He has extensive experience in advising clients on the full range of US, European and Indian legal issues in connection with international mergers and acquisitions, privatizations, financings and infrastructure transactions, and European and Indian laws on competition, state assistance, trade and intellectual property. He attended all of the EU Council negotiation meetings leading to the adoption of the EU Merger Control Regulation and assisted in the drafting of the implementing regulations and guidelines issued by the EU Commission.

Anand has degrees in Law and Economics from Delhi University, India, University of Cambridge, UK, and Yale University, USA. His European practice experience includes working in the EU Commission’s Legal Service, Competition Division, and in the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg. He is admitted to practice law in Ohio and California in the US and in India and has practiced corporate and antitrust law in the Brussels, Cleveland, Palo Alto and Paris offices of Jones Day.

Anand was presented with the National Law Day Award – 2005 by the Prime Minister of 14958v1 India for his unique contribution in the field of corporate law and for bringing foreign investments into India. He was awarded “Best M&A Lawyer in India in 2008” and “India M&A .Legal Counsel of the Year” in 2009. He is also listed in The International Who’s Who of Competition Lawyers (2009 and 2010). He is a frequent writer on corporate and regulatory matters and his articles have been published in several leading legal and business journals in the US, Europe and India.

Since his earliest days in the U. S. Congress 30 years ago, Al Gore has been the leading advocate for confronting the threat of global warming. His pioneering efforts were outlined in his best-selling book Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit (1992). He led the Clinton-Gore Administration's efforts to protect the environment in a way that also strengthens the economy.

Al Gore was born on March 31, 1948, the son of former U.S. Senator Albert Gore, Sr. and Pauline Gore. Raised in Carthage, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C., he received a degree in government with honors from Harvard University in 1969. After graduation, he volunteered for enlistment in the U.S. Army and served in the Vietnam War. Upon returning from Vietnam, Al Gore became an investigative reporter with the Tennessean in Nashville, where he also attended Vanderbilt University's Divinity School and then Law School.

Al Gore and his wife, Tipper, reside in Nashville, Tennessee. They have four children- Karenna, Kristin, Sarah, and Albert III; and three grandchildren: Wyatt Gore Schiff, Anna Hunger Schiff, and Oscar Aitcheson Schiff.

His experience includes the preparation, review and negotiation of contract documents, the provision of advice concerning contract administration and compliance with laws and regulations, and the preparation, evaluation, negotiation and litigation of claims. He represents contractors, sureties, architects, engineers and subcontractors on a wide variety of construction and commercial projects throughout the United States and internationally, including nuclear power plants, co-generation, alternative fuel and hydroelectric power plants, oil refineries, industrial plants, water and wastewater treatment facilities, laboratories, prisons, and office buildings. Keith has represented clients in state and federal courts, before boards of contract appeals and other administrative boards, and in arbitrations and mediations worldwide.

Prior to joining Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald in 1993, Keith served as a commissioned officer in the United States Navy. He completed Navy nuclear power school and submarine training before serving onboard nuclear submarines. His duties included supervising the operation and maintenance of the ship’s nuclear power plant and related equipment, as well as weapons and communications systems. He also served as an acquisition engineer, responsible for research and development projects, procurement and lifecycle support for Navy communications equipment.

He is the Managing Partner of MPillay and Consultant to the international law firm Pinsent Masons LLP. Mohan is a Chartered Arbitrator and on the Panels of the SIAC, SIArb and the KL Regional Centre for Arbitration. In addition, Mohan teaches in his capacity as Adjunct Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore and Visiting Professor, Centre of Construction Law, King’s College London, University of London.

He is currently Chairman of the Society of Construction Law (Singapore), Vice President of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators and Immediate Past Chair of the International Construction Projects Committee, Inter-Pacific Bar Association. He was recently appointed Honorary Legal Advisor to the Real Estate Developers’ Association of Singapore (REDAS).

He writes regularly on arbitration and construction issues. His works (as General Editor) include Doing Business in India, a Sweet & Maxwell 2004 publication and India-Singapore CECA, The Investor's Guide, a Lexis Nexis 2005 publication His most recent work is as one of the General Editors of Singapore Construction Adjudication Review, a Sweet & Maxwell 2009 publication.

He also acts for financial institutions in respect of Canadian regulatory advice, in connection with the creation of new financial products and services, investments and ownership structures, and licensing issues.

Robert is a member of several industry-related associations as well as an author/presenter of various relevant legal topics, each related to his practice.

Memberships / Affiliations
Co-Chair, Legal Practice Commission, Inter-Pacific Bar Association Director and Former Chair, Monte Jade Science & Technology Association (Western Canada) Canadian Corporate Counsel Association Business Law Section, Canadian Bar Association Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Diversity Task Force

Keith has extensive experience of advising a wide range of clients in the aviation industry including insurers, regulators, airlines, helicopter operators, airports, ground handlers and manufacturers. He has acted for clients in relation to contentious matters, in particular, air carrier liability, product liability and coverage disputes throughout the world, but with particular emphasis on Asia and Africa. Keith also regularly advises on non-contentious issues such as contractual wordings including terms and conditions of carriage, risk management and regulatory matters.

Significant cases that Keith has been involved with recently include acting for Reinsurers/Insurers in the loss of CHC’s Dauphin II in the Irish sea in December 2006, the loss of Atlas Jet’s MD83 in Isparta, Turkey in November 2007 and the loss of Sudan Airways’ A310 at Khartoum in June 2008.