Ashvan’s practice covers civil/commercial litigation and arbitration, with a particular emphasis on insolvency, contractual matters, shareholder disputes, and urgent interim relief. Ashvan is experienced in all aspects of corporate and commercial law with particular emphasis on finance, mergers and acquisitions and investment funds. He advises a wide variety of clients including financial institutions, corporate service providers, international and local businesses, and high net worth individuals.
Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution
Richard left Edinburgh University in 1988. By 1990 he was running two branch offices in Scotland. He then replaced one of the partners of that firm approximately two years later in the practice’s Court Department. Richard established Bannerman Solicitors, commencing practice on his own on 1 April 2005. The firm has significantly grown since then, now employing seven other solicitors. From the outset, Richard has undertaken work for both private and legally aided clients. When establishing Bannerman Solicitors, Richard made a commitment to undertake a large proportion of Legal Aid work. Bannerman Solicitors has been in the top five law…
Over the years, at Montaury et Al, we have successfully executed significant filing/enforcement projects in Brazil, and although striving to prevent disputes from reaching Courts, we can strongly defend our Clients in trials, when necessary. I have experience in devising and implementing IP prosecution/enforcement strategies for medium and large portfolio owners, including enforcement against unfair competition and counterfeiting with a proactive approach and pragmatic advice. I am also very familiar with the requirements of Clients in what concerns diligence, cost-effectiveness and efficiencies expected from us and had a chance to deepen my knowledge and expertise in Intellectual Property law during…
Attorney-at-law, member of the Bar of Paris (qualified in 1996) and Legal Consultant (Dubai) Arbitrator and Mediator (Centre for Mediation and Arbitration of Paris) Registered Practitioner (DIFC Courts) Abitrator with the Court of Arbitration for Sport ( TAS- CAS) Founder of ZDC Law (Dubai, Paris, London, Rabat) Founder of Lexcom (Paris, Luxembourg, Beirut) Archibald Andersen, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Lecturer – Faculty of Law of Evry (France) and Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi
Neerav Merchant has over 22 years of experience in dispute resolution, arbitration, litigation, enforcement of foreign judgments and awards, asset recovery, technology and telecommunication, intellectual property, employment, anti-corruption, and real property matters. Neerav regularly speaks at several international forums, including seminars and conferences hosted by Asian Legal Business, International Bar Association and Law Society of England and Wales. He is on the panel of arbitrators of Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration. Recently, Neerav has: • Advised SwissPost, the national postal service of Switzerland, on data protection and privacy issues under Indian law. • Advising Ceres BioSystems India Private Limited on…