Book Launch – The Indian Legal Profession in the Age of Globalization

Join us at a special event hosted by the Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession and RSG Consulting to discuss the changing nature of the Indian legal market and celebrate the release of the Center’s new book The Indian Legal Profession in the Age of Globalization: The Rise of the Corporate Legal Sector and its Impact on Lawyers and Society and RSG’s 2017 Indian Law Report.

Program:

8:00am – Registration

8:30am – Opening Remarks

• Patrick Maddams, Sub-Treasurer of The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple

8:40am – The Indian Legal Profession in the Age of Globalization

• David B.Wilkins, Lester Kissel Professor of Law & Director of the Center on the Legal Profession
• Reena SenGupta, CEO, RSG Consulting
• Cyril Shroff, Managing Partner, Cyril Amarchand & Mangaldas
• Zia Mody, Managing Partner, AZB & Partners

10:00am – Break

10:15am – India’s Place in the World

• Karan Billimoria, Co-Founder and Chairman, Cobra Beer
• Abijhit Mukhopadyay, President (Legal) & General Counsel, Hinduja Group
• Rakesh Bhasin, ex-CEO, Colt Telecom
• Moderator: Stephen Denyer, Director of Strategic Relationships, The Law Society

11:20am – Closing Remarks

• Sir Bernard Rix, 20 Essex Street, former Lord Justice of Appeal