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To be an effective attorney, one should try to understand more than just the law, one must understand the mechanics that drive companies, technology and society.
In that pursuit, Ms. Uma Bansal began as a student of Electrical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, exploring subjects ranging from microchips to fiber optics. At Hopkins, Ms. Bansal obtained a graduate fellowship grant and was inducted into Eta Kappa Nu, the electrical engineering honor society. She fostered connections between future scientists and companies by establishing and running a chapter of the Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers(IEEE).
After obtaining her Electrical Engineering degree, Ms. Bansal worked as a project manager for the Navy, at the Naval Surface Warfare Center. She helped to bring wireless technology to large naval vessels while collaborating with small businesses. Ms. Bansal attended Boston College Law School and obtained her Juris Doctorate. There, she studied the inner workings of corporations, intellectual property, and the law.
Mr. Patel is a patent attorney and trial lawyer. He leads the Pharmaceuticals/Biologics group at Schiff Hardin. Sailesh focuses on intellectual property litigation with an emphasis in pharmaceutical and chemical patent litigation. Sailesh has extensive experience representing pharmaceutical companies in highly complex Hatch-Waxman patent litigation involving prescription pharmaceutical drugs and other matters in federal courts throughout the country.
Sailesh has served as lead counsel on numerous patent infringement litigation matters, including high-profile Hatch-Waxman pharmaceutical litigation matters. His experience extends from pre-litigation counseling up and through trial and appeal, including several successful trials through verdict in the past few years.
Mr. Patel is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and has a background in chemical and biomedical engineering. Mr. Patel prepares and prosecutes patent applications. He also has experience with trademark, copyright and franchise litigation.
Specialties: Intellectual Property, Patent litigation and prosecution, trademark & franchise litigation. Hatch-Waxman and Biosimilars litigation and counseling.
At SwagatUSA, we stand in stark contrast to high-volume, factory-style law firms where your immigration matter is simply a number. We focus on employment and family immigration, including H-1b, I-601 Waivers of unlawful presence, I-601 waivers for crimes, Adjustment of Status, PERM, I-140, I-130, and more.
Chicago Chapter of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India was launched on April 24, 2021.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is a statutory body established by an Act of Parliament, viz. The Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 (Act No.XXXVIII of 1949) for regulating the profession of Chartered Accountancy in the country. The Institute, functions under the administrative control of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India. It has its headquarters in New Delhi and 5 Regional offices in Chennai, Kanpur, Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi. It presently has 164 branches spread all over the country. In addition, it has also set up 34 chapters outside India and an overseas office in Dubai. The ICAI is the second largest professional body of Chartered Accountants in the world, with a strong tradition of service to the Indian economy in public interest.
The affairs of the ICAI are managed by a Council in accordance with the provisions of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 and the Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988. The Council constitutes of 40 members of whom 32 are elected by the Chartered Accountants and remaining 8 are nominated by the Central Government generally representing the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Securities and Exchange Board of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Ministry of Finance and other stakeholders.
Over a period of time the ICAI has achieved recognition as a premier accounting body not only in the country but also globally, for maintaining highest standards in technical, ethical areas and for sustaining stringent examination and education standards. Since 1949, the profession has grown leaps and bounds in terms of members and student base.
AIF Chicago is a growing network of leaders in business, arts, culture, and philanthropy, who all have one thing in common: an unwavering dedication to improving the lives of underprivileged people in India. The Chicago chapter has quickly expanded to hosting large-scale premiere fundraising events, attended by the best and brightest in every field who are generously supporting the causes espoused by AIF. Our chapter members are personally committed to raising awareness in the Chicago community of AIF’s work to improve the education, livelihoods, and health of India’s most vulnerable communities.
