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Nilaya Legal

Corporate
Counsel
Made Accessible

Corporate Legal Solutions

Nilaya Legal has been set up in the year 2021 with a vision to provide quality legal solutions that matter, while making focused and niche corporate legal services more accessible. With more than a decade of collective experience in solving complex issues in the private equity, venture capital and corporate and commercial space, we are known for our expertise in getting things done.

Our Practices

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We assist our clients, be it investors or companies, in navigating through complex fund-raising structures, negotiation of shareholding rights and various other aspects across stages and series of fund-raises.

Corporate and Commercial

We believe in understanding business first. We deep-dive into sectors of fintech, retail, e-commerce, electric vehicle, wellness, SaaS, gaming, for advising on all aspects of commercial contracts/agreements, policies, and corporate governance.

Mergers and Acquisitions

We structure both domestic as well as cross-border M&As, along with our trusted tax advisors, and advise on business/asset acquisitions, stock purchase, talent acquisition, joint ventures.

Fund Formation

We assist in on-shore and off-shore fund structuring and fund documentation. We also advise LPs and investors in negotiating various contribution related rights and protection measures.

Media & Insights

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Founder

Sohini Mandal, our Founder, specializes in practice areas of corporate & commercial, private equity & venture capital, intellectual property, media & technology. Sohini assists numerous high impact technology companies, corporates and high growth startups and advises on disruptive business models, supporting through various stages of growth, governance and exits, both in and outside India. She has represented both companies and investors in various marquee deals across stages of seed, angel and institutional rounds of equity as well as venture debt investments.

Having the combined exposure of being an in-house counsel and thereafter being associated with mid-tier firms in the PE/VC space, Sohini is uniquely positioned to understand and advise on various general corporate and strategic matters, startup matters, contractual matters, risk assessment and corporate arbitration and mediation matters.

Accolades

RSG Recognition 2017

RSG Recognition 2017

Sohini Mandal recognized as Highly Recommended Practitioner in RSG Research Reports (2017)

Asian Legal Business

ALB India 2026 Recognition

Recognised as one of the Firms To Watch in India 2026 by Asian Legal Business (a Thomson Reuters Publication)

Asian Legal Business

Boutique Corporate M&A Firm 2025

Recognised as one of the Top Boutique Corporate M&A Firms in India 2025 by Asian Legal Business (a Thomson Reuters Publication)

Venture Intelligence League

Venture Intelligence League Tables 2026

Nilaya Legal Recognised in the Venture Intelligence League Tables 2026

op 100 Individual Lawyers by Fortune

Fortune India Top 100 Lawyers 2025

Sohini Mandal recognized in the Top 100 Individual Lawyers by Fortune India 2025

โ 40 Under 40

40 Under 40

Sohini Mandal recognized in the โ 40 Under 40 Best Lawyers (2022) by BW Legal World

Equalifi 40 Under 40, 2018

Equalifi 40 Under 40, 2018

Sohini Mandal recognized in Equalifiโ€™s 40 Under 40 (2018)

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