Senior Team

P.S. Suman

Managing Partner | Corporate Lawyer

24+ years of experience

  • Corporate, civil & commercial law
  • Mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures
  • Amalgamations, de-mergers, restructuring
  • Shareholders’ litigation
  • Insolvency and bankruptcy
  • Commercial contracts

Professional Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s and Master’s in Corporate Secetaryship
  • Bachelor of Laws
  • Fellow Company Secretary (FCS)
  • Associate of Chartered Governance Institute, Uk & Ireland (ACG)
  • Value Creation through M&A, ISB- Hyderabad

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

K. Ramesh

Partner | Corporate Lawyer | Specialist in Mergers & Acquisitions & Foreign Exchange Law & Enforcement Directorate Proceedings

37+ Years of Experience

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Foreign Exchange Law Investments, Trade and Repatriation
  • Enforcement Directorate Cases
  • Arbitrations

Professional Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
  • Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA)
  • Associate Company Secretary (ACS)
  • Fellow of the Insurance Institute
  • Bachelor of Laws (BL)

Professional Recognition, Publications & Leadership

  • Renowned for a holistic, integrated approach combining legal, tax, and accounting expertise
  • Advisor to the NRI Services Portal of The Hindu Business Line Newspaper and various other journals.
  • Authored over 170 articles in the Hindu Business Line Newspaper.
  • Distinguished speaker at several regional and national conferences
  • Provides training at the Reserve Bank of India, Staff Training College
  • Guest faculty at premier institutions including Institute of Company Secretaries of India and Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
  • Former guest faculty at Bharathidasan Institute of Management and University of Madras; also delivered guest lectures at leading professional training organisations such as Price Waterhouse Coopers and Ernst & Young

D. Arvind

Senior Advisor | Former Technical Member (T), Hon'ble NCLT

39+ years of experience

  • Foreign trade policy & Free Trade Agreements
  • GST, customs & valuations
  • Amalgamations, mergers, de-mergers & restructuring
  • Shareholders’ litigation
  • Company law related cases
  • Insolvency & bankruptcy
  • Arbitrations

Professional Qualifications

  • Chartered Accountant (ICAI, India)
  • Chartered Accountant (England & Wales)
  • Company Secretary (ICSI)
  • Chartered Wealth Manager (AAFM, USA)
  • Registered Valuer
  • Insolvency Professional (IBBI)

Judicial Experience & Leadership

  • Former Member (T), National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). Authored over 1350+ orders under the Companies Act and Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code.
  • Judicial contributions widely published in reputed legal journals including IBC Laws, SCC, and Manupatra, and covered in leading newspapers
  • Held senior leadership roles at global consulting firms such as KPMG and Deloitte, leading Indirect Tax practices and advising on complex tax, legal, and restructuring matters
  • Former Head of Legal and Tax at Castrol India Ltd. (British Petroleum), overseeing complex legal and taxation functions
  • Experienced arbitrator and corporate governance professional; serves on audit committees and as Independent Director of unlisted public companies
  • Appeared in over 500 matters before CESTAT and various adjudicatory authorities across Customs, Central Excise, Service Tax, and VAT
  • Author with publications in leading journals such as Centax, Taxmann, and Tax India Online
  • Regular speaker at forums organised by trade bodies and professional institutions including ICAI and ICSI
  • Advises corporates on strategic legal, financial, and regulatory matters across multiple domains

R. Murari

Senior Advisor | Senior Advocate, Madras High Court

49+ years experience

  • International & Domestic Commercial Arbitrations
  • Commercial & Corporate Litigation (NCLT, DRT, NCLAT, High Court, Supreme Court)
  • Shareholders & Investment Disputes
  • Represents Creditors & Corporate Debtors before various Tribunals & Courts
  • Advisory on Complex Corporate Transactions & Disputes

Qualifications and Affiliations

  • Bachelor of Laws (BL)
  • Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com)
  • Designated as Senior Advocate in 2012

Professional Experience & Contributions

  • Brings nearly five decades of experience in handling high-stakes commercial disputes, with a strong focus on arbitration and complex corporate litigation across all major judicial and tribunal forums in India.
  • Has extensive experience in insolvency and bankruptcy matters under the IBC, advising and appearing in proceedings involving corporate restructuring, distressed assets, and stakeholder disputes.
  • Possesses deep expertise in shareholder and investment disputes, including those arising from complex commercial arrangements and cross-border transactions.
  • Also advises on corporate transactions and related disputes, with a practical and measured approach to strategy and resolution.
  • Actively mentors professionals and regularly speaks at forums and academic institutions on arbitration, company & insolvency law.

