing lawyers must acquire, however attorneys who are hard pressed for time and cannot devote time to research can now outsource research projects to legal support services provider based in India. The benefit of outsourcing such projects shall save on cost and shall be delivered with the same output as these offshore vendors support a team of well qualified lawyers who are experts in doing research projects. The team at Mallyas does a lot of work around legal research and some of the leading firms utilise their services in this segment.

The Team: Success can’t be enjoyed if you do not have the people associated with it along with you. Our strength lies in togetherness and that’s the biggest achievements. Today Mallyas are a decade old firm, comfortably positioned to strike the next target. Their next leap would be towards consumer empowerism. I strongly believe that we (Lawyers) are limited and its important that this limitation doesn’t become a hindrance for the right and timely justice. So our focus would be to curate something which would use technology to the optimum to offer solutions at finger tips. This would be a mix of legal and compliance guidance – so that less people fall in the cracks due to ignorance and people who require support – have something readily available with them as basics such that they can at least have some first level recourse and than depend on legal assistance. To that extent we are redesigning our web platform to make it consumer friendly.

As a practising lawyer Shamita also feels that judges and administrators must take even greater steps to innovate the way that justice is dispensed. However, to innovate, lawyers need to better understand the public’s expectations regarding access points to justice and how they can address their legal needs. The

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services across nations and continents. It’s a time of great opportunity for future lawyers to bring millions of new customers into the marketplace—for the benefit of all.”

Law and Technology Shamita has always worked keeping in view the future and she believes that technology has and will play an important role in disrupting the services sector and legal profession will not have an escape. She states; that, the Millennials are already impacting the legal buy/sell dynamics by introducing new, technology and process enabled, agile legal delivery models – which in her opinion is a welcome move, especially when a significant portion of society lacks meaningful access to legal representation.

Influencing Lives – In Their Own Way Shamita states that while D&I is a new-aged wave, but for Mallyas as a firm, this was one of her core focus areas and she & her firm has always been directly / indirectly supportive of the same. Mallyas & Co. has one of their batch of associates comprising of our associates who have been traditionally Domestic Helps and is a completely ladies batch. These group is with minimum educational qualification and the concentration is to get them get to the next level.

Law has a distribution problem; on one hand there are too many unemployed and under-employed attorneys while on the other hand millions of potential clients go unrepresented because they cannot afford counsel at current rates. Technology, process, project management can refashion the legal delivery system.

Interested associates are offered help & assistance in taking up advance courses in their desired field and not just Law. This offers them self-confidence a sense of accomplishment and above all dignity of labour.

In fact, the team at Mallyas is no exceptions to others, they are also actively pursuing to design a Tech Architecture which will aim at improving the delivery. We may soon see them – introducing solutions through Tech-products (especially in the compliance, contract, and regulatory areas)

Parallely, Shamita has been associated with various legal aid centers in Mumbai and is a known name which specifically offers support to the underprivileged sects of society – in specific legally deprived women and children. One such age old institution is “Bapnu Ghar” based in Mumbai where she is the sole counsel for Domestic Violence.

“We have a strong belief that it will be worthwhile in the global marketplace - that the future lawyers collaborate, design, and deliver new products and

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The Subtle Scream of the Glitches in THE INDIAN JUDICIARY SYSTEM One of the oldest legal systems in the world, the Indian Judiciary System is still highly influenced by the features of the British law that were incorporated centuries ago while India was still under the colonial rule. The framework provided by the supreme law of the country, the Indian constitution and the judicial system flaunt a history of the glorious independence era. It abides by the common law system that couples with regulatory and statutory laws. We also follow the adversarial system which happens to be of high importance for its unbiased perspective to present both sides of the story to present neutral to the judge, who further proved the judgment based on the evidence provided and the arguments made. But like every system with amendments, the Indian Judicial Systems comes with its own set of flaws that reflects upon its weaknesses and defects and should immediately be reformed and accountable. Here are a few major problems that are faced;

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Corruption

time we have come to understand that Right to Information (RTI) act has not proven to be enough organized and hence the issues like trust on law, quality, and liability of justice keep popping up among the citizens.

Corruption is deep-rooted in a lot of institutions of the government in India and so is in the legal as well. The number of scams, rapes, murders, and atrocities that take place have highly put the legal system, judiciary, functioning process, ignorance to truth, in a negative light. The culpability is under the constant scanner, there have been cases of bribes being given to a number of high profile lawyers, judges etc. there is a dire need for immediate repairing of this culture.

The Under-Trials

The number of prisoners on under-trials is very high in India and these prisoners end up spending their entire lives in the prison waiting for their cases to come to some definite conclusion. And while at it, the agony and suffering of staying back in the prison defending themselves are far more than the actual time of sentence. These prisoners are not proven guilty unless they are convicted by the courts. On the other hand, the rich and influential people can fetch the police at the back, and they can pester or hush troublesome and the unfortunate, throughout the long trials in the courts.

Pending Cases

With the maximum number of backlog cases in the world, Indian Judicial system is running on an all-time slow with close to approximately 30 million cases. And there is no end to the constant rise of this number, the need for more judges has been discussed a lot of times but hardly much is done about the same, implementation is either insufficient or late. And while the rich can get away with tapping on expensive lawyers, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the mass of poor that mostly suffers the wrath. The slow pace not just delays the justice, it also keeps the prisoners awaiting in the prisons for their trials, eventually with a number of innocents spending their life behind the bars. For instance, the financial hub of India, Mumbaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s industrial development has been suffering immensely due to the pending land dispute cases for years.

Isolation of the Law

It is of utmost importance that the judicial system of a country should be of paramount essentiality and an integral part of the society. It should as well ensure that participation and communications are of the relevance of the society. There are a number of countries out there that encourage participation of the citizens for a better outlook, but on the contrary in India, there is no such activity followed, which again is something that is derived from the colonial rule times. There is a need for change after more than 60 years of independence for the officers to come on common grounds with the people.

Zero Transparency

Lack of transparency is another great barrier that holds back the better of the judicial system. Over

In spite of the advancements technologically and otherwise that has dramatically impacted the lives of the commoners in positive ways, the legal system of India still looks like carrying its shady past and subtly shouts for a change in its actions and ways. No matter how hard we shout of being a developing nation, the fact remains that the judicial system is out of place and need an immediate tuning with more case sensitive democratic norms and procedures that validate each and every section of the society and not just the posh. The faster we structure the judicial system the better and immediate progressive bend will intercourse the society.

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Lexclaim Advocates Advocates and Legal Consultants

TOWARDS BECOMING A SYNONYM OF TRUST

COMPANY OVERVIEW Lexclaim Advocates, formerly known as ANA Partners, was established in 2013-14 by Mr. Prayas Aneja. In 2018, it was rebranded as Lexclaim Advocates, upon the joining of Ms. Pragati Aneja. It is a full-service law firm that deals in Criminal Law, Civil Law, Company Law, IPR, and so on. They are a team of fifteen lawyers, and cater all over Delhi, with associate offices outside Delhi, in Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Kolkata. They specialize in Intellectual Property Laws that includes Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents, Franchising, and Licencing, Start up and MSME Registrations, Arbitration and Company Law, Contracts, Civil and Criminal Law and Litigation. The law firm works with startups, small and large companies, as well as international clients (like Metsize). Lexclaim started with Civil and Criminal Litigation, and then extended its services to include IPR and Company Law. The firm has now established its reputation in the fields of Corporate law and IPR besides civil and criminal litigation. Its Founder, Mr. Aneja, is a law graduate from National Law Institute University, Bhopal, one of the best law institutes in India. He then pursued a masters in corporate law. Mr. Prayas established the company, and Ms. Pragati joined mid-way, when the company was rebranded Lexclaim. Lexclaim derives its meaning from the Latin words “Lex”, meaning Law, and “Claim”, meaning to formally request.

PRAGATI SHARMA Founding Partner extensive legal consultation as well as results. Having retained the first clients, that became a part of their journey early on, is considered by them as one of their biggest achievements.

Ms. Pragati used to be an electronics engineer by profession, who then enrolled for a law degree, and then went on to do a masters in Intellectual Property Law. To begin with, she worked in a different law firm for experience, and then joined Lexclaim as a Partner. They started catering to startups and other companies, because of her experience with IPR and company law.

ETHICS AND VALUES The team at Lexclaim makes it a point to listen and understand their problem and its depth whenever a client communicates with them. They make sure that their services are provided at the best cost, in less time, and in an efficient manner. They have a dedicated email base, and they correspond through mail so that both parties have records of every exchange. Lexclaim is a modern day law firm that produces results in a timely manner. Ms Pragati believes that if lawyers deliver to the clients on time, a lot of time can be saved, even though court proceedings are often long and tedious.

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When a client comes in, he becomes a part of the team, and they adequately counsel them along with representing them. For some clients, they don’t even charge any money. They have worked for clients who cannot pay, and counselled people free of cost. For instance, in Civil matters like domestic and property disputes of people who are really poor, like labour class disputes, have been mediated and issues sorted out by Lexclaim without charging them even a penny. A number of startups and students from universities are attended to with nominal or no charges. Lexclaim believes that them being the future of the country, should have the proper knowledge of Intellectual Property Laws. They should know how to protect their Intellectual Property Rights. To sum up, in Civil matters, Lexclaim helps poor people by giving them proper advice, mediating and resolving their issues, trying to make them understand that their focus should be on earning bread for their family rather than fighting amongst themselves, and in IPR, Lexclaim gives back to society by helping young students protect their Intellectual Property Rights. Students from JNU, for example, are being given ask consultations to, without a penny in exchange. Lexclaim helps them out so that their inventions and artworks and ideas are protected, the intellectual property of the country, therefore, is protected. They make sure that their inventions cannot be exploited.

