Poorvi Chothani, Esq

Founder & Managing Partner LawQuest

SUMMARY PROFILE

Poorvi is the founder and managing partner of The Law Offices of Poorvi Chothani and LawQuest a

unified business and immigration law firm with offices in New York, Mumbai and Bengaluru.

Poorvi's practice has been focused on immigration law since 2003.This coupled with more than 25 years of experience in dispute resolution, corporate and commercial laws enable her 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.

Poorvi serves as Vice-Chair of the India Committee and is a member of the Immigration & Nationality Committee, both of which are a part of the Section of International Law, the American Bar Association (ABA). She has been the past president of The American Alumni Association, Mumbai (2008-2010), the convener of the Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF), Mumbai Chapter and a founding member of the New York State Bar Association's (NYSBA) India Chapter. As a member on the board of the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce's, National and Western Regions' executive committees, she is actively involved in cross-border work between the two countries. She is also part of the Steering Group of American Immigration Lawyers Association's (AILA) Global Migration Section and has served as conference chair for the section's Global Migration Forums in 2012 and 2013 and co-chair in 2014.

Additionally, Poorvi is often quoted in the Economic Times and Business Standard, India's leading business daily and on radio, CNBC-TV18 and Zee Business News. She is a regular speaker at events organized by leading national and international organizations. Poorvi is an Associate Editor of the India Law News (ILN), 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, amongst the world's leading private practice lawyers in "Who'sWhoLegal" each year since 2009.) Poorvi was nominated for the prestigious ICICI-CNBCTV18 Emerging India Awards as "Woman Entrepreneur of the Year-SME" for 2013.

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.

EDUCATION

ADMISSIONS

LL.M., University of

Pennsylvania Law

School, USA

Solicitor, England and Wales

Advocate, the Bar Council

of Maharashtra and Goa

Attorney, the New York

State Bar

Maharashtra and Goa

New York

England and Wales

LawQuests Team

Advocates and Solicitor (E & W)

PRESENTATIONS AND SEMINARS

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Poorvi was the panel speaker at the International Bar Association's 6th Biennial Global Immigration Conference, London, speaking on "Hot Tips for Indian Immigration";

Poorvi was the panel speaker on "Consular Processing/Immigrant Petitions: It's as straight forward as Skateboarding Lombard Street" at the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) in San Francisco, U.S;

Poorvi was the U.S. conference chair at the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)-Global Migration Forum titled "Navigating a Global Practice through Dynamic World Markets", held in June 2013 in San Francisco, California;

Poorvi attended the Inter Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) Annual Conference 2013 in Seoul, South Korea. The topic covered was "The Future of Law & Business in the Asia-Pacific Region";

Poorvi was the discussion leader for a series of three teleconferences on "Global Migration" organized by Immigration Law Works (ILW.Com);

Poorvi is a member of the Steering Group and Executive Committee Bangkok District Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA);

Poorvi was the conference co-chair at the Global Migration Forum of the American Immigration Lawyers Association's (AILA) - Global Immigration Forum in Nashville, Tennessee. The topic for the forum was a detailed discussion on "Workforce Globalization: An International Immigration Law Perspective"; and

Poorvi was a speaker and panelist on the Immigration Committee Panel at the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Annual Conference in San Diego. She also spoke at AILA's Global Forum-Indian Immigration on "Consular Processing";

LawQuest co-hosted a CxO Forum event in association with More Than HR (MTHR)

Poorvi spoke to a select audience at the IMC on "Update on U.S. Immigration Reform Initiatives: How They May Impact Indian Businesses";

Poorvi attended the 6th Biennial International Bar Associations Conference in London, UK. The topic of discussion was "BRICS Countries & Emerging Markets".

Poorvi has hosted a series of seminars on H-1B Visas: Preparing for the Filing Season - Trends, Challenges and Opportunities in both Mumbai and Bengaluru annually.

Poorvi Chothani was a Discussion Leader for the AILA Global Immigration Forum in Boston. Her panel topic was MANAGING GLOBAL IMMIGRATION - INNOVATION, GROWTH AND MANAGEMENT.

