Board of Directors

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Bhanuka Mahabamunuge

President

Bhanuka is an Associate Attorney with McCarter & English, LLP.
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Anand Gupta

Vice President

Anand is an associate attorney at Robinson + Cole, LLP in the Construction practice group. Full bio…

Nandita Ruchandani

Director of Communications

Nandita is the immediate past president and has served on the board since 2018. Full bio…
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John Mutchler

Treasurer

John H. Mutchler is a partner at Robinson+Cole in the Intellectual Property and Technology… Full bio…

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Vinay Thakur

Secretary

Vinay Thakur is an Intellectual Property Attorney and Senior IP Manager at the UCONN Technology Commercialization Services. Full bio… 

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Rachna Khanna

Immediate Past President

Rachna served as President in 2024 and 2025 and has made significant contributions to SABAC throughout her tenure. Full bio… 

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Sarina Bhargava

Director

Sarina Bhargava represents publicly and privately held companies across areas of corporate and transactional law… Full bio… 
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Vanitha Patil

Director

Attorney Vanitha Patil is the founding attorney and principal of Patil Law Group, specializing in Immigration Law. Full bio…
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Prerna Rao

Director

Prerna is a past president of the Connecticut Asian Pacific American Bar Association and the the principal and founder of Omnia Law, LLC. Full bio…
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Sanjiv Reejhsinghani

Director

Sanjiv has been an active member of SABAC since 2009. His solo practice focuses on transactional, real estate, and landlord-tenant-based law.
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Amir Mian

Director