Being one of the founders of the GCAI, Dr. Sanjeev Gemawat has been encouraging the cause of General Counsels’ statutory recognition. Traversing through wide-ranging industries like automobile, real estate, hospitality and manufacturing, his experience graph touches three decades. He was previously associated with Indian and multinational corporates like Dalmia Bharat, DLF, JCB & others. Dr. Gemawat is a post graduate and doctorate in law, a qualified Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant and a Chartered Secretary from India & the UK. He has been honoured as Top General Counsels of India by various prestigious institutions. Honoured as one of “India’s finest in house counsels”, the “Most Influential Corporate Counsel and Company Secretary” he has also been inducted to “Global Hall of Fame” for his contribution in the Legal Eco System in India and beyond. “It is high time that the Government should formulate a code of conduct for non-litigious services which can prescribe rules relating to competence, independence, integrity, conflict of interest and confidentiality,” expresses Dr. Gemawat.

The single most important mantra which I follow is “Never Stop Learning because Life Never Stops Teaching”. My advice to others in the legal profession or for that matter any other profession would always be to pay attention to detail, there is no substitute for hard work, keep yourself abreast with the latest developments and changes in your field and above all never lose the connection with your family, your country and your roots. For legal professionals particularly, my advice would be: “Never say ‘NO’ and keep all doors open, many times, even wild ideas work.