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Priyanka is a Counsel at BTG Advaya, and her practice focusses on dispute resolution and internal investigations.
Priyanka has 12+ years of experience in handling litigation across various Courts and judicial forums including the Supreme Court of India and High Court of Bombay. She has experience appearing before NLCT, District Commission, State Commission, and has briefed designated Senior Advocates, and Solicitors. As a trained Mediator, she has helped parties arrive at amicable resolutions for disputes of varying nature.
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Priyanka has handled 100+ criminal, civil, and commercial disputes and has been instrumental in strategizing to overcome complexities in the litigations as well as manage complex cross-litigations instituted between the same parties before multiple forums.
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Priyanka has worked with listed and private corporate outfits in manufacturing, IP, IT/ITES, entertainment, background verification industries, etc. and has assisted them with monitoring compliance, reviewing and drafting contracts/policies, negotiating agreements/transactions, and advising clients on legal risk mitigation. She is also a qualified Data Privacy Professional providing consultancy-based guidance and drafting policies/documents on GDPR, PDP, and Privacy by Design standards.
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Prior to joining BTG Advaya, Priyanka worked as an Associate at Weitzman Advocates and Thomson Reuters before becoming an independent practitioner. She is a law graduate from Pravin Gandhi College of Law, Mumbai, India and holds a master’s degree in human rights law.
Practice Areas
Dispute Resolution
ESG
White Collar Defense and Investigations
Sectors
Aerospace and Defense
Technology, Media, and Communications (TMC)
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Promoter of a manufacturing business
Advised in negotiation of a de-merger/ separation of their various business verticals to mitigate disputes within Board Members and arrive at an amicable resolution for all disputes.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India
Represented in successfully prosecuting an accused for interfering with Protected Systems.
Cyber Cell, Mumbai
Advised and represented on successful prosecution of individuals involved in committing extortion of teenage girls by forcing them into pornography and/or commercial sex trade.
Cyber Cell, Pune
Assisted in conducting investigations which resulted in registration of their first FIR under provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2008.
Leading Manufacturing Company
Retained as sole legal counsel, for managing all of the client's litigation, corporate commercial and Intellectual Property matters.
High Net-worth Individual
Successfully represented the client to avoid purported insider trading allegations and procure a clean exit from business and settle related matrimonial dispute as well as secure a 10-figure alimony.
Leading Beverage Company
Conducted privacy lead assessments to keep the client's privacy obligations in check and to keep their IP protected.
