A procedure in which a third-party neutral provides an assessment of the positions of the parties. In a neutral evaluation process, lawyers and/or parties present summaries of the facts, evidence and legal principles applicable to their cases to a single neutral or a panel of neutral evaluators who then provide (s) an assessment of the strengths, weaknesses and potential value of the case to all sides. By agreement of the parties or by applicable law, such evaluations are usually non-binding and offered to facilitate settlement.
Advocate and Senior Mediator
Mrs Sheela Balsari has been an advocate for over five decades, from the Chambers of Senior Advocate Dhirendra Parikh. Enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa in 1968, her law practice primarily included litigations in the Bombay High Court, City Civil Court and Family Court
Mrs Balsari now practices exclusively as a Mediator. She is founder member and vice - president of the Associate of Mediation Practitioners.
She has conducted nearly 280 mediations with a high (80%) success rate, and is focused on pre-litigation mediation in matrimonial, family, commercial, property and contract matters. She is empanelled by the Bombay High Court Main Mediation Center, the Bombay City Civil and Sessions Court, Maharashtra State Legal Services Authority, and the Mumbai District Legal Services Authority. She specializes in mediation, med-arb, arb-med, and evaluation, and offers Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) on a wide range of web - based platforms.
She has held various honorary posts in the past, including:
(a) Co- ordinator and faculty member at the Bombay University for the postgraduate certificate coursein Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) conducted jointly by the Hon’ble Bombay High Court and Bombay University
(b) ADR co- ordinator for the Bombay City Civil and Sessions Court from 2004 to 2012;
(c) Mediator in several mediations referred to by the Supreme Court of India , Bombay High Court, City Civil and Sessions Court, and Family Court
(d) Resource person (for training) for the Bombay High Court, conducting seminars and workshops on ADR across Maharashtra.
Mumbai
Mediation and Advanced Mediation Courses conducted by the Bombay High Court, jointly with the Institute for the Study and Development of Legal Systems (ISDLS), San Franciso, USA. (2004)
Advanced Mediation Training by Geetha Ravindra (US), in Chennai.(2006)
ADR Group Mediator Trainer Certification by British Council, ADR Group UK and India Centre for Mediation and Dispute Resolution (2008)
English, Marathi, Gujarati, and Hind
She has been accredited Mediator Internationally. She has her expertise in providing easily accessible platform for dispute resolution. She has resolved cases successfully, saving valuable relationships, in shortest time of eight hours giving relief from a long pending disputes
She holds 1.Master’s Degree in Mass Relation (Mass Communication). 2. Certificate course in Arbitration from ICADR Delh
3.Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce (BCom) and Law (LLB) and has been admitted to practice in 1987 with the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa.
She has undergone the basic 40 hours training in Mediation by MCPC Supreme Court of India in 2009. Since then she is empanelled with the District Legal Services Authority Ahmednagar She has experience of working as a resource person for “Referral Judges Mediation awareness training programs”. Has completed advance training in Mediation by MCPC of Supreme Court India in 2017.
The journey of her legal career remained diverse from ardent litigation Lawyer to Mediator and Arbitrator. Accomplishe name while pleading successfully for well known corporates and organisations such as - Bajaj Finance Ltd., Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd., HDFC Bank Ltd., Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeet, and various Multi - state Urban Co - operative Credit Societies
Ahmednagar, Pune
Basic 40 hours training in Mediation & Advance Mediation course by MCPC of Supreme Court of India in 2009 & in 2017 respectively. Master training in Mediation & Online Mediation by ADR ODR International. Accreditation Internationally as such by SIMI & ADR ODR in 2020
English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati.
1) A Law practitioner in Civil side for 37 years, dealing with Commercial, Property, and Real Estate matters in High Court, City Civil Court, Small Causes Court, Co-operative Courts, Tribunals, and quasi-judicial authorities.
2) Area of expertise is Trials, cross-examination of the witnesses and Election Petitions.
3) The present responsibilities are appearance in Court for trials and arguments for interim proceedings and Writ Petitions in support of my clients in adjudicatory processes.
4) Instrumental in holding a first Lok Adalat (Alternate Dispute Redressal) permitted by Maharashtra Government in 1994 at Borivali under NGO Rotary International. There were 15 Panels of Mediators formed and 360 matters resolved, out of about 500 pre and post litigation matters in two days.
5) Interested in Legal Awareness Programmes and Alternate Dispute Redressal activities.
