Our Team

SHASHI BALA

Founder | Non-Executive Director | Principal Advisor – Regulatory Risk, Governance & Data Protection

Shashi Bala is an Advocate and Company Secretary with over fourteen years of professional experience in corporate law, regulatory compliance, governance advisory and data protection. She is a Law Graduate and a member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, with extensive exposure to regulatory frameworks governing Indian corporates, startups, MSMEs and regulated entities.

Her professional background reflects sustained advisory work in corporate and secretarial compliance, board governance, employment and labour regulations, FEMA compliance, data protection and regulatory risk management. She has advised businesses across sectors on building preventive compliance frameworks, strengthening governance discipline and responding to regulatory scrutiny in a structured and defensible manner.

As an Advocate, her practice focuses on regulatory compliance advisory, governance design, data protection and privacy frameworks, labour and employment compliance, and regulatory risk mitigation, with particular emphasis on preventive compliance, audit and inspection readiness, and protection of boards, promoters and key managerial personnel from regulatory exposure.

As Founder and Non-Executive Director of Unified Professional Services, she provides strategic regulatory and governance advisory input and institutional guidance, contributing to the firm’s compliance philosophy, professional standards and risk-management approach. Her role is non-executive in nature and is directed towards ensuring alignment between regulatory, governance and compliance considerations across advisory engagements.

VAISHALI

Non-Executive Director | Advisor – Dispute Resolution & Litigation Strategy

Vaishali is an Advocate with over five years of professional experience in litigation and dispute resolution across civil, criminal, corporate, regulatory and employment-related matters. Her experience spans multiple judicial and quasi-judicial forums, enabling a well-rounded and strategic approach to dispute management.

She has handled civil and commercial disputes, criminal and white-collar matters, corporate and regulatory disputes, RERA and real estate litigation, consumer protection cases and employment-related disputes, representing clients before District Courts, High Courts, RERA Authorities and Consumer Commissions. Her exposure includes contractual disputes, property claims, cheque dishonour matters, regulatory challenges and service-deficiency claims.

She brings a structured approach to dispute planning, combining courtroom advocacy with procedural discipline and outcome-oriented legal strategy. Her exposure to alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, including mediation and arbitration, further strengthens her dispute-resolution perspective.

As a Non-Executive Director of Unified Professional Services, she provides strategic legal and dispute-risk advisory input and institutional governance guidance, contributing to dispute-prevention strategies and alignment of advisory engagements with litigation risk considerations.

She is recognised for her practical litigation insight, structured legal thinking and client-focused approach.

VISHWAKARMA KUMAR SAH

Director – Operations, Finance & Compliance

Vishwakarma Kumar Sah is the Executive Director at Unified Professional Services, with hands-on experience in accounting operations, payroll processing and statutory compliance execution across direct and indirect taxation. He is a Commerce Graduate and holds an MBA in Finance, bringing strong financial, operational and compliance insight to the firm’s execution functions.

His professional experience includes oversight of day-to-day accounting operations, maintenance and finalisation of books of accounts, GST and income-tax compliances, return filings, reconciliations and coordination with audit and advisory teams. He has been closely involved in ensuring accuracy of financial records, compliance with statutory timelines and effective execution of client deliverables.

As Executive Director, he is responsible for supervising operational teams handling accounting, payroll processing and compliance execution, ensuring process discipline, internal controls and service quality across engagements. He works closely with the advisory leadership to translate regulatory and advisory inputs into structured, compliant and efficient execution for clients.

He is recognised for his practical orientation, operational discipline and ability to manage execution-focused teams while maintaining consistency and compliance rigour in service delivery.

HRITIK KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA

Senior Associate – Tax & Regulatory Advisory

Hritik Kumar Shrivastava is a Senior Associate in the Tax & Regulatory Advisory practice, with over five years of professional experience in tax compliance, advisory support, audit assistance and litigation-related matters. He is currently pursuing the Chartered Accountancy qualification from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Delhi.

His professional experience spans direct taxation, indirect taxation (GST), international tax exposure, audit support, accounting and regulatory compliances. He has supported engagements for MSMEs, Indian corporates and Indian operations of foreign entities, including subsidiaries, branch offices and liaison offices, assisting in alignment with Indian tax and regulatory frameworks.

At Unified Professional Services, he supports the Tax and Advisory practice by assisting senior advisors in tax structuring analysis, compliance management, assessment proceedings and appellate litigation support. His role includes preparation of technical submissions, coordination with tax authorities and supporting integrated advisory and compliance engagements.

