ALB-NDA Corporate Governance for Legal Professionals Masterclass 2026

Date and Time:

Thursday, 26 February, 2026
(01:30 PM – 04:30 PM IST)

 

OVERVIEW

Legal departments have become pivotal players in the corporate governance ecosystem. The expectations placed on legal professionals are expanding beyond traditional legal advisory roles. Once primarily seen as a compliance function, legal teams now play a decisive role in safeguarding business continuity, strategic alignment, and organizational resilience. They have become crucial in safeguarding organisational interests and ensuring compliance with a complex web of laws and regulations.

This masterclass by Asian Legal Business in partnership with Nishith Desai Associates is intentionally designed to help meet these evolving expectations and position your firm as a ready player in corporate governance.

WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE

By the end of this masterclass, you will be able to:

  • Recognize the commercial and legal issues that Go beyond box-ticking and describe what effective governance looks like in practice

  • Clearly explain directors’ key duties and where the board’s role ends and management’s begins

  • Spot governance red flags that can lead to fraud and link them to internal controls and anti-fraud measures

  • Outline how boards should respond to investigations and crises from an oversight perspective

  • Turn themes like privacy by design, cyber security and ESG into clear governance conversations

  • Explain why responsible AI, data practices and cyber security are now core boardroom issues

  • Track how your governance instincts improve through a start-and-end gamified self-assessment

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  • In-house legal counsel

  • Compliance officers

  • Law firm partners and associates

  • Government legal professionals

  • Corporate professionals and governance consultants

Flow of the session

01:30 PM (IST)

Opening Session: Why corporate governance matters now more than ever?

  • Gamified Self-Assessment Test

Speaker

Viral Mehta, Lead, M&A and Private Equity Practice

01:50 PM (IST)

Module 1: Strategic Oversight by the Board

  • Duties & Responsibilities of Directors

  • Roles: Board vs Management

  • Interactive Q&A

Speakers

Viral Mehta, Lead, M&A and Private Equity Practice

Nishchal Joshipura, Co-Lead, M&A and Private Equity Practice

02:40 PM (IST)

Module 2: Director & Board Responsibilities in Fraud Prevention

  • Governance Failures Leading to White-Collar Crimes

  • Internal Control Systems & Anti-Fraud Frameworks

  • Governance in Investigations & Crisis Response

  • Interactive Q&A

Speakers

Ashish Kabra, Lead, International Dispute Resolution and Investigations Practice (Singapore Office)

Mohammad Kamran, Co-Lead, International Dispute Resolution and Investigations Practice

03:30 PM (IST)

Module 3: Leveraging Data Protection and Cyber Security Governance as a Strategic Tool

  • Privacy by Design

  • Data Practices and Cyber Security as ESG

  • Responsible AI

  • Interactive Q&A

Speakers

Aaron Kamath, Co-Lead, Tech, Digital & Commercial Law Practice

Maulin Salvi, Co-Lead, Corporate Governance and Regulatory Practice

04:20 PM (IST)

Closing Session and Gamified Self-Assessment Re-Test

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