Sapan Gupta

ArcelorMittalGlobal General Counsel

Sapan Gupta is currently serving as the Global General Counsel for the ArcelorMittal group, bringing with him decades of varied legal experience spanning the fields of dispute resolution, banking and finance, bankruptcy, fintech, M&A, private equity, capital markets, industrials, manufacturing and infrastructure. Sapan graduated with Commerce (Hons) and an LL.B. from the University of Delhi, following which he obtained an LL.M. from Harvard Law School and attended the London School of Economics as a Chevening Gurukul Scholar. Sapan began his career with the Tata Group, from where he moved on to ICICI Bank, as part of a growing entrepreneurial in-house legal team. His search to equip himself with the knowledge of international best practices took him to HSBC Bank and the global law firm Sidley Austin, in New York, where he gained considerable international experience working on various cross-jurisdictional matters. Following his time in New York, Sapan applied his expertise at Standard Chartered Bank in South Asia, and first Chief Legal Officer of Bajaj Finance (MCap $60bn), following which Sapan headed National Practice at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co, as a Senior Partner. As an international legal leader, Sapan has frequently been acknowledged for his achievements, and has been awarded recognition from Chambers & Partners, IFLR 1000, The Legal 500 and Asia Law 500. Sapan is qualified to practice law in India and New York.