Karan S. Gill is a Senior Partner with a Law Firm - Gill Chambers International (operating under the Trade name of “GCI GLOBAL”) and is an Immigration& Corporate lawyer based at Chandigarh (India) who was admitted to practice law in the year 1991 and appears before various High Courts, Tribunals, Arbitration Tribunals across India and specializes in all aspects of Immigration Laws, Permanent Residency, Residency by way of Investments,International Child Abduction matters, Corporate Law including Public & Private Companies mergers and acquisitions (M&A), Joint Ventures, Offshore Regulatory Laws, Arbitration, International Commercial Arbitration, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Liquidations and Shareholders disputes.

Admissions

Bar Council of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh;

Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association, Chandigarh

Independent Legal Auditor

Successfully conducted over 300 Legal Audits as an Independent Legal Auditor for his Client Bank – HDFC BANK in accordance with the RBI Circular No. RBI/2012-13/524/DBS.FrMC.BC.No.7/23.04.001/2012-13 Dated 07/06/2013 in respect of large value Loans with credit exposures of INR 5.00 Crore & above. 

Representative Experience – Represents the following Government, Non-Government, Private clients before various Courts, Arbitration Tribunals, Regulatory authorities and provides expert legal opinions to them, on regular basis:-

Regulatory & Compliance:

National Investigation Agency (NIA), Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi;

Directorate, Department of Local Government, Punjab;

Punjab Water Supply & Sewerage Board (PWSSB);

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), New Delhi;

Uttarakhand Real Estate Regulatory Authority (URERA).

Corporations:

Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), Mumbai;

Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC);

Gujarat Medical Services Corporation (GMSC).

Institutes of National Importance:

Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kashipur (Uttarakhand);

Indian Institute of Technology, Jammu (J&K);

Central University of Punjab, Bhatinda (Punjab).

Telecommunications:

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited;

Bharat Broadband Network Limited;

Telecommunications Consultants India Limited.

Banking:

Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI);

HDFC Bank Limited;

HDFC Limited (Home Loans Division);

Axis Bank Limited;

J&K Bank Limited;

Yes Bank Limited.

Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC);

IDBI Bank;

Indian Bank.

Finance:

India Infrastructure Finance Co. Limited (IIFCL);

Indiabulls Housing Finance Limited;

Indiabulls IVL Finance Limited;

Fullerton India Credit Co. Limited.

International Associations

Bheeroo Law Chambers, Port Louis, Mauritius;

International Alliance Management (IAM), Port Louis, Mauritius;

Parker & Smith Lexadigm Solutions, London, UK.

Current Professional Activities & Position

• Senior Partner of M/s GILL CHAMBERS INTERNATIONAL;
• Member of BOMBAY BAR ASSOCIATION, MUMBAI, INDIA;
• Member of PUNJAB & HARYANA HIGH COURT BAR ASSOCIATION;
• Member of CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF ARBITRATORS (UK);
• Member of ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED FRAUD EXAMINERS (USA);
• Member of INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARBITRATION & MEDIATION (IIAM);
• Member of INDIA INTERNATIONAL ADR ASSOCIATION (IIADRA;
• Member of MIGRATION INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA (MIA) AUSTRALIA;
• Member of ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATORS (NAFSA), USA.