DAY 2 · 8 MARCH 2026 · CHANDIGARH
Family & Criminal Disputes
Cross-border family complexity and high-stakes criminal
enforcement in an India-facing world.
Custody. Extradition. Financial crime. Cyber enforcement. Real courtroom strategy.
10:00 – 10:30 AM | JW Marriott, Sector 35B, Chandigarh
Keynote Address by
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya
Chief Justice of the High Court of Delhi
Panel 3 : International Child Custody, Cross-Border Relocation & Abduction
10:30 AM
to
11:30 AM
• Hon'ble Mrs. Justice HK Jeewan, Judge, High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh, India
• Mr. Anil Malhotra, Senior Advocate, High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh, India
• Prof. (Dr.) R. Venkata Rao, Vice Chancellor, India International University of Legal Education and Research (IIULER), Goa, India
• Ms. Tanu Bedi, Advocate, High Court of Punjab & Haryana,Chandigarh, India
• Ms. Geraldine More O Ferrall, No5 Barristers Chambers,
London, UK
• Mr. Michael J. Stangarone, Partner, MacDonalds & Partner LLP, Ontario, Canada
• Mr. Lawrence S. Katz, Attorney Fellow, International Academy of Family Lawyer, Florida, USA
• Ms. Yaa Dankwa Ampadu-Sackey, Barrister, Four BrickCourt, London, UK - Moderator
Panel 4 : Service of Process, Recognition & Enforcement of Foreign Divorce and Custody Decrees
11:45 AM
to
12:45 PM
• Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rohit Kapoor, Judge, High Court of
Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh, India
• Mr. Aashish Chopra, Senior Advocate, High Court of Punjab &
Haryana, Chandigarh, India
• Mr. Gaurav Chopra, Senior Advocate, High Court of Punjab &
Haryana, Chandigarh, India
• Ms. Rupinder Kaur Matharu, Solicitor, MTG Solicitors, UK
• Ms. Stutee Nag, Dual qualified Attorney, International Family
Law, USA
• Ms. Arundhati Kulshreshtha, Advocate, High Court of Punjab
& Haryana, Chandigarh, India - Moderator
Panel 5 : Cross-Border Financial Relief in Divorce
1:00 PM
to
2:00 PM
• Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bhardwaj, Judge, High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh, India
• Mr. S.K. Garg Narwana, Senior Advocate, High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh, India
• Mr. Rajeev Anand, Senior Advocate, High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh, India
• Ms. Davinder Kaur Dhaliwal, Barrister, No8 Chambers, UK
• Mr. Divjyot Singh, Managing Partner at Shev Law Group PLLC, Texas, USA
• Mr. Mattheu D. Nunn, Managing Partner at Einhorn, Barbarito, Frost, Botwinick, Nunn & Musmanno, New Jersey, USA
• Mr. Andrew J. Botros, Principal Attorney, Board Certified Family Law Specialist San Diego, USA
• Mr. Baldip Singh, Barrister & Master of the Bench & Deputy District Judge, UK - Moderator
Criminal Law, Economic Offences & Cyber Enforcement
Panel 6 : Criminal Law Without Borders: The New Reality for Indian Practitioners
3:00 PM
to
4:00 PM
• Hon’ble Mr. Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia, Chief Justice of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh
• Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi, Judge, High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh, India
• Mr. Puneet Bali, Senior Advocate, High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh, India
• Ms. Lavanyaa Chopra, Principal Associate, Panag, Babu & Sarangi
• Mr. Justin Wong, Crown Prosecutor, London, UK
• Mr. Gregory Wedge, Criminal Barrister, 187 Chambers, London, UK
• Mr. Manavendra Mishra, Partner, Khaitan & Co., Mumbai, India - Moderator
Panel 7 : Asset Tracing, Economic Offences & Parallel Proceedings
4:15 PM
to
5:15 PM
• Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sumeet Goel, Judge, High Court of
Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh, India
• Mr. Karambir Singh Nalwa, Senior Advocate, High Court of
Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh, India
• Ms. G.K. Maan, Senior Advocate, High Court of Punjab &
Haryana, Chandigarh, India
• Mr. Jason Pitter, Kings Counsel, New Park Court Chambers,
London, UK
• Mr. Chirag Naik, Partner, MZM Legal LLP, Mumbai & Delhi,
India
• Ms. Akilah Mance, General Counsel and Director of
Government Affairs at Houston Forensic Science Center, Texas
USA - Moderator
Debate: Proposition v. Opposition
5:30 PM
to
6:30 PM
• Mr. Akshay Bhan, Senior Advocate, High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh, India
• Mr. Preetinder Ahluwalia, Senior Advocate, High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh, India
• Mr. Peter Clarke, Kings Counsel, Barrister, 187 Chambers, London, UK
• Mr. Talbir Singh, Kings Counsel, No5 Barristers Chambers, London, UK
• Mr. Samudra Sarangi, Senior Partner, Panag, Babu & Sarangi - Moderator
