Clasis Law

Asian Legal Business Virtual In-House Legal Summit 2020
October 14, 2020

Vineet Aneja, Managing Partner presented & discussed various aspects of “Doing Business in India in the New Normal” at the Asian Legal Business inaugural Virtual In-House Legal Summit 2020. The session provided a brief overview on the Business structures in India, Precautionary measures while doing business in the new normal, Key laws to be considered & areas of exposure under each law and Measures adopted by the Government (due to COVID-19) to ease business. The virtual summit was designed to bring together attendees from all across South East Asia & UAE.

India Tanker Shipping & Trade Summit 2020
February 7, 2020, Holiday Inn, Mumbai

Nihal Shaikh, Senior Associate, attended India Tanker Shipping & Trade Summit 2020 organised by The Shipping Tribune on February 07, 2020 at Hotel Holiday Inn, Mumbai. The key aspects of discussion during the conference were Current & Future Global Market Trends, LNG Terminals & Transportation and emergency preparedness in the marine Industry and impact of IMO 2020 on Indian shipping industry etc. The conference was attended by various shipping, chartering and brokering companies and several Mariners.

iLLUMINARE 2019
13 December 2019, Trident, Gurugram

Clasis Law participated in, and was one of the lead partners of, iLLUMINARE 2019, a conference organised and hosted by Anjamo Consulting Private Limited on December 13, 2019 held at Trident, Gurugram. The event was attended by CEOs, general counsels and other top management officials of various Indian as well multinational entities.
Mr. Mustafa Motiwala, the head of litigation and dispute resolution practice, spoke on issues pertaining to insolvency and bankruptcy code. Further, Mr. Varun Pareek, a partner in the litigation team, participated in a panel discussion on white collar crimes which was moderated by Mr. Vineet Aneja, the firm’s managing partner.

5th National Symposium on Nutraceuticals
26 September 2019, Hotel Royal Plaza, New Delhi

Lovejeet Singh, Senior Associate, attended 5th National Symposium on Nutraceuticals organised by Assocham on September 26, 2019 at Hotel Royal Plaza, New Delhi. The conference was attended by the Minister of State for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Government of India and several nutraceutical manufacturers, exporters and traders. The key aspects of discussion during the conference were regulatory and business challenges faced by nutraceutical industry and market innovations in this industry

ASSOCHAM National Conference on Recent Developments under GST Regime
26 September 2019, The Orchid Hotel, Mumbai

Sahil Kapoor, Compliance Manager attended a National conference on recent developments under GST Regime organized by Assocham at The Orchid Hotel, Mumbai on September 26, 2019. The key aspects discussed during the conference were e-invoicing, new return formats, emerging areas of litigation under GST and opportunity for tax payer to go for legal dispute resolution scheme.

India Shared Mobility Summit
13 September 2019, Holiday Inn Aerocity, New Delhi

Gaurav Wahie, Partner, attended “India Shared Mobility Summit”, a conference organised by World Auto Forum on September13, 2019 at the Holiday Inn (Aerocity). The conference saw various participants, from automobile manufacturers to fleet operators, come together to discuss the issues and challenges being faced by, as well as the opportunities in, the shared mobility sector.

Global Risk, Security & Compliance ConfEx
12 September 2019, The Lalit, New Delhi

Varun Pareek, Partner, Neetika Ahuja, Associate Partner & Tanuja Kaushik, Associate attended a conference on Global Risk, Security & Compliance ConfEx organized by Events4Sure held at The Lalit Hotel, New Delhi on September 12, 2019. The key aspects of discussion during the conference were managing data privacy, risk & compliance, solving data challenges, automation in litigation management and modern governance and compliance risk in the digital world.

Interactive Meet on IBC
27 August 2019, Scope Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi

Dinesh Gupta, Senior Associate, attended 'Interactive Meet on IBC' organized by the ICSI Institute of Insolvency Professionals on 27 August, 2019 at New Delhi. The session included deliberation and discussion on landmark historic judgements as well as role of resolution professional in the corporate insolvency resolution process. The session was attended by various insolvency professionals and other professionals.

4th Edition LawServ-The Legal Services Expo
8 August 2019, The Oberoi, Gurgaon

Vineet Aneja, Managing Partner, along with Gaurav Wahie (Partner) and Vikram Bhargava (Partner) attended the 4th edition of the annual LawServ – Legal Services Expo organized by IDEX Legal, which was held on 8th August 2019 at The Oberoi, Gurgaon.
The annual event provides a platform to law firms, general counsels and legal sector service providers an opportunity to come together and discuss issues of common concern and interest.

