Shyamli Shukla

Shyamli Shukla is designated as a Senior Associate at the firm and is enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi. Her practice spans over Aviation Law, Intellectual Property, and Corporate & Commercial transactions, with experience across both advisory and contentious matters. She holds a Master of Business Law from the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, and a certification in Mergers & Acquisitions from Latham & Watkins LLP.

Currently seconded as the principal legal resource at a civil aviation company through the firm, Shyamli advises on the full range of commercial and regulatory matters for the client. Her aviation mandates encompasses the structuring and negotiation of dry and wet aircraft lease agreements, helicopter and government charter agreements, CAMO agreements, and aircraft maintenance and asset management arrangements, alongside regulatory compliance advisory under the DGCA and MoCA frameworks. She has also advised on equity and investment transactions including cross-border financing arrangements, with responsibility of deal structuring, negotiation, and closing.

Her Corporate & Commercial practice covers a broad range of transactional and advisory work, including joint venture agreements, franchise and distribution arrangements, SaaS agreements, and asset purchase transactions. She has advised on JV structuring, exit mechanisms, and split arrangements, including a cross-border joint venture split involving full takeover documentation. She is experienced in drafting and negotiating the complete suite of commercial contracts across technology, aviation, and consumer sectors.

In Intellectual Property, Shyamli has appeared before the Delhi High Court and District Courts in trademark infringement and passing-off proceedings, secured injunctive relief for clients, and represented parties before the Trade Marks Registry across registration, opposition, and objection matters. She has advised on IP strategy and portfolio management for domestic and international clients, and handled international filings under the Madrid Protocol. Her broader practice includes corporate advisory on data protection, labour and employment, regulatory compliance, and complex legal opinions spanning IP law, IT law, gaming regulation, and DoT compliance. She has also prepared a National Report on Green Hydrogen Policy for the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).

Shyamli has appeared before the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi High Court, the NCLT, RERA, and various District Courts. She has contributed published work on Green Hydrogen, the TRIPS-Novartis framework, to Manupatra and other journals.