A MESSAGE FOR THE READERS Of practising in the legal arena, Ms. Pragati says, “The most important thing is the will power. Especially in the legal field, if you are starting anew, be determined and fearless. Calculate your risks smartly. Know where you should go and how much involved you should get. Start with a vision in mind: why are you doing what you’re doing? Why are you starting your own law firm? It’s a very challenging field, it is imperative that you prepare well. Your planning and how you execute it holds a lot of importance. And once you have a vision, you have made your plans, calculated your risks, you should not be looking back.” It is very important in today’s time for everyone to secure themselves legally. There are a lot of things a lawyer can help out with, before someone is sued and has to go to court. As an entrepreneur, a simple step like an official agreement with employees, can save from a lot of trouble, so they do not blame you for any kind of losses if things go south, or come up with a new claim. Ms. Pragati mentions, “There are a lot of things you can do to prepare yourself before you ever go to court. You should be in touch with a lawyer, especially when starting a new company, so that you’re guided properly and don’t land into litigation. Once you land into litigation, a lot of money gets spent. Even as a company, lawyers (that go to court) can be of more help than the legal counsel. If you have made your legal aspect strong, you will not land into litigation, and even if you do, the bench will be on your side.” Some sound advice!

For Ms. Pragati, the responsibility as a consultant includes giving ethically as well as legally correct advice. Sometimes, what is legal may not be ethical. Being a lawyer is a huge responsibility. Lawyers are the building blocks of society, and are carrying a legacy on our backs. They always need to make sure that their advice is absolutely correct: ethically, morally and legally. “As lawyers, we are going to take the society ahead,” she says. PLANS AND PROSPECTS The short term goals of Lexclaim Advocates is expansion, and serving people even better than before. With the firm getting more work consistently, the next step, naturally, is adding more lawyers to the team. The company’s revenue is increasing every year, and so they are adding more people, to make sure that the companies that are coming to them are provided better services. The long term plan, on the other hand, is taking the firm to the international market. Recently, Lexclaim Advocates has been conferred with Top 50 IP Lawyers Award, Dubai, for the services they provided to their clients. The team is intent on keeping this up, careening the firm towards international standards. They intend to make a place for themselves among the top ten law firms in India as well.

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RSA Legal Solutions

Par Excellent Legal Services And Support

S.C. JAIN

managing partner RSA Legal Solutions is a well-established firm that possesses expertise in indirect taxes to serve its clients. The firm was started with 2 partners and has got the strength of 5 partners now, who are well-experienced in their respective fields. Mr. S.C. Jain is the managing partner of the firm who has more than 37 years of experience on both sides i.e. the department as well as the law firms. Mr. Jain prior to opening his own law firm was working with a top law firm as Partner. Other Partners of the firm also come from Big4s and prestigious law firms. Being in the profession for long with good experience of law firms and Big4s, the partners bring a lot of knowledge, experience and much more which helps a lot to bring the best solutions to the clients and ease their lives. The firm is specialized in rendering the services in GST, Customs, Foreign Trade Policy, Special Economic Zones, Anti-dumping laws, FEMA, erstwhile indirect taxes and other allied laws. The firm is situated in Gurgaon, having a perfect team of attorneys, chartered secretaries and many others who have been determined and dedicated to their work to minimize the risks and challenges which are commonly faced by the clients and fulfill their short as well as long term objectives. Being a reputed and celebrated legal firm in the industry, the firm assures the best services with practical and workable solutions to all the clients at a reasonable cost. At RSA Legal, each client is treated equally whether small or big. www.businessconnectindia.in | Vol. 2 | Special Edition | February 2020| INDIA

The firm values all the clients along with fellow lawyers and consultants which strengthen the relationship with them.

SERVICES AND OFFERINGS OF THE RSA Being a reputed firm, it is assured that the best services are delivered to the clients to assist them reach a logical conclusion with full satisfaction and building faith in RSA Legal. The firm renders a complete bouquet of services to its clients including advisory, litigation, compliance, due diligence, retainership, DGFT compliance, representations before numerous forums/ministry, seminars and conducting workshops for the clients. The firm also undertakes the matters related to anti-dumping. To dive deep into the issues and problems of the clients, the firm holds meetings with the client to render the best legal advice so that the best outcome and targeted results can be achieved.The firm is focused to be the best service provider in the targeted areas in which it has the expertise to deal and render the services throughout the country. In keeping pace with clientsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; requirements, the firm also implants some of its employees at the premises of the clients to tackle all the day to day issues and specific requirements of the clients around the clock. The implanted employee works under the guidance and supervision of RSA Legal Solutions. By providing the best services to the clients, the firm has got great clientele who are prominent clients such as well-celebrated and reputed MNCs along with other big companies around the country within a short span of time.

The plannings and targets of every firm are the future and growth that lead the firm ahead and make futureready. RSA is a prosperous and fast-growing promising firm. The firm has plans to add more partners who have the efficacy to match at the same wavelength and serve the best to clients which will be an extension of the firm to reach a great number of clients. In addition to this, the firm also plans to venture into many other areas such as direct taxes, corporate laws and many other laws which will assure to increase the strength of the clients across India in a short span of time. In this continuous changing and competitive scenario where things change on a daily basis, one has to be updated to match their respective sections of working. Therefore, the firm is consistently making efforts to be updated and informed to render the best to its valuable clients, for that a number of steps have been taken by the teams such as holding a learning session every week on Saturday to update the team members regarding the latest developments and changes in the industry during the week that help a lot to be on the top in the industry. The firm has also subscribed to many journals and search engines which are extremely informative to keep the team updated.

Now, the firm is a known name in the industry for the quality of its services. The clients and other consultants pose faith, trust and confidence in the firm. The firm also gets many clients through referrals from various consultants who repose great trust. For building faith in the new clients, the firm gives the references of the old clients whom they can talk to and be assured about the services of the firm. The firm approaches all the potential clients with the key that â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;get the work done and see the differenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. This idea itself authenticates the caliber and honesty of RSA as well as builds faith strong to stronger.

Through services and all possible efforts, the firm targets to become a tier-one law firm in the next ten years across the country. At present, the firm has a clientele ranging from big MNCs to Indian giants to smaller companies. RSA Legal aims to increase its clientele with its core values which are co-operation, honesty and good technical skills which help in building ever-lasting relationships.

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BEST WAYS TO STAY FIT WHEN YOU WORK IN AN OFFICE

owadays, most of the adults and mid-aged people spend their majority of the time in office during the weekdays. Their common and major worry of living this lifestyle is, How to keep yourself fit while working in the office. It can be simply difficult to try to stay fit while working a full-time 9-5 desk job.

However, there are some fitness hacks by Business connect for our readers that can incorporate into your working lifestyle to help you keep looking fit and fresh both. In this article, you will find the best Ways to Stay Fit When You Work in an Office For most people, losing weight means a stressful and hard thing if they are engaged in their job. Many of us think like making small, healthier choices are all that it takes. Therefore, keep these five simple tips in mind to avoid gaining weight and staying fit when you have a 9-5 job. DRINK WARM WATER EVERY MORNING Drink a glass of warm water in the morning with an empty stomach. It has many benefits like cleansing the digestive system and rejuvenates everyday stamina. It stimulates body movements and improves blood circulation throughout the day. Drinking warm water with a spoon of honey and lemon juice also helps to reduce weight instantly and keep toxins out of the body.

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NEVER FORGOT BREAKFAST Do not skip your breakfast, as it is one of the most important meals for the whole day. You always need to kickstart your working day in a healthy and nutritious way. You can do this every day by having a bowl of oatmeal or whole-grain cereal topped with nuts, fruit or dairy products. By eating this in your breakfast, you will get the full amount of protein diet. You can also add eggs to your first meal of the day and fulfill your potential power requirements, but also avoid heavy and oily foods for breakfast. KEEP YOURSELF HYDRATED Stay Hydrated! It is a common mistake when you think to be thirsty only after food is important; our body needs water to work. Hereby, always keep a reusable water bottle on your desk at the office and do remember to sip often. Drinking water from time to time will be the Best way to stay fit in Office. Staying hydrated can quench hunger and food cravings. It also reduce laziness and keeps you more alert. The recommended amount of water per person on a working day or regular day is eight cups a day but when the weather is hot, you will probably need more of it.

