our team

PARTNERS

HEMANT MANAHARLAL KAKKAD

Areas of Expertise: Contract law, Mediation, Sustainable Development, Information Technology

Master’s In Business Law, Gold Medallist, National Law School University, Bengaluru

Bachelors in Electronics, First Class, Indian Institute of Technology, Varanasi

Previously worked as,

Health and Public Industry Leader, leading on developing citizen services for better governance, Accenture
Technology Vice President, India government programs, Accenture
Global Offshore Director, Siemens Information Systems
Group Leader, IT Services, Tata Consultancy Services
Researcher, Child Malnutrition program implementation (Anganwadi program) and IT interventions

SETHU VAIDYANATHAN

Sethu Vaidyanathan is the co-owner of Park Hotels, a venture capitalist, serial entrepreneur and animal rights activist. He is part of the global Lead Angels network, and is on the board of several Investment Companies, with operations in USA, UK, India and UAE.

He has worked as a business negotiator, government relations head, and contracts advisor among the multiple roles he has performed over the years for his group companies and the family business - The Apeejay Surrendra Group.

He founded The People For Animals Chennai Chapter in 1995 and later went on to co-found Ahimsa Trust, who’s missionis to create a humane and sustainable world for all. He is also a trustee in the Indian Track Foundation which trains underprivileged kids for the Olympics. An alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad, he is currently investing in sustainable businesses supporting social causes

EXPERTS

Dr. SAIRAM BHAT

Areas of Expertise: Environmental Law, Government advisory, Arbitration

Ph.D. (Law)
L.L.M. (Constitutional Law)

Various positions:

Professor of Law at National Law School of India University, Bengaluru
Coordinator at Centre for Environmental Law Education Research & Advocacy (CEERA), NLSIU, Bengaluru
Partner, Rex Law Chambers
Linnaeus-Palme Academic Exchange Fellow at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, 2012-13
Fullbright-Nehru Fellow, 2010

Mr. Rakesh sharma

Rakesh Sharma