Mona Bhide

Mona Bhide is based in Mumbai, India and is the Managing Partner of Dave & Girish & Co, a law firm focusing on M & A, Corporate laws, Securities law, cross border banking, Structured Finance and Derivatives. She has graduated from Northwestern University School of Law at Chicago and has worked with the American Bar Foundation as well as a law firm in Chicago.

She is presently advisor to various NBFCs, HFCs, and banks on documentation and litigation assignments relating to structured transactions. Mona has to her credit the successful arbitration fought on behalf of ANZ Grindlay Bank for a comples securities fraud. She is also an advisor to the Indian Bank Association. The Firm is also a retainer for Securities Exchange Board of India.

• LLM, Northwestern University, School of Law, Chicago
• LL. B, Mumbai University
• B. Com, Mumbai University
• Trained in ISDA Documentation at Singapore
• Trained on  Commodities law and Documentation in Mumbai

• GIC Housing Finance Limited – Director
• Vinati Organics Ltd. - Director
• Alliance of Business Lawyers – Director 
• Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa - Member
• International Swaps and Derivatives Association - Member
• APLMA - Member

• Bombay Bar Association - Member
• International Bar Association - Member
• New York State Bar Association - Member
• Inter Pacific Bar Association - Member