CII conference on Digital and Cashless Economy
26 July 2019, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Gaurav Wahie, Partner and Jaydeep Bhambhani, Senior Associate, attended the conference on Digital and Cashless Economy organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi on 26th July 2019.
The conference comprised of multiple sessions discussing key aspects of the current state of digital payments in India, the initiatives that have been adopted and the future of India's digital payments and cashless economy.

9th Manufacturing Innovation Conclave 7 June 2019, ITC Maurya, New Delhi

Lovejeet Singh, Senior Associate, attended Manufacturing Innovation Conclave organized by CII held at ITC Maurya, New Delhi on June 07, 2019.
The conference was attended by several Government of India officials such as Secretary, Department of Science and Technology and Special Secretary, NITI Aayog as well as representatives of several manufacturing, innovation and technology companies. The key aspects of discussion during the conference were role of innovation and new technologies in the industrial transformation and the requirement of collaborations for building capabilities of businesses

Interactive Meet organized by ICSI Institute of Insolvency Professionals on "Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 5 June 2019, New Delhi

Dinesh Gupta, Senior Associate, attended the Interactive Meet organized by the ICSI Institute of Insolvency Professionals at New Delhi on 5 June, 2019 and participated in deliberations on:
1. Challenges that lie ahead for the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code ("Code"); and
2. Changes required in the Code, Rules and Regulations
The key points of deliberations included current challenges and amendments required on different aspects of the Code including treatment of home buyers as a separate class of creditors under the Code, challenges in keeping a corporate debtor (under liquidation) as a going concern, issues relating to appointment of resolution professionals, issues relating to contingent liabilities, remedies for failure of resolution applicants to implement resolution plan etc.

Symposium [Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016- Unresolved Issues] 31 May 2019, New Delhi

Shwetabh Sinha, Partner and Dinesh Gupta, Senior Associate, attended the symposium and interactive session on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 organised by the National Company Law Tribunal Bar Association at New Delhi on May 31, 2019.
Hon'ble Justice Shri S. J. Mukhopadhaya, Chairperson, National Company Law Appellate Tribunal was 'Chief Guest' at the session. Hon'ble Chief Justice Shri M. M. Kumar, President, National Company Law Tribunal was 'Guest of the Honour' and Dr. M. S. Sahoo, chairperson of IBBI, was 'Key Note Speaker'. The speakers deliberated on 'Unresolved Issues in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016'. The symposium was attended by various insolvency professionals and other professionals.

Clasis Law hosted a Breakfast Round table Meet 29 May 2019, Hong Kong

Clasis Law in collaboration with Conventus Law, organized a breakfast round table meet on May 29 in Hong Kong. Vineet Aneja, Managing Partner and Mustafa Motiwala, Partner spoke to various general counsels on various aspects, including key issues to be kept in mind while doing business in India.

Seminar on "Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016- the Road Ahead" organized by NIRC-ICSI in association with the IBBI 18 May 2019, New Delhi

Dinesh Gupta, Senior Associate, attended the seminar on "Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016- the Road Ahead" organized by NIRC-ICSI in association with the IBBI at New Delhi on 18 May, 2019.
CS M. S. Sahoo, chairperson of IBBI, was chief guest at Seminar. In his address, he deliberated on the matters related to objective of the Code, going concern liquidation, key aspects of resolution plan etc. In addition, the challenges being faced in enforcement of the Code including the challenges related to drafting and negotiation of the resolution plans, challenges in voluntary liquidation were discussed by panelists and moderators.

IPBA 2019 25-27 April 2019, Singapore

Mustafa Motiwala, Partner and Head-Disputes Resolution, attended the IPBA 2019 (Inter-Pacific Bar Association Conference) held at Singapore. The event was very well attended with over 1200 lawyers from several countries. The plenary sessions were very interesting. The sessions were well balanced and spread over a variety of interesting and thought provoking topics in the dispute resolution space and other areas as well. The event gave a good opportunity to meet with new people and revive earlier contacts.

Lawserv, The Legal Sevices Expo 14th February 2019, Mumbai

Clasis Law partnered with IDEX Legal for the LawServ “The Legal Services Expo” event on February 14, 2019, at the St. Regis Hotel in Mumbai. As part of the theater session, Clasis Law conducted an interactive session on the subject of ‘Prevention of Sexual Harassment at work’. The session was conducted by Mr. Vineet Aneja, Managing Partner and Ms. Priyanka Anand, Associate Partner from the Clasis Law. The hour long session was very well received by the attendees and the speakers were approached by many in-house counsels, directors and HR representatives to discuss the practical difficulties faced by them viz-a-viz the POSH Act and challenges of handling complaints in an effective manner.

