National Workshop on Academic-Industry Interface on Contempo- Rary Developments in Corporate Law
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NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ACADEMIC-INDUSTRY INTERFACE ON CONTEMPO- RARY DEVELOPMENTS IN CORPORATE LAW Organised by Corporate Law Committee, School of Law September 14-15, 2018 VENUE: 911, 9th FLOOR, CENTRAL BLOCK, MAIN CAMPUS, CHRIST [DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY] HOSUR ROAD, BANGALORE INDEX I. EVENT DESCRIPTION II. DESCRIPTION OF THE SPEAKERS III. DETAILED EVENT SCHEDULE IV. PARTICIPANTS - LIST OF PARTICIPATING COLLEGES - LIST OF EXTERNAL PARTICIPANTS - LIST OF INTERNAL PARTICIPANTS V. BUDGET VI. SESSION BRIEFS VII. PHOTOGRAPHS I. EVENT DESCRIPTION: The legal practice of Mergers and Acquisitions and Insolvency and Bankruptcy in the recent past has become a vast and profitable area, with many lawyers working both for corporations and firms. It is a competitive environment and one where added skills and expertise can give both firms and individual lawyers a real edge. Recognizing the intensity of this area of corporate and commercial laws, School of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University) had organized a National Workshop on Academic- Industry Interface on Contemporary Developments in Corporate and Commercial Laws on September 14-15, 2018. The two days’ workshop provided conceptual, practical and actionable insights into contemporary legal aspects of IBC & M&A. It sought to bring academia and legal industry together and would enable Corporate and commercial Law teachers and students to bridge the gap between the class- room learning and their career objectives. In particular, our panel themes critically address ed recent legal issues and developments in insolvency law and mergers and acquisitions. The themes for the workshop were as follows: • Practical Insights into Mergers & Acquisitions in India • Mapping the Interface Between Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code and Allied Laws II. DESCRIPTION OF THE SPEAKERS: 1. Mr. Yashasvi Mohanram, Partner at Platinum Partners Mr. Yashasvi graduated from National Law School, Bangalore, in 2001. He is also a qualified com- pany secretary and has completed a PGP in Management from the Indian School of Business, Hy- derabad. He heads Platinum Partners’ Bangalore office and represents leading corporate clients on a variety of transactional and related corporate matters. Prior to Platinum Partners, Yashasvi worked with Infosys Technologies in Bangalore, Daulet-Singh & Associates in Delhi, and with White & Case in Singapore. 2. Mr. Ajay G. Prasad, Senior Associate at Kochhar & Co. Mr. Ajay is currently working as a Senior Associate at Kochhar & Co., Bangalore. His practice ar- eas include- Mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and advising on strategic investments, General corporate, Regulatory and compliance and Insolvency and bankruptcy. He was a faculty member at the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and has taught courses on corporate laws. 3. Mr. Siddharth Raja, Partner at Argus Partners A Gold Medalist with a B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) degree from National Law School of India University, Bangalore. He holds an LL.M. in International Economic Law from the University of Warwick’s Law School in the U.K. Mr. Siddharth has previously worked in Hong Kong at the international law firm, O’Melveny & Myers. He, later co-founded Narasappa, Doraswamy & Raja that merged to form Samvad Partners in 2013. Mr. Raja merged his practice with Argus Partners in 2016 and is currently a Senior Partner and National Executive Director of Argus Partners. 4. Mr. Arunabh Choudhary Mr. Arunabh is a gold medalist with dual masters in Law and Management from the National Law University, Jodhpur (NLUJ), and is equipped with final pass credential from the Institute of Com- pany Secretaries of India (ICSI). He is enrolled with the Bar council of Maharashtra and Goa. Mr. Arunabh is a Partner at Juris Corp. His practice portfolio encompasses Securities Markets, Commercial Laws, Private Equity transactions, Taxation, Competition Law, Policy Advisory and Tech Law. 5. Mr. Hari babu Thota, Insolvency Professional Mr. Hari Babu is currently an Insolvency Professional, and has also been the Chairman at the Ban- galore Chapter of Institute of Companies Secretaries of India (ICSI). 6. Mr. Dushyanta Kumar, Company Liquidator Mr. Dushyanta Kumar is currently the Company Liquidator of the United Breweries Ltd. & the Kingfisher Ltd., he has also been appointed as the Insolvency Professional. 