Ms Meena Venugopal > Kochhar & Co. > Bengaluru, India > Lawyer Profile

Ms Meena Venugopal

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Work Department

Position

Partner

Career

Meena is a Partner and heads the Firm’s litigation practice in Bangalore office.   

Meena commenced her practice as a litigator in 1993, and thereafter expanded her area of work to include Real Estate practice and Corporate commercial practice.    

Meena has done considerable work on Insolvency & Bankruptcy code (IBC) ever since its introduction. 

Her experience in litigation covers all kinds of commercial and contractual disputes before the civil courts and various High Courts in the country.  She has substantial experience in assisting banks, non-banking financial companies (NBFC) in high value debt recovery proceedings, proceedings under the SARFAESI Act and proceedings before the NCLT and NCLAT.  She has substantial experience in matters relating to breach of contracts, specific performance, disputes in commercial courts, dishonour of cheques,  disputes under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and various Tribunals and Fora.    

Meena has initiated and/or successfully defended various corporates before various State High courts in original, appellate and writ jurisdictions.  She has also briefed senior counsels on appeals arising out of the above proceedings before the Honorable Supreme Court.  Meena has also represented clients on alternate dispute resolution. She has mediated several disputes and brought about amicable settlements.  She has represented various corporates in arbitrations proceedings, arbitration applications and arbitration appeals.   

On the Real Estate side Meena has enormous hands-on experience in handling large land acquisitions ranging from a few a thousand sq. ft. to about 400 acres.  She also has substantial experience in drafting of various acquisition documents, setting up SPVs and obtaining the necessary permissions and sanctions.   

Meena also advises several companies on commercial contracts and operational matters.  She is also on the board of a few companies. She advises Family offices on setting up of private trust and related matters thereto. 

Languages

Memberships

• Karnataka Bar Council, 1993
• Bangalore Bar Association

Education

• LL.B, BMS College of Law, Bangalore University, 1992
• B.Com, Bangalore University, 1989