Topic: Trade Policy Shifts by the USA &EU e and thought leadership.  Preparing Indian enterprises to adapt to new business realities

Speaker: Mr Ankur Sharma, Partner, Lakshmikumaran and Sridharan attorneys

Presentation:
A. The new US administration’s approach to International Trade and Supply Chains
B. Impact on movement of goods, services, people, and sustainability
C. Reactions to the US Trade Policy
D. Making sense of the Trade Policy shifts, preparing and planning ahead

Speaker’s bio:
Mr Ankur Sharma has been practicing  law since 2013 and has extensive experience in advising clients on international trade, supply chains, and ESG issues. He is a partner at Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan attorneys, where he advises governments and businesses on WTO laws, free trade agreements, supply chain due diligence, BIS-related compliances, and carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM). He is advising several Indian exporters on compliance with the EU CBAM and BIS issues.

[email protected]; +91 9958317818; Ankur’s LinkedIn Profile: www.linkedin.com/in/ankur-sharma-trade

Recognitions: Ankur’s rankings:
1. Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific 2025 and Chambers and Partners Global 2025: Ranked “Up and Coming” in International Trade practice
2. Legal 500 India: Ranked “Next Generation Partner” in WTO/International Trade practice
 

Authorship  by Ankur:
1. The UK CBAM: Carbon conundrum at the crossroads of trade and sustainability, https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=0ce9be2d-3ee5-4153-94cf-6b01a4290d02
2. India imposes Quantitative Restrictions on imports of Metallurgical Coke, https://www.lakshmisri.com/insights/articles/india-imposes-quantitative-restrictions-on-imports-of-metallurgical-coke/

Company: The firm Lakshmi Kumaran Sridharan LKS (in short) LKS  was started in 1985 in a single room set up by the two founders with no prior experience working in a law firm. Both the founders had outstanding academic records and focused on their deep understanding of the law to form the foundation of the firm.
 

The diversity of people makes the firm. Many of our professionals are dual qualified having studied science, engineering or accounting as their primary qualification. We work with professionals who have had significant industry or policy experience. Some of the brightest lawyers from law schools are part of the firm. A diverse mix allows the firm to collaborate effectively, address areas where law combines with technology or accounting and design solutions for the clients.

The firm believes in technology as a driver for legal services in the future. We invest heavily in technology and infrastructure, which allows our professionals and clients to work more efficiently, collaborate effectively and maintain standards. We work closely with a spectrum of technology companies from start-ups to leading technology companies to deliver value to our eco-system.

What We Do:
Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan is now a full-service law firm based in India. The firm has 14 offices and has over 500 professionals specializing in areas such as corporate & commercial laws, dispute resolution, taxation and intellectual property. Over the last three decades, we have worked with a variety of clients – start-ups, small & medium enterprises, large Indian corporates and multinational companies. Our professionals have experience of working in both traditional sectors such as commodities, automobile, pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals and modern sectors such as e-commerce, big data, renewables. We combine our knowledge of the law with industry experience to design legal solutions that our clients can implement.

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