The DB Legal Team
A corporate and commercial legal team with law-firm and in-house experience across transactions, contracts and business advisory.
DB Legal's team assists clients on corporate transactions, investments, legal due diligence, commercial contracts, employment, data protection and regulatory matters. Team composition is determined according to the scope, complexity, timing and subject matter of each engagement, with senior oversight and continuity throughout the matter.
Sourav De Biswas
Founder | Corporate and Commercial Law
Sourav has practised corporate law since 2005. Before founding DB Legal, he spent more than fourteen years with Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, including seven years as a partner in the General Corporate practice. He has also held senior in-house roles with Reliance Communications, Avaya GlobalConnect and OYO Group. His practice covers M&A, business transfers, joint ventures, foreign investment, private equity, commercial contracts, company law and corporate governance.
Vidya Sunderam
Partner | Corporate and Commercial Law
Vidya has nearly two decades of corporate law experience, advising on complex domestic and cross-border transactions, corporate governance and regulatory matters. Her practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures, business transfers, commercial agreements, foreign investment, company law, corporate governance and general corporate advisory. Prior to joining DB Legal, Vidya spent over seven years with Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas in its General Corporate practice, and also worked at Fox Mandal & Associates/
She holds an LL.B. (Hons.) from Amity Law School, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, and an LL.M. from Madras University.
Anasuya De Biswas
Anasuya has over seventeen years of legal experience across corporate and commercial matters, contracts, litigation, regulatory compliance and intellectual property. She has held senior in-house roles with Amazon, Poly Medicure, Kuehne+Nagel and CJ Darcl Logistics, advising businesses in e-commerce, medical devices, freight forwarding and transportation. Her experience includes commercial negotiations, employment matters, dispute management, environmental compliance and sustainability initiatives.
She graduated from the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences in 2008. Earlier in her career, she practised before the Supreme Court, the Delhi High Court and various tribunals.
Sushmita Halder
Sushmita has more than twenty years of corporate-law experience. Her work has included the upstream and downstream oil and gas sector, conventional and renewable power, data protection, project finance, commercial contracts, start-up advisory, employment matters and general corporate transactions.
She graduated from the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences in 2005 and has worked with Khaitan & Co, Trilegal, Reliance Industries and BG Group, now part of Shell. She also holds a master's degree in Oil and Gas Law from the University of Aberdeen.