7. Ms. Aparna Ravi, Partner at Samvad Partners Ms. Aparna Ravi is currently a Partner at Samvad Partners. Aparna’s practice focuses on banking and finance, insolvency law, private equity and venture capital investments and general corporate advisory matters. Prior to joining Samvad, Aparna worked in the corporate and capital markets de- partments at the New York and London offices of the law firm, Weil Gotshal & Manges, and subse- quently as in-house counsel at Credit Suisse in London. Aparna was a member of the Bankruptcy Law Reform Committee constituted by the Central Gov- ernment. She recently edited the 6th edition of Mulla The Law of Insolvency in India that was pub- lished by Lexis Nexis in September 2017. She is qualified to practice law in India and in the State of New York. 8. Mr. Tejas S.R. Mr. Tejas has a B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) degree from University Law College, Bangalore University and holds an LL.M. from London School of Economics and Political Science. He is currently a Manag- er at Due Associates and previously worked as a Senior Associate there. He has also worked at Aditya Sondhi Law Chambers and J. Sagar Associates. III. DETAILED EVENT SCHEDULE: DAY 1- SEPTEMBER 14, 2018 REGISTRATION AND SUBMISSION OF 8:15 A.M.- 8:45 A.M. DOCUMENTS PARTICIPANTS TO BE SEATED 8:45 A.M. INAUGURAL ADDRESS - 9:00 A.M.- 9:30 A.M. CHIEF GUEST Dr. Aditya Sondhi Senior Advocate, Karnataka High Court SESSION 1 SPEAKER Mr. Yashasvi Mohanram Partner, Platinum Partners TOPIC Working of SEBI SAST Regulations, 2011 TIME 9:30 A.M.- 10:40 A.M. SESSION 2 SPEAKER Mr. Ajay G. Prasad Senior Associate, Kochhar & Co. TOPIC Recent Trends in the Indian M&A Landscape TIME 10:50 P.M.- 12:00 NOON LUNCH BREAK- 12:00 NOON - 12:45 P.M. VENUE: IVY HALL, AUDI BLOCK SESSION 3 SPEAKER Mr. Siddharth Raja Senior Partner & National Executive Director, Argus Partners TOPIC Key Changes in and Implications of Cross Border Mergers in India TIME 1:00 P.M. - 2:10 P.M. SESSION 4 SPEAKER Mr. Arunabh Choudhary Partner, Juris Corp TOPIC Corporate Restructuring as a Resolution Mechanism TIME 2:20 P.M.-3:30 P.M. CONCLUSION OF DAY 1 ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR DAY 2 REFRESHMENTS DAY 2- SEPTEMBER 15, 2018 SESSION 1 SPEAKER Mr. Dushyantha Kumar Company Liquidator of the United Breweries Ltd. & Kingfisher Ltd TOPIC IBC: Recent Developments TIME 9:30 A.M.- 10:40 A.M. SESSION 2 SPEAKER Mr. Hari Babu Thota Insolvency Resolution Professional TOPIC Conflict between IBC & SARFAESI: Delu- sional or Real ? TIME 10:50 A.M.- 12:00 NOON LUNCH BREAK- 12:00 NOON - 12:45 P.M. VENUE: IVY HALL, AUDI BLOCK SESSION 3 SPEAKER Mr. Tejas S.R. Manager, Dua Associates TOPIC IBC and Banking Sector: For Whom the Bell Tolls? TIME 1:00 P.M. - 2:10 P.M. SESSION 4 SPEAKER Ms. Aparna Ravi Partner, Samvad Partners TOPIC Interface Between IBC & RERA : Who Holds the Ground? TIME 2:20 P.M.-3:30 P.M. VOTE OF THANKS CHRIST ANTHEM DISTRIBUTION OF CERTIFICATES REFRESHMENTS IV. PARTICIPANTS: • Total no. of participants: 151 • Number of External Participants: 67 - Students: 60 - Academicians/practising advocates/project fellows: 7 - Total number of colleges: 24 (Excluding School of Law, Christ) - Outstation: 17 - Local: 7 • Number of Internal Participants: 84 A. LIST OF PARTICIPATING COLLEGES OUTSTATION COLLEGES 1. Amity University, Lucknow Campus 2. Dr. Ambedkar Global Law Institute, Tirupati 3. Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai 4. ICFAI Law School, Hyderabad 5. Kristu Jayanti College of Law 6. National Law University, Odisha 7. New Law College, Bharathi Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune 8. NMIMS, Mumbai, Maharashtra 9. Osmania University, Hyderabad 10. School of Excellence in Law, Chennai 11. School of Law, SASTRA Deemed University 12. School of Law, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai 13. School of Legal Studies, CUSAT 14. Symbiosis School of Law, Hyderabad 15. Symbiosis School of Law, Pune 16. Tamil Nadu National Law University 17. Vels University, Chennai 18. VIT School of Law, Chennai COLLEGES IN BANGALORE 1. Alliance School of Law 2. Bangalore Institute of Legal Studies 3. BMS College of Law 4. Christ (Deemed to be University) 5. Ramaiah Institute of Legal Studies 6. School of Legal University, CMR University B. LIST OF EXTERNAL PARTICIPANTS: NAME DESIGNATION INSTITUTION Rashmi P Student (3rd Year) Alliance School of Law, Bengaluru Tellmy Jolly Student (4th Year) Alliance School of Law, Bengaluru Bharath Mohan Student (4th Year) Alliance School of Law, Bengaluru Sanjuktha A. Yermal Student (4th Year) Alliance School of Law, Bengaluru Riya Abraham Student (4th Year) Alliance School of Law, Bengaluru Sushmita Singh Student (4th Year) Alliance School of Law, Bengaluru Aachal Sah Student (4th Year) Alliance School of Law, Bengaluru Mummadi Jahnavi Student (4th Year) Alliance School of Law, Bengaluru Kanksha Hemanth Gowda Student (4th Year) Alliance School of Law, Bengaluru Amity University, Lucknow Cam- Lakshya Dembla Student (5th Year) pus Amity University, Lucknow Cam- Shiam Agarwal Student (5th Year) pus Bangalore Institute of Legal Stud- Asha H.G. Student (3rd Year) ies Bangalore Institute of Legal Stud- Swarnitha Kamineni Student (4th Year) ies Bangalore Institute of Legal Stud- Aakarsh K Reddy Student (4th Year) ies Bangalore Institute of Legal Stud- Nathash Bets Student (4th Year) ies Bangalore Institute of Legal Stud- Hasmeet Kaur Kalra Student (5th Year) ies Bangalore Institute of Legal Stud- Aditya Vijay Kumar Student (4th Year) ies Divya Shree Student (4th Year) BMS College of Law, Bengaluru Aishwaya. V Student (4th Year) BMS College of Law, Bengaluru V Hema Student (4th Year) BMS College of Law, Bengaluru Christ (Deemed to be University) Neetha Kurian Ph.D Scholar (Symbiosis, Pune) Vijaya Lakshmi Raju Student (4th Year) Dr.