Highlights from FICL DELHI DISCOURSE 2023 "Navigating India's Legal Terrain In The Era Of Amrit Kaal". 26 May 2023 | Taj Palace, New Delhi.

Highlights from FICL DELHI DISCOURSE 2023 "Navigating India's Legal Terrain In The Era Of Amrit Kaal". 26 May 2023 | Taj Palace, New Delhi.

FICL held its annual one-day conference "DELHI DISCOURSE 2023" with the theme "NAVIGATING INDIA'S LEGAL TERRAIN IN THE ERA OF AMRIT KAAL" on May 26, 2023, at Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi 110021 that featured curated sessions on how General Counsel/Corporate Counsel can effectively navigate India's legal terrain in the era of Amrit Kaal which includes an awareness of the diverse perspectives and values that shape the Indian legal landscape, as well as an understanding of the political and economic factors that may impact legal decision-making and how they can lead with impact and what should be on their agendas going forward.

FICL Delhi Discourse 2023  follows FICL Inaugural summit "FICL 1st Corporate Lawyers Summit 2022" which took place on May 27, 2022, at Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi and was attended by 125+ delegates from the Public and Private sectors with 37 Keynote Speakers from the leading law firms and GCs.

The key highlights of the Delhi Discourse 2023 were:

  • The Presidential address given by Ld Attorney General Sh R. Venkataramani in the Inaugural Session.

  • The Keynote address given by Justice Navin Chawla.

  • A Special Address (Via Video) by given by Mr Edwin Tong SC, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister for Law.

  • Felicitation of Dr Lalit Bhasin President, SILF and Patron, FICL on his illustrious 61 years journey at the bar which is a testimony of his exemplary service and dedication in the field of law by Ld Attorney General Sh R. Venkataramani, Dr. Ashok Sharma FCIArb and Dr. SB Mitra

  • In the Opening Address by Dr. Ashok Sharma FCIArb he spoke about recent activities undertaken by FICL. He further paid homage to Shri Rajiv Luthra, who recently passed away.

  • Special address by Justice Hemant Gupta (Retd.), Chairperson, newly founded India International Arbitration Centre in the session -Dispute Resolution - "Resolving Disputes in India: Trends and Strategies for Success" Part-1.

  • Special address by Justice M.M. Kumar (Retd.), Founder President, National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) & Former Chief Justice, Of Jammu & Kashmir High Court in the session- Corporate Insolvency "Revitalizing India's Corporate Insolvency Framework: The Role of IBC and NCLT Reforms".

  • Special address by Justice Manmohan Singh (Retd) Delhi High Court in the Session- Intellectual Property "Innovate to Succeed: A Focus on IPR for Businesses and Startups

  • Release the results of India's first "Survey on Dispute Resolution in India" by FICL & Centre for Trade and Investment Law (CTIL) by Justice Navin Chawla; Sh PK Malhotra, Former Law Secretary; Prof Dr. James Nedumpara, Head CTIL; Dr. Mitra; Dr. Ashok Sharma FCIArb; Rohan Sharma FCIArb and Pushkar Reddy, Research Fellow at CTIL.

  • 37 Keynote Speakers from leading law firms and GCs.

  • 190+ delegates from Public and Private sectors.

  • The seven Sessions held during Delhi Discourse 2023 are:

  1. Preparing for the Future: Trends and Strategies for Legal Departments/ "Navigating Change in the Legal Industry: Top Trends to Watch"

  2. "From Awareness to Action: Prioritizing Diversity and Inclusion in ESG Investing"

  3. "Resolving Disputes in India: Trends and Strategies for Success"

  4. "Strengthening India's Competitive Edge: A Spotlight on Competition Law and Policy"

  5. "Revitalizing India's Corporate Insolvency Framework: The Role of IBC and NCLT Reforms"

  6. "Innovate to Succeed: A Focus on IPR for Businesses and Startups

  7. Growing Through M&A: A Focus on Strategies, Risks, and Rewards" Merger and Acquisitions

Lighting of Lamp Ceremony with Saraswati Vandana.
Lighting of Lamp Ceremony with Saraswati Vandana.
Opening Remarks by Dr. Ashok Sharma FCIArb
Opening Remarks by Dr. Ashok Sharma FCIArb
Welcome Address by Dr SB Mitra
Welcome Address by Dr SB Mitra
Felicitation of Dr. Lalit Bhasin
Felicitation of Dr. Lalit Bhasin
Address by Dr. Lalit Bhasin President,SILF
Address by Dr. Lalit Bhasin President,SILF
Presidential address by Shri R. Venkataramani, AG
Presidential address by Shri R. Venkataramani, AG
Special Address (Via Video) by Mr Edwin Tong SC, Second Minister for Law & Minister for Culture, Community and Youth.
Special Address (Via Video) by Mr Edwin Tong SC, Second Minister for Law & Minister for Culture, Community and Youth.
Vote of Thanks by 	Rajbeer Sachdeva, President (Group) Legal at JK Group of Industries.
Vote of Thanks by Rajbeer Sachdeva, President (Group) Legal at JK Group of Industries.
Presentation of  a memento as a token of thanks to Ld. R. Venkataramani, AG by Rohan Sharma FCIArb , Director FICL.
Presentation of a memento as a token of thanks to Ld. R. Venkataramani, AG by Rohan Sharma FCIArb , Director FICL.
Presentation of  a memento as a token of thanks to Dr. Lalit Bhasin by Rohan Sharma FCIArb , Director FICL.
Presentation of a memento as a token of thanks to Dr. Lalit Bhasin by Rohan Sharma FCIArb , Director FICL.

