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HSF hosts sixth annual International Negotiation Competition
Herbert Smith Freehills recently hosted its annual International Negotiation Competition, in what the firm said provides law students an opportunity to improve their skills in an international setting.
Lauren Croft
The sixth edition of the International Negotiation Competition (INC) was held at the National Law University Delhi earlier this month — and featured competitors from 11 countries.
In a closely contested final round between Macquarie University and the University of Oxford, the University of Oxford emerged the overall winner. The expert panel of judges for the final round consisted of chairman of HSF India Chris Parsons, executive director and Maruti Suzuki India general counsel, Manjaree Chowdhary; OYO general counsel, Rakesh Prusti; and KPMG India general counsel, Meera Singh.
Similar to previous years, a number of general counsels and senior lawyers from top Indian law firms were invited to be judges for the various rounds of the competition.
Judges and participants were impressed by the outstanding quality of the legal problems used during the competition. A large team of HSF associates and trainees, led by Siddhartha Shukla and Savy Jajmann, were involved in drafting the problems and overall organisation of the competition.
Commenting on the competition, Mr Parsons said: “We are proud of the INC and that it continues to reach greater heights with every successive edition.”
Lauren Croft
Lauren is a journalist at Lawyers Weekly and graduated with a Bachelor of Journalism from Macleay College. Prior to joining Lawyers Weekly, she worked as a trade journalist for media and travel industry publications and Travel Weekly. Originally born in England, Lauren enjoys trying new bars and restaurants, attending music festivals and travelling. She is also a keen snowboarder and pre-pandemic, spent a season living in a French ski resort.
