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Agenda
12.30pm – 1.30pm Registration and lunch
1.30pm – 1.45pm Opening remarks
- Gunita Pawha, Joint Managing Partner, S&A Law Offices
1.45pm – 2.30pm The future of Arbitration in India – The development of the Indian Arbitration ecosystem
The development of the Indian Arbitration ecosystem — S&A’s Joint Managing Partner, Gunita Pawha, will sit down with three experts in Indian Arbitration to discuss a broad range of issues facing Indian companies, including the changing mindset many corporates hold when entering Arbitration.
- Gunita Pawha, Joint Managing Partner, S&A Law Offices
- Sameet Gambhir, Vice President (Corp. Law) & Company Secretary, DCM Shriram LTD
- Prarabdha Jaipuriar, Vice President & General Counsel – Indian Subcontinent, SUEZ India Pvt. Ltd.
- Rajarshi Sen, Lead Counsel, Siemens Energy India
2.35pm – 3.05pm GCs as the flag bearer for Corporate Governance
Join us to hear from Argus Partner’s Managing Partner, Krishnava Dutt, speak with GC Magazine’s Research Editor, Nathan Oseroff-Spicer, in a Fireside Chat about the modernisation of Indian General Counsel, the rise of India as the next big market in corporate governance, and difficulties faced by General Counsel in weighing up ethical and legal responsibilities within a corporate environment.
- Krishnava Dutt, Managing Partner, Argus Partners
- Nathan Oseroff-Spicer, Research Editor, The Legal 500
3.05pm – 3.20pm Coffee break
3.20pm – 4.05pm Protecting your data assets: Strategies for robust data governance
Sreenidhi Srinivasan of Ikigai Law will engage with three notable in-house counsel in a lively discussion on the importance of data governance.
- Sreenidhi Srinivasan, Partner, Ikigai Law
- K Satish Kumar, Group Chief Legal Officer, Intellect Design Arena Ltd.
- Jyotsna Sharma, general counsel and head of government relations, Rario
- Pavit Singh Katoch, group general counsel, Inshorts
4.10pm – 4.35pm Alternatives to Litigation in India
The second Fireside Chat of the day sees S&A Law Offices Counsel Manoj K Singh sit down with Nathan Oseroff-Spicer to discuss the complexities with Alternative Dispute Resolution in India. This conversation will be a must-see for General Counsel wanting to learn more about important distinctions between different types of in ADR.
- Manoj K Singh, counsel, S&A Law Offices
- Nathan Oseroff-Spicer, research editor, The Legal 500
4.35pm – 4.50pm Coffee break
4.50pm – 5.35pm Client experience management – are law firms getting this right?
Are law firms getting this right? — the final panel of GC Summit – India 2023 will see three leading private practice partners speak with Zameer Nathani, Group General Counsel for CarDekho Group, with Founder of The Grey Matter moderating the discussion. The panel will cover the active relationship between in-house and private practice teams.
- Shabnum Kajiji, joint managing partner, Wadia Ghandy & Co.
- Karan Kalra, founding partner, Bombay Law Chambers
- Priti Suri, managing partner, PSA
- Neha Kashyap, founder, CEO and radical stimulus, The Grey Matter
- Zameer Nathani, group general counsel, CarDekho Group
5.35pm – 5.45pm Closing remarks
- Gunita Pawha, Joint Managing Partner, S&A Law Offices
5.45pm – 7.30pm Drinks and canapes sponsored by Vahura
7.30pm Event Concludes
Speakers
Manoj K Singh, counsel, S&A Law Offices
Manoj K. Singh’s primary areas of practice encompass Commercial Litigation and Arbitration (both domestic and international), matters pertaining to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016, banking and finance, and corporate advisory. His extensive experience spans across diverse sectors, including but not limited to real estate and infrastructure, energy, mining, shipping, construction, manufacturing, import/export, and more.
Mr. Manoj K. Singh is a highly experienced legal professional specializing in Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) practice. With a career spanning nearly two decades, he has provided valuable legal advice to clients on a wide range of issues. Mr. Singh has appeared and argued cases before the Honorable Supreme Court of India, all High Courts in India, and various Tribunals. He is particularly renowned for his expertise in cross-border financial and investment disputes, and he regularly represents clients in such matters.
