
Siddhi Ghatlia
Partner
Free Press Journal Marg
Nariman Point
Mumbai 400021
India
- +91 22 405 10000 /+91 91525 10000
- sghatlia@almtlegal.com
Area of Practice
- Corporate and Commercial
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Intellectual Property
Siddhi is an integral part of the corporate team at ALMT Legal, where she started out in 2007. Her primary areas of practice include corporate and commercial laws, mergers and acquisitions and intellectual property.
After graduating with a double major in biochemistry and genetics from Ohio Wesleyan University, Siddhi undertook and completed her degree in law from Government Law College in 2009.
Siddhi’s M&A and corporate practice is mainly focused on transactional work for multinational companies. As a part of her mergers and acquisition and corporate practice, Siddhi has had substantial transactional involvement in numerous industries and she has been actively involved in, and has extensive experience in deals involving complex cross border structures, foreign exchange regulations and restructuring strategies. She has a substantial amount of experience in assisting foreign clients establish joint ventures in India, exchange control regulations/laws, including dealing with regulatory bodies in this regard. She also has considerable experience in corporate restructurings and court mergers before the NCLT.
Prior to joining ALMT Legal, Siddhi worked at a renowned pharmaceutical company USV Limited where her role primarily consisted of helping the company strategize on market entry in various jurisdictions based on patent claims. At ALMT Legal, Siddhi’s IP practice has focused primarily on trademark prosecution, brand protection strategies, copyright and technology transfer matters. Several matters of her M&A and transactional corporate practice have involved intellectual property, including due diligence on, the acquisition and/or licensing of important brands and technical know-how. Siddhi has also advised clients on the benefits of different IP treaties to which India is a signatory, registrability of IP and compulsory licensing. Drafting IP development, licensing, assignment and technology transfer agreements has been an inherent part of her practice at ALMT Legal.
Legal 500 2025 Edition has recommended Siddhi for Intellectual Property and TMT and has appreciated Siddhi for her strong domain expertise and technical knowledge. Siddhi is also recommended for her Corporate & M&A, Private Equity and TMT practice by Asia Law Profiles. Siddhi was recognised by Asian Legal Business as one of the lawyers under 40 who have made an impact in India’s legal scene in 2021. Siddhi regularly co-authors articles for the Intellectual Property – India 2024 Edition of the Legal Industry Review magazine.
Recent Experience
Professional Appointments and Activities
- Member of the Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree with double major in Biochemistry and Genetics (Ohio Wesleyan University) – 2005
- LL.B.(University of Bombay) – 2009