SESSION 1: Preparing for the Future: Trends and Strategies for Legal Departments/ "Navigating Change in the Legal Industry: Top Trends to Watch"

1.     Pallavi Saluja, Bar & Bench (Moderator)  

2.    Vineet Vij, Global General Counsel at Tech Mahindra Group

3.    Vani Mehta, General Counsel, South Asia at General Electric

4.    Rajeev Chopra, Managing Director - Legal of Accenture

5.    Rajendra Lade, General Manager-Legal (Marketing); Head Legal-Marketing at Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL)

6.    Vishal Narula, Managing Director | India (Disputes and Investigations Practice) of Alvarez & Marsal

SESSION 2: Corporate Insolvency "Revitalizing India's Corporate Insolvency Framework: The Role of IBC and NCLT Reforms"

1.     Special Address by Justice M.M. Kumar (Retd.), Founder President, National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) & Former Chief Justice, Of Jammu & Kashmir High Court

2.    Nilanjan Sinha, General Counsel at ICICI Bank (Moderator)  

3.    Rajbeer Sachdeva, President (Group) Legal at JK Group of Industries

4.    Sumant Nayak, Senior Partner at Desai & Diwanji

5.    Amit Meharia, Managing Partner at MCO Legal

6.    VSV Rao, Deputy MD, SIDBI

7.     Santosh Kumar Shukla, ED, IBBI

Special Address by Justice M.M. Kumar (Retd.), Founder President, National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) & Former Chief Justice, Of Jammu & Kashmir High Court
Special Address by Justice M.M. Kumar (Retd.), Founder President, National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) & Former Chief Justice, Of Jammu & Kashmir High Court
Presentation of  a memento as a token of thanks to Justice M.M. Kumar (Retd.) by Dr. Ashok Sharma FCIArb.
Presentation of a memento as a token of thanks to Justice M.M. Kumar (Retd.) by Dr. Ashok Sharma FCIArb.
Special Address by Justice Manmohan Singh (Retd) Delhi High Court
Special Address by Justice Manmohan Singh (Retd) Delhi High Court

SESSION 3: Intellectual Property "Innovate to Succeed: A Focus on IPR for Businesses and Startups

1.    Special Address by Justice Manmohan Singh (Retd) Delhi High Court

2.    Nirupam Srivastava, Vice President - Strategy and AI At Hero Corporate (Moderator)  

3.    Meenal Maheshwari, Group Legal Director of Lemmatree Pte Ltd, Temasek Group

4.    Sachin Kalra, Vice President at HT Media Ltd

5.    Nirupam Lodha, Partner at Khaitan & Co

SESSION 4: ESG "From Awareness to Action: Prioritizing Diversity and Inclusion in ESG Investing"

P]: Now we will start with Session 3, may I request speakers  [Call only the names]

1.     Sameet Gambhir, Vice President (Corp. Law) & Company Secretary at DCM Shriram Ltd (Moderator)  

2.    Sonal Verma, Partner at Dhir & Dhir

3.    Sunil Jain, Senior Vice President at Indraprastha Gas Limited

4.    Roop Loomba, Senior Legal Counsel SESA Region And Legal Head India at Akzonobel

 Special address by Justice Hemant Gupta (Retd.) Chairperson, India International Arbitration Centre
Special address by Justice Hemant Gupta (Retd.) Chairperson, India International Arbitration Centre

 SESSION 5: Dispute Resolution - "Resolving Disputes in India: Trends and Strategies for Success" Part-1.

1.     Special address by Justice Hemant Gupta

2.    Sandhya Yadav, General Manager, Chief Legal Services at Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. ONGC (Moderator)  

3.    Paul Tann, Partner at Gibson & Dunn

4.    Gagan Puri, Managing Director - Disputes and Investigations of Alvarez & Marsal India

5.    Atul Sharma, Executive Chairman at Dentons Link Legal

6.    Vivek Sood, Sr. Advocate

7.     Aseem Chaturvedi, Partner at Khaitan & Co

SESSION 6: Dispute Resolution - "Resolving Disputes in India: Trends and Strategies for Success" Part-2.

1.     Shwetha Bidhuri, Director & Head (South Asia) Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) (Moderator)  

2.    Nusrat Hassan, Managing Partner at Dentons Link Legal

3.    Dr Anju Rathi Rana, AS Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice

4.    Tamal Mandal, Partner at Luthra & Luthra

5.    Sahil Narang, Partner at Khaitan & Co

6.    Samir Malik, Partner at DSK Legal

SESSION 7: Will BCI new rules on foreign lawyers be a game changer for the globalisation of the Indian legal profession?

1.     Pranav Mehra, Director Legal, Freshworks (Moderator)  

2.    Prof Dr. James Nedumpara, Professor and Head at Centre for Trade and Investment Law (CTIL)

3.    Jayant Sud, Additional Solicitor General

4.    Dr. Rajeev Mani, AS Dept of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice

Release the results of India's first "Survey on Dispute Resolution in India" by FICL & Centre for Trade and Investment Law (CTIL) by Justice Navin Chawla; Sh PK Malhotra, Former Law Secretary; Prof Dr. James Nedumpara, Head CTIL; Dr. Mitra; Dr. Ashok Sharma FCIArb; Rohan Sharma FCIArb and Pushkar Reddy, Research Fellow at CTIL.

Address by PK Malhotra, Former Union Law Secretary.
Address by PK Malhotra, Former Union Law Secretary.

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