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Senior Advocate Purna Man Shakya a Columbia University law graduate is one of Nepal’s leading lawyers. He founded Reliance Law firm (RLF) in the year 1995 and since then he has led numerous noteworthy assignments, in various arenas of law. Mr. Shakya has an extensive experience in a wide range of practice areas including Corporate, Commercial and banking Litigations, Arbitrations, Foreign Direct Investments, Joint Ventures, Mergers & Acquisitions etc. He has been hired by leading banks and corporate of Nepal as their Legal advisor.Also regarded as a constitutional expert of the country, he has worked extensively on a number of policy issues and has served various committees of the Government of Nepal especially on constitutional matters.Chambers Asia Pacific, 2012 has recognized Mr. Shakya as “noted for his excellence in the constitutional law sphere, and is also active in corporate and environmental matters.” He has been regarded as an eminent lawyer by Chambers Asia pacific since 2009.

Professional Association and Membership:

• Admitted as an advocate in Bar Council of Delhi on 17th Oct., 1985
• Admitted as Supreme Court Advocate on 4th August 1986.
• Member of Supreme Court Bar Association

Academic qualifications:

• B.A.(Political Science, Delhi University)
• L.L.B (Delhi University)
• L.L.M. (Constitution Law, Delhi University- Gold Medalist)
• L.L.M (Corporate Law, Columbia University – Full bright Scholar)

Advocate Yagyaman Shakya, graduate of Faculty of Law, Delhi University has been associated with this firm for more than 15 years. He has specialization in labour law and has worked extensively in the areas of labour law while working for the Employers’ Council, a permanent body of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, (FNCCI), apex private sector organization of Nepal. He was a member of Labour Law drafting committee formed by the Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLTM). He has acquired various international trainings in the areas of labour law and social security. His extensive experience in the labour law issues of the private sector enterprises during his association with the FNCCI has provided a strong base to the firm in the management of the labour law related cases and advisory services to the clients. The firm has, over the years, provided various legal services on labour law issues of various companies and undertaken a number of research activities using the expertise of Mr. Shakya.

Mr. Shakya, has a valuable experience of working with Mr. Mahesh Chandra Mehta, a prominent Environmental Lawyer and Activist of India and Late Bharat Raj Upreti, Surpeme Court judge and prominent corporate lawyer of Nepal.

Professional Association and Membership:

• Admitted as Supreme Court Advocate on January 14, 1994
• Member of Appellate Court Bar Association

Academic qualification

• B.A.(Political Science, Delhi University)
• LL.B (Delhi University)
• LL.M (Commercial Law, Tribhuvan University)

Advocate Uttam Raj Pathak has extensive experience and understanding in handling key Corporate Commercial and civil cases before various Courts & Tribunals on matters relating to company law, civil law, arbitration law, contractual issues and banking disputes. One of Uttam’s expertise includes advising leading banks of the country on debt transactions, banks and borrowers on loans, securitisations, asset financing etc .He has also handled abundant criminal litigations and has been associated with the conduct of matters relating to matrimonial disputes and offences under the Negotiable Instruments Act. Uttams’s other areas of practice also includes Real Estate, property development, leases & licenses, conveyances, construction contracts, and disputes relating to land & property.

Professional Association and Membership:

• Admitted in Nepal Bar Council an advocate on——
• Member of Kathmandu District Court Bar Association

Academic qualifications:

• B.L.(Nepal Law Campus, T.U.)
• L.L.M (Nepal Law Campus, T.U.)

Prakrit a promising young lawyer, regardless of his age has had enormous experience in Local and International commercial dispute adjudication. His experience includes commercial as well as investment arbitration under a wide variety of rules including ICC, UNCITRAL, Nepal Arbitration Rules etc.

Prakrit’s recent experience includes acting for a bank in a claim against a Hydro power counter-party relating to the termination of a Debenture Issue Agreement.

Apart from Commercial Dispute Adjudication, Advocate Shrestha specializes in Corporate and Property law, Contract Structuring and Investment Laws.

His interest also lies in Corporate Banking, Civil litigation, Laws relating Intellectual property, M&A, Anti Trust Laws and Environment Law.

Professional qualifications

• Admitted as Advocate, Nepal Bar Council 2012

Academic qualifications

• B.A.L.; L.L.B. – Law, School of Law, Christ University, Bangalore
• Diploma in Contract Structuring and Risk Management

Professional Association and Membership:

• Admitted in Nepal Bar Council as an advocate on 2013 AD.
• Member of High Court Bar Association, Patan

Academic qualifications

• LL.B.
• MCPDS