Sayantani is a member at Nishith Desai Associates’ Labour and Employment Practice. Nishith Desai Associates is a research based international law firm having offices in Mumbai, Silicon Valley, Bangalore, Singapore, New Delhi, Munich and New York. Sayantani is based out of the Bangalore office of Nishith Desai Associates. Prior to her engagement with Nishith Desai Associates, she has worked with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited dealing with labour and employment related matters.
Sayantani specializes in labour and employment laws and has been advising clients on a wide range of employment law matters including matters relating to workforce management, compensation and benefits, reductions in force, disciplinary inquiries, engagement of contingent workers, employee transfers etc. She has also worked on matters involving HR investigation and employment litigation.
Sayantani has also worked closely with industrial bodies such as NASSCOM and NHRDN in making representations to the government and conducting training sessions and webinars on pertinent labour law developments in India.
Sayantani has co-authored several articles published in leading technical journals such as People Matters and Practical Law. She has a keen inclination towards research and has worked on several matters concerning recent developments in the field of human resource laws such as workforce management during COVID-19 pandemic, remote working etc.
