Overview

Following 5 Law Ninjas General Counsel Summits in Sydney, New Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai in 2022 and 2023 which have attracted over 850 lawyers and leading sponsors such as Allen & Overy, Ashurst, Deloitte, Herbert Smith Freehills, Jones Day, KPMG, PepsiCo, SpotDraft, Vahura and more, the global Law Ninjas community will be hosting 6 General Counsel summits in 2024 in Bengaluru, Cape Town, Dubai, London, Singapore and Sydney, and we’d love for you to get involved!

Law Ninjas is proud to present the inaugural edition of this invitation-only summit and awards event which will feature GCs and senior leaders engaging in interactive discussions on the key issues facing the legal industry in India.  It will be a 2-day event with a series of interesting panel conversations, networking opportunities and fun activities, with a stellar Awards Night on the first day, and an exciting “Ninja Night” afterparty on the second day.

If you get a chance, do take a look at these promo videos from the Sydney summit (see Sydney video) and the last Bengaluru summit (see India video).

How to Apply for the Awards

Nominations have closed.  Please click to see the current information package for The Indian GC Awards – The Indian GC Awards 2024

Summit Agenda

Please click to see the current agenda for The Indian GC Summit – The Indian GC Summit 2024

Topics and Speakers

• How to Build a Rockstar Legal Team
  • Kanika Shah Wadhwa, Head of Legal, India Subcontinent, Haleon
  • Karl Fernandes, Partner, Director and Head of Corporate Practice Group, Vahura
  • Sanjit Nagarkatti, Vice President – Legal, Ola Electric Mobility
  • Tapan Pati, SVP & Group General Counsel, Godrej & Boyce
  • V R Shankar, President and General Counsel, Hindalco, Aditya Birla Group
• Key Challenges in the Healthcare Sector
  • Anshuman Jaiswal, Group Head – Legal, Rainbow Hospitals
  • Dhiroj Barad, General Counsel, Company Secretary and Data Privacy Officer, Siemens Healthineers
  • Hena Datta, Head – Legal and Compliance, MediBuddy
  • Richa Singh, General Counsel, Medanta Group of Hospitals
• Dispute Resolution Tactics for GCs
  • Sheila Ahuja, Partner, Allen & Overy
• Current Trends in Media and Entertainment
  • Dhiraj Mhetre, Partner, Khaitan Legal Associates
  • Joylashmi Das, General Counsel, ITW Universe
  • Nikhil Guliani, Head – Legal & Secretarial, NDTV Group
  • Priti Deshpande, Vice President -Legal & Business Affairs, Universal Music Group
  • Sambit Das, Head of Legal – India, Condé Nast
• How to Create a Strong Data Privacy and Data Protection Framework  
  • Anjali Balagopal, General Counsel, Tata Technologies
  • Damandeep Kaur, Head of Legal, Risk and Corporate Law, Teleperformance
  • Marisha Shukla, General Counsel, Cue Math
  • Sameet Gambhir, Vice President (Corp. Law) & Company Secretary, DCM Shriram
  • Sreenidhi Srinivasan, Partner, Ikigai Law
• An Insight into the World of Gaming    
  • Joyjyoti Misra, Group General Counsel, Gameskraft
  • Kapil Chaudhary, General Counsel, Junglee Games 
  • Sameer Chugh, General Counsel & Chief Legal Officer, Games 24×7 
  • Varsha Shivanagowda, Associate Vice President (Policy & Legal), Mobile Premier League (MPL) 
• Fundraising and the Common Pitfalls  
  • Harsh Pais, Partner, Allen & Overy
  • Lavanya Chandan, General Counsel, Lenskart
  • Preseedha Premnath, Director – Legal, Stellaris Venture Partners 
  • Shruti Gupta, Associate Vice President – Legal, Fireside Ventures
  • Siddharth Manchanda, General Counsel, Unacademy Group
• How to Supercharge Efficiency within the Legal Team    
  • Akshay Doshi, VP, Business, SpotDraft
  • Anand Vardhan, President, Legal, Piramal Enterprises
  • Dipalok Dutta Choudhary, General Counsel, Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals 
  • Sapna Bhawnani, General Counsel – India and Smaller Countries, UBS
  • Saurabh Jaywant, Chief Legal Counsel, Northern Arc Capital
• How to Survive and Thrive as an In-House Counsel 
  • Hardeep Singh, Legal & Policy, CRED
  • Jasmeet Wadehra, Vice President, Head – Legal, India and South Asia, Visa
  • Richa Mohanty Rao, General Counsel, Urban Company
  • Sujeet Jain, Chief Legal, Regulatory & Compliance Officer & Company Secretary, Nykaa
• Technology, AI and the Risks      
  • Abhilasha Bhatnagar, General Counsel, Ultrahuman
  • Akshay Doshi, VP, Business, SpotDraft
  • Alpa Sood, Principal Counsel, India, Marvell Technology
  • Ashish Gupta, Head – Legal, Government Relations & Company Secretary, eBay
  • Gautam Vohra, Head of Legal, South Asia and Regional Counsel Middle East, ByteDance
• Key Challenges in the Hotel and Real Estate Sector    
  • Abhisheeka Patro, AGM – Legal, Saraf Hotel Enterprises
  • Donnie Dominic George, General Counsel, Embassy Office Parks REIT
  • Sahiba Chait, Vice President & Senior Counsel, Marriott International 
  • Tanya Chakravarty, General Counsel, SAMHI 
• Fintech and the Future 
  • Arjun Alexander, VP – Legal, Open Financial  
  • Ridima Bhargava, General Counsel, Groww  
  • Shabareesh Suresh, General Counsel, Ippopay 
  • Sumeet Singh, General Counsel and Head of Corporate Affairs and Corporate Strategy, BharatPe
• How to Tackle Intellectual Property Issues   
  • Ankita Sharma, Associate Vice President – Legal and Regulatory, Honasa Consumer Pvt Ltd (Mamaearth)
  • Priyanshu Pandey, General Manager (Legal) and Company Secretary, India, UNIQLO
  • Sandeep Rathod, General Counsel (SVP – Legal & Compliance), Piramal Pharma
  • Dr. Vivek Mittal, Global General Counsel, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories
• Emerging Trends in Crypto and Web3    
  • Ashish Chandra, General Counsel, CoinSwitch
  • Shuchi Singh, Associate Director – Legal, Hike
• How to Build a Stronger Bond with Stakeholders  
  • Abhishekh Kanoi, General Counsel & Company Secretary, PDS Limited
  • Aditya Shamlal, Senior Director & Head of Legal, Zeta
  • Divya Joshi, Regional GC, India and APAC, Mavenir Systems
  • Naveen Samant, General Counsel, Middle East, India & Africa, Ingersoll Rand
• How to Manage Risks in M&A Transactions     
  • Kanishk, Director of Legal, India & South Asia, Uber 
  • Montek Mayal, Partner, Osborne Partners 
  • Pathik Arora, General Counsel, Senvion India
  • Seher Ali, Partner, Antares Legal
  • Suhani Singh, General Counsel, Delhivery
• How to Conduct Internal Investigations
  • Jagvinder Brar, Partner, KPMG
  • M. Vasudev Rao, Executive Vice President and Group General Counsel, National Stock Exchange of India
  • Pooja Bedi, Head of Legal & Compliance, Indian Sub Continent, Philips
  • Preeti Balwani, Global General Counsel, CRISIL Limited
  • Srinit Misra, General Counsel and Executive Director (India), Regional Senior Counsel (EMEA), Ball Corporation