Amit Desai

Advocate

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ProfessionAdvocate
NationalityIndian

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Bio/Wiki

ProfessionSenior Advocate
Famous ForBeing the advocate of Salman Khan in the 2002 hit-and-run case

Physical Stats & More

Height168 cm
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorSalt & Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

Education
  • LLB
  • Bachelor of Commerce

Personal Life

NationalityIndian
College/UniversityGovernment Law College

Family

FatherHis father was a senior counsel.
SpouseNot Known

Career

Highlights
  • Defended Keshub Mahindra in the Bhopal Gas Tragedy Case 1984
  • Represented Harshad Mehta, Bhupen Dalal, etc. in Bofors Imbroglio
  • Designated as a senior advocate in 2007
  • Represented Jayalalithaa and Sasikala in the income tax case in 2014
  • Appointed as advocate in Vijay Mallya's money laundering case in 2018
  • Advocate of Nestle India in the Maggie noodles ban case in 2015
  • Represented Salman Khan in the 2002 hit and run case
  • Major practice areas include white-collar crime, banking fraud, company law, etc.
Highlights Continued
  • Invited as a speaker at various events including FEMA and Anti Corruption Compliance Sessions
  • Represented Aryan Khan in the drug case
  • Represented Union Carbide and Keshub Mahindra in the Bhopal Gas Tragedy case
  • Represented the Hinduja Brothers in the Bofors Imbroglio
  • Represented Harshad Mehta, Bhupen Dalal and others in the 1992 Securities Scam
  • Represented Motorola Inc. in disputes with Iridium
  • Represented Price Waterhouse & Coopers in the Satyam case
  • Represented Ratan Tata in his privacy petition
  • Represented Tata Sons Ltd. against Nusli Wadia defamation case
  • Represented Vijay Mallya (United Breweries Group and Kingfisher Airlines)
  • Represented Naresh Goyal (Jet Airways)
  • Represented ITC Ltd. in a prosecution under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act
  • Represented Hindustan Unilever in the Insider Trading prosecution
  • Represented Deloitte in MCA proceedings to ban auditors
  • Represented Kapil & Dheeraj Wadhawan of DHFL
  • Represented Tarun Tejpal (sexual harassment case)
  • Represented Kalanithi Maran
  • Represented Karti Chidambaram
  • Represented ministers like Ashok Chavan, Anil Deshmukh and Nawab Malik
  • Served as Special Counsel and Special Public Prosecutor of the State of Maharashtra in cases including the 2008 Malegaon blasts’ case and against Arnab Goswami
  • Argued on the validity of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) before the Supreme Court

Favourites

FoodStreet Food
Holiday DestinationEurope

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Comes from a lineage of legal professionals.
2. Initially considered pursuing an MBA but ultimately chose law.
3. Gained experience working alongside esteemed lawyers such as Bhai Rege, Dilip Udeshi, and Ashok Modi.
4. Became a member of the Bar Council of India in 1982.
5. Known for representing high-profile individuals in a variety of legal matters.
6. Finds pleasure in reading novels and other literature.
7. Worked with legal stalwarts like Nani Palkhiwala, Ashok Sen, Ram Jethmalani, Krishnakant Desai, Fali Nariman & Ashok Desai early in his career.
8. Assisted then Attorney General, K. Parasaran, in the LIC versus Escorts case.
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