{"id":8,"date":"2026-06-20T08:12:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T08:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sparklestudios.in\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2026-06-20T08:12:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T08:12:18","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sparklestudios.in\/?page_id=8","title":{"rendered":"Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><section class=\"pk-section pk-center\" style=\"padding-top:160px;padding-bottom:72px\"><div class=\"pk-container pk-narrow pk-reveal-scale\"><div class=\"pk-eyebrow\">&#8221;Our<\/div><h1 class=\"pk-h1\">&#8221;The<\/h1><p class=\"pk-lead\"><\/p><\/div><\/section>every matter[\/green].&#8221; subtitle=&#8221;Senior, accountable and almost always available to clients.&#8221;]<\/p>\n<section class=\"pk-section\"><div class=\"pk-container\"><div class=\"pk-reveal\"><div class=\"pk-eyebrow\">Our People<\/div><h2 class=\"pk-h2\">Senior. Accountable. On every matter.<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"pk-cards-grid pk-cards-3\" style=\"margin-top:48px\"><article class=\"pk-card pk-team-card pk-reveal\" style=\"padding:0;overflow:hidden\"><div class=\"pk-team-photo\"><span class=\"pk-initials\">AM<\/span><\/div><div class=\"pk-team-body\"><h3 class=\"pk-h3\">Aarav Mehta<\/h3><div class=\"pk-index\">Managing Partner<\/div><p class=\"pk-body\">Two decades advising boards on M&amp;A, governance and complex commercial transactions.<\/p><div class=\"pk-pill-row\"><span class=\"pk-pill\">M&amp;A<\/span><span class=\"pk-pill\">Governance<\/span><span class=\"pk-pill\">Cross-Border<\/span><\/div><p class=\"pk-body\" style=\"font-size:.8rem\">BA LLB (NLSIU), LLM (Cambridge)<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"pk-card pk-team-card pk-reveal\" style=\"padding:0;overflow:hidden\"><div class=\"pk-team-photo\"><span class=\"pk-initials\">IR<\/span><\/div><div class=\"pk-team-body\"><h3 class=\"pk-h3\">Ishita Rao<\/h3><div class=\"pk-index\">Partner \u2014 Startups<\/div><p class=\"pk-body\">Founder-side counsel from incorporation through Series D \u2014 including five unicorn cap tables.<\/p><div class=\"pk-pill-row\"><span class=\"pk-pill\">Fundraising<\/span><span class=\"pk-pill\">ESOPs<\/span><span class=\"pk-pill\">Cap Table<\/span><\/div><p class=\"pk-body\" style=\"font-size:.8rem\">BBA LLB (Symbiosis), LLM (NYU)<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"pk-card pk-team-card pk-reveal\" style=\"padding:0;overflow:hidden\"><div class=\"pk-team-photo\"><span class=\"pk-initials\">KS<\/span><\/div><div class=\"pk-team-body\"><h3 class=\"pk-h3\">Kabir Shah<\/h3><div class=\"pk-index\">Partner \u2014 Disputes<\/div><p class=\"pk-body\">First-chair litigator and arbitrator with appearances in the Supreme Court and major institutional tribunals.<\/p><div class=\"pk-pill-row\"><span class=\"pk-pill\">Commercial Litigation<\/span><span class=\"pk-pill\">Arbitration<\/span><span class=\"pk-pill\">Insolvency<\/span><\/div><p class=\"pk-body\" style=\"font-size:.8rem\">BA LLB (NLU Delhi), Advocate-on-Record<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"pk-card pk-team-card pk-reveal\" style=\"padding:0;overflow:hidden\"><div class=\"pk-team-photo\"><span class=\"pk-initials\">NK<\/span><\/div><div class=\"pk-team-body\"><h3 class=\"pk-h3\">Neha Kulkarni<\/h3><div class=\"pk-index\">Counsel \u2014 IP<\/div><p class=\"pk-body\">Brand protection strategist with a portfolio across consumer, deep-tech and media.<\/p><div class=\"pk-pill-row\"><span class=\"pk-pill\">Trademark<\/span><span class=\"pk-pill\">Copyright<\/span><span class=\"pk-pill\">IP Litigation<\/span><\/div><p class=\"pk-body\" style=\"font-size:.8rem\">BSc LLB (GNLU), Registered Patent Agent<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"pk-card pk-team-card pk-reveal\" style=\"padding:0;overflow:hidden\"><div class=\"pk-team-photo\"><span class=\"pk-initials\">RI<\/span><\/div><div class=\"pk-team-body\"><h3 class=\"pk-h3\">Rohan Iyer<\/h3><div class=\"pk-index\">Counsel \u2014 Real Estate<\/div><p class=\"pk-body\">End-to-end transactional support for developers, REITs and institutional investors.<\/p><div class=\"pk-pill-row\"><span class=\"pk-pill\">REITs<\/span><span class=\"pk-pill\">Acquisitions<\/span><span class=\"pk-pill\">Regulatory<\/span><\/div><p class=\"pk-body\" style=\"font-size:.8rem\">BBA LLB (Jindal)<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"pk-card pk-team-card pk-reveal\" style=\"padding:0;overflow:hidden\"><div class=\"pk-team-photo\"><span class=\"pk-initials\">SK<\/span><\/div><div class=\"pk-team-body\"><h3 class=\"pk-h3\">Sara Khan<\/h3><div class=\"pk-index\">Senior Associate \u2014 Employment<\/div><p class=\"pk-body\">Labour codes, ESOPs and senior-executive disputes across regulated industries.<\/p><div class=\"pk-pill-row\"><span class=\"pk-pill\">Labour Codes<\/span><span class=\"pk-pill\">Executive Disputes<\/span><\/div><p class=\"pk-body\" style=\"font-size:.8rem\">BA LLB (NLU Jodhpur)<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>every matter[\/green].&#8221; 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