Gagan Anand

Practice Areas

Projects, Infrastructure, & Energy; Dispute Resolution and Arbitration; Contract Management; Legislative Assessment; Transaction Advisory; Corporate and Commercial Review; and Capital Markets

Career

Special Senior Standing Counsel for the Government of Himachal Pradesh – Since 2024

Managing Partner of Legacy Law Offices LLP since 2010;

Chief Legal Advisor at the Punjab Infrastructure Development Board from 2000 – 2010

Professional Memberships

Vice Chair of the FIDIC Contracts Committee;

Bar Council of Delhi;

Delhi High Court Bar Association;

Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association;

International Bar Association;

Indo-French Chambers of Commerce and Industry; and

Consulting Engineers Association of India.

Publications

The Revolutionary Chat GPT and its Legal Policies, published on Mondaq (Awarded with the Thought Leader Award for three consecutive quarters); The need for climate-resilient infrastructure in disaster-prone India, published in the Construction Law International Journal, International Bar Association (IBA); India’s 2030 goals: a sustainable and technologically sound construction nation, published in the Construction Law International Journal, IBA; Determining the Seat of Arbitration, published in the IBA Arbitration Newsletter; The Management of Construction & Demolition Waste and Viksit Bharat, published on Mondaq; A Glimpse into The Provisions Under the Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023, published on Mondaq; The consolidation of India’s construction laws: a long overdue reform, published in the Construction Law International Journal, IBA; Creating Funds For Infrastructure Projects: Govt's NMP To Raise Capital Through Monetising Brownfield Assets, published in the Indian Journal of Projects, Infrastructure and Energy Law; The Climate Action Plan and Sustainability in Construction, published in the journal of the IABSE Congress; Pegasus project – a conspectus of laws of surveillance and the concerns over privacy, published in the Construction Law International Journal, IBA.

Clients

1. Intercontinental Consultants & Technocrats Pvt Ltd

2. National Horticulture Board

3. Nippon Koei (India) Pvt Ltd

4. ANS Constructions Pvt Ltd

5. CDS Infra Projects Ltd

6. Arkitechno Consultants India Pvt Ltd

7. Ministry of Finance and Planning, Revolutionary Govt. of Zanzibar (RGoZ)

8. Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited

9. Cipla Limited

Work Highlights

1. Senior Legal Counsel for the UNDP Funded Project involving the “Setting Up of Photovoltaic Solar Power Plants in the Governorates of Al Mahra and Abyan of Yemen”.

2. PPP Legal Expert for the “Development of Line (2+2A) of BRT with specific lanes in Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in PPP mode at an estimated cost of USD 1.5 Billion”

3. Procurement Legal Expert for the ADB Funded Project involving Amendments to the Budget Law and the Public Procurement Law of Mongolia (PPLM): ADB TA-9158 MON.

4. PPP Legal Expert for the World Bank Funded Project involving Consultancy Services for Feasibility Studies for Bundle of Public Private Partnership (PPP) Projects in Zanzibar under the Zanzibar Urban Services project (ZUSP).

5. Legal Expert for the Development/ Redevelopment Bhopal Habibganj Railway Station cum Commercial Complex and 4 (Four) other Railway Stations on the Indian Railway Network in PPP mode.

6. Contract Specialist for the World Bank Funded Project involving the Development of new contract modalities including new forms of PPPs under World Bank WBTA-13/2012 for the development of highways in India.

7. National Legal Expert for the Clean Plant Programme undertaken by the National Horticulture Board in association with the Asian Development Bank.

8. Lead Legal Counsel for DFCCIL in the DAB matter involving the Design and Construction of Civil, Building and Track works for Double line Railway including Testing and Commissioning on Design-Build Lump Sum Price Basis for Iqbalgarh – Vadodara Section for Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (Phase-1) – Contractor Package – 3 (R). (CA No. HQ/EN/PWC/Phase-1/PKG-3(R)/D&B/8/Sojitz-L&T-Gayatri Consortium), on behalf of the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited.

9. Lead Legal Counsel in the Arbitration relating to the Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of Alternate Route to Ghat ki Guni by Construction of Tunnel in Jhalana Hills to connect with NH-11 (Agra Road) Jaipur in the State of Rajasthan on BOT basis”. Attained an award of INR 455 Crores in favour of the Claimant.

10. Acted for and represented a leading Infrastructure Company in a matter concerning blacklisting before the High Court of Madhya Pradesh.

Industry Sector Expertise

Gagan Anand has a proven expertise in a range of sectors including projects & energy, infrastructure & construction; real estate, waste management & water supply; public procurement including many EPC, HAM, PPP and other projects; agriculture & horticulture; etc. where he has rendered services relating to Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Transaction Advisory, Legislative Assessment, Corporate & Commercial Advisory, Contract Management, etc. Gagan has a deep understanding of PPP Projects, and has also been playing an instrumental role in liaising with the Task Group 10 of the FIDIC Contracts Committee, for supporting the development of FIDIC form of PPP Contracts.

In 28 years, Gagan has worked on a number of national and international projects funded by Multilateral Financing Institutions like the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, European Investment Bank, and the United Nations Development Programme.

Some of such projects have been highlighted below:

1. ADB Funded Clean Plant Programme.

2. JICA Funded NHSRCL Project involving the Development of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Network.

3. UNDP Funded Project for Setting up Photovoltaic Solar Power Plants in the Governorates of Yemen.

4. World Bank Funded Project for the Development, Operation and Maintenance of Nairobi-Nakuru (A104) Highway as a PPP Project (approximate length of 176km) including bidding documentation for four(4) other PPP Projects.

5. World Bank Funded Asset Monetization and Recycling Program in Odisha.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Bangladesh, Ghana, India, Kenya, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mongolia, the United Kingdom, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zanzibar.

Languages Spoken

English, Hindi, & Punjabi

Experience

Gagan Anand, a dual-qualified 5th generation lawyer, holds an exceptional expertise ranging over 28 years in numerous practice areas and sectors. Being a highly qualified lawyer with an unparalleled knowledge, Gagan has developed a pristine reputation in the legal domain, which is showcased through the work carried out by him in various countries, including India, Kenya, Tanzania, Yemen, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, amongst others. Gagan is also a well-known thought-leader who has published a number of articles and chapters on various topics on platforms, including Mondaq and different journals of the International Bar Association.

Gagan has a vast portfolio and an unmatched grasp over law and legal procedures, which is well-highlighted through the cases and negotiations handled by him with respect to prestigious national and international projects. Prior to his proven leadership role at Legacy Law Offices LLP, Gagan spent 10 years working as Chief Legal Advisor to a State Infrastructure Development Undertaking where his work involved the development of the entire infrastructure development framework as well as the execution of several PPP Projects undertaken to develop the State. Gagan joined Legacy Law Offices LLP with a great vision, which was transformed into reality under his mentorship.

In the recent past, Gagan has attained new heights in his professional career, by becoming the first Indian citizen to have been appointed as the Member and subsequently the Vice Chair of the FIDIC Contracts Committee. In addition to this, Gagan has also been appointed as the Special Senior Standing Counsel for the Government of Himachal Pradesh and has been empaneled as an Arbitrator with the Gujarat International Maritime Arbitration Centre. These brilliant inclusions as well as the various project and assignments credited to his name prove that Gagan enjoys a great well-deserved position of privilege in the legal domain.

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