Ms. Gunita Pahwa, joint managing partner, S&A Law Offices
Ms Gunita Pahwa is the Joint Managing Partner at Gurugram-based S&A Law Offices, where she heads the Dispute Resolution Team. Commercial arbitrations, dispute resolution and commercial advisory, is her forte, and she advises and represents both international and domestic clients across varied sectors like Pharmaceuticals, Energy, Infrastructure and Transport, Roads and Highways, Ports, Airports, Waterways, Waste to Energy, Shipping & Mining, Real Estate, and IT among others.
Ms Gunita was admitted to the Bar Council of Delhi in 2005, and in the last 17 years, she has earned many laurels for successfully handling a variety of complex dispute cases. One such case was where she and her team successfully represented the client M/s Jindal ITF Limited in an arbitration proceeding against NTPC Limited
Nathan Oseroff-Spicer, research editor, The Legal 500
Nathan often contributes long-form articles and research reports to GC Magazine on topics ranging from ESG and legal tech to corporate finance and real estate, as well as developing GC and Private Practice Powerlists. He joined The Legal 500 in 2019 as a researcher/writer for The Legal 500 rankings. He has dealt with practice areas for numerous countries in Western Europe, the Nordics and Baltics, Eastern Europe, Australia, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia, and has also covered parts of the London Bar.
He was promoted to research editor in early 2022. Nathan has been quoted in and provided background for several articles in English newspapers and magazines regarding a diverse range of topics, including the ethics of private funding of research in higher education and critical analysis of data presented in the UK government’s 2021 report of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities. He is a native English speaker, but conversationally fluent in both German and Spanish, although he is still working constantly on improving both.
Krishnava Dutt, managing partner, Argus Partners
Krishnava is the Founder and Managing Partner of Argus Partners and sits on the executive committee, which advises the Firm on various strategic initiatives. He has led the firm from its inception in 2009, now with offices in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and Kolkata. Krishnava advises some of the largest corporate houses and their boards on various matters including corporate governance and board responsibility.
He has been the lead adviser in some of the largest and most complex M&A and financing transactions. He is regularly sought out by CEOs, CFOs, GCs and legal heads of large multinational corporations, government agencies and funds for his unique mix of in-depth knowledge of law and regulatory matters, coupled with a very keen understanding of finance, accounts and business issues.
Sreenidhi Srinivasan, partner, Ikigai Law
Sreenidhi Srinivasan is a Partner at Ikigai Law and leads the firm’s data practice. She advises the world’s leading technology companies, startups, VC funds, prominent industry bodies, and others, on data governance. She advises clients across fintech, gaming, health-tech, e-commerce sectors- on preparing for India’s upcoming data protection law, strengthening their data practices in line with global best practices, and navigating sectoral data regulations.
K Satish Kumar, group chief legal officer, Intellect Design Arena Ltd.
K Satish Kumar, an award winning seasoned legal professional, with over 25 years of legal experience, is currently the senior vice president and group chief legal officer at Intellect Design Arena Ltd. He is also a keynote speaker in various international platforms and an author.
He has received many awards, including the coveted ‘Legal Counsel of the Year’ 2018 by INBA. He is also featured in The GC Powerlist India 2018 by The Legal 500. He is actively involved in many pro bono activities through Chennai Lawyers. He was awarded ‘Social Activist of the Year 2016’ by Deccan Chronicle. His long legal strides include working in prestigious MNC’s like Ramco, HCL Technologies, Polaris, Chemoil etc.
The author can be reached at getksk@gmail.com
Sameet Gambhir, vice president (Corp. Law) & company secretary, DCM Shriram LTD
Sameet Gambhir, FCS, LLB is a senior corporate legal, compliance & risk management professional and Company Secretary with around 30 years of industry experience and is presently Vice President (Corp. Law) & Company Secretary of DCM Shriram LTD, New Delhi, India. He was also associated in past with KPMG India, Schneider Electric India and Hill & Associates.
Sameet’s expertise includes Regulatory & Corporate legal matters, Corporate Governance & Compliances, ESG, Corporate restructuring, M&A, RBI & FEMA matters, SEBI Regulations, Risk management, IPR matters, brand protection, data privacy issues, Corporate due-diligence & investigations, Industrial & labour Laws, Contracts & Agreements and litigations.
Enlisted as one of the “Top In-house Counsel” by Forbes India for two consecutive years. Recognised in GC Powerlist India-2022 released by The Legal500. Awarded as Compliance Lawyer of the year by LegalEra and recognised as one of the “Distinguished Legal Minds of India” by LegalEra.
Team led by Sameet in DCM Shriram won the “best compliance team of the year” consecutively for two years – by LegalEra in 2020 and by Kamikaze in 2019.
