ArcelorMittal global general counsel Sapan Gupta has already achieved national prominence in India as one of the country’s top lawyers with an enviable CV. He has held senior positions within some of India’s leading banking institutions, including ICICI Bank and Standard Chartered, as well as being recruited specifically to build the in-house team at Bajaj Finserv from scratch. More recently Gupta led the banking and finance practice at one of India’s largest law firms, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas.
But it is for his appointment as ArcelorMittal global general counsel last year that Gupta is recognised in The Lawyer Hot 100. Gupta joins an elite group of global in-house lawyers with significant influence over the shape and development of the legal sector. With 180 lawyers under his management worldwide, he is well-positioned to take a global view of the profession to ensure he gets the best from his professional advisers. And with a health check currently underway, Gupta will be a powerful force in the relationship between one of the world’s biggest steel producers and firms such as Cleary Gottlieb, Latham & Watkins and Linklaters.