ZEAL’s Founder and Managing Partner, Mrs. Shilpi Mehta Nanda, is an expert in Indian and International Intellectual Property & Technology laws and Contractual laws. She has been practicing law and intellectual property for past 16 years. She is the head of Intellectual Property Prosecution and Litigation Department in the Firm.  She has recently been appointed as a member of INTA Committee on “Famous and well-known marks” for 2024-2025. She has also been a member of Supreme Court Bar Association since the year 2009. She is a member of the Panel for  Standardization to tackle the issue of Piracy at Bureau of Indian Standards. She has also been recently appointed as an “Independent Director“ for Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL). She has been the Recipient of Indian Achievers Award 2021-22 for Business Leadership and has been featured as one of  the 10 Most Trusted Legal Consultants in India by Inner  Review magazine. Having pursued Masters in Intellectual Property law from one of the well-known Universities in the USA (Franklin Pierce Law Centre, University of New Hampshire) and worked for major international brands from around the world, she has both national and international IP experience and expertise in advising the businesses on intellectual property, contractual and related matters. Shilpi has also worked with the UK Intellectual Property Office and British High Commission in the past as an Intellectual Property Attache. Her international and national IP experience adds high value to the firm’s clients and their businesses including their IP portfolios. She is also a proficient writer and has written articles on non-traditional and challenging topics which have been published in famous international and national legal magazines and online portals including magazines like CITMA and Legal Era. Apart from various corporate clients, Mrs. Nanda has been closely working with various Indian Ministries and Government Departments including Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM – DPIIT), AGNIi (Invest India), Ministry of Broadcasting (MIB) and Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). She has been very active in providing pro bono services, advices and trainings at various forums including at Punjab Police Academy and various MSME forums and has been part of various consultation forums/ roundtables.  She has a flair for teaching and has been a guest lecturer in many colleges since the year 2009. She is an active speaker at the events organized by FICCI and other such trade organizations and has conducted several panel discussions and policy related events.