Ikigai Law to become equity partnership, promotes Nehaa Chaudhari, Aparajita Srivastava

Ikigai Law has become an equity partnership, promoting its director of public policy, Nehaa Chaudhari, to equity partner, while also promoting Aparajita Srivastava to non-equity partner level.

Chaudhari, a 2013 Nalsar Hyderabad graduate, had been promoted to director in December 2019 after having joined the firm in November 2017 (in its previous avatar), before which she had primarily worked in legal academia in India and abroad (see full bio below).

She specialises in advising on technology laws and policy, and would “focus on expanding our digital tech policy practice in India and other jurisdictions” according to the firm.

Founder and until-now sole equity partner, Anirudh Rastogi, said that for the firm’s new shared equity partnership, they were “putting finishing touches to a lockstep structure”.

Ikigai has also promoted principal associate and regulatory lead Aparajita Srivastava to salaried partner.

She is a 2010 Symbiosis Law School graduate, and leads the firm’s tech-regulatory practice.

After the promotions, Ikigai Law now has 3 partners and 20 fee earners.

The firm has also promoted Arpit Gupta to senior associate level.

Nehaa Chaudhari Work history From: Jun 2020 : Equity Partner (Policy) , Ikigai Law Oct 2019 – Jun 2020 : Partner/Director (Policy) , Ikigai Law ( New Delhi Area ) Nov 2017 – Oct 2019 : Public Policy Lead , Ikigai Law ( New Delhi Area ) Mar 2019 – May 2019 : Visiting Faculty Member , Indian Institute of Management, Indore Feb 2019 – : Visiting Faculty Member , Nalsar University of Law ( Hyderabad Area ) Feb 2018 – Jun 2018 : Visiting Faculty Member , National Law University, Delhi ( New Delhi Area ) Dec 2016 – May 2017 : Research Assistant to Prof. Urs Gasser , Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University ( Cambridge ) Sep 2016 – Dec 2016 : Clinical Placement, Cyberlaw Clinic , Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University ( Cambridge ) May 2013 – Dec 2016 : Program Officer , The Centre for Internet and Society ( New Delhi Area ) Jan 2015 – Jun 2016 : Lawyer; Policy Analyst , Self-employed ( New Delhi Area ) May 2012 – May 2013 : Editor , The Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law ( NALSAR University of Law ) Jan 2013 – Apr 2013 : Teaching Assistant , National Academy of Legal Studies & Research (NALSAR) University Hyderabad ( Hyderabad Area ) Education 1996 – 2006 : Innisfree House School, Bangalore , School , N/A 2006 – 2008 : National Public School, Indiranagar, Bangalore , High School , Business/Commerce, General 2008 – 2013 : National Academy of Legal Studies & Research (NALSAR) University Hyderabad , B.A. L.L.B. (Hons.) , Humanities, Law 2016 – 2017 : Harvard Law School , Master of Laws (LL.M.) , Law Aparajita Srivastava Work history From: Jun 2020 : Partner (Regulatory) , Ikigai Law Mar 2019 – Jun 2020 : Principal Associate and Lead (Regulatory) , Ikigai Law ( New Delhi Area ) Jun 2017 – Aug 2018 : Legal Specialist , Hike Messenger ( New Delhi Area ) Oct 2015 – Jun 2017 : Senior Legal Manager , PayU ( Gurgaon ) Aug 2014 – Jun 2015 : Associate , J. Sagar Associates ( Gurgaon ) Sep 2013 – Aug 2014 : Associate , AZB & Partners ( Noida Area ) Feb 2011 – Aug 2013 : Associate , PXV Law Partners Oct 2009 – Nov 2009 : Internship , Trilegal Jun 2009 – Jul 2009 : Internship , AZB & Partners Nov 2008 – Dec 2008 : Internship , Fox Mandal Little May 2008 – Jun 2008 : Internship , Kesar Dass and Associates Education 2005 – 2010 : Symbiosis Law School , B.A. LLB , Law

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