Anwasha Halder

Litigation and corporate counsel with 10+ years advising banking, real estate and corporate clients across the full contract and dispute lifecycle. Regularly appears before the Calcutta High Court, Subordinate Courts, Commercial Courts, NCLT and Tax/Appellate Tribunals, and has led compliance due diligence programs for banking and real estate clients that surface statutory and title risk before it reaches the balance sheet. Combines private-practice litigation strength with in-house-style commercial judgment — drafting and negotiating NDAs, service, employment, JV and third-party agreements, then standing behind them in court when needed.

Known for turning dense regulatory change into clear, actionable guidance for business and leadership teams.

Senior Associate, Real Estate & Litigation at DMD Legal Consultants (2025-01 – Present)

Real Estate Law Firm

• Appeared before Courts on land-related and consumer-complaint matters, driving cases from filing through resolution for corporate clients.
• Negotiated and closed real estate contracts, leases and transaction documents for corporate clients, protecting client position at the negotiation table and reducing post-signing renegotiation risk.
• Drafted and reviewed sale deeds, leases and purchase agreements for commercial real estate transactions, ensuring title and regulatory compliance before execution.
• Led legal due diligence on property assets supporting M&A and investment transactions, identifying encumbrance and title risks ahead of deal close.

Independent Counsel at High Court at Calcutta (2019-01 – Present)

• Represented clients before the High Court, Subordinate Courts, Commercial Courts, NCLT and multiple Tribunals across civil, commercial and regulatory disputes — managing matters end-to-end from strategy through hearing.
• Drafted, negotiated and vetted a broad portfolio of commercial agreements — NDAs, service agreements, employment contracts and privacy policies — for corporate clients across sectors.
• Ran end-to-end compliance due diligence on mortgage loan documentation for banking and financial-sector clients, catching statutory non-compliance before it converted into liability.
• Drafted and argued writ petitions spanning service, municipal and election disputes, education matters, police inaction, tax assessments and other quasi-judicial challenges.
• Coordinated with external counsel and business teams to execute corporate legal strategy, and authored briefing notes and outward legal communications for senior counsel.

Legal Officer, Loan Department at HDFC Bank (2018-01 – 2019-12)

• Supported senior counsel on corporate litigation, arbitration and contract enforcement matters.
• Conducted legal research and drafted pleadings and compliance documentation for corporate clients.
• Vetted and vaulted loan-process documentation and prepared property title reports for loan sanctioning — an early statutory/regulatory due-diligence function that reduced title risk at disbursement.

Legal Associate, Real Estate at ARSS Legal (2016-01 – 2018-12)

• Drafted and negotiated real estate contracts, leases and transaction documents for corporate clients.
• Drafted and reviewed sale deeds, leases and purchase agreements for commercial real estate transactions.
• Conducted legal due diligence on property assets supporting M&A and investment transactions; prepared real estate reports and liaised with external counsel on related litigation.

B.A. LL.B (Hons.) in Law – University of Calcutta (2016-01)