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Bindu Janardhanan
Partner
Bindu Janardhanan’s legal expertise spans a diverse spectrum of corporate commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution methods. She offers strategic guidance and representation in practice areas such as insolvency proceedings, global product liability disputes, constitutional and administrative law matters, international trade and corporate and forensic investigations. Additionally, Bindu is deeply involved in the field of data privacy and sees herself as a conduit between India and other jurisdictions, leveraging her extensive experience to facilitate cross-border matters.
With a notable focus on automotive product liability, Bindu offers comprehensive advice to manufacturing companies, particularly in the automotive sector and also various manufacturing segments, covering regulatory compliance, engagement of international expert witnesses, advertising regulations, product recalls and hazard alerts, data compliance, intellectual property issues, and both litigation and nonlitigation mandates.
Bindu is a familiar face in the Indian courts, such as the Supreme Court of India and various tribunals and commissions, as well as other jurisdictions across the Asia Pacific region, where she represents her clients with proficiency and dedication.
Outside her legal engagements, Bindu shares her expertise by serving as a guest faculty member in a leading law school in India, where she imparts her knowledge on the intricacies of product liability law.
Education
- Jindal Global University, LL.M.
- University of Pune, India, M.B.A., honours
- Symbiosis International University, LL.B.
Admissions
- India
Memberships & Affiliations
- Bar Council of Maharashtra
- Law Society of Hong Kong (2010-2022)
- The Law Society of Singapore (2022-current)
- The International Bar Association
- The IBA Women Lawyers Committee
Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Malayalam
- Marathi
- Tamil
- Bengali
- Recognised as Women Lawyer of the Year by Legal Era in 2022
Publications
- Contributor, “India”, Product Liability & Safety 2023, Chambers Global Practice Guides, 2023.
- Revising editor, Sarkar’s Civil Court Practice and Procedure Manual, LexisNexis, 14th edition, 2022.
- Author, “Product Liability Under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019: Let the Manufacturer/Seller Beware!”, Bar and Bench, 24 July 2020.
- Author, “Manufacturing Risks Associated With the Nascent Indian EV Industry”, Legal Era Global Edition, 2022.
- Contributor, Chapters on product liability, Lexis Nexis, 2019 and 2020.
- Contributor, Getting the Deal Through, Law Business Research, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.
- Contributor, The Practical Law, Thomson Reuters, 2017, 2018, 2019.
- Contributor, The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Product Liability 2018 (16th edition) Chapters 6, 15, 17, 18 and 19, Global Legal Group, 2018.
- Contributor, The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Product Liability 2017 (15th edition) Chapters 6, 15, 17, 18 and 19, Global Legal Group, 2017.
- Contributor, The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Product Liability 2016 (14th edition), Chapters 6, 15, 17, 18 and 19, Global Legal Group, 2016.
Speaking Engagements
- Panellist, “Dispute Resolution or Mediation: Understanding Challenges, Approaches and Opportunities in India”, ILS Law School, Training and Research, May 2022.
- Panellist, “Future of Product Liability and Class Actions in India”, Legal Era’s 10th Annual GENNEXT Business & Law Congress, 2021.
- Discussion participant, “Introducing Mediation as a New Framework for Dispute Resolution Mechanism”, organised by the Indian Diaspora, Government of India, 2022.