Lex Witness, marked a significant milestone in 2025 with the debut editions of its 11th Annual Grand Masters summit series in Pune and Chennai. Introduced for the first time in these cities, the summits expanded the Grand Masters platform, reinforcing Lex Witness’ commitment to strengthening regional legal communities across India.

Both editions brought together senior in-house counsel and corporate legal leaders for focused discussions on governance, compliance, risk management, and the evolving responsibilities of in-house counsel in a rapidly changing business environment. The Pune and Chennai gatherings were met with strong participation, dynamic panel discussions, and meaningful peer engagement, setting a solid foundation for future editions in both cities.

Relive the highlights through a curated visual gallery capturing key moments from these landmark debut summits.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

PUNE EDITION Mita Chojal, General Counsel, Air Products

CHENNAI EDITION Eshwar Sabapathy, Managing Partner, Eshwars, Advocates.

#THE SMARTER GC – ARE YOU IN THE RACE?

PUNE EDITION

Anil P.M. – Head – Legal & Compliance, Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co. Ltd.,

Amit Atre – Head, Legal Affairs & Corporate Secretary, Mercedes-Benz India Pvt. Ltd.,

Arzu Chimni – Managing Associate, Obhan & Associates,

Jaya Devashish – Partner, Desai & Diwanji,

Dr. Sonal Verma — Partner & Global Leader (Markets & Strategy), Dhir & Dhir Associates,

Varun Narad – General Counsel, AgroStar,

Zarina Chinoy – General Counsel, Ventive Hospitality

CHENNAI EDITION

Siddhartha George, Partner, Poovayya & Co.,

Anirban Deb Ray, Vice President & General Counsel, Coromandel International,

Kalpathy G. Lakshmi Vipin (Lakshmi), Global Head – Ethics & Business Integrity, Redington Ltd., Santhana Lakshmi Sasikumar, Head of Legal Management – AMEA, Linxon,

Nagarani Ganesan, Head – Legal, Maveric Systems,

Preethi Kitchappan, Head – Global Legal, TVS Supply Chain Solutions,

Mary Mayiladumpara, General Counsel, Zoho

MANUFACTURING THE FUTURE: AUTOMOTIVE & INDUSTRIAL GROWTH – PUNE SPECIAL

Mohammed Faisal – General Manager & Global IPR Head, Tata Motors,

Ashish Natu – Head Legal, Wipro Pari,

Neha Satav – Head – Legal, Sterlite Technologies,

Radhika Iyer – Partner, Khaitan & Co.,

Vrinda Patodia – Partner, Obhan & Associates

#ENGINE ROOM: LEGAL TRENDS IN AUTO & INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION – CHENNAI SPECIAL

Rajnikandh ARS, VP – Legal, Jubilant Foodworks,

Akanksha Dua, Partner, Obhan & Associates,

Karthika Valakumaresan, Head – Legal & Secretarial, Renault Nissan Automotive India Pvt. Ltd., Karthik Narayanadoss, Head – Legal, TI Clean Mobility Pvt. Ltd. (Montra Electric),

Noorul Hassan, Executive Partner – Corporate/M&A, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan (Joined Virtually)

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

Mukul Kochhar – Senior Associate, ADP Law Offices,

Onkar Namdas – Director – Legal, Onix,

Baminee Viswanat – General Counsel, Bajaj Auto Ltd.,

Shridhaar Parundekar – Head Brand Protection (India, South Asia & Australia),

Kenvue, Garg Vyas – Senior General Manager – IP, Legal, Cummins India

Advitiya Saxena – Patent Counsel – CRD India, Schindler

Jagadeesh Kumar S, Head – Legal, Brakes India,

Gagan Preet Singh, GM – Legal, CS-cum-Compliance Officer, Amrutanjan Health Care,

Kartikay Vikrant Singh, Senior Associate, ADP Law Offices,

S. Venugopalan Nair, Head – Legal & IPR, Cholayil (MEDIMIX) Group,

CS Sridhar Muruganandam, Assistant Vice President – Legal, Refex Group,

Sanchith Shivakumar, VP – Legal, The ePlane Company

#THE NEW INDIA DISPUTE RESOLUTION WAVE – WHAT’S YOUR PICK?

PUNE EDITION

Dr. Shraddha Damle – In-House IP Counsel, JetSynthesys Pvt. Ltd.,

Ashish Natu – Head Legal, Wipro Pari,

Dr. Rohitt Salwan – Head of Legal & Fraud Prevention Unit, Bajaj Life,

Prasad Gangadharan – Partner, Desai & Diwanji

CHENNAI EDITION

Akshay Nagarajan, Of Counsel, ADP Law Offices,

Harini Sriraaman, General Counsel, Refex Group,

Arva Merchant, Partner, Khaitan & Co.,

Bharadwajaramasubramaniam R., Partner, Vivrti Law,

Narayanan Narasimhan, Head – Legal, Sundaram Finance,

K. Satish Kumar, Group Chief Legal Officer, Intellect Design Arena,

Eshwar Sabapathy, Managing Partner, Eshwars, Advocates

GALA LUCKY DRAW & SIGNING OFF

PUNE EDITION

Rohan Mishra, Deloitte India

Urvi Singh, Obhan & Associates

Amey Jadhav, LegaLogic

CHENNAI EDITION

Ramasundaram S., Eshwars, Advocates

M. Elamparithy, Krishna & Saurastri Associates LLP

Rajaram Surianarayanan, Head Digital Works

THE GRAND MASTERS GALLERY – BISHOPS, KNIGHTS, KINGS AND QUEENS - PUNE & CHENNAI EDITIONS

WHAT’S NEXT?

Stay tuned for the forthcoming knowledge summits by Lex Witness;

In order to participate at the forthcoming summits, please get in touch with:

Bhupinder Kaur +91-9654155065 bhupinder@witnesslive.in

Neelima Maheshwari +91-8800841600 neelima.maheshwari@witnesslive.in

India’s Finest In-House Counsel Gathering The Grand Masters 2025 – Pune & Chennai Debut Editions

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