About

Atul Sud is a professional with nearly 25 years of professional experience, both as a practicing advocate and in-house counsel. He has worked with leading counsel and law firms representing diverse and challenging clients in industry sectors covering banking, retail and pharma in India and the Asia Pacific. Sud possesses considerable experience of M&A transactions, public policy and regulatory, human resources and union related issues, real estate and high stake litigation and arbitration across various jurisdictions. He presently manages a team of approximately 70 lawyers and paralegals for Mylan Laboratories, an international pharmaceutical company operating in a highly regulated and competitive industry. On coping with the complexity of legal work, Sud says: ‘The multi-faceted exposure and experience has helped me understand the perspective of not only the client but also of the lawyer and law firm on critical issues and has enabled me to get professional advice, which is not only business-oriented but also in compliance with the applicable laws and regulations’. In a previous position, Sud was part of the core group which identified and dealt with the issue of corruption as one of the most critical issues plaguing the corporate sector; and worked with global agencies like Global Compact Network India, Transparency International and a German trade body to raise awareness around this issue. He also collaborated with such agencies to develop training content for employees on the standards that need to be observed while dealing with government agencies and business partners. ‘The mission is to continue to play the role of a business catalyst and contribute towards scripting many more success stories in the years to come’, says Sud.