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Executive Partner, Mumbai, New Delhi
In her career spanning over 15 years Charanya has handled high stakes and controversial disputes in areas relating to commercial, constitutional, tax, regulatory. She regularly appears before the Supreme Court of India, various High Courts, National Company Law Tribunals (NLCTs) and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT). Her clients include leading automotive, FMCG, Pharmaceutical, infrastructure, MSMEs, e-commerce, e-gaming, energy, and Oil & Gas companies among others. She represents clients in mediations, pre-arbitral proceedings, and arbitrations involving range of corporate-commercial transactions relating to transfer of business, infrastructure, insurance, government projects among others.
Charanya has also worked in the Chamber of K.K. Venugopal, the former Attorney General of India. While at the chamber of Mr. Venugopal, she has worked on a wide range of subjects ranging from constitutional law, arbitration, competition law. She has also assisted the Attorney General in landmark cases such as the inclusion of Right to Privacy as a fundamental Right, the challenge to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. She has also assisted him in advising various public sector undertakings and government ministries including the Ministry of Information & Technology, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Railways.
Charanya also handles disputes before various regulatory bodies including the Competition Commission of India. She represents India on the Cartel Committee of the Asia Competition Association. She has advised clients extensively on Data Protection and is assisting them in transitioning their business to be compliant with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act.
Charanya has been recognized as an Asian Legal Business Top 15 Southeast Asia Litigator 2023 and Asian Legal Business India Rising Stars for 2022 and Next generation Partner by Legal 500 Asia Pacific in 2019 & 2020 and as one of the top 15 dispute resolution lawyers in India and top 50 disputes lawyers in Asia by Asian Legal Business.
She is also a professional Indian Classical vocalist and performs at select events across India.
Delhi University
Delhi University
Rising Star
2023
Next generation Partners
2019
Next generation Partners
2020
Next generation Partners
2021
Individual Rankings - Next Generation Partner
2022
Individual Rankings - Next Generation Partner
2024
Recommended and Key Lawyers
2024
Recommended and Key Lawyers
2024
Rising Star
2022
Asia Pacific Guide - Future Star 2024
2024
Next Generation Partner
2023
Recommended and Key Lawyers
2023
Deals of the year 2023- Crackdown on kraft paper makers
2023
Leading Lawyer
2023
ALB ASIA 40 UNDER 40
2023
ALB India Rising Stars for
2022
Highly Recommended
2022
Top 100 Individual lawyers above 10 Years’ Experience
2022
Women in Law Award
2020
Women in Law Excellence Award
2020
Top 15 dispute resolution lawyers in India
2020
Top disputes Lawyer
2020
ALB’s Super 50 Dispute Lawyers in Asia
2021
ALB’s India’s top TMT / Fintech Lawyers list
2021
ALB India Super 50 Lawyers
2021
ALB’s Top Disputes Lawyers
2021
Top 100 Individual lawyers above 10 Years’ Experience
2021