Renata Partners
Advocates & Consultants
Team
Shiv Iyer
MANAGING PARTNER
Mr. Shivkumar Iyer has over a decade of experience in maritime litigations before the Bombay High Court and other courts in India, involving a plethora of legal issues. He heads the wet practice of the firm and has been involved in matters pertaining to various maritime casualties. He has been liaising with Indian maritime authorities on a regular basis. Over the last decade he has been involved in commercial arbitrations involving shipping and international trade disputes, international commodity sale-purchase contracts, taxation disputes, etc.
He has considerable experience in arbitration associated litigation, ranging from appointment of arbitrators to challenge of arbitral awards. His expertise also extends to providing legal opinion on issues pertaining to reference to arbitration, workability of potential arbitrations, etc. He along with his firm has represented leading global companies as well as various Indian PSUs in highvalue arbitrations.
Aditi Maheshwari
PRINCIPAL ASSOCIATE
Aditi Maheshwari has a diverse work experience in Dry and Wet Shipping. She holds expertise in transactional, advisory, and litigation concerning maritime disputes.
Aditi has advised and represented Ship Owners, Cargo Owners, Container lines, and other associated parties from jurisdictions across the world. Apart from the Indian High Courts and Supreme Court, she has appeared in matters originating from the U.S., U.K., Singapore, U.A.E., Pakistan, Greece, Liberia, among other jurisdictions. She also advises ship owners in transactional matters related to the sale and purchase of vessels
Aditi has also considerable experience in International Commercial Arbitrations including LMAA, SCMA, and ICC.
Ankita Sen
PRINCIPAL ASSOCIATE
Ms. Ankita Sen advices a diverse range of clientele ranging from charterers, shipowners, underwriters, salvers, P&I Clubs, insurers, container lines, shipping lines, commodities end-users to trade associations and port operators. Over the years, she has handled matters across the jurisdictions of Indian High Courts including Maharashtra, Orissa, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, West Bengal. She also engages in transactional matters along with litigation. She has obtained a significant number of successful order of vacating arrest and ship releases.
Apart from litigation, she holds expertise in International Commercial Arbitrations, specifically in the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (the LMAA) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
Ankita graduated from the National Law University Orissa as a Gold Medallist. She is also one of the founding member of Centre for Maritime Law, National Law University Odisha.
Bodhisattwa Majumder
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Bodhisattwa has advised P&I Clubs, Insurer's and Re-insurers, Charterers, Ship-Owners in matters relating to Indian Law. He has appeared before High Courts of Mumbai, Gujarat, Calcutta, Madras, and Rajasthan in matters relating to Admiralty Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts and Insurance. He has successfully represented crew members in distress and obtained favourable orders to ensure repatriation and payment of crew wages. He has acted in multiple construction arbitrations on behalf of lending agencies and financial institutions.
Bodhisattwa did his graduation from Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai with Economics and Corporate Laws as his honours subjects. With multiple international academic publications to his name, he takes deep interest in the intricacies of commercial laws.
Bodhisattwa also contributes to the Business Development and Knowledge Management related affairs of the firm.
Arpeeta Panvalkar
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Qualified Lawyer (India) with Masters in Maritime Law from Gujarat Maritime University. Her post graduate specialization lies in the field of Maritime Laws. She deals with matters concerning Criminal Laws, Crew Claims, Charterparty Disputes, Insolvency and Bankruptcy, Company Petitions, and other Commercial Disputes before courts in India. She has appeared in admiralty suits before the High Courts in Bombay, Karnataka, Kolkata, and Gujarat.
She has represented suppliers, government contractors, and charterers in arbitration proceedings and interim / ad-interim proceedings before High Courts in India. She has also acted as an arguing counsel for the Official Liquidator of Bombay High Court before multiple insolvency proceedings. She has acted for Shipowners in disputes concerning damage / shortage / shortlanding of cargo in admiralty proceeding before Bombay High Court.
Vishesh Kulkarni
ASSOCIATE
Vishesh graduated from V. M. Salgaocar College of Law, Goa (B.A. LLB. (Hons.)). He has hands-on experience in general commercial litigation, intellectual property disputes, and insolvency and bankruptcy disputes, among others. He has also handled writ petitions on multiple issues. At Renata Partners, Vishesh contributes to the firm's litigation and arbitration practice where his work involves handling cargo claims/disputes, charterparty disputes, shortage claims, admiralty actions, and customs proceedings.
Sanath Bhojane
JUNIOR ASSOCIATE
A legal professional who initially built a foundation in criminal law, representing clients in a wide range of criminal cases. He recently transitioned into maritime law, where his interest is now focused on addressing legal issues related to Charterparty Disputes, Criminal Laws, Arbitration, and advising on various matters pertaining to Maritime Disputes.
Chinmay Deshpande
JUNIOR ASSOCIATE
Chinmay is a recent graduate of Symbiosis Law School, Pune. He has assisted in advising and representing container shipping lines, importers, exporters, P&I Clubs, vessel owners, and charterers in demurrage, vessel damage, and contamination claims; admiralty actions; arbitration; and proceedings against port and customs authorities. His interests lie in commercial dispute resolution and shipping law.