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"Global Mobility Handbook"- Poorvi is the editor and author of three chapters (The United States, the United Kingdom and India) (2013 and 2012 edition);

Poorvi co-authored an article on "Cross Border Immigration Law" for the Thomson Reuters European Lawyers Reference Series;

"Indian Visas-An Update " Poorvi is the co-author for this article published by the International Bar Association (IBA) in September, 2012;

"Getting the Deal through-Corporate Immigration 2012 and 2013, India" Poorvi is the co-author for this article for the Law Business Research, Official Research Partner International Bar Association;

"Medical Visas" - Poorvi authored the article for the India Law News (ILN);

"Acquiring Indian Citizenship"- Poorvi co-authored the article for the International BarAssociation (IBA) in May, 2012;

"An Overview of Business Travel to India" The article was co-authored by Poorvi and published in the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA) Email Magazine, e-zette for their 2011 issue;

"The Road to Independence"-The American Bar Association's prestigious publication is a book that has 101 contributing woman authors. Poorvi was one of the 101 women lawyers from all over the world who wrote about how they set up their own law firms;

In addition over the years Poorvi has written for many publications such as Interpreter Release, New York State Bar Journal, ILW.COM, India Law Journal (ILW), New Managing Intellectual Property Magazine, Money Talk, Asia Law Journal, Manupatra Intellectual Property Reports, Manupatra Newsline, NASSCOM's Portal and The Economic Times.

PUBLICATIONS

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Manizeh Mistry

Senior Associate - Immigration, Transaction & Employment Law

EDUCATION

ADMISSIONS

Advocate, the Bar Council of

Maharashtra and Goa

LL.B., University of

Mumbai, India

International MBA, United

Business Institute

B.Com., University of Mumbai

Mahahrashtra and Goa

103, Maker Tower F, 10th Floor, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai 400005, India

Tel.: +91 22 4002 0954, Fax: +91 22 2216 3215

manizehm@lawquestinternational.com

SUMMARY PROFILE

Manizeh focuses on Employment and Immigration Law. She is routinely involved in advising on

Commercial Contracts as well as drafting Employment Contracts and Ancillary Documents,

Service and Contractor Agreements and preparation of Confidentiality and Non-compete

Agreements. Manizeh, a key member of LawQuest's Global Immigration team, is highly skilled in

preparing non-immigrant visa petitions and applications for multi-national corporations. She works

with large corporations, in conjunction with our network of local counsel in about 40 jurisdictions to

facilitate the transfer of key personnel and their dependents abroad by securing the appropriate

employment authorizations, entry visas and residence permits. She also helps companies with

their operations and global immigration compliance program in India to obtain work permits,

registration requirements, extension of visas and compliance with local laws pertaining to the

employment of expatriates in India.

PRESENTATIONS AND SEMINARS

v Manizeh has attended a seminar on "Doing Business with Vietnam & INDEE-VIETNAM";

Manizeh attended a webinar on "Consular Processing for Experts" organized by ILW;

Manizeh has attended a work shop on "New U.S. Visa Processing System, GS -Global Support Strategy for Visa Services" organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in co- operation with the Consulate General of the United States;

Manizeh attended a seminar on "Doing Business with Indonesia" and was invited to the "Trade Expo Indonesia" organized by the Indian Merchant's Chamber.

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PUBLICATIONS

v "Getting the Deal Through -Corporate Immigration 2012 and 2013, India" Manizeh is the co-

author for this article for the Law Business Research, Official Research Partner International

Bar Association;

"Acquiring Indian Citizenship"-Manizeh co-authored the article for the International Bar Association (IBA) in May, 2012;

Manizeh has authored/co-authored multiple articles for LegalEra Magazine-"Trade Secret- A Matter of Confidentiality", "Contract Demonstration and Damages", "Overview on Immigration and Work Visas for Foreign Nationals in India", "Expatriates and Social Security in India", "Foreign Nationals who wish to work and do Business in India";

Manizeh has co-authored an article on Cross Border Immigration law for Thompson Reuters - The European Lawyer Reference Series;

Manizeh has authored articles for Nithia is Indian Law Radar Newsletter on Arbitration in India and Non-Immigrant Visas.

