Argus Partners has announced that Durga Priya Manda has joined the firm as a Partner in the Dispute Resolution Practice and the Technology & Data Privacy Practice, with effect from September 14, 2026. She will be based out of the Firm’s New Delhi office.
Durga has over a decade of experience advising and representing clients in commercial disputes, domestic and international arbitrations, and matters involving technology regulation and disputes. Her practice includes complex cross-border disputes, shareholder and investor-exit disputes, ad-hoc and institutional arbitrations, and proceedings before various courts and tribunals. She also advises and represents clients on privacy and data protection, intermediary liability, content and platform regulation, cybersecurity, enforcement actions, and proceedings concerning blocking, takedown, and other regulatory directions. She has advised clients across various sectors, including technology, digital platforms, financial services, telecommunications, infrastructure, and healthcare. Durga holds an LL.M. from the University of Cambridge and a B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) from the National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata.
Commenting on her appointment, Durga Priya Mandal said-
“I am delighted to join Argus Partners. The firm has built a disputes practice with real depth, and its technology and data privacy practice is well placed as India’s regulatory framework for data protection takes shape and moves into enforcement. I look forward to working with the team and building a practice that helps clients navigate the regulations shaping their businesses, and represents them when those rules are put to the test.”
