About the Event

The Centre for Corporate Law, National Law University Odisha (CCL) aims to promote and fill the existing gap of theoretical knowledge and the practical application of corporate and its allied commercial laws. In furtherance of this aim, CCL shall be organising a Single Credit Course on ‘Introduction to Private Acquisitions’ with Mr. Puneet?athsharma, Partner of KT Advisors LLP and Akash Srinivasan, Associate at Khaitan and Co. The course will be conducted in hybrid mode for a span of Twenty-Five (25) teaching hours spread across the months of January to March 2023.

The course will be attended by a select cohort of sixty (60) students from 3^rd to 5^th year, and L.L.M of National Law University, Odisha (NLUO). The course outline is specifically curated and designed to include subject areas that form the core of corporate teams at a law firm. The course instructors will draw on their vast experience of practising transactional law to provide a holistic educational experience to the attendees. The certificates will be awarded to students on the basis of a MCQ based evaluation which will be conducted upon the completion of the course.

We would like to extend our deepest appreciation to the Vice Chancellor Prof. Ved Kumari, Registrar Prof. (Dr.) Rangin Pallav Triparthy, the faculty advisors and concerned authorities of the university for their support and contribution in the organisation of this valuable learning experience.

About the Guest Instructors

Mr. Puneet Rathsharma is a partner at KT Advisors LLP. He is an alumnus of West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) and has worked in various law firms including L&L Partners & Khaitan & Co. In the course of his work, he regularly advises companies and financial institutions on various matters of transaction law including mergers, acquisitions and joint venture agreements among others. He has also represented his clients in international commercial arbitration and company law courts.

Akash Srinivasan is an associate at Khaitan & Co. He is an alumnus of National Law University, Odisha (NLUO) and throughout his course of five years at law school, he had brought many laurels to the university. These include the winner of the 3rd Pranita Mehta Memorial Essay Writing Competition (2018), best negotiation plan & quarter finalist at 4th HSF NLUD International Negotiation Competition (2017) and he had also qualified the South Asian Rounds of the Oxford Monroe E. Price Media Law Moot Competition (2016-17) among many other achievements.

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