WALK AROUND AND EXERCISE There are numerous exercises, which you can do in your office and many of them are very simpler to do. Walk around includes no workout equipment and it can possible only on your desk/chair of office. The first thing to relax your eyes is to calm your eyeballs by opening and closing them frequently. By doing this you will free from eye, stress & sleepiness and it will be the best way to keep fit in office. Some easier workouts like moving to do some squats and wall sits. If your goal is to achieve a certain number of steps per day, the perfect way to accomplish that goal is to walk around the office as much as possible. If you are about to send an email to a colleague, see if they are in the office and walk to their desk instead of sharing your message. Another great open window for self-workout is your lunch break, try to walk for at least ten minutes after your mid-day meal. It is the best thing if you have an hourlong lunch break; you can achieve at least a decent 20-30 minutesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; walk. Not only does this get you out of the office but it also helps in freshening of mind with new ideas. EAT THE RIGHT LUNCH & STAND INSTEAD OF SITTING This may seem like a more obvious suggestion but packing the right amount of lunch that is nutrition-rich can make a huge difference in your productivity at work. It can also prevent you from feeling sleepy at your desk, as the human body is much lazier while working. Therefore, eat right amount and do some smart exercise to make yourself energetic at work and fit. If you have the option of a standing desk, take advantage of the large space and use it. Most of the companies are now including standing desks in their offices and it is a great way to take a break from constantly sitting in front of the system. 23

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In the last few years, there have been some drastic changes in the sector of investment law for foreign investors in India. The legal scenario has witnessed a major paradigm shift in the process of how the industry functions with dynamic changes in the permissions and the compliances of law and reporting requirements. The legal system for foreign investors faced a complete makeover and for good. QwinLaw Legal and Compliances, one of the law Firms based in Mumbai provide legal advice pre-investment and Compliance support services post-Investment for the Investors into Indian Market, one of the fastest growing capital markets globally, ensuring that the investors are in the right side of the regulations with respect to their investments in India. Capt. Deepa Kuruvilla, Advocate, QwinLaw Legal & Compliances, in conversation with Business Connect, Business Connect: How has your experience as DAJAG (The Judge Advocate General) helped you in the establishment of the company? Capt. Deepa Kuruvilla: The learnings and experiences which one gets from the Defence services as an officer is of an all-around performer. The Officers training Academy develops good administrative skills and gives an edge to see things from all angles of the problems. These skills are required to be an entrepreneur in the legal Sector. I developed these skills during the tenure as a DAJAG, it helped tremendously along with my years of experiences and knowledge in the laws related to Capital Market and Financial Markets (SEBI & RBI) in setting up of QwinLaw Legal & Compliances.

respect to the regulatory trends and changes well in advance or immediately upon a change. This is achieved by extensive research and closely observing the regulatory and ministerial discussions. Business Connect: You were a part of the earlier batches of Lady Officers commissioned into Indian army? How has that experience shaped up your life as a woman entrepreneur? Capt. Deepa Kuruvilla: I joined Indian Army way back in 1995, it still was still a taboo for a girl to do what I did from the place where I belonged. But I enjoyed thinking in unconventional ways. The army teaches you â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;How to leadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; even at the worst situation, and that becomes muscle memory for an Army Officer. This learning as a Commissioned Officer of Indian Army shaped up my overall personality.

Business Connect: How do you ensure the smooth functioning of the companies in the domain of Capital Market & Foreign Investments? Capt. Deepa Kuruvilla: Laws related to Indian Capital Markets and Foreign Investments to India are highly dynamic in nature. Regulators and the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs are responsible to keep the Indian Capital Markets and Foreign Investments regulated to maintain stability in the economy. Therefore the Market participants also need to keep themselves very proactive in participating in compliances of the ever-changing rules and regulations and at the same time remodel their products as often as needed.

Business Connect: What is your opinion about the current financial situation of the country? How viable is it for foreign companies to invest in India? Capt. Deepa Kuruvilla: India is a fast-developing economy and as per my opinion, Manmohan Singh as a Finance Minister during 1991-1996 period carried out several structural reforms that liberalized Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economy. Opening India for foreign Investment paved a very dynamic growth as the world took it as a positive

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Capt. Deepa Kuruvilla: Whether it is existing or upcoming challenges, I realized that challenges can be conquered by having clarity of the nature of it, if you do so, a problem can be easily tackled by dissecting it and solving it by simple solutions.

move and a lot of foreign investment flew into the country. We have young, smart and educated population, ready to take India to the next level. We are on our way to be the favorite destination for investors for yielding good returns. The Foreign Investment data published by RBI speaks for itself with respect to the growth of foreign interest.

Business Connect: How difficult is it to remain relevant in this competitive world? How do you keep yourself motivated during tough times? Capt. Deepa Kuruvilla: Legal profession is highly competitive, Tough times are window period for brushing up skills and become smarter for better days. We use the tough time for getting new ideas, new insight, re-plan a compliance module, spent the time in learning and educating clients so we can be more productive.

Business Connect: How do you mitigate the risk involved in an investment? Capt. Deepa Kuruvilla: Risks are basically financial and regulatory, I concentrate on helping my clients in mitigating the regulatory risk. We help our clients to be at ease by advising them way in advance and work with them on the changes needed.

Business Connect: Tell us something about your staff. Capt. Deepa Kuruvilla: My primary approach to my staff is to help them learn and improve, they should be more confident personally and professionally. I motivate them to create an impact on whatever they do. That helps them to stay positive during challenging times, and they always know I am there to do final troubleshooting if they find challenges.

Business Connect: How have you adapted yourself to the latest needs of the market? Capt. Deepa Kuruvilla: Keeping ourselves equipped with the latest information and possible regulatory changes. Also by observing the trends of the global and internal economy, and the changes brought in by the government related to the economy. This helps in advising the clients and adapting to the regulatory changes /remodel their product line.

Business Connect: Mention a couple of your favorite books/novels that have taught you the intricacies of business? Please share the erudition for our readers so that they could be inspired. Capt. Deepa Kuruvilla: I read a lot. Reading is an integral part of the legal profession. Law journals, Panel Discussions, Regulatory Study Committee reports are my regular topics of interest. Apart from this I regularly read Brain Tracy, Robin Sharma Robert Kiyosaki Jim Rohn & Lisa Nicol, these books helped me a lot in all aspects of life.

Business Connect: What gives you an edge over your peers? Please mention some of your fortes. Capt. Deepa Kuruvilla: I believe in preventative approach than remedial approach. If you are on the right side of laws and regulations, no need not worry about the mayhems. I advise my clients to take time to evaluate the pros and cons and cost-benefit analysis based on the regulatory parameters and take an informed decision. I help my clients to be on the safe side of law and regulations by educating them for being compliant with the relevant legal formalities.

Business Connect: What are your short term and longterm future plans for the company? Capt. Deepa Kuruvilla: The short term and long-term plans are to touch upon maximum business participants and help them preventative approach to regulatory and legal issues by providing them simple and selfimplementable solutions to their legal issues and plan custom made regulatory compliance worksheets so that they can focus on to their respective businesses effectively.

Business Connect: Do you see any transformation happening in the entrepreneurial world? Capt. Deepa Kuruvilla: Yes, the major change I see in the entrepreneurial world is the foreign investors coming to India. Now they are serious about their regulatory homework and spend their time in productive areas of their business than in lengthy legal procedures for correction and penalties. Business Connect: Did you face any obstacle during the initial days? How did you sail through them? Capt. Deepa Kuruvilla: I would rather call it a learning curve, each obstacle is an opportunity. Game of life, personal or business is like kids playing Fortnite. You have to be always at Call of duty as a true soldier. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your choice which costume you wear Skull Trooper or Creepy Bear. Your success will depend on who you become at a given point of time, I mentally change my costume as per the need.

The age we belong to, with a rapid increase in the rules and regulations, it is a fight to structure an operational fund foreseeing the possible regulatory change and as a professional legal outsourcing company, this is what they provide the best. Regardless of what problem you are facing, there is an end to end solution for everything with QwinLaw Legal and compliances.

Business Connect: What was your learning during struggling days so that our readers could prepare themselves for upcoming challenges?

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CONCEPTLEGAL INTERNATIONAL’ is a Delhi based full service commercial law firm with cutting-edge specialization primarily in the area of real estate laws, corporate laws, general litigation and Intellectual Property along with allied services. ‘CONCEPTLEGAL INTERNATIONAL’ provides single window legal service involving litigation, dispute resolution and interface with the plethora of regulatory frameworks in a timely manner. It specializes in several diversified areas of practice which include but are not limited to Intellectual Property, Dispute Resolution, Technology, Media and Telecommunications, Information Technology, Banking & Finance, Litigation, Advisory, Regulatory Compliance, Corporate and Real Estate laws. It has a dedicated team of specialists who specialize in handling matters related to Real Estate Laws and Due Diligence. The firm provides services to several Public Sector Banks on wide ranging issues such as the drafting and reviewing of Corporate Documentation, Project Finance and the deployment of Internet Banking facility. The firm advises several banks and financial institutions on Internet Banking issues in India. ‘CONCEPTLEGAL INTERNATIONAL’ is well known in the industry due to increasing expertise in international commercial arbitration and intellectual property related dispute resolution. The firm is totally responsible for handling the entire trademark portfolio of several leading companies from different parts of the world. The firm handles the patent portfolio of various multinational companies and the patent team is well equipped to handle a diverse range of patent applications in various fields including computer sciences and biotechnology.

An Ocean Of Best-In-Industry Services

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ware development and distribution, dispute resolution, joint ventures and other strategic alliances, e-commerce and Internet-based businesses, data protection, privacy and security, project finance and other funding arrangements, intellectual property management, enforcement and commercialization and regulatory compliance.

ance related services in area of surrogacy, PNDT, medical negligence, professional indemnity and regulatory interface with government departments and litigation arising out of these issues.

