Sumeet H. Chugani

Associate Attorney

Bilingual international lawyer focusing on international dispute resolution, cross-border transactional matters, and regulatory compliance and support. 

Previous legal experience with Harry Elias Partnership in Singapore, K & L Gates in Pittsburgh, PA, and GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park/Durham, NC.

Having both lived and worked in Singapore and Malaysia, and as a regular traveler to India and China, Mr. Chugani has a deep understanding of the cultural dynamics of doing business in Asia.

Recent publications include:  

• Michael Diaz Jr., Carlos F. Gonzalez, Sumeet H. Chugani and Xingjian Zhao, Diamonds in the Rough:  Managing Legal Risk in Emerging Economies, Corporate Compliance Insights (April 4, 2011).
• Sumeet H. Chugani, India’s Global Expansion: Eyeing Latin America, Money Market USA (October 30, 2010).   
• Sumeet H. Chugani and Xingjian Zhao, Making Capitalism More Creative: The Tempestuous Marriage of Sentiment and Self-Interest, Pacific McGeorge Global Business & Development Law Journal, Volume 22, Number 2, Spring 2010, 333. 
• Benevolent Blood Money: Terrorist Exploitation of Zakat and Its Complications in the War on Terror, North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation, Volume 34, Number 2, Winter 2009, 601.

Noteworthy:

• Proficiency in Hindi 
• General Counsel for Net IP Television
• President-Elect of SABA, Florida, 2011.
• Articles Editor, North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation, 2008-2009

Lectures & Speaking Engagements

• Invited Delegate; South Asian Diaspora Convention 2011, July 21-22, Resorts World Sentosas, Singapore;
• Speaker & Presenter; Civil Procedures: A View From the Bench in Florida; Lorman Education Services,  June 14, 2011, Miami Springs, Florida;
• Panelist, "Offshore Legal Outsourcing: Attorneys in a Globalized Profession", Labor & Employment Law Association Lecture, University of Miami, March 29, 2011;
• Speaker, "Securities Law: Dodd-Frank and the new SEC", 13th Annual NASALSA Conference, Washington D.C., February 17-18, 2011.

News

• Asset Hunting and Anti-Money Laundering: Justice on the Trail of Tears
• DIAZ REUS ATTORNEY SUMEET CHUGANI NAMED 2011 PRESIDENT-ELECT FOR SABA FLORIDA
• Demand from China reshaping Latin American agriculture
• India’s Global Expansion: Eyeing Latin America

Articles & Publications

• Expo 2010 Shanghai: Latin America's Opportunity
• Inter-American Dialogue's Latin America Advisor - Financial Services
• The International Law Firm: A Global Marketing Approach
• China's Hunger for Latin American Agriculture
• Prolonging the Battle for Open Legal Markets
• ABA China Law Reporter "Avoiding the Pitfalls of "Hidden Rules" Chinese Graft Laws and the FCPA

Events

• Diaz Reus Sponsors LatinFinance The Latin America India Investors Forum, Trident Hotel, Munbai, India, November 17-18, 2011
• Diaz, Reus & Targ, LLP Sponsors the South Asian Diaspora Convention 2011, July 21-22, Resorts World Sentosas, Singapore.
• Diaz Reus and Targ LLP sponsors the Annual Gala of the India-US Chamber of South Florida with special guest Sanjiv Arora, Consul General of India, Intercontinental Hotel, Miami
• Diaz, Reus & Targ, LLP, Sponsors at the 12th Annual NASALSA Conference. Sumeet Chugani, Panelist: Making the Most of Law School, Advice from Recent Graduates. Washington, DC, February 26-28, 2010.