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Abhijit Mukhopadhyay is President (Legal) and General Counsel of the Hinduja Group and is involved in the Group’s worldwide legal matters based in London. Previously, he worked in India as Company Secretary and General Counsel in several major companies. Abhijit graduated in Commerce (Honours), Law from the UK and India and Company and Chartered Secretaryship from India and the UK. Abhijit has been listed in the top 50 legal professionals, top 25 GCs, Legal 500 most powerful list and also in the list of top 99 General Counsels from 31 countries. The Hinduja Group, headquartered in London, employs 150,000 people in 60 countries with a global annual turnover of USD 18 billion. Abhijit was the Vice Chairman of the ICC’s Arbitration Commission and a member of its Steering Committee in Paris. He is also on the Advisory Board of CCLS, Queen Mary University of London, an Executive Committee Member of the IBF, CII, UK and Liaison Officer of the IBA’s global Corporate Counsel Forum. He has spoken globally and published articles in many countries.