
Adv. Meera Kulkarni
Managing Partner · Litigation & Disputes
Former litigation associate at a national full-service firm; instructs on complex civil and commercial matters.
Boutique counsel for founders, families, and institutions who need clarity under pressure.
Years combined
Matters advised
Core practices
Governance, transactions, and day-to-day strategic counsel for leadership teams.
Measured advocacy in courts and tribunals — briefs that read as persuasion, not noise.
Rigorous representation in criminal, white-collar, and economic offense proceedings.
Discreet counsel for matrimonial, custody, and high-stakes settlement matters.

The firm
Northline Counsel was formed around a simple premise: sophisticated legal work should not require navigating an anonymous partnership machine.
We keep our roster intentionally limited so partners stay close to the facts, the risk, and the people carrying it.
Litigation and transactions share one requirement: predictable pacing. These steps keep decisions visible and drift contained.
We begin by isolating the decision you actually need — not the widest possible instruction.
You receive a clear path, milestones, and what success looks like at each stage.
Work is partner-reviewed. Drafts are tight. Court dates and board deadlines are owned.
When the matter ends, you leave with documents you can file — and reasoning you can defend.
People
A compact bench by design. You will know who is drafting, who is on their feet, and who answers the phone.

Managing Partner · Litigation & Disputes
Former litigation associate at a national full-service firm; instructs on complex civil and commercial matters.

Partner · Corporate & Transactions
Advises founders and growth-stage companies on governance, capital events, and commercial contracts.

Partner · Property & Family
Handles sensitive property and family law matters with discretion and meticulous documentation.
Credibility
We do not publish wins as trophies. These notes reflect how we are instructed — with discretion, and with the bar set high.
They write like people who have argued the point in court — which, refreshingly, they have. Our acquisition timeline held because the contract drafts were decisive.
In a shareholder dispute, calm strategy mattered more than volume. Northline kept the record clean and the exits open.
Share a short note about your matter. We reply within two business days with next steps — even if we are not the right fit.