He is the Co-Chairman of the Corporate Affairs committee of PHDCCI and a member of National Committee on Regulatory Affairs of CII.
Prarabdha Jaipuriar, vice president & general counsel - Indian Subcontinent, SUEZ India Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Prarabdha R. Jaipuriar has 16 years of experience in the legal industry. He is currently VP and General Counsel for Indian Subcontinent at SUEZ – a French MNC, and a market leader in the environment industry. Mr. Jaipuriar has prior experience of working in law firms as a corporate and transactional lawyer and has also handled litigation and IPR profiles.
He joined SUEZ in 2013. He is heading the legal, contract management, ethics & compliance, and data protection functions for India and other jurisdictions of South Asia and leads a team of 13 lawyers, compliance professionals and contract managers. He is a member of the senior management team of SUEZ.
Mr. Jaipuriar has been listed in “GC Powerlist: India” by the Legal 500 in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2022.
Mr. Jaipuriar completed LLB Hons from Campus Law Centre and LLM from Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. He also holds an MA in Economics. He is prolific trainer on topics ranging from ethics, contract management, prevention of workplace harassment, unconscious bias, etc. He has also delivered lectures at National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Sciences.
Rajarshi Sen, lead counsel, Siemens Energy India
Rajarshi is the Lead Counsel for the Siemens Energy business of Siemens Limited India. Over the last 14 years, he has enjoyed being a strategic business enabler for major multinational corporations doing compliant and sustainable business in India, Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
Jyotsna Sharma, general counsel and head of government relations, Rario
Jyotsna Sharma Is a qualified lawyer in India with over a decade and a half of experience advising senior corporate leadership across industries and global businesses in various stages of growth and restructuring. Her expertise spans corporate and commercial laws, private equity, M&A, litigation, and intellectual property. management.
Pavit Singh Katoch, group general counsel, Inshorts
Pavit Singh Katoch is Group General Counsel at Inshorts. He is a seasoned legal professional with over 14 years of experience before various judicial fora, including cutting-edge matters concerning intermediary liability, privacy and data protection, cybersecurity, and intellectual property.
Shabnum Kajiji, joint managing partner, Wadia Ghandy & Co.
Shabnum Kajiji is a Partner at Wadia Ghandy & Co. , known for her banking and finance practice. She is a specialist in securitisation and structured finance and represents several leading banks and financial institutions as well as corporate organisations raising finance. Her practice includes a large variety of debt transactions, transactions between banks and financial institutions for the sale of businesses, factoring and leasing, and setting up and structuring various products offered by banks and financial institutions.
Karan Kalra, founding partner, Bombay Law Chambers
Karan Kalra is Founding Partner of Bombay Law Partners. He is a corporate lawyer with over fifteen years of experience in the legal industry. His practice centers around domestic and cross border transactions along with providing regulatory and general corporate advice. On the transactions side, he focuses on venture capital and private equity investments, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and structured finance.
Priti Suri, managing partner, PSA
Priti Suri is the founder and managing partner of PSA, a business law firm in India. She is a seasoned lawyer with over 36 years’ experience spread across three continents. She developed the firm and represents its international and domestic clients on a wide range of business and commercial transactional matters spread across different industries.
Priti has been rated as one of India’s top 100 lawyers by IBLJ for 7 consecutive years since 2016. Recently in March 2023, she was awarded as Woman Lawyer of the Year Award – India & Middle East at Asian Legal Business Women in Law Awards, 2023. She is also the only Asian to receive the prestigious “Mayre Rasmussen Award” for Advancement of Women in International Law by American Bar Association. Priti remains deeply engaged to ensure that young women who want to practice international law have a platform and to do so and, to that end, has been instrumental in gender sensitization and equality while promoting sustainability of women in the law.
Neha Kashyap, founder, CEO and radical stimulus, The Grey Matter
With over a decade of experience in the legal professional services industry, Founder of The Grey Matter, Neha Kashyap, specialises in strategic business development. Her broad experience includes delivering innovative BD, marketing, communications and training initiatives which build profiles, deepen relationships and generate profitable revenues for the legal sector.
Zameer Nathani, group general counsel, CarDekho Group
Mr Zameer Nathani is an LLB, LLM (Civil, Corporate, Criminal, Customs, International Laws, UN, WTO), PLD from Harvard Business School, Executive MBA from NMIMS, US IP Laws from Stanford University, Intellectual Property Rights and ADR Certifications from WIPO (United Nations), Private Equity from London Business School and M&A from Harvard Business School.
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