Sameer Tapia

Sameer is a founder and senior partner of ALMT Legal, which was set up in London in 2000 and now has offices in Mumbai and Bangalore. Sameer has expertise in corporate-commercial matters, dispute resolution with strong focus on aviation, real estate and private clients.

Sameer graduated from Bombay University with a bachelor’s degree in Commerce. He read Law from the prestigious Government Law College, Mumbai.

He regularly acts for various multinational clients in pursuing their contentious matters in India and has been retained by several corporates where he has advised them on commercial contracts, risk insurance, liability and regulatory matters.

Sameer has represented clients before various foras including the Supreme Court of India. He has a strong commercial acumen in dealing with disputes in various arbitration proceedings as well. He has also advised clients in high profile family disputes and matrimonial matters and acted as an arbitrator / mediator in settling complex family disputes.

Sameer regularly speaks at international conferences and has submitted papers on Indian Laws. He is a regular invitee and guest speaker at law schools and other prestigious institutions in India. He has written articles which have been published in the International Bar News, India Business Law Journal and various other chamber publications.

The Indian Lawyer 250, a guide to the leading business law firms of India, has featured Sameer amongst the top 40 individual leading lawyers, under the age of 45 years, in India.

He has been awarded the Who’s Who Lawyer of the year 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2012-2013.