About Vijit

Vijit is a New York attorney advising technology companies, foreign businesses, and entrepreneurs on US business and transactional law.

He acts as outside general counsel for his clients' US operations, providing day-to-day legal support across contract drafting and negotiation, commercial agreements, intellectual property protection, employment and contractor arrangements, and corporate governance matters. He also represents investors and technology companies throughout the venture capital and financing lifecycle.

His cross-border practice includes New York law review and opinion work for foreign institutions and law firms on US commercial and transactional matters. His doctoral research in the law and economics of corporate governance, combined with his experience as a Legal Officer at SEBI, India's securities markets regulator, and his dual bar admission in New York and India, gives him particular insight into the needs of foreign institutions and law firms requiring US counsel on cross-border transactions.

Before establishing his New York practice, Vijit served as Legal Officer at SEBI, Senior Researcher at the UNDP, and as a Supreme Court litigator serving as second chair to Mr. K.K. Venugopal, Former Attorney General of India, in several high-profile corporate disputes. He also completed a judicial clerkship under Justice P.P. Naolekar at the Supreme Court of India.

He has co-taught NY and California accredited CLE programs for attorneys organized by the New York City Bar Association, and regularly speaks at the US Embassy in New Delhi on US business and legal practices for companies entering the US market.

Vijit holds a Master of Laws from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, the Wharton Business and Law Certificate from the Wharton School, and B.A. and LL.B. degrees from the National Law School of India University. He was awarded PhDs in Law and Economics by the University of Bologna, the University of Hamburg, and Erasmus University Rotterdam for his doctoral research on the law and economics of corporate governance and securities regulation.

He is admitted to practice in New York and India.

Please email vijit@vijitchahar.com to discuss how his experience and cross-border expertise can support your US legal needs.