Sumita Dass

Sumita Dass is the Founder and Principal Solicitor of Summit Legal, a boutique legal practice based in Melbourne. With dual qualifications in Australia and India, she has over 20 years of experience in advising both businesses and individuals on various legal matters including commercial law, corporate governance, compliance, and regulatory requirements. Sumita has held senior in-house legal leadership roles across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region, delivering practical and commercially focused legal advice. At Summit Legal, she assists clients with commercial contracts, corporate advisory, compliance, immigration, and family law issues. Her impressive career includes leadership roles such as Director at Carrier Australia and Head of Legal at Carrier India, where she gained extensive experience in corporate legal management. Sumita also spent significant time at GAIL (India) Limited, progressing from Senior Officer to Manager of Law, further solidifying her legal expertise. Sumita's foundational years were spent as an Associate Lawyer at G D Goel & Co and as a Junior Advocate in the Chambers of Indira Jaising, a Senior Advocate. Her educational background includes a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Delhi, an LLM from Delhi University, and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Hindu College. Additionally, she obtained an MBA from the Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, and completed a Bachelor of Laws Bridging degree at the University of Adelaide. Her extensive experience and diverse education equip her to provide robust legal solutions tailored to her clients' needs.