Abe Abraham

His indepth knowledge about core IR issues have helped clients in diverse sectors ranging from Pharma to automotive and banking to IT industries to deal with labour issues that involve trade union related disputes, assisting with drafting their settlement agreements, conducting audit checks, assisting with their investigations into employee misconducts including sexual harassment issues, drafting the standing orders, employment agreements and handbook and advising on employment benefits, anti-harassment and termination laws and employee stock option plans and agreements issued by overseas entities to employees of subsidiary/branch entities in India and the connected regulatory issues. He has been instrumental in helping client’s roll out their VRS programs successfully, and implementing closure of factories and commercial establishments and in Reduction-in-Force programs

He is an eminent speaker and has conducted various seminars and co-chaired various panel discussions on employment laws at the invitation of external bodies (such as FICCI, CII, BCIC, Start-up Accelerator Group, IT & ITeS Legal & Compliance Conclave, Hyderabad, In House Counsel Meet and POSHasya Conclave).

He has also written articles on topical matters for various publications.

• He has been involved in restructuring issues such as closure, redundancies, voluntary separation schemes, transfer of business along with employees for various clients such as Teva Pharmaceuticals, MAN Trucks & Bus AG (a Volkswagen group entity), Insilco Limited, a large automotive component manufacturer as well as one of the largest outdoor cooking appliances manufacturer, Madurai Power Corporation Pvt. Ltd, Sun TV Network Limited.
• He has led the employment law team who assisted on the mega consolidation plan of the Union Government to amlgamate13 Public Sector Banks into 5 Public Sector Banks.
• Assisting clients in dealing with trade unionism and implementing effective steps to help maintain industrial harmony including providing strategic advice on trade union related issues and in conducting negotiations with the union.
• He has closely worked with clients on investigating sexual harassment complaints and has conducted various training sessions including on anti-sexual harassment measures for members of client organizations.
• He has advised on various employment structures including engagement of part time employees, consultants and 3rd party agency employees, benefit packages and governing documentation.
• He has provided compliance related advise to various clients both on substantive and procedural law related requirements.
• Conducted audit on practices followed by clients while engaging contractors supplying manpower/human resources.
• Assisted clients across various sectors including Pharma industry, Banking & Finance, Manufacturing, IT & ITeS, Power, Education, E-Commerce, Hospitals.

• He has been ranked by the prestigious Chambers & Partners in their Chambers Asia-Pacific Legal Guide 2025.
• Recognized as ‘Key Lawyer’ for Labour & Employment, APAC 2021- 2025 Legal 500
• He has been selected as one of the top 50 SuperLawyers by ALB for 2022.

• Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa, India
• HR and Women Empowerment and Leadership Expert Committee, BCIC