Hill Dickinson LLP

Corporate

Partner

November 2003 – November 2005:  Trainee Solicitor, Quastels LLP, London

November 2005:  Qualified

November 2005 – August 2006:  Corporate Solicitor, Quastels LLP, London

September 2006 – March 2011:  Corporate Finance Solicitor, Memery Crystal LLP, London

March 2011 – April 2012: Associate (Corporate), Mishcon de Reya LLP, London

April 2012 – April 2016: Managing Associate (Corporate), Mishcon de Reya LLP, London

April 2016 – January 2020: Legal Director (Corporate), Mishcon de Reya LLP, London

January 2018 – April 2018:  General Counsel (Secondment), Investoo Group, London *

April 2019 – April 2022:  Member, Board of Trustees, The Funding Network, London *

January 2020 – Present:  Corporate Finance Partner, Hill Dickinson LLP, London

January 2023 – Present:  Special Advisor to the Board of Directors, RINA Prime Value Services International *

* Additional external positions held

Shantanu has held various position in committees and assistance in management matters of Mishcon de Reya and Hill Dickinson, such as Trainee Committee, Staff Management Committee, Chair of the Promotions Panel etc.  He is currently actively involved in the staff, recruitment and financial management of the London Corporate team, which is the largest sub-team at Hill Dickinson.

Fluent in English and Hindi

Member of the Law Society of England and Wales Member of the Legal Expert Group of the Quoted Companies Alliance

1999 – 2002:  University College London, LL.B. (Hons.), Laws

2002 – 2003:  The College of Law, Legal Practice Course

Shantanu has spent many years being involved with graduate recruitment and found that the perception of the legal profession is that it is not very accessible to a large part of the population. Graduates were of the view that (a) law firms, in the most part, open their doors to graduates from the Russell Group, (b) the costs of completing the legal qualifications versus the likelihood of success of obtaining a training contract were disproportionate and (c) the work commitments and management style in law firms do not make it conducive for people with disabilities or personal commitments to build a successful legal career. As a result, the legal profession is missing out on significant talent if the younger generation continues to hold these views of the profession. Although law firms have recently made significant changes to improve the image of the profession, there remains a lot to be desired and significant further steps are required with the help of technology and artificial intelligence to make the profession more accessible and attractive to a greater part of the younger generation.

Walking/hiking and Formula 1