6) A Faculty Member for ADR Certificate Course conducted by Bombay University and High Court. A Member of Maharashtra Legal Aid Committee, addressed more than 100 public meetings on Legal Awareness Programmes. Addressed Advocates at Kolhapur, Ahmednagar, Daman through Bombay High Court sponsored seminars on ADR. The role-plays performed by the local Advocates in those seminars under my guidance gave a great boost to the mediation movement. Held seminars in other professional groups for mediation process. Addressed Mediation Awareness Programmes in Courts in Mumbai and Daman. Faculty for Judges Training for Mediation at Judicial Academy at Uttan. Anchorperson of Doordarshan and ETV Channel on Programs on Law.
7) A legal column writer in Corporate India Magazine, Mumbai Samachar, Mid-Day Gujarati and Sandesh Newspaper.
8) Attached to Legal Aid Institutions like Public Complaint Centre in Mumbai for Minority Community.
Mumbai
Trained by USIS in Mediation by Mr. Hiran Chodom, Professor, Columbia University, New York.
The High Court and Legal Aid Department in High Court and City Civil Court Mediation Cell sent post litigation matters for mediation and I mediated private pre and post litigation mediation matters.
English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati.
Tanu Mehta is a legal professional, having received her license to practice law in 1996. In 1999, she was selected for the prestigious IVLP Fellowship by the Government of USA. In 2002, she was conferred an Award for being an outstanding Professional in her field by the Indo - American Societ
Tanu’s primary practice is in the High Court of Bombay, where she practiced in Constitutional, Administrative, Service, Labour and Environmental laws and she worked from the chambers of Senior Counsel Shri K.K. Singhvi. She has also been a Retaining Counsel / Legal Advisor to the Bombay Environmental Action Group (BEAG), Sahara Aamby Valley , J.M.Baxi group and CBFC
Over the years, she developed an interest in the field of Conflict Resolution whilst practicing ADR with Ms. Rajani Iyer, Sr Counsel
In 2011, she earned a Masters Degree in Conflict Resolution and Mediation from Tel Aviv University ,Israel and was incorporated in the Mediation panel of the High Court of Bombay, the City Civil Court of Bombay, The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Govt of India, the Indian Merchant’s Chambers, (IMC), the Centre for Mediation and Conciliation, (CMC and The Centre for Alternate Dispute Resolution (CADR Mumbai. ) She is an advisor to PreSolv360, India’s first online Dispute Management Company , and is on the panel of Mediators of the Association for Medical Consultant
She primarily practices Mediation now. She has recently been appointed as the Hon’y Director of the Centre for Mediation and Research of Maharashtra National Law University, Mumba
Tanu also writes, teaches and advises organisations and institutions in their quest for dispute resolution. She is an avid traveler and reader and believes that positive approach can always lead to winning outcomes.
Certifications :
- Regulatory Requirements for the Members of Institutional Ethics Committee’ Certificate by CDSA, Pune 2016 ; renewed in 2019
- ‘Good Clinical Practice’ (GCP) by CDSA, Pune 2016; renewed in 2019
- IICA Certificate Course on Mediation and Negotiation (40 hours), Mumbai 2016
- ‘Certificate in Community
- Industry Dispute Resolution’, by Meta Culture, 2012
- ‘Certificate in Conflict Analysis’, by United States Institute of Peace , 2011
- ‘Certificate in Quantum Assessment and Research for Insurance Claims’, by Legal Free Ltd, U.K, in Sept 2004
Mumbai
1. M.A Degree In Conflict Resolution and Mediation from Tel Aviv University, Israel.
2. IICA ( Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs) 7 day certificate course in Mediation
3. And many short basic training in Mediation skills
English, Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati.
Rajiv Naik practices as a Counsel based in Mumbai on the original side of the Bombay High Court in the Chambers of Mr. Ketan Parikh, Senior Advocate. His focus is largely on commercial arbitrations, though he also appears in various courts and tribunals.
In addition to his practical work experience, Rajiv has also attended several conferences and workshops on mediation, arbitration and related subjects including completing 40 hour training in mediation with IICA; attending the ICCA Congresses in Miami and Singapore; speaking at the GNLU Seminar on International Arbitration Law at the Gandhinagar National Law University; and participating as an Associate Speaker at the 2015 and 2016 Annual 7-day Course in Arbitration conducted by the Indian Merchants Chamber (IMC), Mumbai. He has also attended the summer program in private international law at the Hague Academy of International Law in 2011 where he was one of nine candidates (out of around 350 who attended) to be selected at the end of a three week selection process to write the examination for the prestigious Diploma awarded by the Academy.