Clients

The firm has corroborated its excellence by serving many top notch companies in their segment. Some of those esteemed clients include SBI, Tata Energy, Delhi University, Hero Honda, ICICI Bank, Siemens Financial Services, and Gold Developers Private Limited, among others.

In the domain of Electronic Commerce, law and practice, the firm’s services include advising on strategic alliances in the e-commerce field, establishment of e-procurement exchanges and multi-party trading arrangements, establishment and operation of web sites, design, hosting and maintenance agreements, online terms of trade, data protection and privacy issues, copyright protection and brand strategies, linking agreements, strategic partnerships, collaboration agreements and joint ventures.

Know The Egghead Founder Of The Firm

Mr. Raghvendra P Singh is a leading practicing lawyer and founding Partner of ‘CONCEPTLEGAL INTERNATIONAL’. He is enrolled as Member of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators- London. He has more than 14 years of rich experience in various field of Law primarily focused on real estate practice which includes due diligence reports especially covering the areas of Delhi NCR, Punjab, Haryana, UP, and Gujarat.

The firm also specializes in advising and undertaking IT protocols for E-banking, payment systems for on-line transactions and compliance with financial services legislation. It also undertakes litigation, mainly civil and criminal litigations of general nature in District courts, High Court of Delhi, High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital, High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh, Supreme Court of India, Debt Recovery Tribunals, National Company Law Tribunal, Consumer Forums, and Labour Tribunals etc. It also provides advisory services to government, companies and individuals on issues relating to intellectual property rights, legal compliance and strategy to handle regular legal issues.

He has worked for various Public Limited Companies such as BLB Ltd, Kotak Mahindra Bank as an In-house Legal Head for Real Estate and Corporate Advisory. He is an expert in providing the end-to-end solutions to clients in real estate matters right from due diligence of properties, advising on commercial aspects including valuation of properties till the conferment of title of properties including residential and/or commercial properties with the Registries and various Authorities.

Stays Updated To Keep Your Interest Above Everything Else

He has vast experience in litigation as well and has successfully represented clients before various Courts and FORA and has handled the issues related to employer/ employee relationship, service contracts and their enforcements, recovery cases, execution matters, matrimonial matters, family disputes, maintenance and domestic violence etc.

The firm regularly reviews the law and regulations emerging on national and international level in the field of World Trade Organizations, investment regime of India, real estate, energy infrastructure, aerospace, highways and seaways, road transport, biotechnology and emerging issues in Companies Laws and Capital markets and advises the clients in order to cope with the changing legal atmosphere swiftly and with cost-effectiveness. The firm also advises and sort out issues arising in labour law regime and update clients on the changing scenarios of labour legislation and regulations framed under it on timely basis.

Mr. Raghvendra P. Singh has also been featured on several leading news channels and newspapers for his insights on real estate laws and regulations and many more in the country, which are his core areas of expertise.

The firm provides effective and solution oriented guidance on issues relating to corporate compliance scattered over a wide range of legislations and rule/regulation framed under them in order to enable our clients to operate in hassle free atmosphere so far the legal issues are concerned. The firm mainly operates in real estate, banking & finance institutions, capital markets, energy, foreign trade, hospitals & diagnostic centres, oil & gas sector, and FMCGs. ‘CONCEPTLEGAL INTERNATIONAL’ also provides regular imputes to doctors & diagnostic centres and hospitals on emerging law and provides advice and compli29

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“As long as you are going to be thinking anyway, think big.” Donald Trump

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Think Bigger in

WORK & LIFE

The brain is our universe; without it, we are worthless. So, don’t be worthless if you have one. Well, this isn’t quoted. Do you know? how many things you can do with the help of a brain. Let’s see, with the help of the brain you can create an illusion, and with the help of the brain, you can turn the imaginary thing into reality. That’s why I would like to insist you think bigger not only at the workstation but also in life. I know a lot of people have a different opinion about that. Like one of my friends, he told that “do not build the castle.in the air’’ while I was telling him my plan. I am sure, you have heard this phrase from many people. As per my experience, think bigger is one the cornerstone of very great success. That’s not only my it says so many successful people. I know most people don’t like Donald Trump because of their behaviour or some other reason. But he is an extremely successful businessman. Also, you can ask any motivator or leader everyone has the same answer. Because when you don’t think you won’t act and if you don’t act you won’t be successful. Thinking bigger means, you are dreaming about something consciously and have the ability to visualize what you can accomplish on an audacious scale. It’s all about looking for opportunities with an open mind. If you underestimated what you can attain in the long term, it means we are disrespecting our capability. Also, don’t let other people come into your mind so that they can tell you what you should do or not. Otherwise, you don’t even think anymore. Do you want to be a guy? who just follows the boss’s instructions or you want to be a guy who is more important for the boss? It’s all up to you. If you are an entrepreneur. Well, I don’t need to explain because you know the importance of it.

How can we think bigger in work and life?

ask help from people, you are just asking for approval. However, if you really want results, you need to be stress-free with the feedback of anyone asking you to think bigger. Most of the people think supportive coworker means, whenever or whatever I ask for help, they should say “yes”. I am not denying point here, but If you really want to boost your career, you make them say to you “today you did a great job, I think you could improve yourself.” Believe me, if this sentence, once you hear from your colleagues. You feel totally different. At the time you will start to think bigger.

No one can measure your limit. There is the only way you can figure out by getting things done. Then why everyone keeps saying to us, “don’t dream, live in reality.” Well, because they don’t know what is your limits? We have grown in the society where we have been told us entire life. This how we live life. this is why we set limitations for ourselves. Setting limitations won’t let you think bigger. Suppose that, some people (big thinkers) get assigned the role by you. But later you find out, you are not necessarily seeing yourself in the role. Why? According to Forbes, Michael Port has explained. He said Reason could be anything like the voice of judgment, weird work environment, colleague keeps telling you why the thing does not get better, even your own internalized sound saying you something.

Set the right kind of goals As I said earlier, think bigger without someone asking. That doesn’t mean, you have to set wildly ambitious stretch goals to make yourself inspired. However, people sometimes dream unrealistic goals for their selves and in the end, they get the miserable result. While setting goals, they compare with others and set high-level goals because it makes them happy. But they always feel unsatisfied with their goals. Eventually, you what happens. My point is why are you setting goals by comparing yourself to others. The goal means the desired result envision by a person or group that can be achieved by giving effort. In order to follow goals, you should have steatites. We set unrealistic goals because we have an unrealistic expectation in this situation, you feel that you would fail. So, we should not set yourself up for disappointment by setting unrealistic huge goals. Instead set goals by being realistic.

However, in order to develop the belief, we have to forget our self-imposed limitations like It’s never going to happen, this task too risky, and this job is too tough. Stop thinking like that and try to do it as much as possible. Here are some best Michael Port’s strategies which you should follow.

Find supportive co-worker We know that a positive peer network is very important for work. It helps us a lot. Michael Port says, when you 31

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Try to divide the goal in a different part

your productivity and confidence level. Here are some few steps

I know you have a big goal. Something like that creates a big company or becoming a great actor like tom cruise. To achieve this goal, you have to focus on a specific goal. Suppose that you want to be a superstar, how can you do? You are not going to give audition directly. First, you have to learn acting skills. second, you are going to implement the skill. Then you will give an audition. In this process, you have to be honest about yourself. let’s see, you have just started to learn acting. So, you should focus on a particular goal until you finish. Then you are going to move forward. Following this process, your goal becomes super easier.

Mediation: in order to the following goal, you need strong concentration by doing meditation regularly, you will improve the focus and feel more confident than now. The mediation also improves our thinking power. physical activity and healthy food: if you are trying to achieve you have to feel energetic all the time so that you can take the decision immediately. By exercise and eating healthy food, you will energetic all the time. When we follow our goal, we get failed but that doesn’t mean you are going to stop thinking. As you can see that so many leaders or successful people have got fail by chasing a goal. However, they have achieved. So do not get upset after getting failed. Keep trying I’m sure you are going to be very successful in life.

