India Law Forum & LITFest 2022

Sameer Kochhar is a social scientist, leading reforms historian in India and an acclaimed author. His domain expertise on socio-economic issues has been used by the government and private sector alike for consultancy on public policy and strategy. He has published 16 books including Defeating Poverty, ModiNomics and The Untold Story of Indian Reforms. He is privileged to have his books released by Dr Manmohan Singh, Mr Narendra Modi, Mr Arun Jaitley and Mr P. Chidambaram, among several other luminaries. His mantra is growth, livelihoods and equity.

Rohan Kochhar holds an MPA in Public Administration and Management from University College London (UCL) and a B.A. (H) Economics from Delhi University. During his time at UCL, he also received an unconditional offer to pursue a PhD in Political Science under the tutelage of the Director, School of Public Policy and Head of Department, Political Science, University College London. He was UCL’s official nominee for the inaugural cohort of UNLEASH – A Global Innovation Lab for SDGs in Copenhagen funded by Carlsberg Foundation.

Satvik Varma is a Senior Advocate and his areas of practice include corporate/commercial litigation, shareholder & company disputes, breach of contract & specific performance disputes, telecom/satellite law related litigation, insolvency & other proceedings before NCLAT & NCLT. He is regularly retained for disputes under the commercial codes act, original suits including those relating to intellectual property litigation, connected to disparagement claims, copyright violations & advertising council matters. He is also briefed on white collar crime related matters. Additionally, he has particular expertise in domestic & international arbitrations. Given his vast experience in the past, he also advices & provides opinions on corporate legal strategy in relation to mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, foreign direct investment & private equity placements especially in relation to litigation exposure and risks.Satvik holds a masters of laws (LL.M.) from Harvard Law School and is admitted to practice both in India (1998) and in the State of New York (2002).Satvik is a frequent speaker at various business chambers, legal panels, seminars and TV debates. He writes regularly on matters of corporate governance, legislative matters, economic and trade policy and current legal affairs for most of India’s leading business newspapers, magazines, and journals. Having published over 175 articles, Satvik released a book titled “Yes, I’m Opinionated – Musings of a Lawyer on Governance, Law and Policy” in November, 2017 which is an anthology of essays divided into three broad heads of Business & Corporate Governance, Law & Legislative Affairs and Trade & Policy. The book received advance praise from sitting judges of the Supreme Court of India and the Delhi High Court and leading Senior Counsel in India. The Supreme Court Bar Association awarded him a Certificate of Honour for his book which was presented to him by then Chief Justice of India and the Law Minister of India.Satvik has a keen interest in global and regional affairs and was selected as an Asia 21 Young Leader, where he actively engages with others from the Asia-Pacific to discuss issues of common interest to the region. Satvik was also selected from a very large and diverse group of candidates as an Aspen India Leadership Fellow and is cohort of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.

Abhishek Singhvi is an eminent jurist, writer and parliamentarian. One of the seniormost national spokespersons of the Congress party, he is also the youngest designated Senior Advocate (at age thirty-four), the youngest Additional Solicitor General of India (at thirty-seven) and the youngest elected vice president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (at thirty-nine). He was chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Law and the AICC Law and Human Rights Department. He was bestowed the Global Leader of Tomorrow Award by the World Economic Forum, Davos in 1999 He has written popular fortnightly columns for the Hindustan Times (Candid Corner”) and the Times of India (‘SubVerse”). Educated at St Columba’s School (all-India topper) and St Stephen’s College in Delhi, and Trinity College, Cambridge, he also did a short summer programme at Harvard.Two recent publications, Legal Eagles and Courting Politics, list Dr Singhvi among the top few lawyers in India. He has endowed many charities in India and abroad.

Mahua Moitra is a member of the Loksabha from the Krishnanagar constituency in West Bengal. She served as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly representing Karimpur from 2016 to 2019 and has served as the general secretary and national spokesperson of the AITC for the past few years. She was an investment banker before entering politics. Previously she has been a member of the Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology and Consultative Committee, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Currently she is a Member, Joint Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019

Chander Uday Singh is a Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India. In his illustrious career, he has appeared before the Supreme Court in the Navtej Singh Johar case, as well as the Krishna Kumar Singh case, that held the repeated promulgation of ordinances as unconstitutional. He is also the Counsel for organisations such as Lawyers Collective and Citizens of Justice and Peace (CJP). He was previously a member of the Bombay Bar Association and practised in the Bombay High Court for many years. Before turning to law, Mr. Singh was a journalist with the India Today Group.