Rajiv also has a keen interest, and is regularly involved, in moot court competitions as a way of giving back to the next generation of lawyers.
Mumbai
August, 2017 – Forty Hour Mediation Training Programme conducted by Mr. Stefano Cardinale under the aegis of the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA), Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India.
English (proficient), Kannada (native), Hindi (business-level), French (basic; completed A2 (A and B) level from Alliance Française de Delhi in addition to junior college course).
Prathamesh D Popatis a lawyer based in Mumbai. After interning with Mulla & Mulla And Craigie, Blunt & Caroe, Solicitors, he started his practice as a Counsel at the Bombay High Court in the Chambers of now Senior Counsel Aspandiar P Chinoy.
After attending a mediation conference in 1998 jointly organised by the governments of India and Australia, Prathamesh attended a few trainings in India before proceeding for further trainings to Europe, US and Australia in and around 2003.
Prathamesh is a LEADR (now Resolution Institute, Australia) Accredited Mediator. He is also a Certified Mediator of IMI (International Mediation Institute, The Hague).
Prathamesh brings to the mediation table his learnings from trainings attended across several continents conducted under the aegis of reputed institutions like ABA, ACR, CEU, CIArb, CPR, GCLC, Harvard, IACP, ICC, JAMS, MWI, NYPeace, Pepperdine and SMC.
Prathamesh continues to hone and add to his skill-sets, as also expand and deepen his understanding of the collaborative cultures and practices in different jurisdictions, by regularly attending conferences and workshops across the globe.
Once in a while, Prathamesh pens down his reflections on events and developments in the mediation field on his blog mumbaimediators.com and his website prachi.me
Back home,Prathamesh is on several ADR-related panels. He often conducts introductory, basic and advanced mediation workshops, on invitation, for judicial institutes, law colleges, chambers of commerce, corporate entities and professional bodies. He carries on his mediation practice in the name of his proprietary concern, Prachi Mediation Chambers.
Mumbai
Several BMTs (Basic Mediation Trainings) of 20 hours, 32 hours and 40 hours (last in 2016);Several Advanced and Micro-Skills’ trainings
English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kutchi and Marathi.
Bhakti Popat interned in the year 1994 and, thereafter on becoming qualified, worked as a Solicitor with M/s Wadia Ghandy & Co., a century-old law firm head-quartered in Mumbai.
Bhakti started taking keen interest and trainings in mediation from the year 2005, when she attended the Advisor’s training workshop organised by LEADR (now Resolution Institute). Since then, she has attended several mediation trainings and activities from time to time.
To further her interests in observing the human mind, Bhakti did her Masters in Psychology and a Post-Graduate Diploma Course in Counselling Psychology.
Presently, Bhakti is practicing in Mumbai as an independent Solicitor, Mediator and Advocate-on-Record.
Bhakti’s key areas of law practice are in the fields of Real Estate, Banking, Commercial Contracts, Corporate law, Co-operative Societies, Dispute Adjudication & Resolution, Employment, Trusts, Testamentary, Estate Planning and Personal laws.
Bhakti has a deep interest in Psychology, Art & Design, the Performing Arts as well as Yoga and Meditation, the last of which she practices regularly.
Mumbai, India
2005: Resident Workshop, Program for Advisers and Participants in Mediation conducted in Mumbai by LEADR (Resolution Institute), Sydney, Australia;
2007: Mediator’s Training Workshop held at Don Bosco High School, Mumbai conducted by ISKCON Resolve in association with Prafulta, Don Bosco School, Matunga, Mumbai;
2013: 16 hours Course, Introduction to Mediation conducted by Prathamesh D Popat, a LEADR accredited Mediator;
2016: 6 full days Intensive Training Workshop for Mediators organised by Indian Merchants’ Chamber, Mumbai with lead trainer Prathamesh D Popat;
2017: 40 hour Professional Mediation Training Program under lead trainer Bruce Edwards (JAMS) conducted by CAMP, Bengaluru.
