DNLU signs MoU with Aequitas Law at 3rd DNLU Conclave 2025

The Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur (DNLU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Aequitas Law Partners at its 3rd edition of the DNLU Conclave which was held from October 30 to November 2, 2025.

The MoU was signed by Registrar and Dean, Student Welfare, Dr Praveen Tripathi, and Founding Partner, Aequitas Law Partners, Sambhav Ranka.

Organized by the Recruitment Coordination Committee (Batch of 2026), the 3rd DNLU Conclave brought together leaders from the legal profession, academia, and industry with the aim to bridge the gap between theory and practice by facilitating the direct engagement of students with eminent legal professionals.

The conclave was organized under the guidance of Vice-Chancellor, Prof (Dr) Manoj Kumar Sinha; Registrar, Dr Praveen Tripathi; Faculty In-Charge, Shashank Pathak; and Assistant Registrar and Placement Officer, Shruti Tiwari.

The Conclave was graced by founding Vice-Chancellor, National Law School of India, Bengaluru, National Law University, Jodhpur, former Partner at Fox Mandal, and academician, Prof (Dr) NL Mitra.

The 3rd DNLU Conclave featured seven technical panel discussions and five interactive sessions on themes such as sports law, data protection laws, corporate law, securities law, competition law, intellectual property rights, and arbitration.

The sessions were filled with perceptive insights from Chief Manager, Human Resources, King Stubb & Kasiva (KSK), Ankita Bharat Kumar, Associate Partner, KSK, Athira TS, and Partner, LawNK, Abhinav Shrivastava.

Another panel hosted Partner, ANB Legal, Saswati Soumya, Associate Partner, Saikrishna & Associates, Devvrat Joshi, Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co, Swati Agarwal, and Partner, Fox Mandal & Associates, Mathews Varghese.

Partner at Singhania & Co, Diviay Chadha; Partner at Vaish Associates, Manish Tully; Founding Partner at Aequitas Law, Sambhav Ranka; and Partner at Khaitan & Co, Anchit Oswal also shared their perspectives in a panel.

Partner at CMS IndusLaw, Kaushik Mukherjee; Partner Designate at Luthra & Luthra, Saswat Mohanty; Counsel at Zepto, Panduranga Acharya; Counsel at Harman International, Smitha Chandrashekhar; Director (Legal), Swiggy, Kartikeya Rawal; Partner, Khaitan & Co, Manas Kumar Chaudhuri; Partners at J Sagar Associates, Pranav Satyam, and Shalini Prasad; Partner, Hammurabi & Solomon Partners, Anil Tewari; Partner at SNR Associates, Shahezad Kazi; and Partner, BTG Advaya, Aishwarya Kaushiq spoke at the Conclave as well.

The Conclave was a collaborative effort involving student members of the Recruitment Coordination Committee, the Student Bar Association, the Media Committee, and student moderators Hemant Tewari, Apoorva Rathaur, Anant Gupta, Siddharth Singh, Vikhyaat Maheshwari, Abhinav Mishra, Viraj Lahane, Karn Kakodiya, Samriddhi Seth, Punendra Tiwari, Shriyansh Mishra, and Sameer Jat.

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