Hemant Batra was the co-founder and counsel at Kaden Boriss Global, an alliance and forum of independent and autonomous law firms and legal enterprises.
31 Facts About Hemant Batra
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Hemant Batra has authored several books on law and policy.
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Hemant Batra was engaged by the Lok Sabha as a Guest Anchor and Guide for a fresh series of Sansad TV called `75 Years: Laws That Shaped India' The other Guest Anchors engaged by the Parliament for Sansad TV being Bibek Debroy, Dr Karan Singh, Amitabh Kant, Shashi Tharoor, Maroof Raza and Sanjeev Sanyal.
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Hemant Batra withdrew from all active roles in Kaden Boriss law firm in 2015 and formally quit the law firm in 2016.
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Hemant Batra is seen now in the roles of arbitrator, mediator, conciliator, tutor of law and public policy.
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Hemant Batra is a recipient of the Mahatma Gandhi Seva Medal.
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Hemant Batra took over as the chairman of the panel of jury for the grant of Aces Awards for Corporate Excellence and Sustainability in Asia.
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Hemant Batra joined the advisory board of the pivotals, the first ever stakeholders engagement platform.
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Hemant Batra was appointed in July 2017 as an active member of the Union of International Associations, the only appointment from India that year.
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Hemant Batra established his music label called Urf Hekbat to accomplish his passion of playing, composing and arranging lounge and new age music.
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Hemant Batra has done substantial work for ensuring legal rights of people living with HIV and key populations at higher risk of exposure to HIV.
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Hemant Batra has always mooted for opening up of the legal profession in India be it allowing foreign lawyers as well as showcasing.
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Hemant Batra vociferously defended former IPL chairman Lalit Modi in UK as well as in India.
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Hemant Batra recently mooted the idea of large scale repeal of laws.
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Hemant Batra supported and complimented the landmark initiative taken by the Narendra Modi Government in India in repealing obsolete laws.
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Hemant Batra emphasized that repeal of laws is as significant as the passage of new laws.
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Hemant Batra was one of the first set of legal experts who covered the legal aspects connected with Coronavirus or COVID-19.
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Hemant Batra highlighted and favoured the policy of Narendra Modi BJP Government in India regarding the enhancement of traffic violation fines.
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Hemant Batra mooted regulating the cryptocurrency market rather than completely banning it.
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Hemant Batra favoured following IMF and FATF guidelines in this regard.
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Hemant Batra and his wife Preeti Wahi Batra, who is a prominent commercial lawyer were interviewed by a leading international business magazine Outlook Money regarding changing trends in investing for the future of one's child.
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Hemant Batra has a fetish for electronic gadgets and changes them every six months.
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Hemant Batra has worked with many multinational firms such as Bayer, Suzuki, LG, Philip Morris, Coca-Cola, Accor, Findel, AMEX, Western Union, ABB and Knight Frank.
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Hemant Batra has been an advisor for various former Chief Justices of India, Senior Counsels and Members of the Indian Parliament.
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Hemant Batra is Goodwill Ambassador to the World NGO Day, headquartered in London.
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Hemant Batra has started propagating that the concept of corporate governance does not merely relate to management of the companies but excellence and sustainability.
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Hemant Batra made a controversial statement in a leading English newspaper The Tribune by expressing concern over the alleged ill-treatment of Mr Justice Rana Bhagwandas, the first Hindu to be appointed Acting Chief Justice of Pakistan, and his family members by immigration authorities at the Wagah border on 29 March 2006.
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Hemant Batra released a very controversial report in collaboration with UNDP seeking stronger legal protection for women in health care settings.
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Hemant Batra just wants to be in news by speaking on contentious and critically controversial issues.
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Hemant Batra said that their motive was to eventually blend their black monies with agricultural income.
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Hemant Batra recently supported the move by Narendra Modi BJP Government in India regarding massive enhancement in fines and penalties related to traffic violations.