English, Gujarati, Kutchi, Hindi and Marathi
Legal Adviser and Practicing Lawyer since June 1991, advising, the clients, conducting court cases, drafting documents, conveyancing etc. for many Individuals, Companies, Associations, Governmental and Non Governmental Organizations, Public Sector Organizations, Universities, Educational Institutions, Banks etc. Handling Civil, Corporate, Family, Property, Criminal, Labour, Consumer, Banking, Education, Motor Vehicles Accident Claims, International matters
Some of the clients include Shivaji University,Kolhapur, Central University of Rajasthan, Rajasthan, Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Insurance Companies, Banks, Daily Pudhari, Menon Group of Companies, Mirje Estate Developers, Ghatge Patil Group of Industries, Shaw Wallace and Company, Central Bureau of Investigation etc
I am also a trained mediator recognized by Bombay High Court and has imparted training in mediation at various courts in Maharashtra to Lawyers as well as judges. I have also been practicing mediator since last 10 years
Kolhapur
1. I recognized as trained mediator by Bombay
High Court.
2. ttended several training programms, workshops, seminars, lectures and webinars on mediation
3. Gave lectures on mediation in various courts and programms organized by Maharashtra Legal Services Authority & at other forum
English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati.
Attached to the Chambers of Ketan D. Parikh (Senior Advocate), he is an Advocate with experience and focus on ‘Dispute Resolution’ and represents parties in commercial and civil disputes as Counsel.
He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce (BCom) and Law (LLB) and has been admitted to practice in 2010 with the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa. He holds a Master’s Degree in Law (LLM - Arbitration and Dispute Resolution) from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and has been admitted as ‘Fellow’ and as ‘Faculty’ with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). He has undergone the basic 40 hours training in Mediation and is a steering committee member of the Young MCIA in Mumbai.
His article (co-author) on mediation featured in the Hong Kong Law Journal (HKLJ) in 2016. He has interned with the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and has also provided research support to various international arbitration practitioners from time to time.
Mumbai
40-hour training at the University of Hong Kong by the Accord Group, Australia
English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujurati
practicing advocate in civil mattrs since October 1977,conducted many trials, practicing in city civil court at Mumbai and also Dindoshi court at goregaon, conducted matters in arbitration ,participated in work shop ,all kinds of civil matters are handle d and at present also conducting and handling matters,I was junior of Shri Dinesh gandhy,assisted him in various matters,now practicing independentely.
City civil court at main branch and dindoshi court at goregaon,Borivali division
course of ADR from Mumbai university,in the year 2004,there after started working as mediator ,matters assigned as mediator from both the court and also from hon'ble high Court ,conducted various programmes at Dindoshi court and also at family court, written a book on mediation by name edition at different look,' earlier and also at present working as mediator in all types of matter including anticipatory bail ,domestic violence and dowry at Dindoshi court,
English, Hindi, Gujarati,and to some extent Marathi also
Vasanthi practices as an advocate and a mediator.
Since her enrolment as an Advocate with the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa in 1966, her law practice primarily included litigations in the Bombay High Court, City Civil Court and Family Court
Mumbai
2004-05 - Mediation and Advanced Mediation Course conducted by the Bombay High Court.
Dec 2007: 40 Hours Basic Mediators Training Workshop Conducted by IMC
English, Gujurati, Hindi and Marathi
A third Generation Lawyer from Government Law College ( GLC ), Mumbai. Joined Legal Practice on 7th April, 1981. Worked with the Chambers of Adv. V.L.Shah & Madanlal N.Shah.
Practising independently since the year 1993. Handled property, commercial, Family & Consumer disputes matters at Small Causes Court, City Civil Court, Family Court, Consumer Forum, Consumer State Commission & High Court.
Mumbai
Training undergone during P.G.C.C. Course in Alternate Disputes Resolution Systems of Mumbai University in the year 2004.
40 Hours Mediator’s Training undergone at Bombay High Court in 2011.
40 Hours Training undergone under the Training Programme of Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs in 2016. Attending various short Training Programmes, Workshops, Seminars & Lectures as part of CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMME.
English, Gujurati, Hindi and Marathi
1. Practicing as an advocate since 1990. Dealing mostly in commercial litigation.
2. Suits on commercial Causes: suits based on commercial transactions and summary suits under Order XXXVII of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. The suits are based on commercial negotiable documents, written contracts and agreements and for goods sold and delivered etc.
3. Insolvency Matters,
4. Testamentary Matters,
5.Property Suits,
6. Writ Petitions,
7. Writ Petitions,
8. Proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.
201, Camy House, 3 Dhus Wadi, Dhobi Talao, Marine Lines ( E ), Mumbai-2.
