ALMT Legal Partners - Sameer Tapia

Practice areas and client work
Sameer leads the firm's litigation and property practice. He represents global multinational companies in a wide variety of disputes and is well experienced in the defence of claims against airlines. He has also represented several international airlines operating in India. His practice also includes real estate acquisitions development, finance and leasing. Sameer also represents private clients advising on succession, wills, probates and matrimonial law. His practice is currently limited to Indian law exclusively.

Previous work
Sameer started his career in litigation in 1992, with a renowned Mumbai based law firm. He relocated to the UK in 1997, returning in 2004 to the Mumbai office of ALMT Legal as a co-founder of the firm.

Publications, Presentations, Recognitions
Sameer has contributed to various publications including the Asia Pacific Forum Newsletter and the International Bar Association Newsletter. He has been interviewed by the Eastern Eye, Paisa magazine, the Hammersmith and Fulham Chamber of Commerce, The Lawyer, a leading legal newspaper in London and The Economic Times, Mumbai. Sameer is a member of several associations including the EU Chamber of Commerce, the Society of Indian Law Firms, the Indus Entrepreneurs, the Inter Pacific Bar Association, the British Business Group and LEADR (an association of dispute resolvers in Australia). He also lectures at the prestigious Government Law College, in Mumbai.

Bar and court admissions
Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa, 1995

Education
The Government Law College Mumbai, (LLB, 1995)
University of Mumbai, (B.Com, 1992)

Beyond the law
Sameer is married to Arwa and enjoys spending time with his two energetic sons Zahir and Daniel; the fact that he manages to go horse racing, swimming, attend the Rotary Club of Bombay and travel is a testament to his energy and time management skills.