SKOCH India Law Award

Lalit Bhasin

Managing Partner, Bhasin & Company

SKOCH India Law Award

Lalit Bhasin

Managing Partner, Bhasin & Company

New Delhi, 14th May 2022

Lalit Bhasin started his law practice in 1962 and developed Bhasin & Co as one of the largest law firms in India. His areas of specialisation include Employment & Labour Laws, Corporate Law; Laws relating to Information Technology; Arbitration; and, Constitutional Law amongst others.

His leadership skills were recognized very early. At the age of 33, he became the youngest Chairman of the Bar Council of Delhi. He was awarded Honorary Membership of the IBA in Melbourne in 1994 for outstanding service to the legal profession and later served as its Secretary-General. He further went on to become the President of the InterPacific Bar Association (IPBA).

 

L to R: Lalit Bhasin, Managing Partner, Bhasin & Company; Sameer Kochhar, Chairman, SKOCH Group

It has been his vision to see Indian law firms compete with the best in the world. His contributions to the development of the legal profession and his deep involvement and engagement in the maintenance of the highest standards at the bar have been outstanding. He is chairing the India Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators with headquarters in London.

After having served the Indian legal system for nearly 60 years, if there is one person who is remembered for his contributions to the Rule of Law, it is Lalit Bhasin.

Acceptance Speech, Lalit Bhasin, Managing Partner, Bhasin & Company

Lalit Bhasin at SKOCH India Law Forum & LITFest Awards

ILF 2022, Plenary Session​

Lalit Bhasin, Managing Partner, Bhasin & Company

Dr. Lalit Bhasin started his law practice in 1962 and has developed Bhasin & Co. as one of the largest law firms in North India. His areas of specialization include Employment & Labour Laws, Corporate Law (Formation of Joint Venture Companies, Foreign Collaborations, Amalgamations, Mergers, Acquisitions, Disinvestment); Laws relating to Information Technology; Contract and Conveyancing; Constitutional Law; Banking and Finance; Consumer Protection Laws; Disputes relating to Foreign Investment e.g. Shareholders Agreements, Collaboration Agreements, Agency and Distribution Agreements, Technology Transfer Agreements and Dispute Resolution Practice. He was awarded Honorary Membership of the IBA in Melbourne in 1994 for outstanding service to the legal profession. He was awarded the Plaque of Honour by the Prime Minister of India in 2002 for outstanding contribution to the Rule of Law. In 2007, the President of India presented the National Law Day Award to Lalit Bhasin for “Outstanding Contribution to the Development of the Legal Profession in India and for his deep involvement and engagement in the maintenance of the highest standards at the Bar”.Recently he has been conferred the Degree of Doctor of Laws (LL.D) Honoris Causa by the University of Rajasthan.

SKOCH India Law Award

SKOCH Award, independently instituted in 2003, is India’s honest civilian honour conferred by an independent organisation as a third party assessment. It is the only award in the country that is based on feltneeds assessment and outcome evaluation based on evidence. It therefore, recognises people, projects and institutions that go the extra mile to make India a better nation.

 

SKOCH Award covers the best of efforts in the area of digital, financial and social inclusion. It encompasses the best of governance, inclusive growth, excellence in technology and applications, change management, corporate leadership, corporate governance, citizen service delivery, capacity building, empowerment and other such softer issues that get normally lost in the glamour and glitz of industry sponsored or advertising focused jamborees.

 

The SKOCH Award not only acknowledges exceptional achievers – organisations and individuals – but also spurs institutional guidance and best practices in the industry.

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