Legal Helpline Session for Startups 14 December 2018, New Delhi

Clasis Law along with TiE-Delhi organised the final session of its three Legal Helpline Sessions for Startups and Entrepreneurs at its Delhi office on December 14, 2018.

National Conference on MNCs & India: Creating Mutual Value 13 December 2018, New Delhi

Gaurav Wahie, Partner and Lovejeet Singh, Senior Associate attended the “National Conference on MNCs and India: Creating Mutual Value” organized by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) held at Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi on December 13, 2018.
The conference, which was attended by Government officials such as Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion as well as representatives of several large multinational companies present in India, focused on the policy and regulatory challenges being faced by multinationals as well as the required reforms.

TiE Global Summit III Entrepreneurship: Driving Employment, Driving Growth 29-30 November 2018, New Delhi

Vineet Aneja, Managing Partner, Gaurav Wahie, Partner and Priyanka Anand, Associate Partner attended the third TiE Global Summit organised at the Taj Palace, New Delhi, on 29 and 30 November 2018. The TiE global summit is an annual event which brings together entrepreneurs from across the world and provides entrepreneurs a platform to present their ideas to potential investors.

Legal Helpline Session for Startups 15 November 2018, New Delhi

Clasis Law along with TiE-Delhi organised the second of its three Legal Helpline Sessions for Startups and Entrepreneurs at its Delhi office on November 15, 2018.

Indian Corporate Aviation Summit 9 November 2018, New Delhi

Lovejeet Singh, Senior Associate, Clasis Law attended Indian Corporate Aviation Summit organized by Aeropodium, held on November 09, 2018 at Holiday Inn New Delhi International Airport, New Delhi. The summit focused on latest developments in the corporate aviation sector in India and new business opportunities and challenges. The speakers discussed aspects relating to future of business aviation, different business models, challenges with the Indian Government authorities and recent steps taken by the Government of India in the aviation sector. The summit was attended by several commercial aviation companies, aircraft manufacturers, international leasing and financing companies, insurance companies and bankers.

SCCA Annual Black Tie 2018 2 November 2018, Singapore

Our Managing Partner Vineet Aneja and Partner Mustafa Motiwala attended the annual black-tie event of the Singapore Corporate Counsel Association held in Singapore. The event was well attended by general counsels based in Singapore. It was well organized and a good mix of informative talks and entertainment that ended with a sumptuous sit-down dinner. Our partners met with GC's and had some interesting and knowledge sharing conversations.

Permanent Court of Arbitration Conference 27-28 October 2018, New Delhi

Ashmi Mohan, Senior Associate, Clasis Law attended the second Permanent Court of Arbitration Conference held on 27th and 28 October, 2018 at New Delhi. The Conference was conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs. The conference mainly addressed the issue with respect to the challenges faced during inter-state arbitration and Investor state dispute settlement. The sessions were chaired by various sitting judges of the Supreme Court of India and former Chief Justice of India. The speakers included Partners of Law Firms from across the world and the Secretary General of the Permanent Court of Arbitration

Road show on Competition Law 15 October 2018, Mumbai

Barasha Baruah Pathak, Associate Partner attended a conference titled, Road show on Competition Law held at Hotel Trident, Nariman Point, Mumbai on 15th October, 2018. The key focus of the conference was to engage the stakeholders in informative and practical discussion pertaining to cartels and leniency, merger controls and various topics of competition law. The conference was attended by the officials of Competition Commission of India, Indian Institution of Corporate Affairs, practicing lawyers and officials of banks and corporates. The highly informative speeches and panel discussions threw light on the significant aspects of competition law.

Legal Helpline Session for Startups 11 October 2018, New Delhi

Clasis Law along with TiE-Delhi organised the first of its three Legal Helpline Sessions for Startups and Entrepreneurs at its Delhi office on October 11, 2018.

37th National Conference - "NATCON 2018 28-29 September 2018, Pune

The National Institute of Personnel Management (Pune Chapter) hosted its 37th National Conference - "NATCON 2018" on 28th & 29th September 2018 at Hotel Westin, Pune. The conference was well attended by the HR fraternity, including delegates from all over India and overseas. The conference was attended by Mr. Gaurav Wahie, Partner and Ms. Priyanka Anand, Associate Partner from Clasis Law. The theme of the conference was 'managing future of work and workplace' and had renowned national and international speakers sharing their views on current challenges to effective workplace, exploring the impact of technology on workplace and means to develop a performance driven culture.

