The people behind the practice

Our Team

Partners, associates and paralegals working across litigation, corporate advisory, regulatory compliance, and intellectual property - each heading or supporting a practice area, so every matter has someone who actually knows it.

Partners

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Abhijeet Vaishnav

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

Abhijeet Vaishnav
Partner

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

Drisha Dadheech

Public policy graduate and international scholar at the University of Toronto. Heads the firm's Mergers & Acquisitions practice, including due diligence and deal structuring, and its White Collar Crime & Investigations practice, advising on regulatory notices and internal investigations.

Drisha Dadheech
Partner

Heads Mergers & Acquisitions and White Collar Crime & Investigations.

Senior Associates

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Samaira Anand

Heads the firm's Banking & Finance practice, including loan and credit facility documentation and security creation advisory, alongside its Corporate & Commercial practice — commercial and vendor contracts, shareholder and founder agreements.

Samaira Anand
Senior Associate

Heads Banking & Finance and Corporate & Commercial.

Umesh Tiwari

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

Umesh Tiwari
Senior Associate

Heads Intellectual Property & Trademarks.

Associates

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Ishita Bhatt

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

Ishita Bhatt
Associate

Supports White Collar Crime & Investigations.

Samyak Meena

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

Samyak Meena
Associate

Supports Corporate & Commercial.

Payal Sangtani

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

Payal Sangtani
Associate

Supports Mergers & Acquisitions.

Hardik Bansal

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

Hardik Bansal
Associate

Supports Banking & Finance.

Paralegals

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Arijeet Vaishnav

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

Arijeet Vaishnav
Paralegal

Supports Litigation & Dispute Resolution.

Reena Chaudhary

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

Reena Chaudhary
Paralegal

Supports IP & Trademarks and Regulatory & Compliance.

Operations

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Kanupriya Bhati

Leads recruitment, onboarding and people operations for the firm, building out its bench of associates and paralegals as Ivory Slate Legal grows.

Kanupriya Bhati
People & Talent Lead

Leads people operations and recruitment.