Vakilsassociated

SHIREEN SETHNA BARIA

SHIREEN SETHNA BARIA

Founder & Managing Partner Admitted to the Bar in 1986

Shireen is a well-regarded advocate with over 38 years of experience, having varied litigation practice, corporate, transactional and real estate transactions as also a wide range of commercial and corporate documentation.

She has valuable experience in general litigation with special emphasis on civil and commercial litigation, corporate and consumer matters. Her practice includes litigation before the Supreme Court of India, High Courts of Delhi, High Court at Hyderabad for the State of Telangana and the State of Andhra Pradesh, National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission, State and District Consumer Fora all over India, with special focus on the then Courts of Andhra Pradesh and New Delhi, Civil Courts of Andhra Pradesh, Sales Tax Tribunal, Company Law Board and MRTP Commission. Her vast experience encompasses litigation relating to Public Premises Act, Salt Laws, testamentary litigation, labour & industrial law, arbitration cases and social legislation issues for Non-Government organizations, welfare related matters including animal welfare and environment issues as also corporate social responsibility causes.

Her corporate  commercial  work includes  general  advisory practice, conveyancing,  commercial  documentation,  infrastructure  related projects and documentation encompassing public   private   partnership   arrangements, corporate transactions, mergers  and  amalgamation,  incorporation   of   companies, structuring  entry  strategies,    establishment  of  liaison   office & branch offices of foreign entities,   franchising documentation,  testamentary  and  succession  advises, advice on trusts, employment & Human Resource issues, legal audits, title investigation, due diligence for real estate transactions, financial structuring for  real  estate.

Her skills include drafting of complex documentation including collaborations, development agreements, investment advisory arrangements for in-bound and out-bound investments,  advice   on  foreign   exchange  law,  testamentary   and  general advisories for various reputed Multinational and reputed Indian companies providing end to end support to both corporates and individuals.

She along with her team conducts awareness programs for companies and their employees, the Internal Complaints Committees and senior management of corporate entities for sensitization on various legal aspects. In addition, she is an active member of Internal Complaints Committee for various companies.

Shireen started her career as an Associate with the leading law firm, M/s J.B. Dadachanji & Co., New Delhi (1987-1992) and thereafter, she practiced with New Delhi Law Offices, New Delhi (1992 -1997). Upon relocating to Hyderabad,  she established  New Delhi  Law Offices  Hyderabad  at Secunderabad  in  the  year  1999  as  its  Managing  Partner.  Thereafter, she merged the practice at Hyderabad with the firm of Udwadia & Udeshi, Mumbai and was a partner in the Mumbai Firm as also the partner in charge of Udwadia Udeshi & Co. at Hyderabad from January 2005 to March 2010. She is the Founder and Managing Partner of Vakils Associated since its inception.