LawQuests Team

Advocate and Solicitor (E & W)

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Deepak V. More

Associate - Civil, Property and Employment Law

103, Maker Tower F, 10th Floor, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai 400005, India

Tel.: +91 22 4002 0954, Fax: +91 22 2216 3215

deepak@lawquestinternational.com

SUMMARY PROFILE

Deepak primarily focuses on Civil, Property & Employment Law as well as and Legal Services

Related to the Charity Commissioner Office the also assists in other key areas at LawQuest. He is

well versed with all Government office law requirements, especially at the Mantralaya - the

administrative headquarters of the State Government of Maharashtra, India.

LawQuests Team

EDUCATION

ADMISSIONS

LL.B. K.C. Law College,

Mumbai

Advocate, the Bar Council of

Maharashtra and Goa

Mahahrashtra and Goa

Advocates and Solicitor (E & W)

Bindu Mittal

Senior Relationship Manager

103, Maker Tower F, 10th Floor, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai 400005, India

Tel.: +91 22 4002 0954, Fax: +91 22 2216 3215

bindu@lawquestinternational.com

SUMMARY PROFILE

Bindu is the Senior Relationship Manager at LawQuest and has been exclusively involved in

immigration law over the past few years especially in H-1 and L-1 visa preparation for the US

market. She is the firm's liaison manager for clients who have global immigration and global

employment requirements.

EDUCATION Juris Doctor from the Ohio State

University, Moritz College of

Law, USA

BBA in International Business,

USA

Advocates and Solicitor (E & W)

LawQuests Team

LawQuest is a general business and immigration law firm, with offices in New York, Mumbai and Bengaluru offering client centric

legal and business solutions. Our firm's vision is to establish a strong legal practice, based on local expertise and intercontinental

capabilities by offering high end services to global and local clients. LawQuest's growing team of lawyers and support staff render

professional services with integrity and dedication to meet client expectations effectively. LawQuest's cross country and cross

regional networks enable it to render seamless assistance to clients regardless of their location within defined timeframes.

LawQuest's team publishes a monthly newsletter, "LawQuest Alerts-Legal and Immigration Updates" and subscriptions can be

requested by emailing us on alerts@lawquestinternational.com

LawQuest's clients include both large and small corporations, online and offline agencies, consultants and other professionals.

Our clients range from multi-national companies, large national corporations and fortune 500 companies (who are all world

leaders in their respective industry segments) to small and medium business enterprises.

Most of our clients choose us based on referrals from other clients and colleagues; a testimony to the confidence the community

has in our work.

In view of its commitment to the society, LawQuest renders pro-bono or subsidised services to several non-profit organizations

including:

LawQuest's Clients

LawQuest's Corporate Social Responsibility Endeavours

The Vedanta Academy;

Saathi;

Habitat for Humanity;

The American Alumni Association;

SAALT (South Asian Americans Leading Together);

Ayzh, a social enterprise that provides health and livelihood solutions to impoverished women worldwide.

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LawQuest

Trust Law Connect - A Thompson Reuters Endeavour

Other Organizations

Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF) - Convener of the Mumbai Chapter (2009-2011)

The American Immigration Bar Association

Association of European Lawyers (AEL)

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LawQuest's Professionals are Members of the following:

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The Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa;

The American Bar Association (ABA) Steering Group, the Immigration and Nationality Committee;

The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA);

The International Bar Association (IBA);

The Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) Tech Law;

The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA);

The American Alumni Association (AAA) - President (2008-2010);

The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE);

Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) Member National and Western India Council Committees and Legal Forum;

The Indian Merchants' Chamber Ladies Wing (IMC) Co-Chair Legal Cell Committee;

The American Bar Association's Section of International Law - Vice Chair of the India Committee; and Vice-Chairof the Aerospace and Defence Committee;

New York State Bar Association's International Section - India Chapter Founder Member;

IvyLife, India - Founder Member; and

Penn Club of Mumbai Committee Member;v

Contracts and Foreign Director Investment

LawQuest's team assists its clients create, operate, regulate and expand their businesses. Our range of

services includes assisting our clients with establishing new business entities or forming new

relationships and helping them administer their existing commercial relationships. We assist with all

phases of business development, including proffering strategic advice, negotiations, drafting,

conducting due diligence searches, title verification, registration and providing legal opinions. We also

assist with establish business under India's Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy.

