Tag: in-house counsel
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“I’ve learned that the best legal solutions aren’t just technically correct : they’re commercially viable and operationally practical.” – Neha Shankar, Director Legal (Deputy General Counsel) at Innovaccer.
This interview has been published by Anshi Mudgal and The SuperLawyer Team You’ve led high-stakes SaaS and IT contract negotiations across jurisdictions like the US, UK, Middle East, and India. What key legal and commercial differences have you observed among these regions, particularly in structuring and negotiating complex technology agreements? The fundamental difference…
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“I believe we should have an institute or organization for in-house legal counsel, similar to those for other professions”- Saagar Gaikwad, In-house legal counsel at Bayer Crop Science
This Interview has been published by Pragya Chandni and The SuperLawyer Team Can you share what initially inspired you to pursue a career in law and how your journey began? By a stroke of fate, I found myself on the path to becoming a lawyer just a day before my 12th-grade results. It was a decision made by…
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“Our role as in house counsels is to push the limits of permissible law and guide our business to take difficult decisions by explaining possible risk scenarios”- Ankur Deka Rabha, Founder & Managing Partner ~ Λrgħyä Legal
This Interview has been published by Pragya Chandni and The SuperLawyer Team Can you share with us your journey of becoming a lawyer, starting from your graduation at NLSIU, Bangalore, to your current role as Managing Partner at Λrgħyä Legal? My journey as a lawyer began when I joined the prestigious National Law School of India University (NLS),…
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I feel that young professionals nowadays are very creative and confident, but along with that, I would say the ability to focus and be diligent with each assignment – however small or big it may be, is extremely important- Jacqueline Aikin, Partner at Solomon & Co.
This interview has been published by Priyanka Karwa and The SuperLawyer Team Ma’am, can you tell us about your journey and how you ended up pursuing a career in law, particularly in the corporate and commercial sector? I was born and raised in Pune for the most part. Law just happened – I guess I owe it to…
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Aarzu Khattar, Advocate At Khaitan & Partners (SJK) Shares Her Knowledge On Client Counselling, Certain Aspects of Commercial Agreements & Opportunities In Arbitration
This interview has been published by Prabhjot Singh, Priyanka Karwa and The SuperLawyer Team What inspired you to choose law as a career? How has been the decision so far? My journey to choose law as a career dates back to the day when I accidentally met a judicial officer at one of my relative’s…
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In conversation with Mr Nishant Prasad, Chief Compliance and Legal Officer (CCO) at Wint Wealth, talking about in-house role as well as working at law firms, and choosing between the two
This interview has been published by Sonali Parashar, Ojuswi Sahay the SuperLawyer Team Let’s start with a cliché, why did you decide upon law as your career? Happy accident or predetermined plan? The career choice for me was probably a mix of a predetermined plan and my own interests as I was growing up. In school, my interest…
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Soumya Shekhar- Founder of Remote Lawyer, a scholarship holder from the National University of Singapore who also worked with tier-1 law firms and MNCs
This interview has been published by Tanmaya Sharma. The Interview was taken by The SuperLawyer Team. Tell us about yourself – Why did you choose law? If not law, what other career options would you have considered? A Law of Torts book had accidentally fallen in my hands when I was in class 11th. The…
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Jyoti Kakatkar- Senior Legal Counsel with Eight Roads Ventures- an international VC/PE firm and an ardent animal lover breaking ceiling in the Investment sector
This interview has been published by Tanmaya Sharma. The Interview was taken by The SuperLawyer Team. How smooth is it to be an in-house counsel? Or is it the other way round? In my view, neither the in-house counsel role nor the law firm role is completely devoid of challenges and hurdles. Having been a…
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ABHISSHEK SINGLLA, SENIOR LEGAL COUNSEL AT ANDRITZ, SHARES HIS EXPERIENCE WORKING AS A CORPORATE LAWYER AND HIS ROLE AS AN IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
This interview has been published by Maaz Akhtar Hashmi and The SuperLawyer Team. The Interview was taken by Priyanka Cholera. Having studied BA.LLB at Kurukshetra University, Haryana. Did any particular incident, interest, or influence prompt you to think of pursuing law? I had my senior secondary education with non-medical subjects. However, it was after I…
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RAJARSHI SEN, LEAD COUNSEL – SIEMENS ENERGY INDIA AT SIEMENS, ON PURSUING LAW, HIS ROLE AS AN IN-HOUSE COUNSEL AND HIS ADVICE TO LAW STUDENTS & YOUNG LAWYERS
This interview has been published by Maaz Akhtar Hashmi and The SuperLawyer Team. You have had quite a journey as a law student at National Law University Jodhpur and then as an in-house lawyer with TATA and Siemens groups. How did you come to choose law as a career? Accidentally. I fully intended to study…