Make yourself stronger As I have mentioned that the brain is a more important thing. With the help of a brain, we have created history. Also, we have to feel healthy. Because without a healthy lifestyle, you can’t achieve your goal. However, following a few steps, you can feel improve

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PERSON

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ALBA LAW OFFICES

MITALI YADAV

MANAGING PARTNER

BANTHIA & CO

NEELESH BANTHIA

CEO

CHAUHAN LAW ASSOCIATES

YUDHVIR SINGH CHAUHAN

FOUNDER

CONCEPT LEGAL

RAGHVENDRA P. SINGH

FOUNDING PARTNER

JAYATI CHOWDHURY & ASSOCIATES

JAYATI CHOWDHURY

ADVOCATE

JOTWANI ASSOCIATES

DINESH JOTWANI

FOUNDER

LEX PROTECTOR INTERNATIONAL LAW OFFICE

AUROBINDA PANDA

MANAGING PARTNER

LEXCLAIM ADVOCATES

PRAGATI SHARMA & PRAYAS ANEJA

FOUNDING PARTNER

MALLYAS & CO. LEGAL CONSULTANCY SERVICES

ADV. SHAMITA MALLYA

PROPRIETOR

P. M. LEGAL ASSOCIATES

PRATEEK MATHUR

FOUNDER

PODDAR LEGAL ASSOCIATES LLP

RAKESH PODDAR

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QWINLAW LEGAL & COMPLIANCES

CAPT. DEEPA KURUVILLA

ADVOCATE

RANJAN & COMPANY INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM - LLP

RAJEEV RANJAN

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REDDY AND REDDY LAW FIRM

SUDHIR REDDY

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RMR LAW ASSOCIATES AND CONSULTANTS

R. MADHURAJ

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RSA LEGAL SOLUTIONS

S. C. JAIN

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SAI SUSHANTH

FOUNDER

TAX N LEGAL PARTNERS

SIDDHARTH TEWARI

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THE LAW DESK

PRATEEK KASLIWAL

FOUNDER

UKCA AND PARTNERS

MANISHA CHAUDHARY

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R. Madhuraj

Founder|RMR Law Associates and Consultants RMR Law Associates and Consultants, a law firm in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala specialized in Divorce, Criminal, Family, Civil, Property, Corporate, Intellectual Property, Customs special Acts like COFEPOSA, KAAPA etc. and handling litigations in different courts such as High Court, Sessionscourt, Family court, Customs Tribunals, Consumer forum.

Flowing with the Trend

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Like any other profession, employment or business Legal arena also is subjected to and is affected by the changing trends and needs of the world brought out and promoted on account of over-all development. One has to be updated not only in matters of knowledge, but also with the requirements of society which the time demands. An outlook towards the changing trends can give a clear 34

him only to be “a lawyer”. To be the real lawyer, one is supposed to nurture lot of personal qualities and abilities to make him a challenging and competent person. It is the power of a person’s character, attitude, integrity, will power and the like elements which raises his over-all quality and competence that could make him “the lawyer”. Of course, the skill and flexibility in English and regional language plays a very important role from the blooming stage. The strive to attain more and more perfection and excellence in the doing of the profession too is so important.

The New Era Like any other profession, employment or business Legal arena also is subjected to and is affected by the changing trends and needs of the world brought out and promoted on account of over-all development. One has to be updated not only in matters of knowledge, but also with the requirements of society which the time demands. An outlook towards the changing trends can give a clear vision as to the needs of the market. Since society is the lab for an advocate and obviously he has to have a spontaneous look at it in order to be good at profession. In legal profession, strictly sticking on to professional etiquettes and one’s own norms as to the do’s and don’ts is the inevitable factor by which one can hold on to the faith of the clients. Apart from that paying of individual attention to each cases by the strategy of office establishment too is important; keeping in view that for each client his case is so important and most often a matter of life.

R. Madhuraj vision as to the needs of the market. Especially in the matter of advocacy, society is the laboratory so far as an advocate is concerned and obviously he has to have a spontaneous look at it in order to be good at profession.

If anyone really want to remain relevant in this competitive world, he/she won’t feel any difficulty for that. Human brain gives answers to any questions and has a capacity to find solutions to any challenges. So obviously, it depends upon the need of survival of a person. Speaking about self motivation, Madhuraj added – “Motivation is one which develops within and I don’t think the degree or level of motivation decrease or increase depending on the easiness or toughness of times through which one passes. I have been self-motivated at all times irrespective of external factors.

Praising the staff unit, “My staffs very well know and understand our methods, motives and norms by which we mean to pursue the profession; and that obviously helps me a lot since they could well make out the object and reason of my commands. Procrastination is the thief of time. Getting done each day’s work without procrastination is very important. Likewise, we always keep a “to do list” for each day per person, which they have to clear-off by the end of the day. The office environment has to be kept friendly, amicably and thus comfortable for any person to render his/her maximum output,” said the founder R. Madhuraj.

RMR Law Associates and Consultants are into Court practice and consultancy as well. As of today the firm provides legal consultancy coupled with business administration also to corporates and business groups on contract basis. Also do take up individual issues of consultations wherein the firm provides exact advises and solution after thorough perusal and learning of the client’s situations, issues, the nature of business and the element of risks involved. This method of consultation involves committed learning and peeping into the client’s issues including administrative problems relating to their business.

Obstacles and Learning “As I started as a junior lawyer in the career, it was one of the toughest situations wherein someone is really put to dilemma as what to do. The embracement caused due to the vastness and ignorance of the practice of profession as well as the inspiration sensed by the real scope of it – both had always created brain storming. It is only the presence of mind, patience, determined hard work and will power that made my venture successful,” exclaims Madhuraj. So far as a lawyer is concerned, having a law degree doesn’t really make him “the advocate” instead it enable 35

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Securing your future with a medical specialist by your side

njured due to medical accident? Tritent Legal is your one stop solution for getting access to a medical negligence specialist. The firmdeals in all kinds of clients disputes and specializes in the medical negligence litigation. Their team provides all kinds of solution to disputes which results ranging from negligence of the doctors, medical professionals, inadequate patient care and criminal offences by doctors. In today’s times when there are ample of cases where hospitals have been found to behave in an adverse manner, they provide legal help to the aggrieved patients and their families.

Rakesh Malhotra

Managing Partner | Tritent Legal “One who understands your particular needs and has the skills to deliver the best result. Our job is win your case and to obtain the maximum compensation in the minimum time. But how we go about it will be tailored to you, because it is also about getting the right treatment, rehabilitation and expert evidence at the right time in your recovery. It is about keeping you at the centre of the process without it dominating your life,” says Rakesh Malhotra, Managing Partner, Tritent.

of empathy towards the society, thereby making us more reachable for help when needed. We care for the people in general by understanding their problem as our own and adopt reasonable resolutions. Tritent Legal is committed to resolve people’s issues in a sensitive manner and make legal process as smooth as possible,” expresses Malhotra. Tritent Legal firm believes in the value of hard work as irreplaceable to be successful. They are committed and equally loyal to their clients. They are passionate about what they do and thus are devoted to their work. The team believes in the motto ‘Work is Worship’ at Tritent Legal firm.

The Beginnings

“Initially when we started out, it was difficult to establish ourselves and to be recognized. What was much more difficult was to win trust of our clients, but we have come to carve a niche for ourselves through our constant efforts and patience. I thank all my mentors who have guided me to reach this height today. Our team believes in the value www.businessconnectindia.in | Vol. 2 | Special Edition | February 2020| INDIA

India’s Legal Setup

There is much which is changing in the Indian Judicial system today. Justice is being given to those who were neglected and downtrodden. Our judiciary is ensuring 36

the human rights to its citizens as we can see from the recent Supreme Court judgments. India is moving towards a future where people’s rights will be respected and protected. With the increase in the law students who are graduating each year, they hold not only the responsibility of maintaining legal profession bust also carry the burden of social justice and legal reforms on their shoulders. They have an additional responsibility towards the country which is greater than any other profession, the reason being that they are well equipped with the knowledge of the justice mechanism of the country. Law plays an important indirect role in regard to social change by shaping a direct impact on society.

risen to the demands of the time in nation building. The tritent family believes in constant improvement and look for ways of how they can help their clients. They have upgraded to provide services through electronic means and to be in touch with daily developments of laws. Sh. Prem Kumar is a mentor to Malhotra, who has guided and shared a lot of wisdom and also motivated Malhotra to always work in a positive Direction and at Present Mr Sanjeev Sharma, Mr Bharat Malhotra and Mr Sahil Ahuja is working in Malhotra’s team and the members of the team are young and enthusiastic lawyers who are hardworking and passionate about the work been given to Tritent and strive for success.

Malhotra’s, Law Firm who also took part in High Court Bar Association Cricket Tournament and also in Cricket Corporate Cup feels that the future lawyers hold special responsibilities to resolve those disputes which have arisen from the past and are brewing in the present. He feels that young lawyers will have to shoulder responsibility with their peers to be the protector of the civil and criminal rights of the people by fighting for their cause.

“We believe in delivering what we have promised to. We give our cent percent effort for the dispute resolution and providing justice to our clients. Clients will be faithful towards you only if you are loyal to them, which we completely agree to, thus giving them our best. I believe that if you are a good leader you will work with your staff and be a good example for your team. I believe in working together with the team and providing with opportunities and incentives to the deserving staff-members,” asserts Malhotra.

