Sameer is a founder and senior partner of ALMT Legal, which was set up in London in 2000 and now has offices in Mumbai and Bangalore. Sameer has expertise in corporate-commercial matters, dispute resolution with strong focus on aviation, real estate and private clients.

Sameer graduated from Bombay University with a bachelor's degree in Commerce. He read Law from the prestigious Government Law College, Mumbai.

He regularly acts for various multinational clients in pursuing their contentious matters in India and has been retained by several corporates where he has advised them on commercial contracts, risk insurance, liability and regulatory matters.

Sameer has represented clients before various foras including the Supreme Court of India. He has a strong commercial acumen in dealing with disputes in various arbitration proceedings as well. He has also advised clients in high profile family disputes and matrimonial matters and acted as an arbitrator / mediator in settling complex family disputes.

Sameer regularly speaks at international conferences and has submitted papers on Indian Laws. He is a regular invitee and guest speaker at law schools and other prestigious institutions in India. He has written articles which have been published in the International Bar News, India Business Law Journal and various other chamber publications.

The Indian Lawyer 250, a guide to the leading business law firms of India, has featured Sameer amongst the top 40 individual leading lawyers, under the age of 45 years, in India.

He has been awarded the Who’s Who Lawyer of the year 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2012-2013.

Recent Experience

• Advising and filing proceedings for insurers and underwriters in United Kingdom in an action under subrogation in India against an Indian Company.
• Advising insurers and underwriters in United Kingdom in arbitration proceedings in UK under actions pending before Bombay High Court and various other forums relating to a power project in Maharashtra.
• Represented and advising premiere airlines against claims made for loss of cargo and successfully negotiating and settling the claims
• Advised and represented media companies and production houses on film production and distribution agreements.
• Advised and represented various Co-operative Housing Societies in the city in completing the building project by solving the Floor Space Index, TDR and encroachment problems alongwith project development and SRA projects.
• Advising and representing several international airlines in respect of matters in Indian High Courts, Tribunals and other aspects of their business activities.
• Advised and represented Indian Corporates and multinationals in initiating and defending actions for infringement of trade mark and successfully stopping usage of the trade mark, as well as in pre-litigation matters.
• Advised and represented multinational shipping companies, stewarding and clearing and forwarding agents in public interest litigation in respect of a global tender for development of a port on BOT basis filed before the Bombay High Court.
• Advised and represented Indian Corporates in respect of loan borrowing before the Debt Recovery Tribunal.
• Assisting a number of listed companies and individuals in structuring their property transactions and providing comprehensive advice, including requisite documentation therefore.

Professional Appointments and Activities 

• British Business Group (BBG)
• Inter-Pacific Bar Association, (IPBA)
• International Bar Association(IBA)
• EU Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Indo-American Chamber of Commerce & Industry
• Indo-Italian Chamber of Commerce & Industry
• Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF)
• Society of Asian Lawyers UK (SAL)
• Mumbai Angels
• Entrepreneurs Organisation (EO)- Bombay Chapter
• Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
• Young Presidents Organization (YPO) Greater India
• Member, Indian Merchants Chamber
• Member, India Business Group, Trade Council and Chamber of Commerce
• Honorary Treasurer, Kala Ghoda Association (KGA)
• Honorary Trustee, Artists Centre

Qualifications

• B.Com 1992 – University of Bombay
• L.L.B. 1995 – University of Bombay