An All-Round Lawyer and The Managing Director Of KS Legal & Associates, Sonam Chandwani

Sonam Chandwani is a lawyer and the managing partner of KS Legal & Associates in Mumbai, where she manages the firm’s Corporate Litigation Practice. She focuses her practice on commercial structures, commercial litigation, and mergers and acquisitions in general, with a focus on large-scale and complicated commercial litigation involving contract law, trade practices, real estate conflicts, and financial concerns in a variety of industries.

In 2013, Sonam created KS Legal & Associates with the goal of creating a client-focused practice that provides proactive and practical legal solutions. It is a full-service law firm founded by industry leaders that provide expert legal advice to some of India’s most sophisticated and successful businesses, institutions, and private companies. To satisfy their shifting needs, they have developed alongside their clientele. Simultaneously, they have remained true to their fundamental commitment: to be a leading law practice that delivers outstanding results by offering responsive, strategic, and financially sound legal advice.

Sonam formerly worked for a large engineering and trade firm, where she supervised high-value disputes, counseled business management, and oversaw the legal department. To name a few, she has worked with Greaves Cotton, Gammon India, PPG Asian Paints, Kotak Group, Mahindra Logistics, SREI, JM Financial, Hitachi, Essar Group, Aditya Birla Group, HDFC, Cipla, Kanakia Realty, Future Generali, Zee Group, HUL, IIFL, and others.

Her extensive litigation expertise combined with in-house responsibilities allows her to understand clients’ demands and earn their trust in contentious conflicts as well as proactive risk avoidance. She is particularly well-known for her meticulous attention to litigation efficiency, both in terms of cost containment and the selection of legal paths to pursue.

She is also a frequent speaker and professor at colleges and institutions across the country. She contributes regularly to Indian Express, Hindu Business Line, Moneycontrol, Entrepreneur.com, Yourstory, Inc42, Economic Times, Outlook Business, and other publications.