Vikram is the leader of the HR Law (employment & labour) team at the research & strategy driven international law firm, Nishith Desai Associates with offices in Mumbai, Silicon Valley, Bangalore, Singapore, New Delhi, Munich and New York.He has been employed with the firm since over 22 years.
Vikram has been consistently ranked as India’s leading labour and employment lawyer by most of the leading international publications. He advises leading technology, media and financial services sector companies in drafting and negotiating employment contracts; non- disclosure agreements and assignment of intellectual property; competition and solicitation restrictions; structuring of expatriate and secondment arrangements; HR policies and employee handbooks; compensation structuring; employee stock option and share purchase plans; employee transfer and post-merger integration; employment termination, lay off & redundancy; employment litigation; and employment related immigration laws.
His expertise is often sought after for urgent and sensitive HR matters. He also helps clients in employee fraud and anti-bribery policies and investigations. He regularly conducts training for employees, managers and committee members. Vikram advises Nasscom on employment law policy matters.
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Who’s Who Legal has recognized Vikram as a Though Leader for Labour & Employment for 2015-2020.
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Chambers & Partners has rated him as a Band 1 Employment Lawyer from 2014-2020.
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Asia Law has ranked him as the only Elite Practitioner for labour and employment in India for 2020.
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He has been the exclusively recommended lawyer in India by Employment Law Experts.
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Vikram is considered a ‘Subject Matter Expert’ for Industrial Relations by Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) India.