Degree in alternate dispute resolution (ADR) by department of law university of Bombay conducted from March 2005 to August 2005.
English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujurati
Gitanjali graduated in law from Government Law College, Mumbai. Interned with M/s Gagrat&Co. After her Master in Law, Mumbai University, She registered for PhD. in Environmental law and submitted her thesis recently. She was a visiting faculty with the Department of Law, Mumbai University for over a decade in Commercial law, Constitutional law, Environmental law and Human Rights to the students pursuing LLM. Gitanjali trained as a counsel in chambers of Senior Counsel Chander Uday Singh. She was notified by the State Government as an Assistant Government Pleader on the Original side, High Court, Mumbai. Presently, Gitanjali is practicing in Mumbai as an independent Counsel in the Bombay High Court, an Arbitrator and as a Mediator. She is appointed as an arbitrator in several cases and now also as mediator by the High court, Mumbai. She is an empanelled Mediator, Main Mediation Centre, and Bombay High Court. She is on the executive committee of the Mediation Committee of the Indian Merchants Chamber.
Key Areas of practice:
Gitanjali’s key areas of law practice are in the fields of Real Estate, Banking, Commercial Contracts, Corporate law, Co-operative Societies, Dispute Adjudication & Resolution, Employment, Trusts, Testamentary, Estate Planning and Personal laws.
Chamber: 16A, 2nd Floor, Rehman Building, Veer Nariman Road, Fort, Mumbai- 400101
2016: IICA ( Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs) 7 day certificate course in Mediation
2017: 40 hours Professional Mediation Training Program under lead trainer Bruce Edwards (JAMS) conducted by CAMP, Bengaluru.
2017: One-day intensive workshop ‘The Great Legal Negotiator’ conducted by Claudia Wrinkler, LL.M.(Harvard)at CAMP.
May, 2019: 5 days Intensive-Training in Mediation and Conflict Resolution-Centre for Dispute Resolution, Santa Monica, California, by Kenneth Cloke
English, Hindi, Marathi
She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts (Economics) and LL.B. degree from ILS Law college, Pune University. She is enrolled with the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa since 2002. She also holds a PG Diploma in Alternative Dispute Resolution from Mumbai University.
She has working experience of more than 17 years mainly in litigation. She has represented clients before different courts, judicial and quasi- judicial authorities in verity of matters, from Original and Appellate side of Bombay High Court to litigation in NI Act before Magistrate Courts, Summary Suits, civil suits in Bombay City Civil Court and recovery proceedings before DRT and DRAT
While working with reputed Law - Firms, She has handled documentation work with respect to financial documents, property documents and more. She was also involved in ‘Due diligence’ work for IPO and ‘Rights issue ’ assignments
W hile working with a NGO (Centre for Study of Social Change) and District Legal Service Authority, she has gained rich experience of Mediation in resolving family disputes, landlord - tenant disputes etc.
Monika’s strong background of litigation work gives her better understanding in corporate, commercial, property and family disputes.
Mumbai
40 hours training in Mediation, KC Law college, Mumbai (2018), Few basic training courses in Mediation skills
English, Hindi, Marathi
Dipak is a Trade Mark Attorney, a Mediator, an Arbitrator for Asian domain name disputes, a Visiting Faculty, an Invited Speaker, a Certified Digital Evidence Analyst and a Techno - Legal Consultant
He was a wait-listed candidate for appointment to the post of Technical Member (Trade Marks) in Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB)
He has experience of more than 20 years in the legal field and had worked for several top-notch organisations: like, Hindustan Unilever Limited, National Stock Exchange IT Limited, Hutchison 3 Global Private Limited, Singhania & Co. LLP, International Legal Consultants etc
He has hands-on experience in Cyber Law and Information Security, Intellectual Property Management (including International IP registration), Contract Management, Dispute Resolution, including Litigation.
He is a former visiting faculty for Information Technology Law at Mumbai University.
Mumbai
40 hours training in Mediation organized by
(i) Indian Merchants' Chamber, Mumbai in collaboration with the Bombay High Court in May, 2013
(ii)Indian Merchants' Chamber, Mumbai in May, 2015
(iii) Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs.
English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
I have been in active practice since last more than twenty years, as Partners at Tijoriwala & Co.
I have successfully conducted and concluded several mediations by creating positive common ground between parties and adopting problem solving approach, leading to conflict resolution.