He is valued for his strong technical foundation, structured analytical approach and dependable execution support across tax and regulatory assignments.

PRAVEEN SHUKLA

Senior Associate – Audit, Assurance & Compliance

Praveen Shukla is an Audit and Assurance professional with over five years of experience supporting statutory audits, internal audits, Internal Financial Controls (IFC) reviews and compliance-focused engagements. He is currently pursuing the Chartered Accountancy qualification from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Delhi.

His experience includes audit planning and execution support, evaluation of internal control frameworks, risk assessment, process reviews and audit documentation in accordance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. In addition to audit and assurance, he has practical exposure to direct tax and GST compliance support, including coordination of tax audits, return filings, reconciliations and review of tax positions as part of audit and advisory engagements.

At Unified Professional Services, he supports audit, governance and compliance-related assignments by assisting in internal control assessments, IFC testing, compliance validation and integrated audit-tax reviews under senior advisory oversight.

He is recognised for his analytical approach, attention to detail and practical understanding of business processes, contributing reliably to audit and compliance engagements across sectors.

MEENAKSHI JOSHI

Associate – Corporate & Regulatory Advisory

Meenakshi Joshi is a qualified Company Secretary with professional experience in corporate law compliance, secretarial practice and regulatory advisory. She has supported organisations on company law, corporate governance and statutory compliance matters, assisting in strengthening compliance frameworks.

Her experience includes routine and event-based compliances under the Companies Act, 2013, preparation and filing of ROC forms, maintenance of statutory registers, drafting of board and shareholders’ resolutions, and support in corporate restructuring, due diligence and secretarial audit assignments.

She has exposure to and supports in labour law compliances, trademark filings and FEMA-related compliance matters, supporting documentation, filings and regulatory coordination as part of integrated advisory engagements.

At Unified Professional Services, she supports corporate and regulatory advisory assignments through compliance execution, documentation and regulatory coordination under senior advisory guidance.

She is recognised for her structured approach, strong documentation skills and practical understanding of corporate and regulatory requirements.

RINKU MISHRA

Executive – Accounting Operations

Rinku Mishra is an Accounting professional with over three years of experience in accounting operations and bookkeeping support. She holds a graduate degree and has hands-on experience in maintaining books of accounts, recording financial transactions and supporting reconciliation processes.

Her work includes ledger scrutiny, bank reconciliations, assistance in finalisation of accounts and coordination with audit and tax teams to support timely financial reporting and compliance requirements.

At Unified Professional Services, she is part of the accounting operations team, supporting day-to-day accounting functions and assisting senior team members in ensuring accuracy, consistency and compliance in financial records. She is known for her reliability, discipline and attention to detail in accounting operations.

AMIT KALRA

Practising Chartered Accountant

Amit Kalra is a practising Chartered Accountant with over fifteen years of professional experience in audit, taxation, financial advisory and regulatory compliance. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and also holds qualifications as a Law Graduate and Company Secretary, enabling a multidisciplinary perspective on complex financial and regulatory matters.

His professional practice includes statutory and tax audits, transfer pricing compliance, domestic and international taxation, expatriate taxation and advisory on complex tax issues. He also advises on internal financial controls, accounting systems, financial reporting, management information systems and compliance frameworks across sectors.

He has led and supported financial and compliance due diligence assignments in mergers, acquisitions and corporate transactions, and regularly advises businesses on regulatory compliance under corporate, tax and allied laws.

As a Professional Alliance Partner, he collaborates on select engagements requiring specialised audit, tax and financial expertise, contributing independent professional insight and technical depth.

DISHANT VASHISHT

Advocate

Dishant Vashisht is an Advocate with over ten years of professional experience in litigation across family law, civil disputes, criminal matters and consumer protection litigation. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree from Maharshi Dayanand University and has been actively engaged in contentious matters before various judicial and quasi-judicial forums.

His litigation experience includes drafting and prosecuting matrimonial and family law matters relating to divorce, maintenance and custody before Family Courts, as well as representing clients in civil suits involving property disputes, contractual claims and injunction matters before Delhi District Courts. He has also handled criminal complaints and defence proceedings, and represented clients in consumer disputes before the National and State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions in matters involving deficiency of service and unfair trade practices.

He brings a focused and structured approach to litigation strategy, combining procedural discipline with practical assessment of dispute-resolution pathways.

As a Professional Alliance Partner, he collaborates on select dispute-related engagements, contributing litigation insight and courtroom perspective to advisory and risk-assessment frameworks.