YK LEGALS
Our People

The team behind
the practice.

Senior in-house leadership paired with specialist consultants and litigation counsel across corporate, insolvency, tax and disputes.

Yash H. Khandvilkar
Founder & Principal Counsel

Yash H. Khandvilkar (Adv.)

B.Com., B.G.L., LL.B., LL.M (UK) Indian Qualified Lawyer Bar Council of India

Yash H. Khandvilkar is a senior legal professional with extensive multi-jurisdictional experience, currently serving as Group General Counsel of Rektron Group Inc. and maintaining strategic counsel roles across multiple organisations. His practice spans complex cross-border transactions, corporate restructuring, regulatory advisory, and strategic legal counsel.

With specialist expertise in Canadian law and HNI cross-border structuring, Yash advises businesses, boards, founders and institutional investors on sophisticated commercial matters across UK, India, UAE, Canada, EU, Hong Kong and Singapore, delivering precision and strategic execution tailored to each client's needs.

Experience Working with External Counsel

Extensive experience collaborating with top-tier international law firms and chambers, including:

UK Law Firms: Stephenson Harwood, Clyde & Co, Hill Dickinson, Taylor Wessing, Spencer West, Seddons GSC, etc.
UK Barristers' Chambers: Blackstone Chambers, Essex Court Chambers, XXIV Old Buildings, South Square Chambers, etc.
International: Mintz (USA & Canada), Aird and Berlis (Canada), Hill Dickinson (Hong Kong), Legal Emirates (UAE), etc.
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Dr. Rishi Dev
Senior Consultant

Dr. Rishi Dev (Adv.)

Ph.D. (Insolvency & Bankruptcy Law) Legal Academic & Researcher 13+ Years' Experience

Dr. Rishi Dev is an international legal consultant, academic and researcher with over thirteen years of professional legal practice and teaching experience. He specialises in Insolvency and Bankruptcy Law, Taxation Laws, Corporate and Commercial Laws, and Private International Law, advising on complex regulatory, restructuring, insolvency resolution, tax and cross-border matters.

His doctoral research critically examined the role of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, in the resolution of non-performing assets, establishing him as a specialist in insolvency law and corporate restructuring. He regularly conducts executive training and capacity-building programmes on insolvency, GST, customs, corporate governance and regulatory compliance.

Alongside his consultancy and academic work, Dr. Dev has worked with law firms and has advised and mentored legal professionals, law firms, researchers and corporate stakeholders across a range of contentious and advisory matters.

His practice is complemented by an extensive research portfolio, with publications in Scopus-indexed, IEEE, Springer and UGC-CARE journals, reflecting expertise at the intersection of law, finance, technology and public policy. As a consultant and mentor, Dr. Dev combines rigorous legal analysis with commercially practical solutions.

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Advocate Nikhil Pareek
Litigation Counsel

Nikhil Pareek (Adv.)

Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi Indirect Tax & Criminal Litigation ~10 Years' Experience

Advocate Nikhil Pareek is an alumnus of the prestigious Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, and is a dynamic litigation counsel with close to a decade of professional experience in Indirect Tax and Criminal Litigation.

With a practice focused on complex and high-stakes litigation, Advocate Pareek has developed extensive experience in matters arising under GST, Customs and other indirect tax laws, as well as criminal proceedings involving financial and economic offences. His practice encompasses the complete spectrum of tax litigation, from investigation and adjudication to appellate and judicial proceedings.

He has represented clients before adjudicating authorities, appellate authorities, Tribunals including the GSTAT and CESTAT, and Courts and High Courts across multiple jurisdictions in India, handling investigations, summons, search and seizure proceedings, show cause notices, adjudication proceedings, appeals, writ petitions and recovery proceedings.

Known for his meticulous approach, strong legal research, strategic advocacy and practical understanding of litigation, Advocate Pareek combines technical knowledge with a solution-oriented approach to represent clients effectively in contentious and commercially sensitive matters.

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The team is growing.

We are expanding our bench of specialist counsel and consultants across our London, Dubai and Mumbai offices. If you are an exceptional legal professional interested in cross-border work, we would be glad to hear from you.

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