The Indian Corporate Counsel Association set a splash of knowledge flow alongside the Goa beachline. Lex Witness, Official Magazine Partner to the retreat brings to you a glimpse.
Goa experienced an influx of legal luminaries from across India and abroad last August. Indian Corporate Counsel Association had organized first of its kind retreat for the General Counsels from 22nd through 24th August, exclusively for General Counsels and senior in-house legal professionals. The retreat took place at The Lalit Golf & Spa Resorts, situated in a secluded corner of south Goa, and offering a breathtaking view of the Arabian Sea.
Pic caption :Participants Enjoying Activities at Beach
“The Great Indian General Counsel Retreat”can be termed unique in a lot of ways, and was indeed an exquisite residential event of its league. The retreat offered ample time for networking in a relaxed atmosphere, while simultaneously hosting interactive sessions that were designed to encourage both panellists and the audience to share their views, experience and knowledge.
The theme of the sessions were the ‘Rise and Rise of the GC as a business leader.’ Among various topics, Dispute Resolution, M&A, Anti-bribery and Corruption Compliance; Fraud & Governance Provisions of the New Companies Act 2013, Building an International Trademark Protection Program for Brands,and Crisis Management in today’s Regulatory Environment were the highlights.
The retreat turned even more fun with recreational and beach activities, bringing together general counsels, and law firm partners together and work as a team.Of course, no retreat is over without some networking cocktails and dinner, with music and dance.
With over 100 participating corporates and law firms, the retreat managed to create an unforgettable experience for all the participants. Some of the participating corporate include NSN, JCB, BhartiInfratel, NHAI, Adidas, Reebok, Asset Reconstruction Co. Ltd, Flipkart Internet Private Limited, Bush Foods, Indofil, Sasken, Evalueserve, HCL, Escorts, Microsoft, Alstom India Ltd, Reliance Life Insurance Co, Intel, Thomas Cook, KK Modi Management Centre, RadicoKhaitan, Cipla Ltd, Monnet Ispat, Reliance Capital Asset Management Ltd, Bayer Crop Science, United Phosphorus, Mindtree, Bharti Retail Ltd, Phillips India, Hindustan Times Group, HPCL Mittal Energy Ltd, Relegare Finevest , ShapoorjiPaloonji, Vestas wind technology, SesaSterlite, strides acrolab, Exim Bank, MVL, Usha International, IngersolRand, Castrol India, Hitachi India, Monsanto, Essar Power, DLF Rentro, STC, Jaypee Group, Hilton Worldwide and more.
The solution providers and law firms didn’t hold back either. The retreat sawdelegations from KPMG (knowledge Partner),AmarchandMangaldas (Principal Sponsors), Luthra&Luthra Law offices (Principal Sponsors),Nishith Desai and Associates (Principal Sponsors), Allen &Overy LLP (Principal Sponsors), DLA Piper LLP (Principal Sponsors), White & Case LLP (Principal Sponsors), Penningtons&Manches LLP (Co-Sponsors), AZB & Partners (CoSponsors), DeeepakSabharwalAssociates (Lanyard Sponsor) and Chandhiok and Associates (Welcome Kit Sponsor), LCIA India (Supporting Organization) and more.
Lex Witness was also present at the retreat as the Official Magazine Partner, witnessing the changing face of networking of the Indian legal industry. Off the dais, while the everyone let their hair down and hummed to the tunes of old bollywood songs, various topics of discussion made the rounds, including the pros and cons of being GC vs. a law firm Partner, evolving roles of GC as a team manager and so on. After a short yet energetic and power packed 2 -day weekend, the retreat came to a sober ending with the induction of the new ICCA President, Mr. S Ramaswamy, V P – Group General Counsel of Escorts Ltd.and thanksgiving of the retreat sponsors and supporting partners. Mr.Ramaswamy’s speech promised new adventures and tailored platforms to bridge the legal community together. It will indeed be interesting to see the effects of the post-event glow, and how ICCA aspires to take this innovative initiative to the next level!
Role of In-house Counsels in Corporate sector in India has undergone a sea change in the last two decades. With the commencement of liberalization and globalization in early 1990s and with number of regulatory compliances increasing, role and scope of In-house Counsels in Corporate Sector has increased substantially. On the one hand they are valuable members of management teams, and on the other, they are also conscience keepers of their organizations, responsible for advising on compliance issues of regulations and statutes. This role has become increasingly sophisticated, although with liberalization, some restrictions have been removed while regulations have been made more stringent. The evolution of the regulatory framework has not yet stabilized in India. Against this backdrop, a group of In-house Counsels has decided to constitute a Special Forum to be known as the Indian Corporate Counsel Association (ICCA). For more details please visit www.iccaonline.org.in or contact:
Bhargav Bhuyan Secretary General,
ICCA ICCA Secretariat: CPL Media Pvt Ltd
Mobile: +91-9811872365
E-mail: [email protected]
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