Four lawyers merge practices to form commercial law firm Quadra Legal

Quadra Legal, founded by four lawyers - Abhishek Adke, Himanshu Vidhani, Kaushalya Venkataraman and Vikrant Zunjarrao - has opened its offices in Mumbai and Bengaluru.

Quadra Legal is a specialist commercial law firm with expertise in dispute resolution, insolvency & restructuring, banking & finance, corporate (private equity, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions and general advisory) and real estate.

Zunjarrao and Adke folded their established independent practices into Quadra Legal, contributing their client bases and track records in real estate and commercial litigation.

Venkataraman and Vidhani join as founding partners from Chandhiok & Mahajan, where they were senior members of the corporate, disputes and insolvency practices.

Adke has significant experience in commercial litigation and disputes, with additional exposure to restructuring and insolvency matters. He has advised and represented clients in a range of disputes, including insolvency proceedings and connected commercial litigation. Prior to founding Quadra Legal, Adke practised at Legasis Partners and MDP Legal, following which he ran a boutique litigation practice for over a decade.

Vidhani leads the Insolvency & Restructuring and Dispute Resolution practices. His expertise spans insolvency proceedings, arbitration, shareholder conflicts and cross-border enforcement actions across the Asia-Pacific region. Prior to founding Quadra Legal, Vidhani practised at Wadia Ghandy & Co, Khaitan & Co and Chandhiok & Mahajan.

Venkataraman heads the corporate practice, with experience in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and general corporate advisory. Before founding Quadra Legal, Venkataraman practised at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co and Chandhiok & Mahajan.

Zunjarrao leads the Real Estate practice, with experience in title due diligence and large-scale land acquisition and aggregation in Maharashtra - spanning agricultural and non-agricultural land, multi-village aggregations and development mandates across villa, hospitality, industrial and institutional land bank projects. He also advises on the drafting and negotiation of real estate transaction documents including joint development agreements, development agreements, development management agreements, agreements for sale, conveyance deeds and lease deeds. Prior to founding Quadra Legal, he practised at Legasis Partners and Khaitan & Co, following which he founded Zunjarrao & Co, a boutique real estate law firm.

Samiksha Sisodiya has also joined the firm as a Partner, with a practice spanning private equity, venture capital investments and general corporate advisory across a range of sectors.

In a statement, Quadra Legal shared,

"What distinguishes Quadra Legal from its larger rivals is that every instruction is handled by someone with a genuine stake in the outcome. Client service, accountability, transparency and quality form the core of the firm's values."

To learn more about Quadra Legal, visit their website.

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