Anish Patel is a commercial real estate transactions and finance attorney with KPPB LAW’s commercial real estate practice. He works with Commerical Real Estate Partners Kirtan Patel and Samir Patel to guide retail, mixed-used and office property owners and management companies on the finance, acquisition, development, operation and disposition of commercial and residential properties. He also works with lenders, borrowers, owners and tenants in distressed real estate transactions including workouts, foreclosures, and deeds in lieu of foreclosure.

Anish joined KPPB LAW in 2020 as a law clerk before being named to associate with the commercial real estate transactions team in 2021. Previously, he served as a corporate law summer associate with a law firm in Pittsburgh. He received general corporate business experience with Instapanel Corporation.

Anish earned his law degree from Georgia State University College of Law where he active with in academic, mentorship and pro bono groups including: the Business & Law Society; Asian American Law Student Association; New Student Mentorship Program; as well as the HeLP Legal Services Clinic of the Georgia State University College of Law. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia where he served as vice president of internal affairs for Delta Epsilon Psi. He has volunteered with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and Be the Match.

Raised in Georgia, Anish speaks Gujarati and Hindi. He is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, South Asian Bar Association, and the Atlanta Bar Association. Anish is based in KPPB LAW’s Atlanta office.

Sharika Zutshi is an associate with Fellows LaBriola who represents plaintiffs and defendants in complex litigation. She has a wealth of litigation experience, including successfully arguing dispositive motions in state court, taking and defending depositions, and representing parties during arbitration. Prior to joining the firm, Sharika worked as a litigation associate at a national defense firm.

Sharika received her juris doctor from Emory University School of Law, graduating with Honors. While at Emory, Sharika served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Chief Judge Geronda V. Carter of the Superior Court of Clayton County. Sharika also served as a Research Assistant to Professor Fred O. Smith, where she focused on various constitutional law issues. While active in Emory’s Moot Court Society, Sharika served as a competitor and a coach for the Georgia Intrastate Competition. Sharika completed her undergraduate studies in International Relations and History at Florida International University.

Nithya Amaraneni is Counsel at Cousins Properties, a publicly traded commercial real estate developer who owns and manages almost 20 million square feet of office space across its portfolio.

Prior to joining Cousins at the end of February 2021, Nithya was a Real Estate associate at Troutman Pepper (formerly Troutman Sanders) where she practiced for over four years representing developers and investors in acquisition, financing, development and leasing of office, industrial and mixed-use projects throughout the United States.

Nithya is an Atlanta local and a graduate of both Emory University (2011) and Emory Law School (2017). She has roots in Louisiana, including two years teaching in Baton Rouge (through Teach for America) and a federal clerkship at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. In her spare time Nithya enjoys baking bread and loves to spoil her almost 2-year old goldendoodle, Draper.

Maya is a term law clerk on the federal district court for the Northern District of Georgia. Prior to that, she was a fellow in the legal department of The New York Times, litigating and counseling reporters on freedom of information and court access issues across the country. Since law school, Maya has advocated for equity and inclusion in the legal field. While at The Times, she participated in the 2024 Diversity Lab Hackathon, which develops and pressure-tests equity initiatives in the legal community.

Originally from Tampa, Florida, Maya earned her B.S. from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and worked as a journalist before attending law school. She graduated from the Georgetown University Law Center, where she was editor-in-chief of The Georgetown Law Journal and served on the school’s faculty hiring committee. In her free time, she runs a feminist book club and dotes on her high maintenance bulldog, Josie

Rahul Garabadu is the Senior Voting Rights Staff Attorney at the ACLU of Georgia. A native Georgian, Rahul is passionate about protecting the right to vote and ensuring that elections across the state are free and fair.

Rahul is currently litigating cases challenging Georgia's new election law, SB 202, and the state's redistricting maps passed in 2021. Rahul's involvement in democracy and voting rights spans the globe. In 2011, Rahul traveled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo on behalf of the Atlanta-based Carter Center to help set up a long-term election observation mission in advance of presidential elections in the country.

In 2017, Rahul traveled to Myanmar to provide research support to local lawyers and activists pursuing constitutional reforms in the country. While in law school, Rahul worked as a student-attorney for Protect Democracy, a non-partisan organization dedicated to protecting elections and preserving the rule of law in the United States. During the Obama Administration, he interned at the White House Council of Economic Advisers.

Rahul also frequently provides commentary on voting rights and election law issues in the media; he has been quoted in publications including NBC News, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Georgia Public Broadcasting, Mother Jones, and Axios.

Rahul received his J.D. from Harvard Law School and his B.A. in Economics and Government from Georgetown University. He served as a law clerk to Judge Jill N. Parrish in the 2019-2020 term.

Alisha Goel represents plaintiffs and defendants in complex and high-stakes litigation. Her experience spans all stages of litigation, including pleadings, discovery, motions practice, and trial. 

Prior to joining Fellows LaBriola, Alisha worked as an associate at a prominent global law firm where she litigated complex commercial disputes involving breach of contract, product liability, and the Fair Credit Reporting Act. She also developed a robust pro bono practice where she successfully represented asylum-seekers fleeing persecution and vacated the criminal convictions of survivors of human trafficking.  

