Speaker details

India Litigation Symposium 2020: taking reforms to the last mile

8 Feb 2020

Le Meridien New Delhi, New Delhi, India

Speaker information

Neerav Merchant

Biography

Neerav became an Advocate in India in 1996, and a Solicitor in Mumbai in 1999. He began his legal career as a litigator and real property lawyer at Kanga & Co. In September 2000, he went in-house with GTL Ltd., a leading telecommunication services company at the time. Thereafter, he worked as legal counsel at Tata Housing and Development Corporation Ltd. and Patni Computer Systems Ltd., a top-10 IT services company in India. During his in-house stints, Neerav worked on various projects, including drafting and negotiating commercial technology and BPO contracts (from a supplier’s perspective) with large American and British corporations. Practice Areas: Disputes, Arbitration, Commercial Matters, IT/Outsourcing and Employment laws.

Session

What works best for resolving disputes in India? Litigation or arbitration? Has there been a mind shift?

Saturday 8 February (1015 - 1145)

Co-Moderator

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