The Federation of Indian Corporate Lawyers (FICL) is organising its annual one-day summit: FICL Delhi Discourse 2023 with the theme Navigating India's Legal Terrain in the era of Amrit Kaal.
The summit will take place on May 26 2023 (Friday) at Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi. It will focus on how general counsel / corporate counsel can improve their business value beyond just managing risk, how they can lead with impact and what should be on their agendas going forward.
It is a highly anticipated gathering of more than 150+ participants from a diverse range of sectors, including the public and private sectors, government, and legal service providers.
This event serves as India's foremost forum for corporate in-house legal counsel, offering a platform for productive discussions, idea sharing, and valuable networking opportunities. Attendees will be able to gain practical insights to apply in their respective workplaces. The FICL Delhi Discourse 2023 will be the most significant event of the year for corporate in-house counsel.
FICL will also release the results of India's first comprehensive Survey on Dispute Resolution in India by FICL & Centre for Trade and Investment Law (CTIL).
Attorney General R Venkataramani will preside over the Inaugural Session on 26 May 2023.
The other keynote speakers include Fomer Supreme Court Judge Justice Hemant Gupta; Former Judge of Delhi High Court Justice Manmohan Singh; Former Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court Justice MM Kumar; SILF President Dr Lalit Bhasin President, Former Union Law Secretary PK Malhotra; Accenture Managing Director - Lega Rajeev Chopra; Everstone Capital Advisors Group General Counsel Pratibha Jain; Professor And Head At Center For Trade And Investment Law Dr James Nedumpara; JK Group Of Industries President (Group) Legal Rajbeer Sachdeva; Tech Mahindra Group Global General Counsel Vineet Vij; Dalmia Bharat Limited Group General Counsel Rajiv Choubey; Senior Legal Counsel Sesa Region and Legal Head India Akzo Noble Roop Loomba; HT Media Deputy General Counsel Sachin Kalra; Freshworks Director (Legal) Pranav Mehra and others.
Singapore Law Firm Gibson Dunn, Alvarez & Marsal, MCO Legals, Desai & Diwanji, Indian Oil Corporation, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited are sponsoring this FICL Event.
Department Of Legal Affairs - Ministry Of Law & Justice, The Law Society of England and Wales, In-House Counsel Worldwide (ICW), Asia Pacific Corporate Counsel Alliance (APCCA), African Corporate & Government Counsel Forum (ACGC), Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA), Society Of Indian Law Firms (SILF), Chartered Institute Of Arbitrators, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), ICC International Court Of Arbitration, Beihai Asia International Arbitration Centre (BAIAC), India International Arbitration Centre (IAC) The Centre for Trade And Investment Law (CTIL), Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MCIA), Lexology and The Boring News Co are supporting the summit.
The upcoming FICL Delhi Discourse 2023 follows the FICL Inaugural summit FICL 1st Corporate Lawyers Summit 2022 that took place on May 27 2022 at Hotel Taj Palace New Delhi and was attended by 125+ delegates from public and private sectors with 37 Keynote Speakers from leading law firms and GCs.
FICL is a non-profit organization with a membership of over 1700. It is the only national platform in India that has connections across 18 different jurisdictions worldwide as a member of In-House Counsel Worldwide (ICW), Asia Pacific Corporate Counsel Alliance (APCCA), and The African Corporate and Government Counsel Forum (ACGC Forum), thereby enabling global networking opportunities.