Legal Services Include:

Incorporation of Companies;

Statutory Filings of a Company;

Joint Ventures and Shareholders Agreements;

Commercial Transactions; and

Foreign Direct Investment

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Real Estate Law

Legal Services Include

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Leave and License; and

Power of Attorney.

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LawQuest is equipped to handle multiple aspects of Real Estate Law. Our clients require us to represent them in

various capacities as vendors, purchasers, developers, licensors, licensees, lessors or lessees. When real estate

deals escalate to different levels of disputes, we assist with the protection of our clients' needs in an efficient and cost-

effective manner whether the manner of resolution is mediation, arbitration or traditional litigation. LawQuest's

services include strategic advice, negotiations, drafting, conducting due diligence searches, title verification,

and registration, providing legal opinions, litigation, alternate dispute resolution and re-development among other

things.

Legal Services Related to the Charity Commissioner's

Legal Services Include:

Starting an NGO under the Maharashtra Co-perative Societies Registration Act, 1960;v

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Starting a Public Charitable Trust under the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950; Winding up of societies and trusts.

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While today's globalized world has become a never ending rat race for most, there are still many people who believe in

giving back to society and the creation and foundation of Non-Government Organizational Charity trusts is one such

means. The governance of these trusts fall under the Charity Commissioners office and LawQuest's team

successfully handles work and causes related to this. The areas of work that are covered by the Charity

Commissioners office

Legal matters that come under the purview of the Charity Commissioner's office (Maharashtra); and

Legal disputes related to NGO's and Public Trusts.

Employment and Labour Law

Employment and Labour Law

Employer Employee Dispute under Industrial Dispute Act and the Minimum Wage Act

Legal Services Include:

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Assistance with Employment Contracts and Ancillary documents, including Technology and Intellectual

Agreements. Property license Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, Secrecy Agreements and

Non-compete Agreements;

Advising on Non-compete Issues and their Enforceability;

Advising on Applicable Labour Laws and Employment Laws;

Advising on Data Projection and Privacy Issues;

Advising on Strategy and Documentation for Safeguarding of Confidential Information and Protecting

Intellectual Property (IP);

Assisting with Employee Credential Verifications through Third Party Vendors;

Advising on Personal Policies, Drafting Handbook of Employment Terms and Conditions and Employee

Manuals;

Litigation Strategy; and

LawQuest assists clients with employment related issues within India, compliance with various applicable acts that

are pertinent to a set of employees, officers and senior management. Our services include strategic advice,

negotiations, drafting, providing legal opinion, litigation and alternate dispute resolution.

Global Migration - Work Permits and Visas

Australia

Japan

Austria

Mexico

Belgium

Russia

Brazil

South Africa

Canada

Spain

Denmark

France

The Netherlands

Germany

China

Hong Kong

The Philippines

India

The United Kingdom

Israel

The United States

Italy

Turkey

Sri Lanka

Indonesia

Argentina

Poland

Switzerland

Romania

Thailand

The United Arab Emirates

Kenya

Saudi Arabia

In-house Expertise:

US Immigration

Immigrant Visas

Employment Visas

Family Based Immigration Visas

Non-Immigrant Visas

H-1B Visas

Business Visas

Student Visas

L-1 Visas

Tourist Visas

Consular Processing

Legal Consultation and Written Opinions

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UK Immigration

Points Based Immigration

Work Permits

Sole Representative Visas

Business Visas

Tourist Visas

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Indian Immigration

Employment and Business Visas

Registration with the Foreigners Regional Registration Offices

Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Registration

Person of Indian Origin (PIO) Registration

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In a growing globalized world, human mobility is increasing exponentially. Indian and global clients often require one-

stop-shops to meet their requirements to post professionals and other personnel in international locations. The need

for these services has seen a spurt, in view of Indian Companies acquiring or setting up businesses abroad.

LawQuest's qualified professionals and personnel offer these services across borders in over 30 jurisdictions

worldwide. LawQuest collaborates with local and other local and overseas network partners, to meet client

requirements as and when necessary.

Network Member: The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)

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