Anubhav Kapoor is the Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Chairman's Office South Asia at Samvardhana Motherson International Limited. He was earlier working with Ford India as its Director, Legal Affairs. As an in-house counsel, he has three decades of experience, which spans various industries including information technology, automotive, aerospace, pharmaceuticals, food, banking and insurance software and engineering.
He has handled multifarious areas such as mergers and acquisitions, arbitration and litigation management, structuring large business contracts, intellectual property rights and global compliances. Passionate about innovation, he has assisted large corporates including Tata Technologies, Cummins, Domino’s Pizza India and Polaris in devising their intellectual property creation and monetisation strategies.
Anubhav has also handled contracts and litigations involving complex IP issues, including during mergers and acquisitions, spin-out and joint venture deals. Having done his Master’s in Law from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, he did his MBA in Finance & Information Technology from the Institute of Management Technology. He was listed in the Intellectual Asset Management Strategy 300 among the World’s Leading IP Strategists and was awarded the Star General Counsel (2017) of the Year by Legal Era. He also figured among the top 100 General Counsels in India by Business World (2021). He was a part of the Elite BW Legal World Top 100 General Counsels of India by Business World (2021). He was awarded the CSR Leadership Award 2018 by World CSR Congress. Best Automotive Lawyer – Individual Category by India Business Law Journal In-house Counsel Awards - Dec 2021. Best Leading Lawyer 2022 by World Intellectual Property Forum Intellectual Professionals LLP -Jan 2022.
“Stay inquisitive and stay positive. I think, to be a successful GC, one requires passion and strategic thinking, positive attitude, execution excellence and leadership qualities”
I met Mr. Anubhav Kapoor while on his assignment as General Counsel in the United States. Mr. Kapoor is a magnetic personality who inspires those working around and for him. Our working relationship was a true team collaboration, and he promoted those working with him to shine. Mr. Kapoor’s thirst for continuing education is impressive. Realising he was tasked to look after a global company, he applied for and attended a rigorous LLM (US Law) programme at one of the top law schools in the United States, bridging the legal needs of his client on both sides of the ocean. To work with Mr. Kapoor is both a privilege and an honour, and one I hope all reading this will have a chance to experience.
Member and International Practice Group Co-Chair, Dickinson Wright
Anubhav Kapoor possesses a distinctive attribute of analytical skills and as a lawyer, crystallizes the information he receives. Anubhav was also involved in the promotion of diversity at workplaces and encouraged innovation and design thinking among engineers. He has also contributed significantly to the education sector.
