Gravitas Legal is pleased to announce the joining of Mr. Rajeev Aggarwal as Equity Partner along with his team of associates thereby integrating his law firm (R.A. Law Co.) with Gravitas Legal. R.A. Law Co. is focused on the resolution of disputes (including criminal litigation and arbitration), real estate, corporate advisory and family law.

Mr Rajeev Aggarwal completed his B.Sc. (Hons.) in Chemistry from Kirori Mal College, Delhi University and his LL.B from the renowned Campus Law Centre, Delhi University in 1997. He also holds Masters in Law as an academic qualification. He is enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi and is also a member of the Delhi High Court Bar Association.

While being on the panel of Banks, Insurance Companies, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), GGSIPU and other Government bodies, Rajeev has experience of handling matters relating to banking, insurance, revenue, land disputes, lease/licence/allotment issues, land acquisition claims and arbitrations involving government bodies. He has assisted clubs, co-operative societies, charitable societies, hospitals and trusts with drafting of their constitution and management and election matters. He has expertise in family/matrimonial disputes litigation including probate/letters of administration, succession, divorce cases, cases related to domestic violence/maintenance laws etc. Having handled a wide variety of criminal matters before the Trial Court, more particularly with economic offences, Mr. Aggarwal has acquired necessary finesse to deal with intricate issues involved therein. He is deeply entrenched into, and well regarded by, players in the real estate spectrum, having providing consultancy and represented builders, developers, mall-owners, homebuyers at pre-litigation and litigation stage before all courts/forums/tribunals in a variety of matters.

With this merger, Gravitas Legal now has a total strength of 26 fee earners with offices in New Delhi and Mumbai. While the erstwhile office of R.A. Law Co. in Netaji Subhash Place has presently been retained, in the near future when the pandemic subsides, Gravitas Legal plans to have a larger (combined) office in New Delhi.

Speaking on the occasion of this merger, Rajeev Aggarwal commented: “I have been working closely with Partners and other members of Gravitas over the last 3-4 years and have come to believe that there is tremendous synergy and potential we can collectively explore and exploit. I cannot speak highly enough about the professional yet extremely warm culture at the Firm. With my practice also broadening into newer areas, consolidating with Gravitas Legal, which has been steadily growing, seemed the most natural progression path for me to take. With the current expertise at Gravitas Legal and the different dimension that this merger brings, I am confident of making a positive contribution to the growth of the brand.”

Summarizing the expansion, Founder Tanuj Sud observed: “Focussed inorganic growth while nurturing homegrown talent has always been the path we envisioned taking to scaling up our presence and offerings. With the addition of Mr. Aggarwal, a thoroughbred in his field, our fast growing and diversifying litigation practice has received just the kind of fillip it requires to take it to the next level which I am confident we would be able to achieve through this synergy. On behalf of Gravitas Legal, I warmly welcome members of R.A. Law Co. to Gravitas Legal and look forward to working towards the short term and long term goals we collectively aspire to achieve.”

As the Firm has completed five years since it was established, it has revamped its logo as part of the progress and expansion of offerings it has made on its journey so far. Consistent with its ideology to remain contemporary and socially responsible, the colour scheme in the new logo marks the Firm’s respect for the environment while retaining the Firm’s core ethos of seriousness and commitment. Showcasing the new logo, Founder Varij Sharma said: “We have, to the extent possible, tried to integrate social causes into our practice and individual ways of life. Our earlier logo, the alphabets ‘G’ and ‘L’ in Braille, marked our respect for those who were visually impaired, and our present logo similarly acknowledges the most pressing issue facing us – climate change. Respect for the environment is the first step of many we can take towards creation of a better future for ourselves. While there are no clichés we want to embroil ourselves with, within the Firm and the fraternity, we trust this serves as a reminder of the present scenario and the responsibility we all need to show towards each other and nature. As we all move towards a better tomorrow with optimism, I truly hope our new logo helps resonate the most important message we need to exchange with our fellow human beings in today’s day and age.