Priti Suri & Associates

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The firm has often been invited and taken initiative to address the concerns of prospective investors envisaging investment opportunities in India. Priti has addressed businessmen, legal counsels at various conferences and seminars in India, Europe and the United States organized by bar associations, industry associations, academic institutions etc to provide an insight about the investment climate on the basis of her over 25 years of experience. Other members of the firm, both Principal Senior Associates and Associates, are also encouraged to participate in conferences, seminars and symposiums across the world to augment their knowledge and skills.

Upcoming Events

8th Annual Asian ITechLaw Conference
February 23 & 24, 2012
Bangalore, India

Consecutively from the last three years, PSA has been one of the sponsors at ItechLaw and has been well attended with a team of 4 from the TMT group each time. This year one of the TMT team members, Ashutosh Chandola,  Associate, is moderating the session “India Inc – New Implications for Cross-Border Transactions” on February 24, while on February 23 Priti Suri as a speaker on the panel “Corporate India: Opportunities Galore..?” shall address the amendments proposed in the Companies Act. Priti will also be moderating the I-Win Tea meeting on February 23 and representing SOWL-India in her capacity as the President of SOWL.

ITech is also organizing its “CyberSpaceCamp” focused on the issues faced by technology law practitioners on February 22. Associates  Dhruv Suri and Ashutosh Chandola will participate in this camp. 

Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)
22nd Annual Meeting & Conference
February 29-March 03, 2012
New Delhi, India

The theme of the conference is “Legal Trends, Thoughts and Times.” PSA will be represented by Priti Suri, Committee Chair of “Women Business Lawyers” and Pooja Yadava, Principal Senior Associate. Priti will moderate the session on “Rainmaking: Innovative Legal Trends in Changing Times.” The panel, made up of culturally and regionally diverse leading women practitioners, will talk about evolving legal trends and challenges confronted by women lawyers in the present times with thoughts on honing key skills so as to overcome them. Insights will be provided on combining successful creative marketing with relationship-building strategies to become your own rainmaker.

Visit http://www.ipba2012.org/program.html for more information about the conference.


Round Table Series - Session VII
Serious Adverse  Events-Responsibilities of Participants in a Clinical Trial
March 20, 2012
New Delhi, India

With the constant evolution in the law, the regulatory mechanism and guidelines on payment of compensation to victims of clinical trials in the event of a SAE or death, participants in a clinical trial need to understand the full ramifications. While the roles of the participants are defined, it is not an easy task to distinctly demarcate when it comes to assigning liabilities in the event of a SAE or death. Several questions usually emerge - what is the potential level of exposure for the subjects and the other participants? In the event of a SAE or death of a subject, what are the legal actions that the participants can face? In 2011, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization proposed certain amendments to the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 regarding compensating the victims. The draft guidelines:

  •  propose compensation in the event of death/injury during clinical trials;
  •  prescribe specific responsibilities of Sponsor(s), Investigator(s) and Ethics Committee;
  •  provide power to the licensing authority to suspend or cancel clinical trial or restrict the Sponsor or local representative or CRO to conduct any further clinical trial in India.

Mr. Neeraj Dubey, Principal Senior Associate and Mr. Divij Kumar, Associate will discuss the foregoing elements and recommend steps that can be taken to minimize the risks and liabilities involved in case of a SAE.

Visit http://www.psalegal.com/RTSession-VII.pdf for more information about the conference.


ABA Section of International Law’s Annual Spring Meeting
April 17-21, 2012
New York, USA

ABA Section of International Law will hold its annual 2012 Spring Meeting which is a “Must Attend” for lawyers with a practice or interest in international legal issues. On April 20 Priti Suri, Co-Chair of the Section’s India Committee will be a speaker on the panel “Market Access for Foreign Lawyers: Distilling Positions In Search of the Truth.” which will talk about the issues of allowing lawyers from one country to work in another country without necessarily qualifying to practice in that “host” country.

Visit http://www2.americanbar.org/calendar/section-of-international-law-2012-sprint-meeting/Pages/default.aspx for more information about the conference.


4th Annual Conference
India: Legal, Tax & Financial Update
April 25 - 26, 2012
New York, USA

Past Events

ABA Section of International Law
U.S. AND INDIA: Key Legal Aspects Of Cross Border Business
 January 19- 21, 2012
Mumbai, India

American Bar Association’s Section of International Law had the section’s first ever stand-alone conference on “U.S. and India: Key Legal Aspects of Cross-Border Business” in India with a large participation of more than 200 attendees. PSA played a prominent part as a silver sponsor. Additionally, Priti Suri, conference co-chair participated as a panelist on “Corporate Counsel: Dotted Lines, Reporting Responsibilities & Best Practices” along with other leading practitioners from U.S and India. The panel comprised of senior in-house counsel and law firm partners and discussed the change in the role and the emergence of the general counsel in India during the last 5-7 years. Priti was also on the panel “Lawyers’ Professional Responsibilities and Ethics – Views from India, Europe and the U. S."
 
Visit http://www2.americanbar.org/calendar/ic0112-us-and-india-key-legal-aspect/Documents/ABA%20International%20Mumbai%20Conference%20Brochure.pdf for more information about the conference.

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