New Delhi · Est. 2013

Counsel
that carries
conviction.

A boutique New Delhi firm practicing litigation, intellectual property, corporate advisory, matrimonial law, and succession — bringing precision, depth, and a rare technology fluency to every matter we undertake.

12+
Years in
Practice
"The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is diligence."

— Abraham Lincoln

"The mark of a Mensch is not in the power they wield, but in the character they keep."

— Driving Principle of the Firm

"Law is reason free from passion."

— Aristotle

A measured
approach to
complex law.

12+
Years in Practice
3
Core Practice Areas
500+
Matters Handled
New
Delhi
Based

Based in New Delhi, Mensch Law offers dedicated legal services across litigation and dispute resolution, intellectual property, and corporate advisory. The firm advises multinational corporations, public sector bodies, entrepreneurs, and individuals — from setting up new companies and navigating India's corporate laws, to drafting shareholders agreements, handling matrimonial disputes, and advising on wills and estate matters.

The firm brings a rare and distinctive edge to technology-related matters. Shashank Sharma is a published author, an internationally recognised commentator on open source software, and an advocate with a deep understanding of software licensing, emerging technology, and artificial intelligence. This background enables the firm to advise clients on tech-legal issues with a precision and fluency that few generalist practices can match.

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Shashank Sharma, Adv

Founder & Principal Counsel

Shashank has over 12 years of experience as a trial and appellate lawyer appearing before courts, tribunals, and other fora in Delhi. His practice spans litigation and arbitration, intellectual property, corporate advisory, matrimonial and family law, and wills and succession — offering clients a rare breadth of expertise under one roof.

Beyond the law, Shashank brings a distinctive and genuine engagement with technology. He is the published co-author of a book on Fedora Linux, and has written about open source software and software licensing for over two decades — contributing to international publications including Linux Format and Linux User & Developer Magazine (UK). He follows the development of artificial intelligence closely and understands its implications for law, business, and society with a clarity that informs how the firm approaches technology-related mandates. This is not a peripheral interest: it is a core part of how Mensch Law thinks.

Trial & Appellate Courts IPR & Software Licensing Corporate Advisory Matrimonial Law Wills & Succession Open Source & AI Consumer Law Arbitration
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