Dentons Mauritius LLP

Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra

Shirin, Barrister-at-Law, has had a long political career as well as a diplomatic career. She founded several non-governmental organisations in Mauritius and abroad and has been a member of several Human Rights organisations. Shirin was the first woman Attorney-General and Minister for Women's Rights and Family Welfare in Mauritius and the ambassador of Mauritius in France, Italy, Spain and Portugal. In 1993 – 1994, she presided the Conseil Permanent de la Francophonie. She represented Mauritius at the UNESCO in 1995. She was a member of the National Assembly and also a municipal councilor and mayor of the town of Beau Bassin-Rose Hill. She was the first Ombudsperson for Children in 2003 to 2011, and was also appointed as Chairperson of the Public Bodies Appeal Tribunal in 2012 until October 2021. In 2004, Shirin was a member of the Editorial Board of the United Nations Secretary-General's Study on Violence against Children, working in close collaboration with Professor Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, the international expert appointed to coordinate the Study which led to the publication of a World Report on Violence against Children (2006). She still collaborates with the UN Special Representative on this issue. Shirin has contributed to many publications for UN committees.

Bhomitrajeet (Sandeep) Ramlochund

Sandeep is a Partner, Attorney-at-Law in Dentons. He is a member of the Civil Litigation, Banking and Alternative Dispute Resolution practice groups. Sandeep’s focus is on arbitration, especially international arbitration. He has appeared in arbitrations both international and domestic. His focus is also on commercial litigation before the Supreme Court of Mauritius. He is involved on an almost regular basis in the case management process of arbitrations which are currently taking place especially construction disputes and investment arbitrations. He has also been involved in advising local banks in relation to customer due diligence practices and compliance with guidelines of the central bank. Sandeep is also experienced in insurance disputes and insolvency matters including insolvency of banks and insurance companies. He has been advising the liquidator of a local insurance company under liquidation on insolvency proceedings on a regular basis.

Devalingum Gopalla

Devalingum Gopalla is a Partner at Dentons and member of the global Banking & Finance practice. Dev’s focus is on banking, finance, capital markets, private equity, mergers and acquisitions. He has experience acting as lead counsel in Mauritius on several project finance transactions with an ESG focus element and also is a trusted advisor to leading European banks on matters relating to listing on the Mauritius stock exchange. Dev has also advised US financial institutions on cross border bond issuance and also collaborated on a number of structured finance projects for the African and Asia markets. He has intervened as a speaker for the Euromoney Conferences in New York and Nairobi on African Lending and Private Equity. Dev has served as the Mauritius Chapter and is a member of the international executive committee for the New York State Bar Association. Prior to joining Dentons, he worked as legal director for a leading African Development Financial Institution and also has been in private practice for a magic circle law firm.

Jeeshna (Kaajal) Radhakissoon

Jeeshna is an Attorney-at-Law in Dentons. She is a member of the litigation team.   Jeeshna’s core activities include civil and commercial litigation before the Intermediate and Supreme Court of Mauritius (including before the Commercial and Bankruptcy Division). She has also instructed Counsel in cases before the Family Division of the Supreme Court of Mauritius, as well as before the Judge in Chambers of the Supreme Court of Mauritius. Her client portfolio includes banking and financial institutions, real estate companies, construction and development companies and individuals.   Jeeshna has experience in corporate advisory and has advised on matters relating to competition law, the Law of Trusts and Equity, banking law and financial services. Jeeshna also drafts pleadings pertaining to and handles proceedings before the Tribunals and Courts of Mauritius, as well as before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. She also has experience in domestic arbitration proceedings.

Manon Mardemootoo

Manon is a Senior Attorney in Dentons. He was admitted to practice as an Attorney/Solicitor before the Supreme Court of Mauritius in 1971, made Commander of the Star and Key (C.S.K) by His Excellency the President of the Republic of Mauritius in 2003 and made Senior Attorney in 2004.   Manon’s focus is in the civil and administrative practice. He represents several high profile personalities on the island. He has been the Chair of the Mauritius Law Society for two years and during his mandate, he discussed and sealed an association between the Law Society for England and Wales and that of Mauritius.

Moy Ching Poon Yow Tse

Moy Ching is an Partner, Attorney-at-Law in the Dentons Mauritius Office. She forms part of the litigation group. She is responsible for litigation cases involving civil, commercial, administrative, banking and financial, as well as seizure proceedings. Moy Ching has acted for well established banking institutions in financial disputes, as well as in enforcement of security interest and in the recovery of debts. She has also had the opportunity to represent major companies in civil and commercial matters before the Mauritian jurisdictions.

Priscilla Balgobin-Bhoyrul

Priscilla is a Senior Partner in the Dentons Mauritius office. She specialises in corporate, finance and tax law She also regularly advises or acts on behalf of commercial and investment banks, private equity and venture capital firms. Over the years, she has been involved in a number of M&As and IPOs, many of them involving companies in the global business sector or foreign companies investing in Mauritius. Priscilla has a keen interest for Fintech matters and keeps herself abreast of all developments in that field. She has practised at the Mauritian Bar since 1999 and has appeared before all the courts of Mauritius, as well as before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in the United Kingdom.  She has also sat for numerous years as a member of the Public Bodies Appeal Tribunal, a Tribunal set up to hear appeals on appointment decisions made by the Public Service Commission and Local Government Service Commission in Mauritius.

