Christopher Manoharan
Christopher is a 1994 graduate of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. He later did his Master of Laws from the Annamalai University, specialising in Labour, Industrial and Administrative Law. Christopher is a Madras High Court Appointed Arbitrator and in addition to his practice as an Arbitrator, he focuses on Corporate Commercial transactions, Venture Capital and Private Equity transactions, Joint Ventures, Trademark Litigation, and raid execution, large Information Technology Outsourcing deals, Licensing Agreements, commercial real estate, employment law, and Government Policy.
In addition, Christopher is involved in litigation and has been acting for clients before the NCLT and the NCLAT, Chennai. In his role as a transactional lawyer, he has had substantial experience handling early-stage investments in venture funding and private equity, joint ventures, and technical collaborations. In his in-house counsel avatar, Christopher’s role spanned multiple sectors such as Manufacturing, Information Technology, Venture Capital, and Financial Services.
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During this period, he was advising senior leadership on litigation strategy, especially in Employment Law matters, Commercial Disputes, and Trademark Disputes. He was also instrumental in creating handbooks related to Employee Policies, Data Privacy and Security, Confidentiality, Intellectual Property Protection, and zero-tolerance harassment policies. He actively assisted clients in the areas of Corporate Governance, Regulatory Risk, and Mitigation Strategy. Compliance advisory and carrying out regulatory audits for large corporations was an essential part of his repertoire.
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His areas of expertise are Employment Law documentation and litigation, Early Stage and Private Equity Investments, IT Outsourcing and Licensing Agreements, Trademark Filings, and Litigation. Christopher’s expertise also centers around proceedings before the National Company Law Tribunal and the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Chennai, where he appears from time to time.