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India’s Finest In-House Counsel Gathering – The Grand Masters 2023

India’s Finest In-House Counsel Gathering – The Grand Masters 2023

Lex Witness, India’s 1st Magazine on Legal and Corporate Affairs, recently marked the successful conclusion of its 9th Annual Grand Masters 2023 event—a comprehensive summit series on corporate counsel legal best practices. This remarkable series spanned 30 days and featured more than 90 esteemed speakers, engaging with over 300 delegates in extensive discussions. The summit series provided valuable insights into the diverse dynamics within the Indian legal community. Explore the memories of this event through a captivating visual gallery showcasing moments from the Mumbai, New Delhi, and Bengaluru editions.

GUEST OF HONOUR – NEW DELHI EDITION

Hon’ble Justice Manmohan,

Judge, Delhi High Court, New Delhi Edition.

GUEST OF HONOUR – BENGALURU EDITION

Opening Remarks by Hon’ble Mr. Justice

M.I. Arun, Judge, Karnataka High Court,

Bengaluru Edition.

SPECIAL ADDRESS – NEW DELHI EDITION

Dr. PSN Prasad, Member (J),

NCLT Bench,New Delhi,

New Delhi Edition

VALEDICTORY ADDRESS – NEW DELHI EDITION

Sr. Advocate R. Venkataramani,

Attorney- General for India.

SPECIAL ADDRESS – MUMBAI EDITION

Dr. Lalit Bhasin, President, SILF & BAI,

Mumbai Edition

WELCOME REMARKS BY LEX WITNESS

PBA Srinivasan,

Editor-in-Chief, Lex Witness, Mumbai Edition

#SMARTER GC – YOU’LL MISS OUT IF YOU AREN’T ONE!
MUMBAI EDITION

L to R: Anubhav Kapoor, Director -Legal Affairs, Ford India; Hina Doon, Senior Corporate Counsel, Amazon; Mitali Basu, General Counsel, Eureka Forbes; Zameer Nathani, Group General Counsel, CarDekho Group – MODERATOR; Rajiv Chandan, General Counsel & Company Secretary, Tata Chemicals; Sonal Verma, Partner – ESG, Dhir & Dhir Associates; Tarun Bhatia, Managing Director, Forensic Investigations and Intelligence, Kroll.

NEW DELHI EDITION

L to R: Sameer Chugh, Chief Legal Officer, Games24x7 – MODERATOR; Manjaree Chowdhary, Senior Executive Director & General Counsel, Maruti Suzuki India; Sonal Verma, Partner, Dhir & Dhir Associates; Zameer Nathani, Group General Counsel, CarDekho Group; Dr. Sanjeev Gemawat, Group General Counsel, Vedanta Group; Richa Singh, General Counsel, Medanta Group of Hospitals; Ankur Sharma, Director – Legal & Associate GC, Amazon India

BENGALURU EDITION

L to R: Vicky Gala, Associate Managing Director, Kroll; Sonal Verma, Partner – ESG, Dhir & Dhir Associates; Vijayalakshmi Natarajan, Senior Director, Legal – India & Asia Pacific, Board Member, Harman India – MODERATOR; Shujath Bin Ali, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Re Sustainability; Trivikram Guda, Regional General Counsel and Company Secretary, ABB India

THE GRAND MASTER’S TALK

Is India Inc. Ready for the forthcoming Data Protection Era?

#Straight Talk by S. Chandrasekhar, MD & CEO, K&S DigiProtect

NEW DELHI EDITION
MUMBAI EDITION
BENGALURU EDITION
# INDIA INC. 2.0 – THE GREAT INDIAN REGULATORY DRIVE

L to R: Panduranga Acharya, General Counsel, Zepto; Kanan Rele, Director, Head – Legal India, Media. Monks; Himanshu Bagai, Partner, Saikrishna & Associates; Guranpreet Singh Sarna, Partner, Dhir & Dhir Associates; Gaurav Dugar, General Counsel, CredAble; Rajiv Mohapatra, Global Lead Legal Compliance, Mastercard – MODERATOR

L to R: Vani Mehta, General Counsel South Asia, GE India – MODERATOR; Dr. Ruchi Agarwal, Senior Counsel, Legal Compliance, Genpact India; Guranpreet Singh Sarna, Partner, Dhir & Dhir Associates; Sanjay Gulati, Executive VP and Group Head, (Corporate Tax-IDT & Litigation), GMR Group; Sneha Jain, Partner, Saikrishna & Associates

L to R: Arvind Kishor, General Counsel, ANSR Global Corporation – MODERATOR; Alpa Sood, Principal Counsel – India, Marvell Semiconductor; Savni Endlaw, Partner, Saikrishna & Associates; Shreekanth Katti, Head – Legal, Compliance and Data Privacy, Merck Group; Siddhartha George, Partner, Poovayya & Co.; Tejas Adiga, Partner, Trilegal

