Neerav Merchant joins AQUILAW as Partner and Head of Mumbai office

Neerav Merchant has joined AQUILAW as a Partner and the Head of the Mumbai office to lead the firm’s Disputes Practice (domestic and cross-border) and spearhead the anti-corruption, investigation, white-collar crime, employment, and commercial practices.

Merchant graduated from KC Law College in 1996. He qualified as a Solicitor with the Bombay Incorporated Law Society in December 1999.

Merchant has more than 27 years of experience in handling and strategizing dispute resolution and arbitration matters (including advising on enforcement of foreign judgments and awards), has advised on internal investigations and anti-corruption matters, as also handled government affairs, IT/Outsourcing & Licensing, and real property matters.

He regularly advises foreign (and domestic) clients as regards their India disputes strategies, providing clients a practical, pragmatic, and solutions driven advice, and often acting as co-counsel, or as an expert on Indian law issues at international (disputes or arbitral) forums.

Prior to AQUILAW, Merchant was a Partner with Majmudar & Partners for over 17 years. His total work experience spans various sectors, namely healthcare and pharmaceuticals, manufacturing and industrials, automobile, oil & gas, telecom, insurance, banking, FMCG, information technology (IT), and real property.

On this development, Sucharita Basu, Managing Partner of AQUILAW, said,

“Neerav brings a wealth of experience and a unique perspective that aligns perfectly with our firm’s vision, values and ambition. We are confident that his expertise will strengthen our capabilities and enhance the services we provide to our clients in Mumbai and beyond. In 2024, we have added a new location at Bhubaneshwar, we have expanded our Kolkata office to almost triple of its initial capacity and now Neerav’s joining in Mumbai catapults us to the next level. As a firm, AQUILAW is relentless and resilient and we are poised to achieve greater success.”

Neerav Merchant himself added,

“I am excited to be part of AQUILAW and gratified for being given the opportunity and responsibility to lead the Firm’s operations in Mumbai, support its vision, and value its ethos. The confidence shown (in me) by AQUILAW coupled with clarity of thoughts and aspiration was enticing and motivational. I am looking forward to joining AQUILAW and chanellising my efforts towards attaining common goal(s), followed with enviable success for the Firm.”

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