Who We Are
Welcome to The Corporate Counsel Association of India
The Voice of In-House Counsels in India
Our Mission
The efforts at CCAI would strive for best at discovering, benchmarking and sharing best legal practices, and delivering them to members across the country. It is committed to carter to the interests of its members by creating networking opportunities with like-minded and best professionals in the industry. Providing access to opportunities for professional development on topics of interest through events such as seminars, workshops, conferences as well as periodic updates; Liaising with selected professional bodies locally and overseas for mutual benefit; Providing a platform from which to develop and enhance the profile of the Association by highlighting the role of its members as solution providers to the organizations development and growth.
Our Vision
The CCAI vision is to be the premier organisation for the facilitation and promotion of networking, knowledge-sharing and continuing legal education for the in-house counsel community in India thereby enhancing their value to any organisation in which they serve, and raising their profile among the legal fraternity and the general public.
Our Values
The CCAI Team works in an open environment, follows a ethical path with honesty, to build trust and create value for the stakeholders.
What We Do
To meet our mission objectives, the CCAI would be hosting various networking and educational events in major metro cities through its sectorial Committees, in a multitude of venues and program formats. Events include breakfast, lunch and dinner meetings with and without speakers; cocktail parties for prominent General Counsels; Retreats and residential summits; awards dinners; conferences & Conclaves; and special one-off meetings
The initiatives would be planned and organized through a democratic process by knowing what in-house counsel want to learn, to hear, to advocate and to participate in, and we believe we know how to organize activities to meet these needs.
About CCAI
The Corporate Counsel Association of India is established under Section 25 of Companies Act, 1956 (corresponding Section 8 of Companies Act, 2013) and is not for profit organization with the sole intention to promote togetherness, exchange of ideas amongst the in house counsels, Share Knowledge, and professional development of Corporate Counsels.
The aim of this association is to bring them together at a common platform all the in house counsels and exchange ideas, views and discuss problems openly and share the views. The intention of this association is also to handhold the juniors and set an example of professional ethics so that the in house counsels are not taken as a person who is not aware of the business commitments as well as the laws to be complied with. This association is primarily established to develop in house counsels who can act as catalyst to business without breaking the law.
This association also aims to have a better professional relationship with the Practicing Professionals like Advocates and Company Secretaries etc. Therefore, the association also invites those professionals to meet, deliberate and understand the needs of the In-house Counsel so that a better synergy is developed.
The Association is a non- political professional body and its objectives will cover all people irrespective of their caste, creed and religion. In order to achieve its objectives, the Association may develop a structure, norms, funding strategy, programs and activities from time to time. It can promote and provide for training, research and education in the field of law; can award certificates and engage in research, consultancy and publication, collaborate with other institutions and organizations in related fields in India and overseas; enter into agreement with the government or other statutory bodies; and engage in all such other lawful things as may be considered conducive or incidental to the attainment of the above objectives.
Our Member's Profile
The representatives in the association include from private and public sector organizations in sectors like Agriculture & Food services; Automobile Industry, Steel, Minerals and Metals; Energy, Oil & Gas; Heavy Engineering & Manufacturing, Banking & Financial Sectors, Construction, Real Estate & Infrastructure Development, International Financial Agencies, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, Transportation and warehousing, IT & ITES, Other Trade & Service Providers, etc.
Why Choose CCAI
Our services are best in the industry and create value for stakeholder’s
We Act as a catalyst in shaping NextGen In-house Legal Departments
Leading Platform for Knowledge Sharing & Networking
Facilitating the Discussion, Deliberation & Interaction Among the In-house Counsels
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CCAI Skills
CCAI in its endeavor to serve the In-house community and legal Fraternity organizes wide range of activities which are of different formats and nature. The Residential conferences of CCAI are most popular and are rated very high of the services and has most retained sponsors and delegates.
- Focused on legal developments
- Utterly efficient in 1-to-1 Networking.
- Meaningful in developing business connections.
- Insightful, Knowledgeable, & Enlightenment are the key takeaways.
- Balanced learning and recreational activities.
- Tailored roundtable discussions can be organized.
- Designed to help you acquire & share knowledge, ideas and develop connections with who’s who of legal Fraternity!