Chander is a civil and commercial solicitor, and the Principal and Founder of Valens Solicitors.
Chander has significant experience in acting for businesses, individuals, and professional appointers, including liquidators, administrators, and trustees across a range of legal disciplines.
During his legal career, Chander has worked at a number of leading city and International firms, including Linklaters, Herbert Smith and Theodore Goddard (now Addleshaw Goddard). After qualifying as a solicitor in 2003, Chander worked for a well-known commercial law firm in the West End of London, before founding Valens in 2009. A decade later, Valens has flourished into a full-service law firm based in the heart of London with seven different legal departments.
Chander has developed in-depth expertise in both contentious and non-contentious legal disciplines. This has enabled him to provide clients with a more rounded and risk-based approach, particularly in transactional work (including the sale and acquisitions of businesses and shareholdings); commercial and corporate finance; and litigation especially relating to assets and property. Particular areas of specialism include legal aspects involving secured corporate and commercial lending, where Chander regularly acts for lenders and borrowers in transactions, recovery proceedings, and in an advisory capacity. Chander also undertakes advocacy in the High Court, County Court, and in insolvency cases.
Chander now heads up the Corporate and Commercial, Dispute Resolution, and Commercial Property departments at Valens.
Chander is a highly approachable solicitor, incredibly conscientious, and creates powerful partnerships with clients. He is extremely good at what he does and meticulous in his work, paying very close attention to detail. He has an uncanny ability to clinically dissect complex legal issues and adopts a creative and passionate approach to all his work.
Chander holds a Masters in Law (LLM) degree in Business Law from De Montfort University.
Outside of the office, Chander enjoys rowing, writing, and spending time with his family.
