Managing Partner

Poorvi Chothani, Esq.

>>LL.M. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School >>Solicitor, England and Wales >>Advocate, the Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa >>Attorney, the New York State Bar

Poorvi is the Founder and Managing Partner of LawQuest, a general business law firm in India. 

With more than 25 years of experience in litigation, corporate and commercial law coupled with her focused, recent experience in intellectual property law and global immigration laws, Poorvi has the ability to provide holistic legal counsel to LawQuest’s clients.   She has worked closely with large, local and international clients, including renowned, international consulting firms, Indian and American banks and investor relations companies, multi-jurisdictional business processing companies, pharmaceutical and health product organizations to name a few, helping them achieve their business goals in India and abroad.  

Additionally, Poorvi is often quoted in the Economic Times, India’s leading business daily and on radio, CNBC-TV 18 and Zee Business News.  She regularly speaks at events organized by leading national and international organizations. Poorvi is an Associate Editor of the Indian Law News a quarterly publication by the International Section of the ABA.  She regularly publishes articles in prominent national and international law and business journals. Poorvi has been nominated once again, amongst the world’s leading private practice lawyers in Who’s Who Legal for 2010-2011.

She serves as a Vice Chairperson on the India Committee, and the Women’s Interest Network both of which are a part of the Section of International Law, the American Bar Association (ABA).  She was president of The American Alumni Association, Mumbai (2008-2010), the Convener of the Society of Indian Law Firms, Mumbai Chapter and a founding member of the NYSBA’s India Chapter.  She is also a special invitee on the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce’s (WIC) management committee.

Poorvi is actively involved in fund raising activities for education related charities and under her leadership, the team at LawQuest renders pro-bono services to several charitable institutes.