Utkarsha Kupte
Utkarsha runs the immigration desk at Lexverse and most of the US corporate work that sits alongside it. She is an advocate enrolled in India, AIBE qualified, and practises as an Associate at the Bombay High Court. On the US side she has independently drafted more than 20 EB-1A and EB-2 NIW petitions and delivered 50+ legal matters, working criterion by criterion rather than summarising a CV.
United States practice
Most of Utkarsha's week is United States work: immigration petitions, company formation and the corporate documentation that follows.
- Legal Manager at a startup law practice, PennsylvaniaJune 2026 to present
Drafts and reviews US company formation and corporate governance documents: formation agreements, bylaws, founders' agreements and related business documentation. Runs trademark clearance searches and prepares search reports assessing conflicts, registration risk and availability. Drafts NDAs, service agreements, partnership agreements and MoUs, and prepares research memoranda on US corporate, commercial and startup matters.
- Legal Consultant at Lexverse LegalMarch 2026 to present
Advises clients across the United States, India, Canada and the United Kingdom. Has delivered 50+ matters including complete EB-1A and EB-2 NIW petition packages covering drafting, supporting evidence and exhibit organisation. Runs case law and statutory research, US federal and state court docket searches and public record retrieval. Manages files exceeding 2,000 pages with document review, chronology preparation, evidence mapping and quality control.
- Supporting Paralegal at a law firm, OregonFebruary to May 2026
Litigation support through legal research, document review and case file organisation. Prepared pleadings, exhibits, discovery materials and evidence packs; drafted case briefs, factual chronologies, Dates and Events timelines and document indexes. Supported trial and hearing preparation including examination and cross examination questions.
She also performs classical dance
Utkarsha is a trained classical dancer. It is not on the CV, but the discipline shows in the work: the same patience for structure and repetition that a 200 page petition quietly demands.
The one clients mention first
Client communication is the thing she is repeatedly singled out for. If your matter needs somebody who can explain a filing to a nervous petitioner without jargon, this is who you want on the call.
Practice in India
- Independent Legal Consultant and practising AdvocateJune 2025 to present
Appears before District Courts, Tribunals, Consumer Commissions and the Bombay High Court. Research and briefs across IPR, consumer, civil, criminal and arbitration matters. Drafts pleadings, applications, bail applications and private client documents including trust deeds, wills and succession documentation.
Qualifications
- Advocate enrolled in India, AIBE qualified
- LL.M. in Intellectual Property Rights; BBA LLB (Hons.)
- General Course on Intellectual Property, WIPO (2025)
- 3rd Best Memorial, Surana & Surana Family Law Moot 2023