Eastern Media Director in India’s top 40 legal leaders list

Bhubaneswar: Eastern Media Limited’s Director Avnish Sharma has made it to the list of India’s top 40 legal leaders.

As per list released by the BW Legal World, a platform for lawyers, general counsels, law firms and other stakeholders, Sharma has been placed among 40 young legal talents under the age of 40.

The BW Legal World recognised Delhi-based Avnish Sharma as country’s one of the finest lawyers and legal influencers. He is one of the directors of Eastern Media Ltd in Odisha and partner of Khaitan & Co.

The BW Legal World conferred awards on the selected legal professionals during the programme titled Top 40 Under 40, “The Legal Eagles” of the Indian Legal Ecosystem, on Sunday following a strict process.

As many as 62 nominations were shortlisted out of 104 participants. The grand jury including P.S Narasimha, Former Additional Solicitor General of India; Shradul Shroff, Executive Chairman & National Practice Head, Insolvency & Bankruptcy, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co (Jury Chair) and Siddharth Luthra, Senior Advocate – Supreme Court of India selected 40 young legal leaders for the awards.

Sharma and 39 others were awarded during the ceremony on virtual mode in presence of jury chair, jury members, Thyrocare MD Dr Velumani and BW Businessworld and exchange4media group Chairman and Editor in Chief Dr Annurag Batra.

Here’s the list of BW Legal World 40 under 40 achievers 2020: