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KAMANA PRADHAN

Advocate
New Delhi

Summary

Legal professional with 5+ years specializing in regulatory and commercial litigation, arbitration, and legal advisory. Represented clients before the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi and tribunals such as TDSAT, NCLT/NCLAT and assisted in disputes involving telecom, infrastructure, insolvency, and financial regulation. Skilled in legal drafting and policy analysis. Seeking to transition to an in-house counsel role to contribute legal expertise within a structured, business-driven environment. Holds a law degree from National Law University Odisha.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
4032
4032
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Advocate

ARJUN NATARAJAN, ADVOCATE
New Delhi
09.2022 - 04.2025
  • Represented Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) before the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi and the Hon’ble Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) in regulatory and contractual disputes involving broadcasting, tariff frameworks, unsolicited commercial communications, financial disincentives and quality of service compliance.
  • Advised and drafted pleadings in a petition under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, pertaining to loan recovery involving questions related to the exercise of lien by an arbitrator.
  • Represented Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in land acquisition appeals challenging enhancement of market value of the land acquired by DMRC.
  • Advised and drafted pleadings in a suit for declaration in respect of a YouTube channel.
  • Drafted legal opinions on TRAI’s power to impose financial disincentives and on the effect of moratorium on criminal proceedings initiated by TRAI for recovery of penalty.
  • As a counsel assisting the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi, made submissions regarding questions relating to the power of a court to partially set aside/modify an arbitral award
  • Made policy submissions to the Department of Telecommunications on Draft Indian Telecommunication Bill.

Associate

NSA CHAMBERS
New Delhi
07.2019 - 12.2021
  • Practiced and represented clients primarily before the Hon’ble Supreme Court, Hon’ble NCLAT/NCLT, and Hon’ble Debts Recovery Tribunal, representing public sector banks, PSUs and private entities in commercial litigation. Assisted senior partners Mr. Neeraj Sharma and Mr. V. Seshagiri, former partners at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, New Delhi and Dua Associates, New Delhi.
  • Advised and drafted insolvency petitions under Sections 7 and 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, for clients including a maritime PSU and a public sector bank.
  • Represented clients in arbitrations involving infrastructure contracts (Smart Cities Mission), NBFC lending, and export-import agreements.
  • Drafted agreements and conducted due diligence of RBI guidelines and circulars regarding compliances required for establishing a unified payments interface (“UPI”) by a neo bank and scheduled commercial bank.
  • Drafted legal documents such as wills, legal notices and legal opinions in various matters.

Education

B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) - Integrated 5-year Law Degree

NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY ODISHA
06.2014 - 05.2019

ISC - Class XII

LOYOLA SCHOOL
Bhubaneswar, Odisha

ICSE - Class X

LOYOLA SCHOOL
Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Skills

  • Commercial Litigation

  • Regulatory Litigation

  • Arbitration

  • Legal research and drafting

  • Document review

  • Client representation

  • Proficient in Microsoft Office

Internships

  • NSA Chambers, New Delhi (December, 2018 - January, 2019)
  • Mundkur Law Partners, Bengaluru (November, 2018)
  • Rajeev Sharma, AOR (Now, Senior Advocate) (July, 2018 to August, 2018)

Bar Membership

Enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi in 2019 (Enrolment No. D/9699/2019).

Timeline

Advocate

ARJUN NATARAJAN, ADVOCATE
09.2022 - 04.2025

Associate

NSA CHAMBERS
07.2019 - 12.2021

B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) - Integrated 5-year Law Degree

NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY ODISHA
06.2014 - 05.2019

ISC - Class XII

LOYOLA SCHOOL

ICSE - Class X

LOYOLA SCHOOL
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