Manoj Kumar

Introduction

An ace legal mind, Manoj Kumar is acknowledged for his outstanding leadership, strategy and ability to find alternate solutions to the most critical and complex challenges in various areas. They include strategic support, legislative support, public policy and regulation, corporate governance, corporate and M&A, cross-border transactions, arbitration and mediation, technology and TMT, data protection and privacy, construction law, energy, environment and natural resources, real estate and infra projects, project finance, business restructuring, crisis risk, reputation management and strategies, and legal and regulatory compliance across geographies.

Apart from Hammurabi & Solomon Partners, he has founded the India Strategy Group, legal tech initiative Lexxo and social responsibility scheme the India Unites Foundation. He has also held key positions and driven groundbreaking initiatives with many bodies, including the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA). He was vice president of the Society of Indian Law Firms, a visiting fellow with Asia’s top-ranking think tank – the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), a visiting professor at the Indian Institute of Management, an independent director on corporate boards and a member of the ICC task force in India.

Manoj is a recipient of some of the most prestigious recognitions globally such as the Mahatma Gandhi Samman awarded at the House of Lords – London, the Atal Samman for legal empowerment and nation building in India awarded at the Vigyan Bhawan – New Delhi and the Nelson Mandela Leadership Award conferred at Oxford University – London. He was also conferred the title of honorary professor of the Academic Union of Oxford, UK. Apart from being named as one of the 100 Legal Luminaries of India by LexisNexis, his work has been recognised and awarded successively in India Business Law Journal, Asian Legal Business, Asialaw Leading Lawyers, the Legal Era, ILFR1000, the Global Law Experts, the India Corporate Counsel Association, the Association of Corporate Lawyers and many more. He has also been recognised as the Managing Partner of the Year by BW Businessworld and Forbes.

Manoj is a distinguished strategic counsel, legislative and public policy expert, researcher, arbitrator, mediator, author, teacher, columnist, thought leader, and is called on by government bodies and top-of-the-line Indian and international institutions for counsel.