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.
The MCM Team

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Samuel ManiPARTNER

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Utham ChengappaPARTNER
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 MathurPARTNER
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 RadhakrishnanPARTNER
Mehera is a Partner, and her expertise lies primarily in technology transactions, privacy and data protection, licensing agreements, complex outsourcing projects, manufacturing agreements, and labour and employment matters. She also advises clients on general commercial contracting and media contracts.

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Gautamaditya SridharaPARTNER
Gautamaditya leads the firm’s dispute resolution practice, with extensive litigation experience, specializing in civil and commercial litigation, pre-dispute & pre-emption advise, labour & employment, competition law and constitutional litigation, arbitrations and other dispute resolutions.

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Aravind MokkapatiPARTNER
Aravind assists clients in the general corporate and commercial practice area, working regularly with startups and new ventures, SMEs, funds, incubators and accelerators, and leading listed companies on a wide spectrum of corporate and commercial issues including investment transactions on investor and promoter sides.

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Deepika MathurSENIOR ASSOCIATE
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 SangameswaranSENIOR ASSOCIATE
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 RoySENIOR ASSOCIATE
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 AppulaASSOCIATE
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.