Sumedha Dua, Founder of Aequitas Legal Solutions, Delhi, has an exhaustive experience in legal practice since 2002. Her core expertise is Civil law & she has litigated & consulted on matters involving Insolvency, IPR, Money Recovery, Real estate, Service matters, Consumer disputes, Property Succession, Matrimonial disputes etc. She has experience & exposure in Criminal Matters also, which include White Collar Crimes, Medical negligence matters, IPC, Cheque Dishonor matters etc. She has been empaneled advocate with prestigious banks like HDFC Ltd. & PNB in addition to several reputed Private Limited Companies & Firms.

As a strong believer of the ADR process, Sumedha’s journey as a mediator started with being trained by AIIMAS & she is now trained & posted as a Court appointed Mediator by the Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC) of Supreme Court of India.

In 2024, Sumedha, who has been a Resource Person for AIIMAS since its inception, took the rigorous 20-hour Training of Trainers (ToT) conducted by the Master Trainers of AIIMAS and successfully graduated to being an AIIMAS accredited Trainer.

Sumedha has experienced all sides of the Arbitration process as she has been a Court appointed Sole Arbitrator and has also deftly handled several Arbitrations proceedings for her clients before Tribunals & Courts.

She also has to her credit, experience in Training, Legal Compliance and Due Diligence of Companies for Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) Act and is an external member of POSH committees for many Top 100 Companies of India.

Practicing attorney with 30 years of experience in litigation, specializing in civil, matrimonial, commercial, and arbitration cases, including appeals before High Court, debt recovery cases before DRT and consumer disputes before State Commission and National Commission.

Trained Mediator; completed 40 hours of training under Delhi Mediation Centre, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi (June, 2007).

Conducting mediations successfully, and reaching resolutions at Delhi Mediation Centre, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi since 2007 (civil, criminal, matrimonial, intellectual property rights and commercial disputes).

Undertook training in the Arbitration and Conciliation program conducted by Association for India International Mediation and Arbitration Services (AIIMAS) from 24th August, 2021 till 3rd September, 2021. Conducted various arbitrations as an arbitrator.

Currently empaneled as an advocate with:-

1. Northern Railways;
2. Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd.;
3. National Insurance Co. Ltd.

Apart from the aforementioned organisations, she was previously empaneled with the following:-

1. New India Assurance Co.;
2. United India Insurance Co. Ltd.
3. Central Bank of India;
4. Oriental Bank of Commerce;
5. Municipal Corporation of Delhi.