Alisha received her juris doctor from Columbia Law School and her undergraduate degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Alisha is actively involved in the community. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Adoptee Mentoring Society and volunteers as a high school mock trial attorney coach. Alisha is also a member of the Atlanta Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the South Asian Bar Association of Georgia. 

Zain Haq is a Senior Associate at Alston & Bird. He regularly advises companies in responding to ransomware gangs, nation-state -sponsored threat actors, and sophisticated cyberattacks. He helps clients develop proactive strategies to mitigate risk, prepare for incidents, and manage the full lifecycle of a cybersecurity crisis – from initial detection and containment to legal and regulatory compliance.

Zain was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. He obtained his B.A. degree from the University of Western Ontario, and his JD from Georgia State University College of Law.

Harshila Leva joined Harris Lowry Manton LLP as an Associate Attorney in 2023. She is responsible for helping the firm’s legal team develop, handle and prepare cases for trial. Harshila represents individuals and families in catastrophic injury and wrongful death litigation, including products liability, auto torts, premises liability, medical malpractice and trucking cases.

Harshila started her career as a public defender at the Defender Association of Philadelphia, where she represented clients in preliminary hearings, misdemeanor and felony bench trials, and juvenile delinquency matters. She moved to Atlanta in May 2021 and joined a general litigation boutique practice.

Born and raised in Monroeville, Alabama, Harshila graduated from The University of Alabama with her bachelor’s degree in finance. In 2017, she received her Juris Doctor from The University of Alabama School of Law. During law school, she participated in the criminal defense law clinic and was a member of the Public Interest Society and Student Bar Association. She also served on the Law Faculty Diversity Committee as a Student Representative and as an ambassador for the law school.

Harshila is a member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association of Justice and the South Asian Bar Association. She also serves on the Community and Engagement Board for the Women’s Resource Center, a local, non-profit organization. Harshila also serves on the recruitment and mentor committee for The University of Alabama School of Law.

Harshila is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and Georgia.

Harshila lives in Atlanta with her husband, Shiven Gandhi (dentist). Outside of work, she enjoys traveling, taking long walks and watching reality television.

Pranav Lokin is a litigator with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP where his practice focuses on commercial disputes and responses to government investigations.   Pranav is a former federal law clerk and previously worked at another prominent international firm specializing in telecommunications issues and cross-border disputes.  Pranav's pro bono work has focused on securing relief for clients facing disproportionately long sentences, challenging mass incarceration as a policy choice, and addressing historical injustices.

Pranav is an Honors graduate of Emory Law (2020) and a naturalized citizen.  Born in Hyderabad, India, he moved to America at the age of 6 and was raised by a hardworking single mother who continues to inspire him daily.  Pranav graduated from the University of Tampa (2014) with a dual degree in Journalism and Political Science. Pranav also has graduate degrees from the University of Oxford (St. Antony's College) (2015) and the London School of Economics (2016).  

As the first lawyer in his family, Pranav is deeply committed to giving back and engaging with communities like those that contributed to his own success.  Pranav resides in Southwest Atlanta and currently serves as a Youth Program Enrichment Coordinator for Soccer in the Streets' Emerging Leaders Council, Parliamentarian of Oakland City Community Organization, Vice President and Director of Membership for Emory Asian Pacific-Islander and Desi American Alumni Organization, an Assistant Coach for D.M. Therrell High School's Mock Trial Team, and a Member of Atlanta Legal Aid's Service Council. 
 
Pranav is an avid traveler having been to 55 countries (and counting).  But when he isn't catching flights, he is hiking with his beloved rescue pup, Aubrey, and spending time with his nieces, Sia and Ila. 

Simran Modi is an associate at King & Spalding in the Trial & Global Disputes practice group. Simran’s practice focuses on representing businesses in high-stakes commercial litigation, complex business disputes, and product liability litigation. She is a team member on several matters, including representation for Fortune 500 companies such as General Motors, Coca-Cola, R.J. Reynolds, and Boehringer Ingelheim. 

Simran is passionate about diversity and inclusion in the legal profession, and she mentors aspiring lawyers. Simran also represents clients in multiple pro bono matters through the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation and Atlanta Legal Aid, where she works with women who are victims of domestic violence or are facing dispossessory actions.

Simran has been involved with SABA-GA for over 4 years and has taken an active role in the chapter’s activities. This past year, Simran served on the SABA-GA Gala Planning Committee, where she organized the gala to benefit Noor Family Services along with an incredible team. She also helped SABA-GA with sponsoring the Johns Creek Diwali Festival. Simran enjoyed attending the SABA North America Conference in Boston this past year, where she connected with South Asian attorneys across the country and helped plan the SABA-GA chapter dinner. Simran is also involved with SABA-GA’s mentorship committee, and she spoke on the Summer Success Panel to provide insight into succeeding in summer associate programs. One of Simran’s goals is to increase engagement in SABA-GA across all levels and create new ways for members to be involved.

Simran holds her J.D. with honors from the Emory University School of Law and her B.S. in Psychology, summa cum laude, from UGA.