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Mr. Sankalp Brahma is a multifaceted and results-driven advocate with a strong academic foundation in law, corporate management, and Maritime Logistics & Supply Chain Management. His practice is distinguished by the integration of commercial insight with rigorous legal strategy.

Prior to entering full-time legal practice, Mr. Brahma worked closely with the Minister of State for the Ministry of Shipping, Government of India, advising on policy and regulatory issues relating to commercial shipping, port infrastructure, and hinterland logistics. He has also held positions with a commercial shipping and logistics company as well as a Public Sector Undertaking, equipping him with practical, industry-level experience that informs his legal advisory and litigation work.

In his litigation practice, Mr. Brahma regularly appears and argues before the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi High Court, the Punjab & Haryana High Court, and leading tribunals including the NCLAT, NCLT, NCDRC, CAT, and AFT. His courtroom experience spans complex and high-stakes matters across diverse sectors.

He was previously associated with Senior Advocate Mr. Sachin Datta, under whose mentorship he handled a wide range of matters including property disputes, constitutional writs, consumer litigation, land acquisition, arbitration, and insolvency & bankruptcy proceedings. He has also briefed leading senior counsel in significant matters before constitutional courts and tribunals.

Mr. Brahma’s practice reflects a strategic blend of policy understanding, sectoral expertise, and courtroom advocacy, enabling him to deliver commercially aligned and legally robust solutions.

Sankalp Brahma

Founding Partner

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Animesh Das is a dry bulk shipping professional with about 14 years of experience across chartering, operations, freight and laytime accounting, and commodity trading. He advises the firm and its clients on the commercial and operational side of maritime matters.

He began his career in 2011 as an Executive Chartering professional at Parekh Marine Agencies in Mumbai. He then moved to Morgan Stanley, where he worked in commodity trade and bulk shipping operations. In 2014 he joined Oldendorff Carriers, one of the world's leading dry bulk operators. Over roughly ten years there he moved from marine accounting (freight and laytime) and operations into a Chartering Manager role, which he held for nearly eight years. Most recently he worked as a Trader at Costamare Bulkers in Singapore.

Because he has handled voyage and time charters, freight, and laytime and demurrage calculations, Animesh can help the firm and its clients make sense of the commercial facts behind a dispute. He brings practical knowledge of how fixtures are negotiated, how vessels are operated, and how claims arise and are calculated.

At ALO, Animesh supports the legal team with his vast expert experience in the maritime industry, be it charterparty disputes, demurrage and laytime claims, cargo and freight claims, and commercial due diligence for shipping transactions to deliver tailor made solutions to the clients. 

Animesh Das

Consultancy Partner (Shipping & Trade)

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Natasha Gusti Boydston

Consultancy Partner

Mrs. Natasha Gusti Boydston graduated with her Bachelor in Law from Indonesia in 2012 and went on to pursue her L.LM from the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State Law) in Pennsylvania, United States in 2016. Mrs. Boydston is currently residing in the United States from where she is remotely working for Minola Sebayang and Partners, Advocate and Legal Consultant, Indonesia. Mrs. Boydston's interest lies in Multinational corporation laws, contract drafting, negotiation, copyrights, trademark, entertainment law, and immigration law. 

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