Firm’s Daily Economics

According to Malhotra, this is the best time to work for the people towards the betterment of the society and legal profession. For building a nation into a fundamentally powerful country it has to first build a strong legal framework and justice dispersal mechanism. The state of its legal affairs depicts a lot about the people and the future of the nation. Legal parameters are reflective of the state of the basic rights of the people and the rule of law. Lawyers thus have a very crucial role to play in making a country leave a mark on the world. Lawyers, judges, legal academicians and law professionals have time and again

Further, Malhotra is of the view that Law should act as a tool for social reform and this should be taught to each and every lawyer. They should be made conscious of the legal impediments which India is currently facing and they should actively take part in eliminating these problems. Lawyers should themselves have a moral sense of being active elements in the machinery of the State. Lawyers should be made aware of their potential to revolutionize the social transformation; they should know the importance of law in changing the fabric of the society. 37

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UKCA and Partners Eminently Meeting All Your Legal Advisory Needs

ounded on the concept of believing that the success of a law firm is dependent on the success of the client, UKCA and Partners, successfully combines commitment and excellence. At UKCA, it is understood that clients benefit from the legal and technical skills of the industry and are attuned to the know-how and experience of the lawyers. They have developed a refined insight into various areas of law, business, economics etc. In conversation with Business Connect, Ms. Manisha Chaudhary, Advocate and Managing Partner, takes us through a fair understanding of their firm. Manisha Chaudhary, Advocate, Managing Partner Manisha is a Master of Laws graduate from the prestigious Ivy League Cornell University Law School, Unit-

ed States. Manisha brings to the firm an extensive view of Corporate Laws from the biggest players around the world. She has worked with some of the top lawyers and law firms of the country prior to joining UKCA. While at Cornell, she was under the guidance and tutelage of the top lawyers and management professionals from New York City thus gaining tremendous insight into the corporate and legal culture in America. Business Connect: Please walk us through your firm profile and its offerings. Ms. Manisha: The Firm provides legal advisory services to its clients in diverse areas including Company and Commercial Laws, Insolvency Matters, Mergers and Acquisitions, Restructuring, Business, and Financial Transactions, Real Estate Laws

and General Advisory and Advocacy Services to individuals and business enterprises; of all descriptions, within and beyond India for over 30 years. Business Connect: How have you adapted yourself to the latest needs of the market? Ms. Manisha: The Firm is accustomed to the work culture of both small and large corporate clients and their expectations. We also have a huge private client practice and thus different partners are accustomed to working with varied types of clients. Business Connect: What gives you an edge over your peers? Please mention some of your fortes. Ms. Manisha: We are always available for our client with a vigorous approach launched from a variety of perspectives. The combination of

Ms. Manisha Chaudhary

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sensitivity to the needs of clients and providing high-quality legal services has been the benchmark of our success. Our forte lies with personal attention paid to each case by all the partners, we ensure that the quality of work is never compromised. Business Connect: What kind of clientele do you serve? Ms. Manisha: Most of our clientele are big Indian conglomerates and multinational companies. Though we cannot disclose the names of the present clients (attorney-client privilege), however, we regularly work with or have previously worked with DLF Group, Reebok India Company, PayTM, Wave Group, SRF Limited, Rambagh and Jaimahal Palace Hotels, Gujarat Liquid Pharma, Milkfood Limited, Modi Industries, Tourism Finance Corporation of India, to name a few. Business Connect: How do you ensure the unbreakable faith of clients in your law firm? Ms. Manisha: For us, the main objective is a beneficial relationship between the Firm and the client. Every employee at the Firm, at all times, acts with honesty and with integrity and exudes confidence, pride, and enthusiasm for their clients. Our deadlines are honest and we do not mince our words and always think about the client and the future result of the advice given. Business Connect: What are the efforts made by you not to lag behind in the race of having latest technology? Ms. Manisha: We utilize the best hardware and software tools to ensure credibility and effectiveness. We try to incorporate the latest technologies to make sure that all software required for providing legal services are at the disposal. Business Connect: Do you feel R&D is important? Ms. Manisha: It is the key to the success of any industry, you need to keep on doing research and innovation, as it is one of the most important tasks to keep up with the coming changes and challenges.

Business Connect: How difficult is it to remain relevant and motivated in this competitive world? Ms. Manisha: With a large number of companies coming up every day, it takes a lot of effort to still remain relevant in the field. We keep ourselves motivated by continuous hard work and commitment towards our work. We do not give our clients any chance to complain. Business Connect: How do you keep your staff enthusiastic? Ms. Manisha: It is their honesty towards the work and their enthusiasm that keeps them motivated towards the work, they love what they do. We have committed professionals as our Associates and Partners (N. Raja Singh and Naveen Dahiya), whom we rely on for the best results in regard to our clients’ legal needs. N. Raja Singh, Advocate, Senior Partner N. Raja Singh has vast experience in banking, civil, general commercial corporate laws, domestic arbitration, injunction laws, writs, tenancy laws, mortgage laws, real estate laws, family laws, employment laws, labor laws, winding up of a company. Naveen Dahiya, Advocate, Partner Naveen has vast experience in advising clients in the areas of corporate commercial laws, real estate, corporate advisory, and litigation. His forte lies in the area of corporate restructuring and strategizing investments inbound and outbound. Business Connect: Who do you look up to? Ms. Manisha: I look up to Dr. U.K. Chaudhary, Senior Advocate – as my father, superhero, and as a lawyer, I consider him to be the epitome ofhardwork, humility and excellence in the legal profession, something which I as well as any young lawyer would wish to emulate. Business Connect: How are you giving back to society? Ms. Manisha: We do a number of pro-bono matters representing persons in need but without sufficient material resources to engage skilled lawyers. 39

Business Connect: Are you looking for expansion? Ms. Manisha: A firm that is not thinking of expanding will never succeed. Every law firm has a plan of action prepared for the upcoming times. Business Connect: Please let us know about the achievements of the Firm. Ms. Manisha: Emerging Law Firm of the Year (Dispute Resolution), by the Indian National Bar Association, Featured in the 1st edition of the Indian Corporate Counsel Association’s coffee-table book “The Vanguards” as one of India’s most “Trusted Corporate Lawyers” The firm is a member of SILF, PHDCCI, ASSOCHAM, CII, and FICCI etc. The firm’s lawyers are credited with being members of the Corporate and Commercial Law Committees of FICCI, CCI, ASSOCHAM, PHDCCI and are also part of various national and international bar associations. Business Connect: What are your thoughts on women entrepreneurs? Ms. Manisha: I have the utmost admiration for women entrepreneurs who have created a niche for themselves from sheer admiration and hard work. They should be encouraged to actively participate globally in every field. Women lawyers are facing many issues which we need to address and I am actively participating in many group discussions for the same.. Business Connect: Kindly enlighten our readers with your experiences that could prove fruitful for them. Ms. Manisha: I have great responsibilities. As a managing partner, I have to be innovative and visionary to truly stand out and mentor my associates to their level of expectations. “Never stop learning” is what I learned from my father, Senior Advocate Dr. U.K. Chaudhary. A lawyer has to constantly learn and evolve, that is the only way to be successful and survive in this profession. UKCA provides a need-based, onestop legal resourceto ensure timely and personalized advice and all legal services under one roof.

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WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS are overcoming the start-up challenge

here was a time when women were known as a housewife. Later, somehow women started working outside as less paid employees. At the time, entrepreneurship among them was like looking water on the marks. It was very exceptional. Also, in the 1900s it was very hard to do business. Then comes the IT era, the internet has changed the business landscape very quickly. the way we are selling products, services, and innovative ideas. it cannot be that easy without the internet. We should really thank the internet.

TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE CHANGES IN THE SYSTEM Nowadays people have made a start-up culture around the world which is good for the country. A new successful start-up doesn’t just help you to enhance countries’ GDP but also at the same time, it’s empowering women entrepreneurs and gathering them good business options in both ways (physical and virtual landscape). According to Forbes, recently 3 percent SME (SMALL BUSINESS SIZE) has owned by women entrepreneurs. Also, I was reading the Forbes article where it has mentioned that the government has made an announcement and launched an online portal that helps you to sanction loans up to one crore. It is really helpful for a start-up; in this, you can get over from financial challenges. Besides, in the digital ear, they are able to sell their products with the help of e-commerce. Also, having shopping apps are helping them grow. Now they don’t need a big investor to start a company. They don’t require posh office space to perform the things as well. All they need, a laptop and a smartphone. With the help of these things, they are handling all demands.

In the middle of the present decades, digitalization transformation has increased so rapidly and become so common across the industries. By getting digitalization transformation, start-up culture has been catalyzed all over the world. 2017 report from American Express, it has shown that over the past 20 years, the majority of the women who owned businesses has increased by 114%. It is more than 2.5 times has seen national growth. As you know that every start-up faces some problems and challenges in the initial state. So, if women are facing it, this is no exception at all. Yet, there are a lot of hindrances relatively to women entrepreneurs. And they are overcoming them, here are more common challenges they have been facing and overcoming.

EMPHASIZING TEAMWORK OVER INDIVIDUALISM Sometimes we make an unhealthy decision to lead the company. however, in this way, you will have unnecessary collateral damage and will lose energy. Cooperation is a very essential thing that will help you reduce fear. Nowadays women entrepreneurs are growing so fast by emphasizing teamwork. Everyone requires leadership skills. Women do like to focus on it, they know that cooperation is a great principle than others. This is why they are working together. I think women entrepreneurs agree on these quotes.

CURBING CHALLENGES THROUGH EFFECTIVENESS Having great interpersonal skills, it helps you to convince people (inside, outside, and both of them) that is good for the organization. Being emotionally balanced and having soft skills, businesswomen have ability to convinces the client to fix the deal. Actually, they are growing rapidly with the help of these skills. To achieve business growth and find the right track, Team should start cooperating with the leader and distributer to deliver the exact requirement.

“A team is not a group of people who work together, a team is a group of people who trust each other.” Simon Sinek

A business requires two valuable assets first people and second creative ideas. by having a knack of leading people in women entrepreneurs, hindrance will never touch them. Also, every entrepreneur should have great communication skills.

