In a significant development for Mumbai’s legal landscape, Shivani Khanwilkar and Saloni Shah have inaugurated Khanwilkar & Shah Associates LLP, a new firm specializing in litigation and dispute resolution. With an impressive history of collaboration spanning eight years at DSK Legal and Trilegal, these founding partners are poised to make a substantial impact.
Areas of Expertise
The firm is set to concentrate on an array of specialized legal areas including real estate and commercial litigation, environmental and regulatory disputes, arbitration, insolvency and company law, criminal and white-collar crime, intellectual property rights disputes, as well as family and matrimonial law.
Professional Backgrounds
Saloni Shah, a 2015 alumnus of the University of Mumbai, furthered her legal education with an LLM from Queen Mary University of London. Shah has honed her skills as a disputes lawyer over nearly a decade, with extensive experience in matters ranging from real estate to arbitration and commercial disputes. Her practice has taken her to various forums, including High Courts, the Supreme Court, and specialized tribunals like MahaRERA. Shah’s previous roles include a designation as Counsel at Trilegal and a seven-year tenure at DSK Legal.
Shivani Khanwilkar, educated at KC Law College and currently pursuing an LLM in Criminal Law from the same institution, brings over seven years of litigation experience. Her expertise extends across real estate, arbitration, and white-collar crime, with appearances before the Bombay High Court, Supreme Court of India, and other judicial forums. Khanwilkar has served as a Senior Associate at Trilegal for over a year, following a five-year stint in the same capacity at DSK Legal.
Vision for the Future
Reflecting on the launch, the founders expressed their commitment to providing strategic legal advice with a focus on accessibility, accountability, and direct partner interaction. “Clients today are looking for strategic advice, accessibility, accountability, and direct partner engagements which is what we propose to deliver at Khanwilkar & Shah Associates LLP,” they stated. “The future belongs to law firms that combine top-tier firm quality advice with quick thinking, speed, and accountability. We see ourselves as part of a new generation of emerging Indian law firms that are challenging traditional models with uncompromising legal excellence.”
For more details about their services and expertise, visit the official website of Khanwilkar & Shah Associates.
