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Biography

Avik leads the Employment Law practice of IndusLaw across its 4 offices in India. Avik is well known for his employment law practice across all industry sectors and is considered a subject matter expert in employment contracts, nationwide employment audits, company policies and handbooks, internal disciplinary inquiries, sexual harassment proceedings, whistle-blower investigations, structuring of compensation and benefits, conducting Reduction in Force (RIF) exercises, negotiation of senior management severances, labour management practices, anti-bribery and anti-corruption investigations and training of Human Resource and Legal personnel. Avik is also uniformly recognised by clients and peers for his strategic advice to legal and HR functions of multinational corporations in relation to employment risk mitigation and management, anti-bribery policies and training, and related best practices in Indian markets. He has consistently been ranked by Chambers and Partners, Legal 500 and Who's Who Legal, as one of India’s highly recommended employment lawyers. Avik is regularly involved in speaking engagements on employment law topics across India in various seminars and events. Avik is frequently invited to speak on key issues surrounding Indian employment law at international events, including the International Bar Association (IBA) conferences. Avik is also a member of the Technology business sector group, having been involved with the IT industry right from the very beginning of his career. Prior to joining IndusLaw, Avik was a Partner at RDA Legal. Avik has also been a senior member of Poovayya & Co and the in-house legal team of Infosys Technologies.