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LOOKING AT THE WORLD THROUGH THE EYES OF OTHER PEOPLE If you don’t consider wisely actual flaws in your plan, you get caught up in your own idea. women entrepreneurs think very differently, they step back 40

first, then get a fresh perspective. According to the situation, they are doing everything to expand the narrow idea. also, you should know that showing yourself what you can do like a new challenge, idea, and many creative things in front of new people, in this way you can engage with people and see the real problems. Women entrepreneurs believe that more if they more integrate or learn, they will evolve and grow more.

BE RESPECTFUL TOWARD OTHERS Business grows when you have a good transaction with other people. Having a respective nature will bring you more customers. Suppose that you are doing business where people don’t go and don’t like to work with you, because of abusive nature. What is going to happen with your business eventually, I’m sure businesses won’t run for a long time. However, women entrepreneurs have taken these things so seriously. They treat others with full of respect. Because they know in the way to keep up the businesses for a long time.

“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” Wayne dyer

“Respect is the most important thing. be respectful toward others and have respect for yourself.”

SHOWING UP SIMPLY We know that entrepreneur life is full of adventure when you are passing the path that you have created; you never know what’s going to happen next. When things get tough, it is very tough to stay in the field. However, nowadays women entrepreneurs are becoming strong to take intuitive ideas. they know that running away isn’t the solution. They have to fight until getting success. Also, as entrepreneurs, we should keep in mind that issues do not identify that things are going wrong. It means you are moving forward and you need a big source to grow. 41

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SCIENCE SAYS ENTREPRENEURS PUT THEMSELVES AT A HIGHER RISK FOR THESE MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS There was a time when people wouldn’t even think in a dream to become an entrepreneur. However, the time has changed. In this era, the entrepreneur career has become more glamorous. People like to become one. You may be thinking why? Well, the reason could be anything like maybe it makes you attractive living with a laptop lifestyle, or maybe you have a strong notion that you can make money as much as you wish. Either way, this career is becoming so popular across the world. Introducing own company to the world could be tempting.

INCREASE THE RISK OF DEPRESSION No doubt that being an entrepreneur, they have to spend long hours get success in business. Having a long time, they probably avoid their health. They have only one mentality that “Time is money.” It indicates they sleep less than they should be (According to Helthlin.com, every person should sleep at least seven hours per day). They ignore the physical activities and other some stuff. These habits can cause you depression. However, this isn’t the only factor can cause you depression, many studies show that being an entrepreneur, they feel isolated physically or mentality. Isolation may run the issue of depression.

In fact, in this era, successful entrepreneurs have introduced themselves very differently, they are like a rock star. People eager to listen to their speeches to get motivated. People see them in the very respective way. In the digital world, it is easy to start a business. Many entrepreneurs have built a business by just instructing others how to turn the dream in reality. They build a business empire by creating a podcast, website, online course, and YouTube channel. By creating these sources, they teach them how to create a program, or sell a service every corner, and many others.

Accept doctor, nobody can identify the symptoms of depression because it doesn’t always show you as sadness. However, there is some basic sign that shows you are about to get into it such as changing weight, sleep difficulties, irritability, and many others like this. We all have to keep in mind that less self-care and working long hours can cause you worse effect on our body.

Our social media that show you that entrepreneurial lifestyle is so great, at some point it is true, because being our own boss, you feel so better than others. However, very few people like to talk about the hidden dark side of entrepreneurship. An entrepreneurial lifestyle may wreak havoc on your brain wellbeing.

INCREASE THE RISK OF SELF-WORTH ISSUES Some enraptures start comparing between self-worth and net worth. However, it is human nature. But being an entrepreneur or profession person, do not let your net worth dictate your self-worth. When their business is doing well in the market, they have high self-esteem it’s like skyrockets. But when they get failed in business or are not able to meet goals, they deal with issues to feel better.

Those entrepreneurs who have faced psychological issues or health issues in the beginning, now they are finally spreading awareness about it all over the world. There are so many studies show that people have been facing some specific higher mental issues. Today I would like to have a conversation about a few of the dark sides of being an entrepreneur.

Most of the entrepreneurs work sunup to sunset and more. they have in mind that if they are going to work harder, they can win the business battle. However, there are so many reports show that only one-third of small businesses survive after three years. The world has taught us that a mantra “Failure isn’t an option,” sometime setback can cause a psychological issue.

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INCREASE RISK OF ANXIETY An entrepreneur faces a lot of issues that don’t cause you under stress, but also increase an enormous amount of pressure. At some point, they have to close the deal because of some financial issues or some other reason. It leads you to incredible anxiety. The majority of entrepreneurs constantly worried about their business, because they struggle to function ordinarily. It is hard for them to spend quality time with family or go on vacation, and attend the party without worrying about their business.

health and both of them. Addiction insists you cross the line and go far from a current situation.

Closing after the deal, they may sit at home, during the time they experience a battle inside their brain. on the other hand, they become super irritating, either way, they constantly suffer anxiety issues. to get reduce anxiety in life, everyone should be learning how to balance professional and personal life.

I’m pretty much sure, now you know about the dark side of entrepreneurial life. Entrepreneurs should take a productive approach to stop emotional difficulties. Try to build a strong brain. If you are noticing mental issues or some other kind of health issue, try to contact a doctor before the situation becomes worse. Without having a healthy lifestyle, you won’t even think to become successful in any area. We all should keep in mind a quote while running a business.

You may think that only serial entrepreneurs are addictive. However, there are many types of research shows that entrepreneurs have addictive personalities, that indicates, entrepreneurs may have some other addictive behaviour like consuming drugs every day or having alcohol. However, there are a majority of entrepreneurs who don’t like to have alcohol and drugs anymore.

INCREASED RISK OF ADDICTION You may be wondered that what makes entrepreneurs keep going through. As much as I know that they are passionate about something. But getting a little deep, you can see that their nature becomes obsessive which makes them keep going through, even they face so many issues. Being addictive about something, you may lose your beautiful relationship or one of the most precious things

“There is no Health without mental health; mental is too important to be left to the professionals alone, and mental health is everyone’s business.”

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Law Offices of India : An international Law firm rendering the Best Legal Advisory and Consultancy Services

Alkanshree Dahar

Managing Partner

aw Offices of India is an international law firm providing strategic, innovative and comprehensive legal services to its clientsand cover the entire gamut of corporate and commercial laws. In India they are spread across Gurgaon, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, and Bengaluruwhile teaming with professionals of in-depth knowledge and experience in their respective fields. Internationally we have a Best Friends Agreement with Howard Kennedy in London and with Studio Legale Sidoti & Soci, a premier Italian Law firm. In Australia with have tied up with Auzworld for immigration matters. The firm prides itself in solving their client’s cases with a unique combination of legal and practical expertise.

Alkanshree Dahar: As industries and businesses experience constant change, so does the legal profession; we strive continuously to provide advice with a high level of expertise coupled with innovation, to deliver the best possible results. The firm has extensive experience in rendering legal advisory and consultancy services to its clients on a wide range of matters relating to all aspects of commercial and corporate law. The firm also extensively advises its domestic and foreign clients on Joint Ventures, Foreign Investment, Project Finance, Infrastructure, Service Laws, Cross Border Transactions and Corporate Structuring and Restructuring. Our main practice areas: Litigation, Arbitration, Foreign Investment, Joint Ventures & Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, Media & Broadcasting, Environment, Alternate Dispute Resolution, Conveyance, Project Consultancy, Infrastructure, Corporate – Incorporation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Due Diligence, Restructuring, and Corporate Governance.

Alkanshree Dahar, Managing Partner, Law Offices of India Alkanshree Dahar holds an L.L.B. degree from the Delhi University and was awarded Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology (Honours) from Jesus and Mary College, New Delhi. She practiced for many years in London, and her areas of expertise are international arbitration and litigation, particularly in the Oil & Gas and Real Estate Sector. Her other practice areas,are Joint Venturesand Intellectual Properties Rights. Alkanshree Daharhas also represented many Hollywood and Bollywood actors and film producers and regularly speaks on numerous forums including major television channels such as New X, CNBC, Doordarshan, Star TV etc. who regularly invite her as an expert to speak on various legal issues. She has received many awards including Women Achiever Award 2017 for Outstanding Women,Outstanding Corporate Lawyer’s award from the Hon’ble Union Minister for State Affairs, Rajesh Pilot and All India Organizational Entrepreneurial Confederation (AIOEC) in 1993 and corporate lawyer of the year award in 2003 from Indian Associated Industries Organization. She is actively involved with many NGO’s and charities such as Angel Foundation, CSGCS where she lends her support to educate and empower women. She is also the promoter of 24x7 legal advice which is one of India’s first online portal rendering free legal advice to people. She is also the Chairperson and President of Rights for All (RFA), a non-governmental organization involved with human rights and is an avid human rights activist with special focus on children and women rights. She is member of the Supreme Court Bar Association and Delhi High Court Bar Association of India.