I have assisted in writing a book titled "Law & Practice of Conveyancing" by Mr. M. T. Tijoriwala.
Tijoriwala & Co. primarily does corporate practice, opinion work, documentation, litigation and NRI advisory work.
5. I have appeared in various Courts including the Supreme Court of India, in various important matters including constitutional challenges.
Tijoriwala & Co. having their Office at 72, 4th Floor, 4 Lakshmi Building, P. M. Road, Fort, Mumbai - 400 001.
Qualified Mediator, having completed the Post Graduate Course in Mediation of the University of Mumbai
English, Hindi, Gujarati
Shri Dhirendra S. Parikh is a Senior Advocate practising in Civil Law in the High Court and Bombay City Civil Court at Bombay, since the last 68 years.
In the course of his practice, he has dealt with a large number of matters involving the Laws of Contracts and Torts, Law of Damages, Property Law , Law of Ownership Flats and Apartments, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law, Law of Succession and Inheritance, Hindu Law, Matrimonial Laws, Family Law, Service Law, etc.
He has conducted a large number of trials, and has developed his own way of non-aggressive cross-examination of witnesses.
He is interested in independent evaluation of the merits or demerits of litigating parties, as an integral part of the process of mediation.
Mumbai (City Civil Court and Bombay High Court)
Mediation and Advanced Mediation Course by the Bombay High Court.
Faculty member at the Bombay University for the post graduate certificate course in Alternative Dispute Resolution conducted jointly by the Hon’ble Bombay High Court and Bombay University.
English, Gujurati, Hindi, Marathi
After gaining 30+ years of professional experience (as a doctor & as a businessman) and after being professionally trained & certified in Mediation from some of the top most institutes in the world, Dr. Koparkar founded Papillon Mediation & Negotiation LLP in 2018, which is set up to resolve wide range of disputes through professional mediation & negotiation services. Dr. Koparkar also conducts trainings and workshops in areas of Conflict Management, Mediation and Negotiation. and his professional experience is as below:
Dr. Koparkar has been practicing medicine and working as a consulting cosmetologist since 1986
Papillon Hair World:
Managing Director -1988 Present Started Papillon as India’s First ‘Men’s Beauty Salon’ in the year 1988. Papillon is now a leading Brand in the Hair Industry through its various service offerings
Papillon Mediation & Negotiation:
Managing Partner2018 – Present Working primarily on private Mediation cases through the Harvard’s interest based – ‘Principled Negotiation’ approach and specialising in Family, Property & Commercia Disputes
Bombay Chamber of Commerce (CMC):
Senior Mediator
Jan 2020 – Present Empanelled as a Senior Mediator to work on various commercial dispute
Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries &
Agriculture:
Aug 2020 - Present Part of the Core Committee for the Mediation Center at the Chamber
TiE Pune: Charter MemberMay 2020 – Present
Primarily acting as a Mentor to the Start Up sunder TiE Pune
Pune / Mumbai
Certificate Course in Mediating Disputes – Harvard Law School, Harvard University, Boston, USA
40 Hrs Certificate Course in Commercial Mediation & Negotiation – Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Gurugram
40 Hrs Certificate Course in Mediation – Indian Institute of Arbitration & Mediation, Cochi
Certificate Course in Mediation for Legal Counsel – Centre for Advanced Mediation Practice, Bangalore
English, Hindi, Marathi
Sujata is an Advocate , and a Certified Mediator having 22 years of Corporate Experience in varied faculties like Legal ( Corporate , Civil & Criminal) , HR , Advertising , Sales & Marketing
She is an empanelled Mediator ,Main Mediation Centre , High Court and Family Court of Mumbai
Sujata graduated from Government Law College , Mumbai, interned with M/s Gagrat & Co.
She has worked for companies like Proctor and Gamble, Tata Group, Taj Group of Hotels and Ensemble – a Fashion house. Last 8 years she is a freelance legal practitioner and a consultant advising, guiding, drafting and counselling, Negotiating, settling matters, personal and professional for clients before they go for litigation
Her experience includes other areas of practice namely Real Estate Corporate Law , Commercial Contracts, Co - operative Societies , Testamentary and Personal Law
Mumbai
2016 – IICA Indian institute of Corporate Affairs - 7 day Certificate Course in Mediatio
2019 -- IMC Indian Merchants Chamber - One day Intensive Course in Mediatio
English, Hindi , Marathi ,Gujarat