Rahul Manchanda, Esq.
Toll Free Number: 1 (866) 761-5308
E-mail: rdm@manchanda-law.com
Direct Dial: (212) 618-1830
Prior to beginning his practice, Mr. Manchanda worked for one of the largest law firms in Manhattan, where he focused on asbestos litigation. At the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law ("UNCITRAL") in Vienna, Austria, Mr. Manchanda was exposed to international trade law, arbitration, alternative dispute resolution, and comparisons of the American common law with European civil law. He later worked for one of the largest multi-national law firms in Paris, France, where he focused primarily on international arbitration, arbitration agreements, the enforcement of foreign arbitration awards against multinational parent corporations, piercing the corporate veil, arbitration venue choice, and foreign policy. In Paris, Mr. Manchanda analyzed and compared the American legal system with its British, French, Russian, German, and Chinese counterparts.
At Boston University, Mr. Manchanda took a Bachelors degree in Biology, wherein he distinguished himself in the chemical and biological sciences, doing extensive research in organic chemistry, in both field and laboratory work, relating to organic synthesis and isolation, structure determination, and production of synthetic bio-active natural products. He also attended Yale University where he studied Molecular Cell and Evolutionary Biology.
Mr. Manchanda has extensive technical experience in federal patent prosecution and intellectual property issues, and has successfully contributed to the issuing of patents in the areas of biotechnology, organic chemistry, biopharmaceuticals, electrical and mechanical engineering, computer software and technology, and internet business methods.
He was sworn in and admitted to practice in the highest courts in New York State as well as in the Federal United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and is currently an active member of the American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, the New York County Lawyers Association, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Phi Alpha Delta International, the Global Interdependence Center ("GIC"), the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and the Asia Society. He regularly participates in conferences with the House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, Capitol Hill, the Center For Strategic and International Studies ("CSIS"), and the Council on Foreign Relations ("CFR") in Washington, D.C. pertaining to counterterrorism and foreign policy in South Asia. He currently serves on a New York Committee on State Regulation of Immigration Law in front of the New York State Senate. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the US-India Institute ("USINI"), a non-partisan foreign policy advisory board and think tank focusing on critical geo-strategic issues of national security, defense and economic relations between the US and India, informing and educating key policy makers in the US and India on issues of common interest, and advocating the importance of achieving and maintaining peace through strength and economic freedom.
He has been invited to speak at the Center for International Legal Studies ("CILS") at the Leopoldskron Palace in Salzburg, Austria on Business Immigration and Crossborder Employment discussing current developments and policy issues in international business immigration and crossborder employment law. Topics include global transfers and opening overseas offices, national perspectives of business immigration, current trends, family reunions and problems, and crossborder employment in the European Union and beyond.
His in depth expertise in international affairs, consular issues, and scientific training has enabled Mr. Manchanda to secure solutions for his immigration clients in a quick, efficient, and accurate manner.
Mr. Manchanda is fluent in French, English, Hindi, Urdu, and Punjabi. He has also studied Russian, Latin, and Hebrew. His hobbies include politics and international affairs. In his spare time, he enjoys chess and classical music.
New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division
United States District Court for the Southern District of the State of New York
