Legal Luminaries

ANAND DESAI

Anand is the founder and managing partner of DSK Legal since 2001. DSK Legal is a full service law firm with offices in Mumbai, Delhi and Pune. He is recognised as a leading lawyer by various international legal publications like Who’s Who Legal, Chambers Global, Asia-Pacific Legal 500, and PLC Which Lawyer, for his deep insight in various practise areas including Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment, Dispute Resolution, Corporate Commercial transactions, and critical strategic legal advisory, amongst others. He was awarded the ‘Managing Partner of the Year’ by Legal Era in 2014. He has featured in the book titled “100 Legal Luminaries of India”, published by Lexis Nexis and featured in the A List of India’s 35 Legal Icons and 100 Top 100 Lawyers published by India Business Law Journal. Anand is listed as one of the leading lawyers in India in the Whos Who Legal Chambers Global, Chambers Asia-Pacific, IFLR, and Asia-Pacific Legal 500 in several practice areas.

Anand was appointed by the Government of India, Ministry of Law and Justice, Legislative Department, as Chairman of a Committee to recommend amendments to the Specific Relief Act, 1963.

Anand has served as the National President of the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce for the year 2011-2012 and President of TiE Mumbai from 2016 to 2018. He has also served on various committees, including of the Indian Merchants Chamber, CII, and the International section of the American Bar Association, and is currently involved with several well-known NGOs including as a trustee of L&T Employees Welfare Foundation, director of Paani Foundation, advisory board member of Swades Foundation and Yuva Parivartan, Chairman of the Tribal Mensa Nurturing Program, and member of the managing council of Vision Foundation of India.

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