Pratap Venugopal

Nature of practice :

Specialization:

Securities Laws

Arbitration Law

Corporate Law

Contract law

Civil law:

Securities Laws and SEBI Act, Company Law, Taxation (Direct and Indirect Taxes), Arbitration, Land Acquisition, Compensation, Consumer Protection, Mercantile, Mines, Minerals and Mining Leases, Rent Act, Service and Labour matters

Criminal law:

Bail matters

Matters relating to Drugs and Cosmetics Act, Food Adulteration.

Experience

over 33 years extensive experience in litigation before the Supreme Court of India, Delhi High Court, District Courts, National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, National Company Law Tribunal ,National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, National Green Tribunal, Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Competition Commission of India. Also has extensive experience in domestic and international arbitrations involving commercial contracts, Engineering and Building Contracts, Maritime contracts etc.

Representation

Securities and Exchange Board of India,

Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority;

Central Government in litigation before the Supreme Court;

State of Goa;

PSUs ( Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd;PEC Ltd., MMTC Ltd. etc)

National and International Corporate Entities

Banks and Financial Institutions

Airlines

Stock Exchanges (BSE, MCX)

• Enrolled with the Bar Council of Kerala and transferred to the roll of the Bar Council of Delhi vide order of the Bar Council of India made under Resolution No.83/1991 dated 05.10.1991
• Registered as Advocate on Record Supreme Court on 06.05.1999
• Awarded a scholarship by the Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS), Japan for the Program on Intellectual Property Rights for India (IDIP) from 27.10.2004 to 9.11. 2004
• Diploma in Cyber Law awarded by Asian School of Cyber Laws & Government Law College, Mumbai on 20.08.2007.
• Certificate - Advanced Course on Electronic Commerce and Intellectual Property conducted from 28.09.2007 to 09.11.2007 by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Worldwide Academy.
• Certificate Course on Insurance Laws – National Law Institute University, Bhopal, June, 2021.
• Certified Insurance Arbitrator – awarded by Asean Institute of Insurance & Risk Management (AIIRM) on successful completion on Insurance Arbitration Certificate Course from 06.02.2021 to 07.08.2021.
• Completed successfully Mediation Skills India Course conducted by Edwards Mediation Academy and CAMP. Mediation in September, 2022.
• Designated as Senior Advocate by the Supreme Court of India on 19.01.2024.

Lectures delivered:

(i) 11.09.2021 – Webinar conducted by Asean Institute of Insurance and Risk Management (AIIRM) – Arbitration : An Insurance Perspective -

Spoke on : Necessity of comprehensive Arbitration Clause in Insurance Contract.

(ii) 24.11.2021 - Webinar conducted by The National University of Advanced Legal Studies in collaboration with Panicker & Panicker, Advocates – Arbitration:

Current Trends & Challenges.

(iii) 11.12.2021 – Webinar conducted by School of Law, Christ (Deemed to be University) NCR campus in collaboration with JMVD Legal:

Workshop on Contract Drafting :Spoke on : Expert views on Contract Drafting

(iv) 11.09.2021 – Webinar conducted by Asean Institute of Insurance and

Risk Management (AIIRM) – Arbitration : An Insurance Perspective -

Others:

(i) Standing Counsel for the State of Goa from 17.01.2013 to 18.02.2021;

(ii) Panel A Counsel for conducting Central Government Litigation.

• Member Supreme Court Bar Association
• Member Delhi High Court Bar Association
• Life Member Indian Council of Arbitration (ICA)
• Life Member Indian Law Institute