NITESH GIRISAN MENON

Working as a Senior Associate at Fort office, overseeing the firm's litigation practice with a team. Practice encompasses a wide spectrum of legal areas, with a focus on disputes pertaining to tenancy and eviction proceedings, testamentary suits, commercial suits, arbitration, real estate, co-operative societies, corporate and partnership matters, employment and labour laws, Insolvency and Bankruptcy matters, oppression and mismanagement, and issues affiliated with the Companies Act. The practice areas are mentioned hereiunder

· Rent Act

· Civil and Commercial Law

· Real estate, Land laws and Revenue Matters

· Insolvency and bankruptcy matters and Companies Act.

· Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

· Criminal Law

· Customs and Excise Law

· Employment Laws and Labour Laws

• Heading the Legal Department, the Credit Control Department and Advising the Managing Directors in major affairs of the Company
• Assisting for drafting and compliance of Corporate Guarantee for Indian, Singaporian and UAE based Companies
• Drafting Agreements with respect to Maritime Law
• Assisting External International Law firms in respect of Disputes and recovery matter
• Assisting External Counsels in NCLT matters and matters before IRP
• Assisting in matter before the Bombay High Court
• Assisting in FEMA related transaction issues
• Drafting exclusive agreements and Deeds in Property Matters of the Company
• Advising and Assisting in Settlement and advising on Dispute and Litigation free process in the Course of Business
• Drafting Agency and Charter Agreements and other Agreements in the Course of Business
• Real Estate and Property related issues and other issues as well
• Assisting International firms on various disputes in Dubai, Singapore, Srilanka, India and other Countries
• Regularly draft and review legal documents and recommend suggestions as per requirements of stake holders and prevailing laws
• Pursue all litigations, arbitration, civil courts, legal matters, lawsuits, dispute resolutions, copyrights and patenting matters from inception to execution as may be assigned
• Experience in presenting documentation during Searches and raids of Various Government Authorities i.e
• Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Income Taxes etc
• Advising Matters related to Tonnage Taxes and other Tax related issues
• Advising on Transactions for Purchase of Various Assets for the company
• Advisory on various internal compliances for RPSL, QHSE and Crewing Departments as well as advising on Charter Parties and other compliances

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• Assisting as well as solely handling matters and appearing in matters before Bombay High Court and National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai
• Individually handling matters and appearing in Arbitration and High Court Matters
• Exclusively handling matters falling under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Act, 2016 and Companies Act 2013 more particularly matters falling under Section7, 9 and 10 under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Act, 2016 and also matters of Oppression and Mismanagement under the Companies Act, 2013
• Exclusively Drafting and pleading Company Petition and Affidavit in Replies and various Interim Applications in the matters before NCLT, Mumbai
• Drafting Notices, Complaints, Evidence and Written Arguments in 138 matters
• Instructing and briefing Counsels and appearing in NCLT during the hearing of the Petition
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• Assisting and appearing in matters in Bombay High Courts, NCLT, and Metropolitan Magistrate Courts
• Individually handling matters and appearing in Arbitrations and High Court Matters
• Assisting and appearing in Matters pertaining to Intellectual Property Rights
• Drafting and reviewing various pleadings including Writ Petition, Memo of Appeal, Review Petition, Affidavits, Written Statement, Notice of Motion, Chamber Summons, Arbitration Petitions, Written Submissions, Cross –Examination of Witness
• Drafting pertaining to NCLT matters, Intellectual property rights matters, Real estate matters, Commercial Contract Matters and other matters as necessary
• Drafting Notices, Complaints, Evidence and Written Arguments in 138 matters
• Advising and instructing Counsels and appearing in person in trial matters in Suits, Arbitrations and other matters
• Client handling and delivering consulting services on one to one basis as per situation
• Advising on Counsels to be hired on matter to matter basis
• Assisting and briefing Counsels in the Bombay High Court on one to one basis
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• Handling matters in Bombay High Court, Bombay City Civil Court, Small Causes Court, and Co-operative Court
• Appeared and assisted in matters of Arbitration Petitions, Suits, Summary suits, Appeals, Writ Petitions
• Assisted in drafting and reviewing various pleadings including Writ Petition, Memo of Appeal, Review Petition, Affidavits, Written Statement, Notice of Motion, Chamber Summons, Arbitration Petitions, Written Submissions, Cross –Examination of Witness
• Compliance and co-ordination with various Clients and advising them on different aspects regularly
• Assisted various Counsels in the Bombay High Court, City Civil Court and the Bombay Small Causes Court
• Appeared in matters of Maharashtra Rent Control Act 1999, Contempt of Courts Act, Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, Maharashtra ownership of Flats Act, Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
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• Handling Matters in Original and Appellate Side of Bombay High Court, City Civil and Sessions Court, Small Causes Court, Co-operative Court, Consumer Forum and Various Other Forums, Tribunals and Courts
• Appeared and handled matters of Contempt Petitions, Suits, Writ Petitions, Appeal from Order, Testamentary suits, Company Petitions and various other matters in the Bombay High Court
• Assisted Senior as well as other Counsels in various matters in the Bombay High Court, City Civil Court and Small Causes Court
• To Research on Judgments and Provisions of various Laws, Rules and regulations, Ordinances etc
• And also to give opinion on various matters
• Drafting, Pleading and Conveyancing and also Handling Clients
• Appeared in matters of Maharashtra Rent Control Act 1999, Companies Act 1956, Bombay Public Trust Act, Contempt of Courts Act, Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, Maharashtra ownership of Flats Act, Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, Consumer Protection Act and various other Acts Laws
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• Worked in 12.5% Land Acquisition Scheme by CIDCO, Negotiable Instrument Act, Specific Relief Act, Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, Bombay Regulation Act VII of 1827, etc
• Also assisted in Criminal Matters of Return of Property, 379 of Indian Penal Code, etc
• Worked in Bombay High Court, Panvel Court, Thane Court and Alibaug Court
• Worked in Original as well as Appellate Jurisdiction
• Assisted in drafting agreements, deed, applications, and suits etc
• Research work and Searching Citations for relevant cases
• Partnership and Company Registration as well as registration of Deeds and Agreements