Manisha Mehta,
Partner, Dubai
EDUCATION:
Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania
Juris Doctor (with honors), 1996
Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania
Master of Arts in Political Science, 1996 (concentration in International Relations and Economics)
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, 1992
Ms. Mehta has significant experience in the practice of law in both the India and UAE. Her areas of expertise include Civil, Criminal and Commercial Law, with specializations in Real Estate, Insurance, Labor, and Family Law. She is primarily involved in drafting court memoranda and pleadings at the Firm.
She has extensive Dispute Resolution experience in the Middle East, including acting on international arbitrations before ICSID, the ICC, LCIA and DIAC. She is an invited columnist for the prestigious national newspaper Janmabhoomi where she writes a daily column on law and justice. This column has been immensely popular nationwide and her advice has empowered thousands of readers are benefited from her column on a daily basis.
Her philosophy is to avoid prolonged court litigation, settle the matters amicably and create a win-win situation for both parties. She is uniquely poised to successfully arbitrate, given her dual masters training in psychology and law. Her fantastic efforts have saved several families from the brink of divorces and disintegration of family relationships from property disputes. She has a strong philanthropic personality and is always willing to help charitable institutions. She has travelled to over thirty countries and has studied their culture, social norms and law.
Law Firm Affiliation:
Astute Law is proud to announce a strategic affiliation with the law firm of Mulla Associates located in the Bandra, Mumbai, the affiliation between Astute Law and Mulla Associates will bring additional sophistication and experience to our respective clients and potential clients while broadening the resources and expertise of the two firms.
Mulla Associates is specialized in rendering services to managements of various industries in the domain of Labor Laws and Industrial Relations came into being on 15th December 1981. The associates in the company now includes Mr Saeed Mulla, Mr. Asif Mulla, Partners, Mr. Padmanath Shetty, Advocate, Mr. Sunil Surana, Advocate, Mr. S.M. Golamade, Advocate, Mr. G.M.joshi, Advocate, Mr. G.K. Maurya advocate. The professionals of the firm have the privilege of being members of following organizations/institutions:
