Private Practice

- Issued advisory opinions on information technology law and intellectual property rights to startups providing information technology services in the logistics, e-commerce and EdTech sector of Pune and Mumbai. Drafted software agreements, vendor agreements, employee contracts and entity formation documents for these IT companies.

- Conducted a commercial arbitration.

- Drafted family settlement documents, conveyance deeds, real estate documents, and assisted clients in their execution and registration.

- Conducted criminal trials, cheque bounce complaint cases, civil suits, testamentary matters and family disputes before the various courts in Pune.

Advocate

MZM Legal

- Drafted transactional documents, service agreements, and intellectual property rights licensing agreements for MNCs.

- Appeared in criminal inquiries, trials, cheque bounce complaint cases and miscellaneous criminal applications before the criminal courts in Mumbai.

- Appeared in civil suits, testamentary disputes, applications and writ petitions before the Hon'ble Bombay High Court, suits and applications before the civil courts of Mumbai, debt recovery proceedings before the DRT, and company petitions before the NCLT.

- Appeared in commercial arbitrations, mediation proceedings and before the Hon'ble Charity Commissioner.

- Provided advice to victims of crime to help them register FIRs and to assist the State in prosecutions.

- Conducted research on issues pertaining to debt recovery claims, company law, cheque bounce cases, anti-money laundering laws, white collar crimes, family law, international and domestic arbitration, sports law, intellectual property law and civil and criminal procedure.

Associate

The Chambers of Adv. Advait Sethna

- Drafted legal notices, documents / filings pertaining to writ petitions, civil and criminal applications, testamentary matters and suits before the Hon'ble Bombay High Court, civil suits before the Hon'ble City Civil Court, Mumbai, and criminal inquiries and trials before the Hon'ble Magistrate Courts of Mumbai.

- Drafted documents / filings for petitions before the Hon'ble Central Administrative Tribunal, CESTAT and Registrar of Societies and appeared before these authorities.

- Assisted a Ld. Arbitrator in conducting arbitral proceedings.

- Provided consultation and conducted research on matters pertaining to the law on prevention of money laundering, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, Hindu personal laws, society debt recovery proceedings, bail and cheque bounce complaints.

Hariani and Company

- Conducted research and drafted a civil appeal for filing before the Hon'ble Supreme Court, pertaining to a real estate dispute.

- Drafted documents / filings connected to disputes before the Hon'ble Bombay High Court, including writ petitions, and civil suits before the Hon'ble Small Causes Court, Mumbai.

- Conducted extensive research for issues pertaining to real estate laws in Maharashtra, company law and arbitration.

Intern

EduLegaL

- Drafted the model format for conducting a legal audit of an educational institution and carried out the audit.

- Conducted due diligence for preparing title certificates of agricultural land.

- Drafted title search reports and title opinions for agricultural land, legal notices, replies and documents / filings connected to civil disputes before the Hon'ble Pune District and Sessions court.

- Conducted research on issues pertaining to the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.

Phoenix Legal

- Conducted research on issues pertaining to debt recovery laws, company law, violations of intellectual property rights and tort claims.

- Conducted due diligence for the purchase of agricultural land and the setting up of an energy project in Maharashtra.

Advocate Jayant V. Pande and Associates

- Drafted various documents / filings connected to civil and family disputes before the Hon'ble Pune District and Sessions court, legal notices and show cause notices.

- Issued advisory opinions and conducted research on issues pertaining to criminal offences and real estate disputes.

I provide legal consultancy services to individuals and corporate entities on issues pertaining to: 

- information technology services and intellectual property rights (entity formation, transaction structuring, document drafting and regulatory compliance);
- dispute resolution strategy (civil suits, labour disputes, mediation and arbitration proceedings); and
- real estate transactions (transaction structuring, drafting and registration of conveyance deeds).

I have appeared before various courts and tribunals in Maharashtra, to tackle criminal inquiries, trials, civil suits, commercial arbitrations and family disputes.

Parvaz Cazi

Jindal Global Law School (JGLS)

Assistant Professor of Legal Practice

Independent Practitioner

BMR Legal Advocates

Senior Associate

International Taxation, Indirect Taxes and Customs

PDS Legal

Role: Indirect Tax Litigation and GST advisory 
- Worked with Adv. Prakash D. Shah and regularly appeared before the Hon’ble High Court of Bombay. Assisted and appeared in Excise, Service Tax, Customs and GST matters listed for admission and final hearing.
- Appearing before the CESTAT as well as ITAT, Mumbai. 
- Assisting senior advocates in preparation of matters and attending conferences for GST consultation.
- GST advisory matters involving clients from the telecom, entertainment, banking, aviation, and other sectors.

Associate - Indirect Tax

Chir Amrit Legal LLP

Role: Litigation and Advisory Services pertaining to all indirect taxes 
- GST: Provided assistance in relation to classification, rate of tax, applicability of exemptions, eligibility of input tax credit, job work, liability to pay tax on import of goods and services or under reverse charge, valuation, transitional provisions, refund claims, registration etc. Prepared and given presentations in seminars on GST concepts and transactional procedures.
- Customs: Provided advice on issues such as importability, classification, rate of goods, eligibility of exemption, availability of drawback, SVB investigation, incentives, licenses under FTP, etc.
- Other advisory: Rendered opinions on service tax, central excise, VAT and drafted indirect tax clauses in agreements. 
- Litigation: Drafted appeals and applications to be filed before Supreme Court, High Court, CESTAT, Commissioner (Appeals); prepared legal submissions; replied to show cause notices and departmental queries. Attended hearings at the departmental level.
- Newsletter Committee: Involved in preparing tax related updates and articles each month.

BMR Legal

Mergers & Acquisitions Team
- Drafted and compiled FCRA Compliance Manual & Labour and Employment Laws Manual for a client.
- Prepared legal opinions on priority of dues during liquidation of the company.
- Worked on key highlights of changes in the FDI Policy, 2015.

Legal Intern

Lakshmikumaran and Sridharan

Sales Tax/VAT Team
- Drafted a writ petition on behalf of an e-commerce operator pertaining to local bod taxes.
- Drafted MVAT (classification of products) appeal for a manufacturing company.

Pangea3 Legal Managed Services

Reviewed corporate documents and performed quality check on behalf of NCUA (National Credit Union Association), which was awarded team of the quarter.

RMG Associates (Legal)

- Attended matters and proceedings in the Hon’ble High Court of Bombay, the City Civil Court at Bombay and the Small Causes Court.
- Drafted a writ petition in a Land Acquisition case.

Centre for Legislative Research and Advocacy (CLRA)

Research Intern 
- Co-authored a Policy Brief for Parliamentarians on the topic of “Open Defecation”.
- Conducted meetings with UNICEF, New Delhi as a part of research on the above topic.

Divyasha is an independent tax practitioner based in New Delhi. 

She has worked for 7+ years in Indirect Tax, Customs, International Tax and Transfer Pricing as a practicing advocate and advisor in Jaipur, Mumbai and New Delhi.

She has also completed her Masters in European and International Taxation from Tilburg University, The Netherlands. 

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