Samuel is a founding partner of Mani Chengappa & Mathur. A graduate of the National Law School of India University (Class of 1998), Samuel specialises in advising clients on technology and outsourcing transactions, general commercial transactions, early stage/growth capital and other start-up related matters, mergers and acquisitions, privacy and data protection matters, insurance, and dispute resolution. He has extensive experience in running complex high-stake matters but is equally comfortable assisting an entrepreneur in putting a business together. His advice draws extensively on his many years of experience as a business leader. 

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Utham acts for clients on multi-jurisdictional outsourcing transactions, managed services agreements, software procurement, software as a service (SaaS) and cloud computing arrangements, licensing policies and strategies, product licensing agreement, services and consulting arrangements. He also leads the firm’s employment law practice and advises clients on all types of employment related matters including policies, regulatory compliance, compensation and benefits, harassment and governance issues. His unique blend of experience enables him to take a holistic view of issues and provide business enabling advice to his clients.

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Neil is a commercial lawyer whose work involves technology transactions (software licensing, IT and BPO services), commercial transactions (vast variety of transactions including media transactions), employment laws (the whole life circle of an employee, from hire to retire/ fire) and privacy laws.  In addition, Neil regularly assists with dispute resolution and assessment of possible dispute outcomes.  

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Mehera is working as a principal associate and her expertise lies primarily in technology transactions, privacy and data protection, licensing agreements, complex outsourcing projects and labour and employment matters. She also advises clients on general commercial contracting and media contracts.

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Deepika Mathur is a Senior Associate at Mani Chengappa & Mathur and has been working at the firm since August 2022. She has experience in areas of technology and outsourcing transactions, labour and employment matters, privacy and data protection matters, and general commercial transactions.

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Shilpa Sangameswaran is a Senior Associate at Mani Chengappa & Mathur, working at the firm since October 2021. Her general areas of practice include labour and employment, privacy and data protection, technology transactions and general commercial transactions.

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Mohana Roy is a Senior Associate at MCM, she has been working with the firm since October 2020. With a focus on early and growth-stage companies, as well as investors and funds, she brings a deep understanding of capital transactions, corporate structuring, and investment strategies.

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Varshinee has been working as an Associate at Mani Chengappa & Mathur since June 2024. Her specialization includes advising investors, early and growth-stage companies through various stages of funding from seed round to series B round, in private equity and venture capital transactions.

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Shruti is an Associate at MCM. She has been with the firm since October 2024. She has experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating various types of commercial contracts such as service agreements, SaaS agreements, privacy policies, staffing agreements, licensing agreements, etc. She also has experience in employment laws and regularly advises clients on a variety of employment issues such as termination of employment, change in service conditions, compensation and benefits, compliance with POSH laws, etc.

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Manaswini has been working as an Associate at Mani Chengappa & Mathur Law since August 2024. She has experience in reviewing and drafting various types of agreements, including Software as a Service (SaaS) agreements, employment agreements, privacy policies and services agreements. In addition to this, she advises clients across multiple sectors, with a particular focus on the technology sector. She also has experience in advising clients on a wide range of labour and employment law matters.

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Gouri has been working at the firm since August 2024, specializing in technology transactions, media, data privacy and protection, general commercial transaction as well as labour and employment law. 

Gouri’s experience spans working with a diverse range of clients, from start-ups to multinational corporations, advising them on internal employment policies, HR practices, employment agreements, confidentiality agreements, intellectual property assignment agreements and general commercial contracts.

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Danie works in the General Corporate and Venture Capital Team (Transaction Advisory Team) at MCM Law. He has assisted in negotiating transaction documents for various venture capital investments. He has been involved in conducting legal due diligence on target companies across diverse sectors and have assisted venture capital firms and companies at various stages of funding, including Seed-series and Series A, by managing due diligence and negotiating transaction documents. Also, he has experience reviewing various commercial contracts such as business transfer agreements, SAFE agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and employee stock option schemes.

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