Team

Abhishek Sharma, Managing Partner

Abhishek Sharma is the Managing Partner and Founder of Pulastya Legal. He advises Indian and U.S. clients on protecting their intellectual property rights globally. With focus on international trademarks, copyright patents, designs, application, prosecution, enforcement, transfer, and licensing issues, he assists venture capitalists and multinational companies. Abhishek represents a wide range of businesses, including software, private equity, advertising, media, and entertainment houses, video gaming companies, pharmaceutical companies, and manufacturers of FMCGs, among others. He helps clients devise IP strategies that fit their budgets and businesses. Abhishek also provides pro-bono legal advice to small businesses and entrepreneurs, helping them identify and protect their intellectual property. He has addressed students at various law schools in Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Nagpur on intellectual property laws and provides internship opportunities and placements in his firm.

Abhishek holds an LL.M. in Intellectual Property, Commerce, and Technology from the Franklin Pierce School of Law, University of New Hampshire School of Law (Formerly known as Franklin Pierce Law Center), and an LL.B. (Hons.) degree from Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, GGIPU in NDelhi. He is a licensed attorney in India and is enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi.

Mayank Sharma, Managing Partner

Mayank Sharma is the Managing Partner of Pulastya Legal and oversees the firm's Delhi office. He leads the intellectual property prosecution department and manages the firm's debt recovery, family, and consumer-related litigation matters. Mayank began his career with a US-based IP law firm, where he filed and prosecuted Indian and US trademark and copyright applications. He also assisted in managing client relationships and business development activities. Mayank has also worked with one of the top-tier IP law firms in New Delhi, where he was part of the intellectual property prosecution department. With his extensive experience, he incorporates the best practices he learned from each workplace into Pulastya Legal. Mayank specializes in advising small and medium businesses on IP strategies and drafting various types of business agreements, including non-disclosure agreements, vendor agreements, and employment contracts.

Mayank holds an LL.B. (Hons) from Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, affiliated with GGSIP University, Delhi, and is a licensed attorney in India enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi. Mayank is also involved in his family-owned trust called The Big Hand Charitable Trust, where he contributes and aims to help those in need.

Suruchi Singh, Senior Partner

Suruchi is a Senior Partner at Pulastya Legal. She was the founding partner at Fidelex Attorneys, and merged her law practice with Pulastya Legal to expand the horizons of her legal offerings. She specializes in Corporate, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property Rights and Litigation and spent substantial amount of time in Hyderabad where she build her practice and learnt the tricks of trade.

Suruchi brings with her a 19+ years of experience in the legal industry and at Pulastya Legal, she provides strategic legal counsel, leads teams, and drives successful outcomes for clients in Corporate, Commercial, Real Estate, and Infrastructure-related Litigation. Over the last many years, she has overseen complex legal matters, including high-stakes litigation, major corporate transactions, and regulatory compliance.

Suruchi holds an LL.B. from Osmania University and enrolled with the Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh.

Dhwani Vora, Legal Associate

Dhwani is a Legal Associate at Pulastya Legal's Mumbai Office. Born and raised in Mumbai, she graduated with a BLS, LLB degree from Pravin Gandhi College of Law. Early in her career, she discovered a passion for intellectual property law and dedicated herself to building a strong academic foundation for her career.

Before joining our team, Dhwani worked with a movie production house where she honed her skills in drafting agreements. At our firm, she continues to develop her craft while handling various responsibilities such as IP prosecution, monitoring, and managing labor-related documentation with minimal supervision. She is a licensed attorney in India enrolled with the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa.

Aside from her legal work, Dhwani is also an accomplished author. She has already written a legal fiction book, and her second one is currently in the works.

Liyana Shaji, Legal Associate (Trainee)

Liyana is a Trainee Legal Associate at Pulastya Legal's Mumbai Office. She completed her law degree from Symbiosis Law School, Pune and found the field of IP both interesting and challenging which made her want to pursue her career in IP right from the third year of law school. She undertook several internships centred on IP law to hone her skills in this field and to help her grasp the practical aspects of IP laws.

At our firm, Liyana's work includes trademark monitoring, trademark filing, conducting trademark searches, drafting notice of oppositions and counter-statements and much more.

Liyana also enjoys music, traveling, and reading about astronomy and history in her downtime.

Esha Gautam, Legal Associate (Trainee)

Esha Gautam is a Legal Associate (Trainee) at Pulastya Legal's Delhi office. Having completed her B. Com (Hons.), she pursued LLB from Bharati Vidyapeeth University and developed a keep interest in intellectual property laws. She assists the senior lawyers in handling various aspects of IP rights and laws, such as registration, litigation, licensing, and enforcement. She works with clients from diverse industries, such as education, healthcare, fashion, and e-commerce, among others. Esha is passionate about learning new things and staying updated on the latest developments in IP law.

In her spare time Esha enjoys indulging in music, reading and trekking.