Tomoharu Katsuta

Senior Advisor, Japan|Former Director of The Japan-India Association

40+ years experience

  • Construction, Infrastructure & Real Estate Projects
  • Project Execution, Structuring & Risk Allocation
  • Construction Governance: Safety, Quality, Cost & Procurement
  • Cross-Border Projects (Middle East & South Asia)

Qualifications and Affiliations

  • First-Class qualified architect
  • Construction Engineer

Professional Experience

  • Brings over four decades of experience in construction, infrastructure, and real estate projects, offering valuable insight into project execution, contractual structuring, and risk allocation.
  • Advises on construction governance and regulatory frameworks, with a focus on safety, quality, cost management, and procurement across large-scale developments.
  • Has extensive cross-border experience across the Middle East and South Asia, supporting mandates that involve complex stakeholder coordination and international project considerations.

Rakhi Kapoor

Chief Wellness Officer | Mental Health Facilitator | Physiotherapist | Author of 26 Books | Thought Leader | POSH Compliance Specialist | TEDx Speaker

25+ years of expertise

  • Physical, Mental & Emotional Wellbeing
  • Performance driven diverse, equal & inclusive culture building
  • Prenatal, postnatal, premenopausal & menopausal counselling
  • Relationship coach mentoring harmonious personal & professional relationships

Professional Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree in Physiotherapy
  • TTT in gender sensitivity, diversion, inclusion & POSH
  • Certification in creating behavioural change & mental wellness
  • Certification in food & nutrition; nutrition & lifestyle in pregnancy

Awards & Contributions:

  • Prolific author of 26 books, including five Amazon India bestsellers, writing on mental health, relationships, personal transformation, and maternal wellbeing.
  • Recipient of multiple national and international honours including International Golden Book Awards (2023 & 2024), Nari Shakti Award (2025), Rashtriya Pratibha Samman (2024), and several Author of the Year accolades.
  • Nationally recognised thought leader and pioneer of prenatal counselling in India, shaping conversations on modern parenting, women’s identity, and evolving gender roles.
  • Integrates physiotherapy expertise with psychological insight and clinical practice to deliver a holistic, science-backed approach to stress, trauma, and emotional healing.
  • Featured in leading platforms such as India Today, Femina, and Fox Story India, and widely recognised among India’s most influential voices in mental health and social impact.
  • Recognised among 100 Influential Personalities (2023) and awarded Global Inspirational Women Award (2023) for contributions to mental health awareness.
  • Awarded India Social Impact Award (2022) for pioneering prenatal counselling in India and Exceptional Women of Excellence Award (2022) by Yuukke

Amrutha Vittal

Partner | Specialist in Corporate Transactions, M&A and Contracts Practice

Areas of Expertise: Corporate Transactions, Mergers & Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Alternate Dispute Resolutions and General Corporate Advisory.                   

Ms. Amrutha Vittal holds a Master’s Degree in Corporate and Financial Services from the National University of Singapore.

She has over a decade of experience on national and international deals across sectors including Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, FMCG, NBFC, Healthcare, F&B, Mining, Technology, etc., and advises Clients on all corporate legal matters on a day-to-day basis.

She is a specialist in handling various corporate transactions such as Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Restructuring, Joint Ventures, Private Equity investments, Angel Investments, legal due diligence, commercial contracts, and alternate dispute resolution mechanisms. She is well-versed in Corporate Law.

She co-heads the Corporate Team on corporate transactions and advisory work and represents Clients before various courts and forums regularly.

She is pragmatic, solution-oriented and highly experienced.

She has been a guest faculty at various online and offline sessions on M&A and allied practices areas.

As an alumnus of the National University of Singapore, she mentors several budding lawyers on the practical aspects of law and life.

Ms. Amrutha Vittal is a polyglot and is fluent in seven national and international languages.

Dr.Justice M. Jaichandren

Former Judge of the Madras High Court Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India and Arbitrator

Dr. Justice M. Jaichandren has a stellar legal career spanning over four decades.

He holds a Master’s degree in Criminology and a Master’s degree in Law, with a gold medal in his final semester. He also holds a Ph.D. in Human rights from the University of Madras.

He successfully practiced as a lawyer in several corporate, civil, criminal, consumer, labour, administrative and debt recovery matters. He represented the Government (Writs Side) before the Madras High Court and was on the panel of several government organizations as a Senior Counsel. He also taught constitutional law and other subjects for over 16 years.

He served as a Judge of the Hon’ble High Court of Madras for over 11 years during such tenure he passed prominent judgements in several cases. He has addressed several National and International conferences. He was an ‘international visitor’ to the U.S.A. as a guest of the U.S. Government on issues relating to Human rights. He was the first president of the ‘International Visitors Alumni Association’. He was invited to participate in the prestigious International ‘Salzburg Seminar on Human Rights’ in Austria.

He was the President of the ‘Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy’ and he conducted numerous international, national, and regional conferences, seminars, and workshops on various legal topics, including training for judicial officers. He was the chairman of the Human Rights Committee for the Government of Puducherry.

He received the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ from Saveetha University.

Dr. Justice M. Jaichandren provides legal advice and legal support to several corporates. He is on the Boards of Management of various educational, social, cultural, and service associations/organisations. He is an independent director of a Japanese Company.

He continues to be appointed and has handled many commercial arbitrations as an arbitrator. As a Senior Advocate, he represents cases before the Supreme Court of India.