SPECIAL ADDRESS
DEMYSTIFYING THE DIGITAL PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ACT 2023 [ERSTWHILE DPDP BILL]
NEW DELHI EDITION
A FIRESIDE CHAT

Strategizing Success: Harnessing the Power of Partnership between General Counsel and Practicing Lawyers

L to R: Tarun Bhatia, Managing Director, Forensic Investigations and Intelligence, Kroll – MODERATOR; Pratibha Jain, Head of Strategy & Group General Counsel, Everstone Group

NEW DELHI EDITION

L to R: Nitin Potdar, Partner, JSA – Advocates & Solicitors; Sachin Mishra, General Counsel and Company Secretary, Tata Consulting Engineers Limited

MUMBAI EDITION
# THE INTELLECTUAL YOU – ALL ABOUT IPR & YOU
MUMBAI EDITION

L to R: Ashish Chandra, General Counsel, CoinSwitch; Tarun Khurana, Partner & IP Attorney, Khurana & Khurana, Advocates and IP Attorneys; ; Taruna Gupta, Head, IP Governance, Training & Assessment, TCS – MODERATOR Harish Chandran Avaronnan, Head – IP India, Novozymes; Namrata Chaddha, Partner, K&S Partners; Jagadeesh Kumar S., General Manager – Legal, Ultratech Cement

NEW DELHI EDITION

L to R: Ipsita Mazumdar, In-House Counsel, MG Motors – India; Jyoti Chauhan, Chief Manager – IPR and Patents, Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited; Lakshika Joshi, AVP – Legal and Global IP Head, Capgemini Engineering – MODERATOR; Tarun Khurana, Partner & IP Attorney, Khurana & Khurana, Advocates and IP Attorneys

BENGALURU EDITION

L to R: Sonal Verma, Partner – ESG, Dhir & Dhir Associates; Anand Shetty, Asst. Vice President & Head – IP, Reliance Consumer Products; Jyothi VK, General Counsel and Vice President (Legal), Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail – MODERATOR; Deergha Aggarwal, Senior Associate, Khurana & Khurana, Advocates and IP Attorneys; Dr. Kavita Arora, Partner, K&S Partners; Denise Gardner, Head Legal, Secretarial and Compliance, Licious; Himanshu Bagai, Partner, Saikrishna & Associates; Shridhaar Parundekar, Head Legal Affairs, Compliance, IP & Brand Protection, Ashirvad Pipes by Aliaxis

# COURTROOM CONVERSATIONS – MEDIATING THE LITIGATION FEVERS
MUMBAI EDITION

L to R: S. Ravi Shankar, Senior Partner, Law Senate; Ashok Kumar P., General Counsel, ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India – MODERATOR; Sandeep Chowdhury, Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Hindustan Construction Company; Rabindra Purohit, Head Legal, CS & Compliance, NIVEA India

NEW DELHI EDITION

L to R: Rajiv Choubey, Group General Counsel, Dalmia Bharat –MODERATOR; Hiranmai Rallabandi, General Counsel, WeWork; Kumar Ankit, General Counsel and Vice President, Shree Cement; Manish Lamba, General Counsel, DLF Cyberspace; S. Ravi Shankar, Senior Partner, Law Senate; Sidharth Chopra, Partner, Saikrishna & Associates; Vibhuti Kagdiyal, Chief Manager & Lead Lawyer, Sterlite Technologies Limited

BENGALURU EDITION

L to R: Dr. Kavita Arora, Partner, K&S Partners; Hiranmai Rallabandi, General Counsel, WeWork – MODERATOR; S. Ravi Shankar, Senior Partner, Law Senate; Vasan M.S., Senior Vice President, Hinduja Global Solutions; Lakshmi Menon, Country Counsel- India, Hewlett Packard Enterprise India; Chinmoy Roy, Senior Legal Officer, Antrix Corporation

GALA LUCKY DRAW WINNERS

2nd Runner Up – Purushothaman Hebbar Illath, GM Legal & Corporate Relations, Jindal Aluminium

1st Runner Up – Shivam Yadav, Assistant Executive (Law), ONGC MRPL

Gala Prize Winner – Vicky Gala, Associate Managing Director, Forensic Investigations & Intelligence, KROLL

GALA LUCKY DRAW WINNERS

2nd Runner Up – Sonal Verma, Partner – ESG, Dhir & Dhir Associates

1st Runner Up – Rakesh Kumar, General Manager – Contracts, HCC

Gala Prize Winner – Namrata Shah Saurastri, Advocate, Krishna & Saurastri

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