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Adv. Abhimanyu Shandilya
Founder and Partner
Advocate Abhimanyu Shandilya is the Founder and Partner of Vidhikarya and a prominent legal practitioner based in Kolkata. With extensive experience in the Calcutta High Court and various other courts in and around Kolkata, he has built a reputation for providing expert legal services across diverse areas of law. Prior to his legal career, Advocate Shandilya worked with leading organizations such as State Bank of India (SBI), Infosys, and Hewlett Packard (HP), gaining valuable corporate experience that he applies to his legal practice. His diverse professional background enables him to bring a unique perspective to his cases, blending legal expertise with business acumen. Committed to excellence in legal practice, Advocate Shandilya remains dedicated to delivering effective, client-focused solutions in a wide range of legal matters.
Education
LL.B (Delhi University) , Others (Cyber Law - Indian Law Institute) , Bachelors (Anthropology- Delhi University) , Others (MBA- Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai) , Others (MDP- IIM Lucknow) ,
Experience
Ex- SBI (Manager), Ex Infosys (Consultant), Ex Hewlett Packard (Legal Counsel), Visiting Faculty to IIM (Business Law)
Empanelment
LIC, National Insurance, LICHF, Tanager, HP India
Legal Career
Abhimanyu Shandilya has vast experience of working in government sector, private companies and on litigation matters. He has total of 17 years of experience. His initial career was with corporates and then started litigation because of which he has practical experiences on dealing with matters on the ground. His versatile and dynamic background helps him to correlate things and to execute them well with the prevalent and applicable laws in all legal matters that he lays his hands on.
During his stint with corporates, he has been to multiple countries like Turkey, Jordan, Bahrain, UAE, China, Malaysia, Thailand etc. to manage and deliver the legal services on the sites. His outlook and keen interest in details makes him a notable legal practitioner.
Litigation Area
His love for litigation can be seen when he is actively participating in court and arguing over a matter. It was his passion to venture into litigation so that he can be instrumental in getting justice to the litigants and that’s the reason that he quit a corporate job and jumped into litigation.
He currently practices in Hon’ble Calcutta High Court and Also takes up matters for the District Courts, Consumer Commissions, and other Tribunals. He has handled many civil cases like Money Suit, Divorce, Custody, Title Suit and criminal cases like Anticipatory bail, cybercrime etc.
Corporate Matters and Startup Services
He worked as a legal counsel in Hewlett Packard handling various corporate contracts and documentation and is quite adept in those matters especially the information technology contracts. His strong drafting skills and ability to handle all risks, covering all points is well appreciated by his clients. His corporate drafting skill is of high quality and standards
He is providing guidance to many start-ups handling their matter end to end. Start-upsranging from
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Agribusiness (FPO)
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NGOs
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Pharmaceuticals
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IT
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Fintech
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Cryptocurrency
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Blockchain Start-ups etc
He handles corporate clients from across the country like Bangalore, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Delhi etc. and also from abroad like Singapore, USA, Germany, UK etc.
Cyber Crime
He is a cybercrime expert giving guidance to many on online frauds and scams and how to safeguard yourself. He has published a video also as many requests have been coming on the same.
He was onboarded to train the Kolkata Police and West Bengal Police to train on cybercrime.
He has been handling and supporting clients on the matters related to cryptocurrency transactions on platforms like Binance, wazirx etc and resolving the issues related to P2P transaction and associated crimes related to bitcoins.
Banking Matters/Cheque Bounce Matters
He has vast experience of working with State Bank of India (India’s biggest public sector bank). His experience of banking helps him to understand the client requirements in a better way and equips him to fight the legal battle with ease. Cheque bounce matters, customer fraud, Banks deducting more EMIs etc are very common issues which are being dealt by him.
POSH (Sexual Harassment at Workplace)
Companies have strong POSH laws and the person complaining or the person who is trapped under POSH need very strong Lawyer who can give right guidance on how to handle such sensitive matter. POSH can finish someone’s career. He advises and guides his clients in a manner that these kinds of legal issues are handled smoothly without any damage to his clients.
He provides training on POSH to the companies and is also a member of ICC for some groups.
Family, Divorce and Child Custody Matter ( Hindu and Muslim Laws)
His approach to these kinds of cases is based on the emotional involvement of the client. These cases being emotionally draining are handled by him in a sensitive manner ensuring least amount of unease to his clients. His first and foremost endeavour remains to bring the maximum amount of relief to the clients at the shortest possible timeframe. His Anthropology background supports him well in achieving these goals.
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