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The Grand Masters 20 5

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL LEGAL BEST PRACTICES SUMMIT
The Grand Masters 2.1 | 6th February 2015 | New Delhi

CHECKMATE YOUR
LEGAL BUSINESS CHALLENGES
* Gaining the Stakeholders Confidence
* Inter Play & Balance with the External Counsel
* Expected Benchmarks from an External Counsel
* Building & Leading a Successful In-House Team
# The Companies Act Dilemmas
# Risk & Compliance Management
# The Indian IPR Regime
# Competition Law
# The Regulatory Environments
and several other topical issues...
IP Solutions Partner

IP & Patent Research Solutions Partner

Silver Partner

Fraternity Partner

Associate Partner

Supporting Partners

THE SUMMIT CONCEPT

Have you been facing challenges as an In-House Counsel?
Have you been able to build and lead successfully an In-House Team?
Have you been able to strike a balance with the External Counsel?
Do you have the confidence of your stakeholders?
Do you aspire to become an In-House Counsel in the near future?

These and many more questions get answered with winning strategies
The Grand Masters Summits have been an In-House Counsel dedicated
series of knowledge and leadership platforms for the last 2 years now. It
aims at not only recognizing the best of the In-House Counsel of the country
but also creating a brainstorming discussion ambience for the next-gen InHouse Counsel.
The role of an In-House Counsel has been going through a paradigm shift in
the Indian Legal scenario. When it comes to internal processes, it has
become or should we say 'must become' a mandatory aspect for all the other
function desks to consult to the In-House Counsel. Moreover, it is no more a
back seated role that an In House Counsel functions with today. Needless to
say, that the In-House Counsel now is set to carve out a niche place in the
Board Room discussions as well. It is now unadvisable for the promoters to
proceed with business decisions without the standpoint of the In-House
Counsel. However, the Board Room is still miles away.
As far as external processes are concerned, there always remains a struggle
to balance out the smooth functioning aspects in sync with the In-House
team of lawyers and of course the delivery cost behind. The other topical
issues discussed would be around the grey areas of The Companies Act,
Regulatory Issues, and Compliance & Risk Management and so on.
The Grand Masters 2015 comes to you with a back to back summit series in
New Delhi, Mumbai & Bengaluru. The respective summit editions shall be
focusing on certain pre identified set of topical issues and challenges that
the In-House Counsel has been facing in order to ensure his role being
implemented successfully. This comes to you post an in depth research by
Lex Witness over a period of 2 months. Apart from a common set of topics
we have also brought in an element of customized discussion as per the
respective cities where the Grand Masters is being held.
So Welcome aboard The Grand Masters 2015!

SUMMIT AGENDA
09:15 AM MORNING REFRESHMENTS & REGISTRATION
09:30 AM WELCOME NOTE BY LEX WITNESS
09:45 AM SPECIAL ADDRESS
10:00 AM - KEY NOTE DISCUSSION THE PARADIGM SHIFT THAT THE IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
COMMUNITY IS GOING THROUGH BECOMING BUSINESS LEADERS FROM MERELY BUSINESS
ENABLERS
In the current times of high power governance and a cut throat competition, business houses in the
country have taken into account the criticality of the legal desk. The In-House Counsel is now not only
expected to take care of the legal aspects of the organization but envisage and visualize relevant
business dimensions. This panel focuses on various challenges that the In-House Counsel faces
internally as well as externally to create a successful cohesive decision at large.
- Gaining the business confidence of the Promoters' and Owners' Group
- Meeting the 'New Age' requirements of being a Business Advisor and not merely a Legal Advisor
- Realizing the need of law professionals on the board, with upcoming compliance bottlenecks
- Building & Leading successfully an In-House Legal Team
- Enabling smooth functioning of the Legal Function Desk and other function desks in the organization
- Managing the inter-play between internal team and the external counsel
- Expectations of an In-House Counsel from an External Counsel
- Challenges faced by an External Counsel to meet expected benchmarks
- Balancing and Controlling the Cost of both - Internal and External
- Structuring external counsel compensations
- Trends for domestic and overseas external counsels
- The In-House Counsel Tool Kit A Career Guide perspective for the 'nextgen' In-House Counsel
11:30 AM - NETWORKING BREAK

