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*This webinar is strictly for in-house lawyers and SCCA members only.*

THIS EVENT PAGE SHOWS SINGAPORE START AND END TIMING. Your final calendar confirmation will be set according to country-specific time upon registration.

Overview

• Participants will gain an insight into current regulatory and legal framework in India which will have an impact on remote working/Work-from-Home-arrangements.
• Identify and prioritize the potential risks and impact (Legal/Regulatory/Tax)

• Understand practical challenges and potential solutions for the same.

Content

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a turning point for the way organizations and management view their workplaces. The pandemic induced lockdowns have been a ‘crash course’ for organizations to manage their operations remotely and to test their business continuity plans. Though Work from Home is not a new concept, COVID 19 has initiated a serious discussion and debate on viability of operating a company with minimal physical office space. 

The focus of the webinar session would be to discuss the need for a robust legal framework to address issues that may arise as Work from Home becomes the new normal. This would include a discussion on relevant aspects / changes that may be required in:

• Regulatory aspects including SEZs/STPI regulations and Telecom regulations;
• Employment laws;
• Data privacy;
• Relevant tax issues; and
• Other challenges.

Speakers Profiles

Chandrasekhar Tampi

Senior Partner

Chandrasekhar is a Senior Partner in the Corporate Practice at Kochhar & Co. He is a member of the Firm’s Merger and Acquisition and Private Equity practice and has extensive experience in representing several domestic and international clients in private equity and M&A deals in India. He also routinely advises clients on complex and general corporate commercial issues, regulatory, compliance and corporate governance issues.

Alok Tewari

Senior Partner

Alok is a Senior Partner with Kochhar & Co. He is a member of the Corporate practice and heads the Firm’s Real Estate practice desk.

He has extensive experience in representing various Indian and foreign companies, including major real estate developers, funds and construction companies, on issues relating to real estate and construction laws in India. His real estate and construction experience includes advising clients on various aspects of structuring the transaction, issues related to acquisition of land in India and related documentation.

Alok regularly advises leading international retail companies in their cash and carry operations in India and has assisted major retail brands to set up their Indian operations. He also advises on issues relating to setting-up of retail outlets based on self-owned, self-operated and/or franchisee model.

Vijay B. Ravi

Senior Partner

Vijay co-chairs the employment law & industrial relations practice at Kochhar & Co. He regularly advises multinational corporations on critical issues including but not limited to employee retrenchment, disputes with trade unions and conciliation proceedings conducted by Indian labour commissioners. He is also actively involved in advising clients on human resource policies, stock option schemes, labour and employment law compliances in India both at the federal and state level. Vijay Ravi has also advised clients on sensitive issues involving closure of undertakings and transfer of employees.

Vijay has extensive experience in representing domestic and foreign corporations in M&A deals in India. He has advised clients across diverse sectors on all aspects pertaining to joint ventures, inbound investments and acquisitions (including stock purchase and business transfers).

He has been closely involved in transactional matters including structuring transactions in a tax efficient manner, advising on entry strategies for foreign entities, corporate restructuring, advise on foreign equity participation and attendant regulatory issues, investment options and vehicles, compliances, regulatory approvals pertaining to foreign investment and assisting clients during negotiations in the course of acquisitions and other business transactions.

About Kochhar & Co. 

With more than 200 lawyers, Kochhar & Co. is one of the leading and largest corporate law firms in India. Kochhar & Co. is the only law firm with a pan-Indian presence and full-service offices in the six (6) prominent cities of New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Gurgaon and Hyderabad, and, overseas offices in Dubai and Singapore. For more details: please reach us at: www.kochhar.com.