About Us

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Govilkar & Associates LLP is a full service litigation firm, primarily practicing at the Hon'ble Bombay High Court and the other subordinate Courts and Tribunals in Mumbai, India; with Associates in Raigad, Pune, Goa, New Delhi, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Hyderabad, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Kolkata and Jaipur.

With over 60 years of combined experience, the firm specializes in providing personalized litigation, and the related services in civil matters - like cooperative societies, public and private trusts, family/matrimonial disputes, personal law - including Christian, Hindu, Muslim, Parsi laws, etc., testamentary matters, banking laws, company matters including insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings, property laws - including Rent Control Act, Land Acquisition, etc, Arbitration and Intellectual Property matters. Govilkar & Associates LLP also handles criminal matters in the areas of Prevention of Corruption Act, Negotiable Instruments Act, Preventive Detention, Prevention of Money Laundering Act, etc.

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The law practice was started by Adv. Vinayak D. Govilkar in 1959, venturing into this extremely competitive field, which, as he was told at that time, was already saturated. But, due to sheer grit and perseverence, he was able to establish a name for himself and went to appear in several high profile matters, including ones for the Government of India. 

Adv. V.D. Govilkar was later joined by his son, Adv. Rajshekhar V. Govilkar, in 1975, Adv. R.V. Govilkar holds a Masters in Law from Mumbai University and with over 43 years of work experience, he has represented the State of Maharashtra as its Government Pleader at the Bombay High Court, Original Side and is currently on the panel of Advocates of several Government (Central & State) and semi-Government institutions, educational institutions, Universities and even some private bodies. He also acts as an Arbitrator. He is being supported by his son, Adv. Mihir R. Govilkar, who, in addition to his Bachelors in Law, holds a Masters in Business Administration from the Johnson & Wales University, USA and a Masters in Finance from EDHEC Business School, France.

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THE PARTNERS

Rajshekhar V. Govilkar

B.Com (Hons), LL.M. , Mumbai University.

Ex-Government Pleader, Original Side,

High Court, Bombay, 1995 - 1999.

"Salus populi suprema lex esto."

Mihir R. Govilkar

BMS, LL.B., Mumbai University; 

MBA, Johnson & Wales University, USA; 

MSc in Finance, EDHEC Business School, France; 

CFA, Level 1, DALF C1 (French).

Associates

Shaba N. Khan

Advocate

B.Com., LL.B.

Shubhada R. Govilkar

Sr. Consultant
B.Com, LL.B.

Kinjal S. Jani

Advocate

BLS, LL.B.

Rohit S. Betkar

Jr. Office Assistant