Interactive meeting of “Friends of South Africa”-7th September 2018, Mumbai

Clasis Law hosted an event in its Mumbai office on September 7 which was a successful interactive meeting of “Friends of South Africa”. The event was well attended by thought leaders from a cross section of the corporate world ranging from Power, Financial, Social, Healthcare, Tourism, Start-up ecocsystem etc.
The Chief Guest was HE Ms. Maropene Ramokgopa, South African Consul General. She shared her insights about the potential that South Africa holds for companies willing to invest there.
Those present shared views ranging from Financial & Investments, Medical Tourism, Power, Smart Grids, IT, Healthcare, Media etc.
The event was attended by Vineet Aneja and Mustafa Motiwala of Clasis Law.

Conference on Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code: Learnings, Challenges and Way Forward 18th August 2018, Mumbai

Aniketh Nair, Senior Associate, Clasis Law attended a conference organized by Confederation of Indian Industry on Learnings, Challenges and Way Forward of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code at Hotel Taj Mahal, Colaba on August 18, 2018. The conference focused on the change of the business landscape in current times, the effects of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2018, the recommendations of the Committee on bad loans resolution, lending standards, allocation of capital, valuation, time management and global experiences; litigation in latest cases and learnings from successful cases under IBC.

CII Manufacturing Innovation Conclave June 22, 2018, New Delhi

Clasis Law was a corporate sponsor of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Manufacturing Innovation Conclave held at ITC Maurya, New Delhi on June 22, 2018. Parul Kashyap, Counsel/Head of Business Development and Lovejeet Singh, Senior Associate attended the event. The conclave was attended by manufacturing and information technology companies. The conclave focused on the need of innovation and R&D for the growth of Indian manufacturing sector. The industry leaders deliberated on the road ahead for industries adopting innovation in manufacturing. The conclave also discussed increasing role of robotics and artificial intelligence in the manufacturing sector and their impact on employment.

Knowledge session on Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 hosted by Clasis Law- 8 March 2018, Mumbai

A roundtable talk was organised on March 8, 2018 at the Mumbai office of Clasis Law jointly with the Indo- French Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Mustafa Motiwala, Head of the Disputes Resolution practice made a presentation on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 from the perspective of the provisions relating to issuing notices by operational creditors and filing petitions by financial and operational creditors and the process thereafter. The latest judgements and their implications were also discussed.

Knowledge session on Efficient Dispute Resolution hosted by Clasis Law- 13 February 2018, Mumbai

Clasis Law hosted a roundtable on efficient dispute Resolution in a rapidly evolving business environment: Why arbitrate in Singapore, and how will any award be enforced in India? in the Mumbai office on February 13, 2018. Mr Mustafa Motiwala, Head of Mumbai office and Litigation and Disputes Resolution practice and Ms Sapna Jhangiani, Partner, Clyde & Co., Singapore are the speakers in the event. Sapna gave a very informative and elaborate presentation about SIAC arbitrations and its rules. Mustafa spoke about enforcement of foreign awards in India and various strategies relating to the same. The event was attended by select clients and was followed by Q&A and interactions based on live cases of the audience.

Knowledge Session on Compliance Risks for Foreign Companies Doing Business in India hosted by Clasis Law- 14 December 2017, New Delhi

Clasis Law hosted a knowledge session on ‘Compliance Risks for Foreign Companies Doing Business in India’, in association with the Indo-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IFCCI) at the IFCCI office on 14th December 2017. The session was conducted for the benefit of the French companies and was presented by Ms. Priyanka Anand, Associate Partner. Clasis Law was also represented by Ms. Parul Kashyap, Counsel and Head of Business Development, Mr. Gaurav Wahie, Associate Partner and Ms. Neetika Ahuja, Associate Partner who responded to questions from the participants in relation to compliance requirements under FEMA, Companies Act and the overall compliance burden faced by foreign companies in India.

Presentation on Insolvency Law and Public Procurement Laws at Austrian Embassy ,NewDelhi

Clasis Law’s Mustafa Motiwala, Partner and Parul Kashyap, Counsel were invited by the Austrian Embassy, New Delhi to give a presentation on Insolvency Law and Public Procurement Laws, for the benefit of the Austrian diplomats and embassy officials.

Roundtable session on Sexual Harassment – Practical Challenges of Handling Complaints - 21 September 2017, New Delhi

Clasis Law conducted a round table session on “Practical Challenges in handling Sexual Harassment Complaints” on 21st September 2017 at the office. The session was well attended and the participants had a very enriching and informative discussion on this topic. The participants also got an opportunity to interact with our lawyers and to have us address their queries on this subject.

