Mr. Sudeep Chatterjee, Chair, INBA, Section for Law Firms
He joined the firm in the year 2005 as an associate. In the year 2012 when the firm was restructured into a LLP, he became a partner. He has his own team of one Principal Associate, one Senior Associate and 8 associates.
He handles all infringement matters relating to copyright and trademarks and domain-related issues including filing of UDRP complaints. He has handled various high-profile cases in the field of Copyright, Trademarks, Data protection, anti-counterfeiting and UDRP. He regularly conducts Civil and Criminal raids vis-à-vis Counterfeiting.
Shri SOM MANDAL Past- Chair, INBA-Section for Law Firms, He is a Managing Partner, FoxMandal Little, is a member with the Supreme Court Bar Association, Delhi High Court Bar Association, International Bar Association, American Bar Association (International Section) Union des Advocat, Inter Pacific Bar Association etc. He is the one of the Indian representative at the Commission on Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce, Vice Chair of the Asia Pacific Forum and Council member of Section on Legal Practice of the International Bar Association and of Committee on Corporate Law & Legal Affairs-FICCI. He graduated in L.L.B. from the University of Calcutta and enrolled in the year 1988.Recently, he was nominated by Asia Law & Practice, as a leading lawyer in Asia in the field of Merger & Acquisition. He has also been nominated by Chambers Global, as a leading individual in Project Finance. He has been awarded the ‘Best Corporate Lawyer’ in India on the occasion of Law Day Awards 2002. Mr. Mandal has most recently featured in Asian Legal Business Magazine’s Hot 100 Lawyers. He also featured amongst the 40 International Star Lawyer graded by The Lawyer magazine. Legal 500 ranks him as a Leading Individual Lawyer for Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions. The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers has accredited him for the Mergers & Acquisitions sector in India. He actively takes part in various International Seminars. He has authored the chapter on ‘FIDIC Applicability in India’ published by Kluwers Publications. To say the least, Mr. Som Mandal, has, proactively approached various Governmental bodies concerned, on the ongoing subject of “Liberalisation of the Indian Legal Sector” welcoming the entry of foreign law firms in India.
Mr. Rajat Taimni, Executive Committee Member, INBA, Section for Law Firms
Mr. Rajat Taimni is a partner at Tuli & Co. He specializes in arbitration both institutional and ad hoc. He has appeared and represented numerous clients in ICC, LCIA and China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission amongst other forums in jurisdictions such as Michigan, Shanghai and Trinidad and Tobago. Rajat regularly appears before the Supreme Court of India as well as High Courts across the country in respect of arbitration proceedings. He also advises and represents general insurers on engineering and construction claims including under CPM, CAR and IAR policies. His practice area’s are : Non-marine Risks (Property and Energy), Litigation and Arbitration, Complex Commercial Disputes. His expertise in Insurance / Reinsurance; Litigation & Arbitration.
Mr. M.S. Bharath ,Executive Committee Member, Section for Law Firms
Bharath a Senior Partner at Anand and Anand, India leads the Chennai City Office practice.
His practice includes Intellectual Property litigation before Indian High Courts, opposition, cancellation, arbitration and other related proceedings before the Trademark Office, Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB), Copyright Board and Geographical Indications Office. He has been the lead counsel in numerous appeals, rectification and original proceedings before the High Courts of New Delhi, Chennai and IPAB with several reported decisions to his credentials. Over the years he has advised clients of varied sizes including start-ups, multinationals managing their large portfolios in varied field of telecommunications, footwear, luxury products, tobacco, brewing, automobile and consumer goods.
He also counsels clients on assignments, licensing, co-existence, franchise and other transactions related to intellectual property and currently oversees franchise portfolios of clients in the fields of restaurants, salons, education. He has been a speaker at and organized various Universities, national and international forums. He was Member of the group set up by CII and Tamil Nadu Technological Development & Promotion Council (TNTDPC) to work on “Study on Mapping the IP landscape in Tamil Nadu”.