Samuel is a founding partner of MCM Law. 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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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 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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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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Nikita is part of MCM Law’s General Commercial practice. She advises clients on a wide range of commercial, regulatory and contractual matters, drawing on over six years of experience as in-house counsel in the alco-bev and manufacturing sectors.

In her in-house roles, Nikita advised business teams on excise law compliance, advertising and marketing regulations, competition law matters, commercial contracting and statutory compliance. She also worked closely with stakeholders across multiple business functions to manage legal risk and support day-to-day operations.

Earlier in her career, Nikita practised at law firms where she advised clients across the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT), employment and general commercial practice areas.

nikita.h@mcmlaw.in

Education:

Nikita holds a BSL, LL.B. from ILS Law College, Pune.

Shilpa Sangameswaran is a Senior Associate at MCM Law, 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 Law, 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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Geetha is a Senior Associate at MCM Law. At MCM Law, her responsibilities are primarily focused on litigation management, which include taking client instructions, preparing strategy briefs, drafting legal notices, plaints, interlocutory applications, written statements, memos, and other filings. She handles case management end‑to‑end, covering compliance, trial presentations, examination‑in‑chief, cross‑examination, arguments, appeals, and writ petitions. In addition, she undertakes property title due diligence, provides legal opinions, and assists with documentation and registration of deeds, ensuring comprehensive support across both litigation and transactional matters.

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