JSA Partner and Environment Lawyer Nawneet Vibhaw sets up pro bono environmental organisation

JSA Partner and Environmental Lawyer Nawneet Vibhaw has set up a pro bono environmental organisation, Panchtattva Foundation. 

Vibhaw, who had recently joined JSA as a Partner from Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, has resigned to pursue an independent practice in environmental law. Through his pro bono organization, Panchtattva Foundation, he aims to address environmental issues in India.

Apart from being a partner focussing on environmental disputes and regulatory advisory at top-tier law firms, Nawneet has also been a professor of environmental law and energy law at the National Law University (NLU) Delhi and Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) in the past.

When contacted, Vibhaw said "I am fortunate that after working for top law firms and teaching at India's best law schools I get to focus on working for India's environment by bringing together all stakeholders and doing some meaningful work. Looking forward to working for the environment." 

He is a graduate of the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR), Hyderabad, as well as Lewis & Clark Law School, USA,