Chandhiok & Mahajan, Advocates and Solicitors

Corporate and M&A

Managing Partner, Mumbai

Shafaq is the Managing Partner of the Mumbai office of Chandhiok & Mahajan, a full-service law firm in India. She brings over 25 years of experience in the practice of corporate and commercial laws combining law, business, and strategy. Shafaq is known for delivering practical solutions that integrate legal precision with commercial insight. Her specialisations include mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, fund investments, technology transactions, and complex cross-border deals in various industries and sectors. She advises clients as an external general counsel on various matters, including employment and labour, commercial contracts, regulatory and corporate compliances, real estate matters and prelitigation strategy. She has been recognised as one of the Top Female Lawyers in India by Asian Legal Business, 2023, listed in the Forbes India Legal Powerlist 2024, recognised as Star Women Lawyer of the Year and one of the Leading Lawyers for the year 2024 by Legal Era.

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Shafaq is a member of the Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa, Bombay Bar Association, the International Bar Association and  the American Bar Association.

LL.M., University of Mumbai LL.B., Government Law College, Mumbai