Sherbir Panag

Sherbir Panag is the founder and managing partner of Panag, Babu & Sarangi — India’s largest white-collar crimes and corporate governance law firm. Sherbir’s practice has consistently been listed as a market leader for white-collar crimes in India and is ranked by Who’s Who Legal, Global Investigations Review, Chambers & Partners, and the Legal 500, among others. Sherbir is an advisor to the boards of several Fortune 500, FTSE 250, DAX 40, and NIFTY 50 companies and has led internal investigations and acted as defence counsel in several of India’s highest-profile cases, which have had interplay with law enforcement in the United States, Europe, and Asia. These matters have involved allegations of bribery and other misconduct under Indian and foreign anti-corruption laws; financial and regulatory fraud; procurement fraud; violation of sanctions laws; and violation of corporate governance norms. Sherbir’s representative experience spans the entire spectrum of the courts in India, including the Supreme Court of India. His public service includes being a member of the B20 India’s Digital Transformation Taskforce and the Bureau of Indian Standards committee drafting an India anti-corruption standard, and he was recently called upon as an expert nominee by the Government of India to engage with the Financial Action Task Force in 2023. He previously served on the B20 Indonesia’s Integrity and Compliance Taskforce and as the Vice Chairman of the Alliance for Integrity’s Advisory Group (an initiative by the German Government). Sherbir’s thought leadership is widely cited in academic papers and was even taken note of by the Australian Senate as part of a submission by the International Bar Association. He is one of the few overseas door tenants from India and is a tenant with Foundry Chambers in the United Kingdom. A fellow of the International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators, he also founded the Concilium Network — an international network of highly acclaimed white-collar crime law firms. Sherbir is a member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization where he serves on the board of the Gurgaon chapter and is a Senior Fellow at the Wharton School’s Carol and Lawrence Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research. He regularly lectures and writes on corporate governance and business ethics.

Sherbir Panag is the founder and managing partner of Panag, Babu & Sarangi — India’s largest white-collar crimes and corporate governance law firm. Sherbir’s practice has consistently been listed as a market leader for white-collar crimes in India and is ranked by Who’s Who Legal, Global Investigations Review, Chambers & Partners, and the Legal 500, among others. Sherbir is an advisor to the boards of several Fortune 500, FTSE 250, DAX 40, and NIFTY 50 companies and has led internal investigations and acted as defence counsel in several of India’s highest-profile cases, which have had interpla...