Business Connect:What kind of clients have you been in association with? Alkanshree Dahar: We are privileged to represent a wide spectrum of clients like Lufthansa Airlines, American Airlines, Crain Energy, ABN Amro Bank, CONCUR, IOCL, MMTC, SAIL, Vedanta, Paytm, TATA AIG, Development Bank – Singapore, Honda Motors, Vedanta Group, Sony Entertainment and many more. We have with us a number of government and private companies associated with us. Our clientele extends across India and many foreign jurisdictions. Many of our team members have studied and worked in different countries, which equips them with invaluable insight into understanding the cultural needs and nuances of their client’s legal requirements. Law Offices of India, in particular, has considerable expertise in dealing with the Indian Government, which still retains some control over investment and business activities in India. Business Connect: Are you planning to establish the firm as a global brand? How are you going to do that? Alkanshree Dahar: Law Offices of India has expanded its service capability by joining hands with Howard Kennedy LLP. London, only as ‘Best Friends’ to provide more robust and expert capabilities in India. The two firms jointly offer as best friends a complete range of high quality specialized expertise in International Commercial Arbitration, Corporate & Commercial Law and Intellectual Property Law.

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We have signed ‘Best Friend Agreement’ with Studio Legale Sidoti & Soci., at Palermo & Padova, Italy. The firm is authorized to represent its clients before all judicial authorities in Italy, Spain and the rest of the European Community. The Sidoti & Partners Law Firm assists several of the largest Italian and global industrial groups, as well as a few Fortune 500 companies. Law Offices Of India is a part of “Australia India Business Counsil” focus group to facilitate investment, foster innovation, enhance skill development, protect intellectual property and build best in class manufacturing infrastructure in India which is focused on “ Make In India Programme”. We also have signed an MOU with Auzworld Migration Pty Ltd of Australia for providing the required legal services. Auzworld was established in 2006. They are a team of Registered Migration Agents of Australia, who specialize in providing professional advice on matters relating to Australian Migration, Visa Eligibility, Australian Education, Investment and Settlement processes. Business Connect: How do you ensure the unbreakable faith of clients in your firm? Alkanshree Dahar: The firm has achieved its impeccable reputation from the outstanding services rendered by it to numerous multinationals corporations, construction companies and local corporations, which it continues to enjoy till date. We believe that services based on proficiency and qualifications are the pillars of success. Dynamic development of business requires a legal team able to provide effective solutions, based on experience in particular legal areas. We provide our clients with legal services in such areas where we can provide essential knowledge and experience. Our aim is to assist our clients by offering efficient legal support in order to help them perform their activities with sharp efficiency and edge. In the journey of almost 20 years, Law Offices of India has been honored and accredited with trophies and certificates. Most recently they were named “Legal Consultant of the Year-2018” and also received an ‘Award of Excellence’ in the form of trophy and certificate of honor from a very reputed magazine group of the corporate world.

Debasish Moitra, Senior Partner, Law Offices of India

He holds a master’s degree in commerce with an L.L.B. degree and is also qualified as a Corporate Secretary. Mr. Moitra has more than 26 years of specialization in corporate and commercial litigation, domestic and international arbitration, real estate laws, Intellectual Property Rights, infrastructure laws, labor and environment laws, banking and debt recovery laws. He is actively acting as co -arbitrator with Retd. Chief Justice of India and Retd. Delhi High Court Judges in many high profile cases. Mr. Debasish also speaks regularly at various domestic and international forums and conferences. Nivedita Sharma, Senior Partner, Law Offices of India She has more than 25 years of rich experience in international corporate and commercial laws, arbitration, property, environment laws, Media & Broadcasting, Infrastructure & Energy Laws. Ms. Sharma acted as standing counsel for union of India in many high profile cases.Nivedita Sharma served as standing counsel for Union of India in Supreme Court. She specializes in Environmental Law, Human Rights, Infrastructure, Family and personal law She also took the case of Harishchandra, a young man who developed cancer due to constant exposure electromagnetic radiation since long periods of time as it was suspected that the radiation level from the tower was much higher than permissible. In India there is no policy of the government with regard to installation of mobile towers in and around residentialareas and consequently the. Supreme Court warned the telecom authorities to spruce up their policy keeping in mind the health risk in47

volved. Post Supreme Court order to discontinue the radiation from this particular tower and expressing its concern over public health issues the government is trying to bring in better policy and effective monitoring. Shantha, Senior Partner, Law Offices of India She has rich experience of around 3 decades in litigation, arbitration and corporate practices. She is known for her civil law practices, consumer, contractual issues, insurance service matters, real estate, property related litigation and Arbitration. Advocate Shantha Devi Raman appeared on behalf of NGO Dignity India and raised the issue of huge pendency of cases in District Forums and state commission of Delhi, vacancy of members and staff positions, lack of infrastructure, untrained staff and not adhering to summary procedure by the State Commission and District Foras .etc. Lack of strong will of the Govt. of NCT to adhere to the guidelines already framed by the central Government to curb such pendency in consumer forums is also one of the many reasons of such situation. She argued that the consumer cases remain pending in the Consumer Forums for a long period of 5 to 10 years,

which has defeated the whole object of this beneficial legislation namely Consumer Protection Act, 1986.

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Health and Wellness in the Food Industry

Food and Beverages of this time have different consumption patterns and preferences. Food is a primary thing that is undergoing significant changes all over the world. Due to a vast luxury lifestyle, consumers are measuring the growing awareness of food quality in their every meal. These incidences are increasing because of food-heart-related diseases such as diabetes due to sugar level and obesity due to fast food. Hereby, the consumers worldwide are showing a keen interest in preventing their lifestyle rather than a curative approach to food. Nowadays, people have adapted to better and healthy eating as a way of living a good lifestyle. This change in the industry for health is not surprising hereby; the health and wellness movement is been adapted by companies for consumer’s better health. On the other hand, the major food companies are proactively tapping into the rapidly growing product categories in the food market is becoming a pro. The health and food sector is at a budding stage in India and it is very important to poise better growth by combining the understanding of healthy food in the market. CHANGING TRENDS IN FOOD FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS Changing Scenario is an off late thing; there has been a good realization across the world regarding health and wellness. Most of the people these days make it a point to make time into staying fit and eating right according to their diet preferences. With the advent of the internet over food and nutrition, the availability of information over the last years is in customers’ hands about the food they eat. All the customers were well informed about what is healthy and what is not. The global wellness industry grew 12.8 percent from 20152017, from a $3.7 trillion to a $4.2 trillion market. HEALTHY EATING WHERE TO START? Healthy eating has become mainstream, with most consumers expecting foods and beverages that meet increasingly nuanced attributes of health and wellness parts. “What hasn’t changed in consumers’ is their delight for various products that are indulgent and delicious with quality ingredients supplanting processed. Consumer follows the nutritionally filled meals. Hereby, healthy eating can be started from www.businessconnectindia.in | Vol. 2 | Special Edition | February 2020| INDIA

food eating knowledge and their desires are where superior pricing and profits for the brands that are paying attention to healthy eaters.

is at peek these days. Moreover, this trend in the era is giving a major boost to the brands dealing with energy bars, juices & aerated drinks.

THE SHIFT TOWARDS HEALTHY FOOD A shift towards healthy food options on the consumer’s plate is the thing that is most talked and about healthy F&B, there are very few things, which can be followed. Healthy food habits develop the concern for mass production, storing and transport like industrial duties. The healthy shift also concludes the usage of Natural, fresh and locally sourced food, which is considered to be more complete diet and healthy than packaged food.

ORGANIC FOOD FOR HEALTH BENEFITS Organic food has been the talk of middle-class people and normal food consumers for the past few years. The market officials have predicted that the organic food industry will be growing with continuous speed. Hereby, opening a whole host of opportunities in this segment is the best business advantage for the food industry. Consumers are increasingly purchasing products perceived as fresher, more natural and more sustainable. Receiving a great amount of money by the normal public is improving living standards. Moreover, the government took initiatives aimed at improving the current scenario of organic farming in the country by providing the help of financial and technical support to organic farmers. Therefore, the organic food industry is predicted to thrive in the coming years.

The continuous health and wellness consumers in food consumption are increasingly influencing by the changing culture of the F&B industry. The consumers are looking forward to their fitness and weight loss with a complete food diet. The healthy shift for food gives them energy and connects their bodies with benefits. People these days have become more valuable than zero sugar or a zero fat food product.

MEAL KITS AS A DIET FOOD Consumers’ quests for ways to simplify their diet food by exploring and preserving time of delivery. The willingness to spend money to save time drives innovation to heath delivery apps such as EatFit, and it opens the flexibility that the Internet age has ushered.

THE THREE BASIC TRENDS SHAPING THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOOD INDUSTRY:ENERGY BOOSTING FOOD In today’s fast-paced era, it has become necessary to remain energetic and fit at work or any place throughout the day. Hereby, the consumers have understood the implicit concept between the food they eat and the energy they gained in return. Therefore, the focus has been shifted to healthy eating habits from weight management and nutrition purposes.

This represented the major opportunity for alternative business models in the food industry, many outlets for healthy food is opened with the emergence of subscription meal boxes. The delivery meal boxes with a focus on health and wellness foods such as diet salads and oats meal. This is the result of the increasing innovation seeking to target consumers looking for only organic foods, dairy/gluten-free offerings or non-refined carbs, which is showing an opportunity for growth in Food Business for health.

People are adopting the concept of energy-boosting food that has a holistic approach to healthy living. Hence, the increasing demand for energy-boosting food & drinks 49

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