Presentations

Rudra Kumar Pandey is a Senior Partner at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co., having more than 23 years’ of experience. His areas of expertise include corporate structuring, mergers & acquisitions, takeovers, delisting, private equity investments, joint ventures, real estate, banking and finance, project finance, establishment, and management of funds (onshore and offshore).

Presently, Rudra is the Chair of FICCI Task Force on Cross Border Investments; Co-Chair of FICCI National Committee on Ease of Doing Business and Co-Chair of CII Northern Regional Council on Economic Affairs and Taxation. He is also serving as a member of CII Japan Country Council and also FICCI Committee on Japan. Also, Rudra is serving as a member of a group constituted by DPIIT for preparing a detailed action plan on ‘Investments’ Mission of Vision India @ 2047, Jan Vishwas Bill and Ease of Doing Business in India.

Dierk Ullrich is a corporate Partner in Vancouver, where he assists privately-held businesses, not-for-profit entities, financial and educational institutions on corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, financings, and general commercial matters. Dierk uses his in-depth experience to also advise clients on regulatory and compliance matters regarding consumer protection, financial services and payday loans, mortgage brokerage, and liquor licensing.

With considerable experience in the new BC Societies Act and the Canadian not-for-profit legislation, Dierk also regularly advises societies, charities and not-for-profits in Canada on a variety of governance and compliance matters. He also assists foreign businesses with their operations and distribution networks in Canada.

Prior to practicing corporate and business law, Dierk was a member our Vancouver litigation team representing telecommunications, transportation, technology and education sector clients on matters relating to competition law, real estate, business practices, administrative and constitutional law.

Kazuhide (Kazu) co-heads the International Trade Team at TMI Associates. His primary areas of expertise include investment and trade regulations, including customs, export control, FDI related compliance, investigations, and international arbitration and litigation. He advises foreign clients—including start-ups—on regulatory and corporate matters. Previously, he served as a Deputy Director at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), where he was involved in trade negotiations, the WTO dispute settlement process as well as checking legal aspects of the government’s trade related measures. He earned his LL.M. from Georgetown University Law Center in 2014.

Rishab is a triple‑qualified English barrister, Indian counsel, and New York attorney with over 15 years of experience in international disputes. Based in Mumbai, he frequently acts as counsel in cross‑border matters and is recognised as a leading arbitration practitioner. He has been ranked a global leader in international arbitration and featured in GAR’s 2023 “45 under 45,” the only India‑based lawyer ever included. Chambers and Partners also ranks him in Band 1 for arbitration in Singapore. Before joining Twenty Essex, he worked with leading international law firms and has acted in numerous commercial and investment arbitrations worldwide.

Amol Parikh is a U.S.-based intellectual property lawyer with extensive experience in patent and trade secret counseling, including handling disputes before U.S. district courts, the International Trade Commission, and the Patent Office. With an engineering background, he advises global technology and manufacturing companies on IP strategy, enforcement, and patent portfolio management. His practice also focuses on helping clients leverage intellectual property as a strategic and financial asset, including advising on IP valuation, monetization, and the use of patent and trade secret portfolios to support investment, financing, and long‑term growth.

Dr Martin Imhof is an expert in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and corporate transactions. He advises on transactions from the initial idea to completion, with strategic foresight, an international background, and a keen sense of economic aspects.

With his extensive experience in the national and international markets, Martin assists strategic and private equity investors in domestic and cross-border M&A transactions and investments, buyouts, raise of venture and growth capital, general corporate and commercial matters and the formation and structuring of international joint ventures.

Martin is the Head of the HEUKING’s India Desk and a trusted name in Indo-German matters.