Mentors

Krunal Gadhia

Senior Partner, Gagrats

Krunal Gadhia is a Partner of Gagrats, Mumbai. He earned a Bachelor of Legal Science and an LLB from Government Law College, Bombay University. He then qualified as a Solicitor in Bombay and as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England.

Krunal is also admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Bombay. He is a Member of the Bombay Bar Association, Bombay Incorporated Law Society, the International Bar Association and The Law Society of England. His Practice Areas at Gagrats cover Arbitràtion, Banking & Finance, Corporate Laws, Dispute Resolution, Energy & Infrastructure, Healthcare, Real Estate, Regulatory Laws, Tax, Trusts and Wills.

Krunal has counselled and advised leading publicly listed companies, foreign corporates, trusts, and High Networth Individuals (HNIs). Krunal has been involved in several noteworthy Real Estate Development Projects and Business Transfer Agreements for leading Corporate Groups. He has also been frequently involved in advising several prominent High Networth Individuals and industrialists, including in relation to their properties and trusts.

For several of Krunal’s Practice Areas and for his work, the Firm has been the recipient of several awards, including the 2024 Outstanding Lawyers Award, the 2024 and 2023 Banking and Finance Law Firm of the year Award, the Global Excellence Award as the Leading Real Estate Adviser of the Year – India, as a Recommended Law Firm for Construction & Real Estate, and as a Notable Law Firm for Proiects and Infrastructure and many others.

Krunal’s work has been internationally recognized – he is listed in international publications including Legal 500 and has been involved in deals for which the Firm has received awards and recognition.

Shivam Kumar

Partner, Qualegal

Shivam Kumar, a Partner at Qualegal, serves as a Panel Counsel for the Union of India at the Hon’ble Apex Court. He also holds the position of panel counsel for the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNOIDA) and the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI). Leading our Litigation Team, Shivam handles cases before all Writ Courts, Tribunals, and District Courts across India. A graduate of the National Law University, Shivam is a vital asset to our boutique law firm.

At present, Shivam has more than 1000 appearances before the Apex Court itself.

Shivam realised that the essence of advocacy is not to make money out of it, rather being a noble profession, the objective of advocacy should be to help the needy and helpless obtain justice from courts, and he has been working in this area of social service since long, and hopes to help people obtain justice in a cost effective manner, and without any undue delay

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