Shourjyo Mukherjee

About Shourjyo Mukherjee

As the Managing Partner and Principal Counsel of Custos Legis, I lead the litigation practice of the firm at Kolkata, delivering high-quality legal solutions to clients across various sectors and jurisdictions. I have over 14 years of experience in handling complex legal matters involving commercial claims, insolvency, arbitrations, insurance, construction and real estate. I am a subject matter expert in commercial and corporate litigation, with a proven track record of successfully representing clients before the Supreme Court, High Courts, NCLT, NCLAT and various Tribunals. I also have a passion for innovation and technology, and have transformed Custos Legis into a technology-based online platform that offers efficient and convenient legal services. My mission is to provide effective and affordable legal assistance to individuals and businesses, while upholding the highest standards of professionalism and ethics.

Experience

1. Managing Partner & Prinicpal Counsel

   Custos Legis

   Apr 2012 — Present · Kolkata, IN

   Legal professional with 10 years of experience in managing delivery in the field of corporate, commercial and litigation advisory. Subject matter expert in complex legal matters pertaining to diverse sectors such as insurance, construction, oil and gas, trademarks, aviation and real estate. Extensive experience in insurance and reinsurance claims, commercial litigation, infrastructure disputes, telecommunications disputes, oil and gas disputes, unfair trade practice, consumer complaints and competition matters.Represented clients before the Supreme Court, High Courts (Kolkata, Delhi, Gujarat, Allahabad, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana, Guwahati, Ranchi), Company Law Board, Debt Recovery Tribunals, National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission, Competition Commission, Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, Airports Economic Regulatory Authority Appellate Tribunal and other fora || represented clients in both domestic and international commercial arbitration\'s.Leading the litigation practice of Custos Legis with a robust experience in litigation & practice spread across Supreme Court Appellate practice, High Court both Original Side and Writ Jurisdiction, Company matters before CLB, Banking matters before Debt Recovery Tribunals under DRT and SARFAESI Acts, telecom matters before TDSAT and Consumer matters before NCDRC, Competition matters before COMPAT and also specializes in international cross border transactions, transnational advice in matters pertaining to banking and finance, projects and corporate compliance\'s / laws.KEY PRACTICE AREAS:• ARBITRATION/ALTERNATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION• CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL LAWS• REAL ESTATE• BANKING LAWS• INDUSTRIAL & SERVICE LAWS• INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAWS• INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS• CONSUMER PROTECTION• LITIGATION PRO BONO• MATRIMONIAL AND FAMILY LAWS.

Education

• University of San Francisco School of Law

  LLM (Master of Laws)

  2008 — 2009

• National Academy of Legal Studies & Research (NALSAR) University Hyderabad

  B.A.LL.B(Hons.)

  2003 — 2008

Skills

• Due Diligence
• Consumer Law
• Legal Assistance
• Corporate Law
• Civil Litigation
• Project Finance
• Contract Negotiation
• Legal Issues
• Legal Writing
• Legal Advice
• Patents
• Commercial Litigation
• Mergers
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Litigation
• Intellectual Property
• Legal Research
• Family Law