SUMMIT AGENDA
12 NOON PANEL DISCUSSION THE REGULATORY RIDES HOW DOES AN IN-HOUSE
COUNSEL CONTROL THE DYNAMIC CHANGES AN INDUSTRY SECTOR GOES THROUGH
Recently regulatory aspects have been going through dynamic changes which are irrespective of Industry
Sector. In such scenario It becomes inevitable for an In-House Counsel to seek a well advised approach
on how to overcome the challenges and meet the functional requirements of any and every regulatory
'change' that comes in at any moment of time and has vital impact on 'business'. The panel focusses on
discussing major regulatory aspects and recently announced updates.
- Secrets behind successful tackling of the 'Dynamic Governance and Regulatory Regime'
- The New Companies Act 2013 - Understanding the Current Rules for an Old Game
- The New Competition Paradigm - Ensuring Fair Game for All
- Recent Regulations - New Insider Trading & Delisting Regulations and more
01:30 PM - NETWORKING LUNCH
02:30 PM - PANEL DISCUSSION THE INDIAN IP REGIME IS IT PROTECTIVE ENOUGH FOR THE
DOMESTIC PLAYERS AND PROMISING ENOUGH FOR GLOBAL PLAYERS AS WELL?
The Indian IP Regime has been witnessing various moods and noises. Of course merely because of the
individual characteristics of the industry sector one would want to refer to. However, while there remains a
sense of security on one hand, also on the other a sense of hesitation as well. Is it protective enough for
the domestic players as well as promising enough for the international players? The panel focusses on a
bird's eye view of the IP scenario of the country.
- Recent trends and updates in IPR Regime
- Managing an IP Portfolio
- Prevention Or Cure - Patent Protection vs consequences after Patent Infringement
- Trademark filing strategy worldwide
- Royalty valuations & statutory license (Sec. 31D)
- Royalty Rights - retrospective and retroactive effect
- Patent Trials & Evidence Issues
- Trade Secrets/Confidential Information/Non-Compete
03:30 PM - NETWORKING BREAK

SUMMIT AGENDA
04:00 PM - PANEL DISCUSSION - LAND & ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCES - IMPACT ON
INDUSTRIES
Land Acquisition and many other further dimensions around the 'usage' of a piece of land has always
been a grey area for business houses in general. There have been noticeable moments of huge
reputational as well as financial losses that corporates have gone through merely because of a carless
eye when it comes to the 'piece of land' being referred to. The panel focuses on all complications involved
herein when it comes to Land & Environmental Clearances.
- Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2013 - Industry Implication
- Evaluate: Partial retroactive application that could affect some already completed transactions
- Laws & Rules to be followed before finalizing land for 'usage'
- Challenges faced in Environmental Clearances
- Compensation mechanism and multiplier clause - rural areas vs. urban areas?
- Need for effective due diligence
- Recent Case Studies
05:00 PM - PANEL DISCUSSION RISK & COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT
Risk and Compliance have now become one of the most important mandates that an In-House Counsel
has to look into as on date. Whether it is forecasting risks that might arise due to non-compliance or
timely meeting all compliance needs effectively, one needs an efficient advisory in place ensure
'compliance'. The panel focuses on the basics of compliance and much beyond as well.
- Internal Compliances | External Compliances | International Compliances
- Employees/Contracts/Local Legislation etc.
- Anti Corruption
- Internal Audits - GRC
- Assessing and Analyzing Risks
- Technology Trends for Compliance bottle necks
- Monitoring and Updating Compliances
- Software Compliances & IT Act Implications
06:00 PM CLOSING REMARKS BY LEX WITNESS

THE AUDIENCE
The Grand Masters has always been a magnetic summit series for the industry professionals to attend not
only from the core legal functions but all other allied functions as well. So right from a Research &
Development Profile of a Pharmaceutical company to a Compliance Head of an Automobile MNC, there
has been a perfect mix of audience that The Grand Masters has been witnessing. Here's a snapshot of the
audience:
ORGANIZATIONAL PARTICIPATION
3M India | ABB Global Industries and Services | AGS Health | Ahuja Group | AkzoNobel India | ALMT Legal |
Alstom | Amarchand Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff co | Amdipharm Mercury (AMCo) Group | Amicus Services |
Anantraj | Ansal API | Ardent Legal | ATC Telecom Tower Cop. | Avantha Power & Infrastructure | Balaji Telefilms
Limited and Balaji Motion Pictures | Bank of Baroda | Birlasoft | Bluefish Pharmaceuticals | BMW india Financial
Services | Cairn India | Capital One Services India | Chess Management Services | Competition Commission of India
| Computer Sciences Cop India | Comsulting Homoeopath | Comviva Technologies | Crest Law Partners | Cummins
India | Dalmia Bharat | Datamatics Global Services | Deepak Sabharwal & Associates | Delhi International Airport |
Delloitte | Dhawan & Co | Dodsel Enterprise | DP World | Dr. Reddy's Laboratories | E.I. DuPont India | EDAG
Engineering & Design India | Electronica Finance | Emcure Pharmaceuticals | Essar Group | Essilor India |
Experian | Forbes & Company |G4S Secure Solutions India | GSK Pharmaceuticals | Global Outsourcing Asia
Operations | Gnarus Partners | Godrej | Hahle Filter Systems India | Hazira LNG | HCL Technologies | Hinduja
National Power Corporation | Hindustan Times | Honeywell International (I) | HPCL Mittal Energy | HT Media
Ventures | Idea Cellular | IDEX Legal | IDFC | IG & Associates | Independent Consultant | | Indraptastha Gas |
Infosys | Institute Of Directors | Intellectual Ventures | Jay Prakash Associates | Jaypee Group | JMD | JSC VTB
Bank | K K Birla Group | Kaden Boriss | Kapil Sapra & Associates | Khaitan & Co. | Kochhar & Co. | Kokuyo Camlin |
Kotak Mahindra | Larsen & Toubro | Legal League Consulting | Lex Arete | Lexis Nexis | Mahanagar Telephone
Nigam | Maheshwari & Co. | Max Life Insurance | Metro Cash & Carry India | Mindtree | Modi-Mundipharma |
Monnet Ispat & Energy | Mphasis | Net App India | Neyveli Lighnite Corp | Nirma | Osram India | Percept | Perfetti
Van Melle India | Pioneer Urban Land & Infrastructure | Piramal Imaging SA | PricewaterhouseCoopers | Prime
InfoTech Corporation | Prudential Process Mgt. Ser. India | PVR | Rabindra Hazari Associates | Radhakrishna
Foodland | Religare Wellness | Reserve Bank of india | Reznext Global Solutions | RMSI | Schneider Electric India |
SGG India Overseas | Shell | Siva Group of Companies | SREI Infrastructure Finance | Star CJ Network India |
Strides Arcolab | TATA Motors Insurance Broking & Advisory Ser. | Tata Services | The STC of India | The Tata
Power Company | Themis Group | Thomson Reuters | Thriveni Earthmovers | THS- The Law Firm | TMT Law
Practice | Uberall Solutions India | Viom Networks | Walchandnagar Ind. | Western Outdoor Interactive | Wockhardt
Group, India

