Founders

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Late Dr. S.D. ISRANI, the Founder of SD Israni Law Chambers, was an Advocate of the Bombay High Court. He had been a lawyer for more than 50 years. He was a Corporate, Business & Securities Laws expert. 

He started his career as an Advocate in the Chambers of late Shri D. M. Harish, the renowned tax law expert. He was a member of the Bombay Bar Association, Fellow of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Master in Laws, a Ph.D and also had a qualification in Management Studies.

He authored six books and over 950 articles, published in leading economic and financial newspapers and journals. He was a regular speaker at various seminars organised by Professional bodies and Chambers of Commerce.

He had been a member of the SEBI Committee on Compliances under the Chairmanship of Mr. Y. H. Malegam. He had been a Public Representative Director on the board of Inter-connected Stock Exchange of India Ltd. He had also been an Independent director on the board of ICICI Trusteeship Services Ltd.(a wholly owned subsidiary of ICICI Bank Ltd.). Besides, he was also an independent director on the board of few other listed and unlisted companies.

He had been a member of the High Level Committee appointed by the Central Government under the chairmanship of Mr. Naresh Chandra (former Cabinet Secretary and former Ambassador to the US), for simplification of Companies Act, 1956 and Partnership Act (popularly called Naresh Chandra Committee). He was also a member of SEBI’s Committee on Buy-back of shares. 

He had been an elected member of the Central Council of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India for four terms. He was a member of the Legal Affairs Committee of Bombay Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the Indian Merchants Chamber. He was also a Life member of the Indian Council of Arbitration. 

He was a Legal Advisor to several leading companies.

Late Komal S. Israni was the Co-Founder of SD Israni Law Chambers. She held a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Literature from the SNDT Women’s University, while she held the LLB Degree from  University of Mumbai. 

She enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa on 22nd December, 1999. She was experienced in Company Law matters.

She was a member of the Capital Market Committee of the Indian Merchants Chamber as well as the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry. 

She had been President of the Inner Wheel Club of Bombay (2005-06) and Inner Wheel Club of Bombay South (1998-99).

SATYAN S. ISRANI has been practicing as a Lawyer for more than 24 years in the field of business, corporate, commercial, securities and property laws and is the Managing Partner of Messrs. SD Israni Law Chambers.

Satyan has recently been awarded the prestigious Lex Falcon Global Award 2022 at the LexTalk World Global Hybrid Conference held in Dubai in March, 2022.

Satyan is a Director on the Boards of some companies and is also a legal advisor to several Indian and international companies. He also regularly represents clients on behalf of the firm before various judicial and quasi judicial bodies and has personally appeared before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, Bombay High Court, National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Securities Appellate Tribunal, Securities and Exchange Board of India, National Company Law Tribunal, the erstwhile Company Law Board, State Commission Disputes Redressal Forum and several other bodies.

He is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and also a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales. He holds a Masters Degree in Law from the University of Mumbai where he stood first in the subject – Law of International Business Transactions. Recently, he has completed a Certificate Course with Honours on Financial Markets from the Yale University, USA. He has also completed a Certificate Course on Fintech Law and Policy from the Duke University, USA. Besides holding a Diploma in Cyber Laws, he also holds international certifications in the field of Intellectual Property Laws from the World Intellectual Property Organisation.

He is a member of various professional Indian and International bodies such as the Bombay Bar Association, the Indian National Bar Association, the Law Society (United Kingdom) and the Indian Council of Arbitration. He is presently serving as a member of the Law Committee of the IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

He is a Legal Expert on the Ethics Committee of the Asian Heart Institute. 

He has also served as a member of committees of various companies / bodies such as the Interconnected Stock Exchange, Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.

He regularly writes on various legal topics like Company Law, Blockchain and Arbitration. He has recently contributed to the publication released by the Centre of Excellence of the ICSI called “Handbook on Arbitration – A Practical Guide for Professionals”.

He has been a visiting faculty / guest speaker at several reputed institutes including Government Law College, Mumbai, Symbiosis Law School, Pune, WIRC of the ICAI, WIRC of the ICSI, KC Law College, Mumbai and the Institute of Directors. He has been the Chief Examiner, Paper Setter and Moderator of the University of Mumbai for the LLB examinations.

He is very actively involved in community service as a Past President of the Rotary Club of Bombay and is also a keen sports person, actively playing club cricket, Tennis and Golf, has attained Karate grades and is presently, also serving as the Vice President of the Daman & Diu Football Association.