Knowledge Session on Dawn Raids hosted by Clasis Law-31 August, 2017, New Delhi

Clasis Law hosted a roundtable on the emerging concept of ‘Dawn Raids in India’, in association with the Indo-French Chamber Of Commerce and Industry (IFCCI) at the IFCCI office on 31st August 2017. The knowledge session was presented by Mr Vineet Aneja, Senior Partner and Ms Kaveri Kumar, Senior Associate. This was followed by an engaging discussion on this very interesting topic and an interactive Q&A session.

National Seminar on Implementation Compliance and Operation of GST particularly in respect of SME Food Sector-30 May 2017, New Delhi

The National Seminar on Implementation, Compliance and Operation of GST particularly in respect of SME Food Sector was organized by All India Food Processors’ Association with Clasis Law as the Knowledge Partner. Clasis Law was represented by Gaurav Wahie, Associate Partner, Neetika Ahuja, Associate Partner, Sachin Kumar, Associate and Lovejeet Singh, Associate. The entire event was compered by Lovejeet Singh. Clasis Law's tax consultant gave a presentation on the aspect of “Analysis of Inter & Intra State Supply, Eway Bill, Job Work, Multiple State Operations, Distributors/ Warehousing”.

Clasis Law hosted a talk in association with NIPM-20 January, 2017, Pune

Clasis Law hosted a talk on “Sexual Harassment at Workplace”, on 20th of January 2017, at Vivanta by Taj-Blue Diamond, Pune. The Key Note speakers at the conference were Mr. Vineet Aneja, Senior Partner and Ms. Priyanka Anand, Senior Associate from the Clasis Law, New Delhi office. The talk was followed by an interactive panel discussion on the subject. The panelists included Mr. Vineet Aneja from Clasis Law, Mrs. Meenal Joshi, a NGO member and Mr. Anubhav Kapoor, General Counsel, Tata Technologies.

Clasis Law hosted a dinner reception for General Counsel of MNC-1 December 2016

Clasis Law in collaboration with Major, Lindsey and Africa organized a Dinner reception exclusively for General Counsels at The Oberoi, Gurgaon on 1st December 2016. The event was well attended by GCs from large multinational companies from sectors such as oil & gas, FMCG, banks, healthcare, insurance, retail, manufacturing, hospitality, pharma, IT, ITES and many more.

Conference hosted by Clasis Law - “Talk on Sexual Harassment at Workplace – Compliances & Consequences” 18 November, 2016. Trident, BKC, Mumbai

Clasis Law hosted a talk on “Sexual Harassment at Workplace”, on 18th of November 2016, at the Trident Hotel, BKC, Mumbai. The Key Note speakers at the conference were Mr. Vineet Aneja, Partner and Ms. Priyanka Anand, Senior Associate from the Clasis Law, New Delhi office. The event was an opportunity to discuss role and obligations of an employer, share experiences, explore some of the issues posed by the Act and understand the practical challenges to compliance from the perspective of an employer.
The event was well attended by people from the legal and HR fraternity. We would like to thanks our attendees for encouraging us with their positive feedback and showing their interest on hosting workshops at their workplace.

Delhi In-house Congress 2014- 4 December 2014, Delhi

The Pacific Business Press hosted the eleventh annual ‘In-house Congress Mumbai 2014’, which is part of the highly successful annual In-House Community Congress series held for Senior In-House Counsels. Clasis Law was one of the main sponsors for the event which brought together around 80 leading in-house lawyers, compliance professionals and senior business executives from both the private and public sectors in India, to discuss various issues.

London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) seminar-21 November 2014, Mumbai

Clasis Law hosted a seminar with Ms Jacomijn van Haersolte-van Hof, the new Director General of the London Court of International Arbitration, at its Mumbai office. The attendees of the event included both eminent senior in-house counsels and lawyers from the field of arbitration. Mr Ajay Thomas, the Director and Registrar of LCIA India, and Ms Sunita Mainee of Clyde & Co were also present.

Mumbai In-house Congress 2014-11 September 2014, Mumbai

Delhi In-house Congress-19 December, 2013

The Pacific Business Press hosted the third annual ‘In-house Congress- Delhi’, which is part of the highly successful annual In-House Community Congress series held for Senior In-House Counsels. Clasis Law was one of the main sponsors for the event which brought together around 80 leading in-house lawyers, compliance professionals and senior business executives from both the private and public sectors in India, to discuss various issues.