AND MORE...
HIERARCHICAL PARTICIPATION
Associate Director | Ac Exect. | Ac Exect. Online Sales | Account Manager - Online | Add. Chief Manager / Legal |
Additional Manager Legal | Advocate | Advocate & Partner | AGM - Legal | AGM (Legal & Secretarial) | AGM
Legal & Asst. Co. Sec. | Assistant Director, Patent Development | Assistant Vice President - Legal | Associate |
Associate Advocate | Associate Director | Associate Director Human Resources | Associate Vice President & Head
Legal | Asst. VP - Legal | Asst. Manager - Legal | Audit Program Manager Quality | AVP - Head - Legal | AVP Legal Workflow Solutions | CEO | CEO & Head Legal Compliance | Chief Financial Officer | Chief Legal and
Compliance Officer | Chief Manager Legal | Comp Sec. Head Legal Affairs | Company Sec. & Head Legal | Company
Secretary | Consultant - Management Solutions | Consultant-Legal | Corporate Legal | Corp Legal Manager | Corp.
Head Legal & Co. Sec. | Corporate Vice President - Head Legal | Country Compliance Officer | DCM Legal | Deputy
Manager Legal | DGM - Legal | Director | Director - OP Finance Company Secretary | Director Corporate Affairs &
General Counsel -South Asia | Director Forensic Services | Director HR - QMS | Director Legal | Director, Policy &
Regulatory Affairs | Dy G M - Legal | Dy. Manager (Law) | E.V.P. - Corporate Legal | Executive Director | Executive
Director & Chief Financial Officer | Executive Director Law | Executive Legal | Executive Online Sales | Founder &
Managing Partner | G M - Legal | G M- Finance | G M Legal & Compliance | General Counsel | General Counsel &
Group Head - Legal & Compliance | General Manager Legal | GM Corporate & Co. Secretary | GM Legal,
Group CS | Group General Counsel | Group Manager | Head - Legal | Head Legal & Company Secretary | Head
Legal Consultant | Head-Corporate Legal | Individual Practitioner | Jt Manager Director | Key Account Manager Online Sales West | Law Officer | Lawyer | Lead Legal Counsel | Legal Consultant | Legal Counsel | Legal Counsel &
Company Secretary | Legal Counsel & Compliance Officer Experian India | Legal Director | Legal Manager | M D |
Manager - Corp Legal | Manager - Corp. Relations | Manager Finance | Manager - Legal | Manager - Legal &
Contract | Manager (Training & Engagement) | Manager Sales | Manager-Marketing & Sales | Managing Director |
Managing Partner | Officer-Legal | Partner | Partner Private Equity and M&A | Partner Transfer Pricing and Direct
Tax | Practice Head | Practising Co Secretary | President (Retd.) | Principal Associate | Regional Manager - Legal |
Sales Manager | Senior Associate | Senior Consultant | Risk Advisory Services | Senior Corp. Counsel Finance. &
Control Legal Affairs India | Senior Counsel (India & South Asia ) | Senior Legal Counsel | Senior Manager | Senior
Manager Comp. - Legal | Senior Manager - Legal | Senior Manager - Legal & Contracts | Senior Manager Forensic
Services | Senior Manager Legal & Com. Sec. | Senior Partner | Senior Partner Tax, M&A and Employment |
Senior Resident Partner | Senior VP, Co Secretary , General Counsel & Ethics Officer | Sr. Gen Manager | Sr. VP Legal | Sr. Director Legal & Secretarial | Sr. Vice President - Legal | Corporate Strategy & Planning | Technology
Advisor | Vice President | Vice President - Legal & Secretarial, India ABO | VP - Legal (Asia) | VP & Dy. Co.
Secretary | VP and Head Legal

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