Samvad Partners

With a solid roster of clients spanning a diverse range of sectors, the full-service human resources and employment practice at Samvad Partners advises individuals, start-ups, and large multinationals. Bengaluru’s Poornima Hatti and Ashwini Vittalachar in New Delhi jointly head the team. Hatti acts for employers and senior mandates, handling both advisory and contentious matters, including workplace harassment and employee misconduct. Vittalachar has a strong focus on transactional and advisory employment issues, regularly advising on retention and compensation structures, as well as ESOP shareholder exits. Also in New Delhi, Junaira Rahman focuses on structuring workforce reductions and retrenchments.