Ritesh Sumputh

Ritesh is a Counsel in Dentons. He is a member of white collar and government investigations, employment and labor, litigation and dispute resolution groups.   Ritesh`s main area of practice is white collar crimes and assisting client investigations. He is also a criminal lawyer with much experience in criminal litigation and investigations.   He has also been legal adviser of several local companies, such as Stag Beverages Limited and Universal Breweries Limited. He has represented those companies before the Industrial Courts in litigations with employees and dealt with dispute resolution between sub-contractors.

Rubesh Doomun

Rubesh Doomun is a Barrister at Law at the Dentons Mauritius office and is also a Registered Insolvency Practitioner. He is a member of litigation team. Rubesh specializes in regulations and laws related to insolvency and corporate finance. He also has a keen interest for litigation and dispute resolution. He has practised at the Mauritian Bar since 2016 and has appeared before all courts in Mauritius. Rubesh holds a Master of Laws in Advanced Legal Practice and is part of the Alumni of different universities, having graduated with both a degree in law and a degree in Finance. He is presently the On-Demand Barrister for Centurion Law group, a Pan-African corporate law conglomerate. His practice focuses on litigation and dispute resolution, insolvency, advising and representing his clients before various courts and tribunals in Mauritius. Rubesh regularly gives trainings and lectures at the MCCI Business School, the University of Mauritius and the Honoris Educational Network.

Shameek Jankee

Shameek is an attorney admitted to practice in the Republic of Mauritius. He is mostly involved in commercial litigation, and regularly drafts pleadings in requests for injunctive relief, claims for damages and severance allowance, and applications under international arbitration legislation and the Companies Act. He habitually appears before the Bankruptcy and Commercial Divisions of the Supreme Court, and acts for clients in the course of arbitration proceedings. Shameek’s day-to-day work also consists of advising on contractual matters, company law including shareholder disputes and director duties, and on civil procedure. He has a keen interest in insolvency matters, which he is called upon to advise on regularly. He has worked on a number of cases initiated under the Mauritius bankruptcy laws.

Sivakumaren (Robin) Mardemootoo

Robin is the Managing Partner of Dentons Mauritius where he heads the Banking, Corporate Finance and Commercial practices. He is also the Dentons Regional Lead for the Banking and Finance Practice group for Africa region. Robin specializes in securities regulations and laws related to banking, insolvency, corporate finance and cross-border investments. He also has a special interest for international complex litigation and arbitration. Robin has featured in Forbes, Financial Times, Harvard Business Review and on CNN, Al-Jazeera, CBS, Canal Plus, TF1 and other world news media.

Trisha Umrowsing

Trisha is an Attorney-at-Law at Dentons with fifteen years’ experience. She studied law in France and completed her professional exams in Mauritius. She has acquired a wide range of experience during her 15-year practice. She advises clients in civil, commercial and contractual matters. She handles preparation of cases before the Mauritian Courts and has also assisted in the preparation of cases before the Judicial Committee of Privy Council. Trisha’s focus is on litigation and dispute resolution before the Mauritian Courts and Tribunals and/or in domestic arbitration and on advisory. She is also experienced in recovery of debts under banking/credit agreements under the civil law, banking act and the borrower protection act, industrial disputes under the labour law and bankruptcy/insolvency procedures. Trisha handles a wide range of civil work which includes succession and land law, family law, law of contract, labour law, and she appears regularly before all the Courts in Mauritius. She also deals with challenges to compulsory land acquisitions before the Supreme Court. She regularly appears before the Environment and Land Use Appeal Tribunal and has assisted in the preparation of statement of cases before the said Tribunal. She assists in arbitration matters. She has also recently assisted in an appeal case before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. During her internship at Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport, Trisha assisted in reviewing internal regulations, drafted contracts and dealt with administrative contracts.

Vijay Poonoosamy

Vijay is a Partner at Dentons Mauritius. He has over 30 years’ experience in international law, good governance, public affairs, aviation, the tourism sector and international relations. He is recognized for his commitment to and advocacy for integrity, transparency, equity, inclusivity and sustainability. He also has an incredible global network. Vijay was called to the Bar in London (Middle Temple) and in Mauritius after obtaining his BA (Hons) in Law from the University of Nottingham, his LL.M (International Law) from the London School of Economics & Political Science and a Post Graduate Diploma in Air and Space Law from the London Institute of World Affairs. He also has a Certificate in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors in New Zealand. He was the Director of Legal and International Affairs of Air Mauritius, the Managing Director of Air Mauritius, the Executive Chairman of Airports of Mauritius, the Chief Operating Officer of the Commonwealth Association for Corporate Governance and the Vice-President International and Public Affairs of Etihad Airways. He was elected chair of the historical 4th International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Worldwide Air Transport Conference, IATA’s Industry Affairs Committee and IATA’s Legal Advisory Group. He was also Rapporteur of the ICAO Legal Committee on the Modernisation and Consolidation of the Warsaw System of rules for international carriage by air, Chair of the ICAO Special Working Group on the Warsaw Convention and Chair of ICAO’s Drafting Group on the 1999 Montreal Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for international Carriage by Air. Vijay holds various Directorships and is the Aviation Group Chairman of World Tourism Network and a Member of the World Economic Forum’s Gender Parity Steering Committee.