President, PHD Chamber,

Mr. Suman Jyoti Khaitan is a practicing advocate in India since 1985. In 2004, he founded the law firm, Suman Khaitan & Co. In January, 2007, he was appointed as a Notary. In 2008, he founded the law firm, Khaitan & Partners having Head Office at New Delhi and Branch Offices at Kolkata and Chennai besides close associates in major cities in India. He has handled various legal matters including arbitration, banking, finance, foreign investment, insurance, infrastructure, intellectual property, litigation, real estate and provided legal advice consultancy to power, telecom and aviation projects, and  advised organizations on business restructuring, schemes of amalgamations, demergers and takeovers, overseas acquisitions, finance, tax planning, family settlements and trusts.

Mr. Khaitan has also appeared before parliamentary committees, making representations and proposals on proposed amendments to important corporate, commercial and important legislation.

Mr. Khaitan regularly appears as lawyer in International and Domestic Arbitrations and has been appointed as the Sole Arbitrator by ICC Geneva.

He is presently the President of PHDCCI, a Member of the Managing Committee of ASSOCHAM, the Chair of National Legal Affairs Council of ASSOCHAM, two leading Chambers of Commerce in India.  He is also on the Managing Committee of ICC India, Indian Council of Arbitration and Society of Indian Law Firms.