Karishma Paroha is a dual qualified Senior Solicitor and Barrister in Kennedys' Product Liability Team, who has accumulated wide-ranging experience in handling product liability matters, particularly consumer products claims and products claims emanating from the pharmaceutical industry over the past 13 years. During this time she has also developed extensive experience in the setting up and day-to-day handling of group actions (both Claimant and Defendant) and advises on strategy in relation to the conduct of and defending complex multi-party litigation, cross-border liabilities and multi-jurisdictional issues at national and international levels. She is particularly recognised for her knowledge on UK/EU regulatory and risk assessment to leading manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies. Her special expertise include complex product liability, product recalls, medical devices and clinical trials claims and contractual claims and disputes.

Karishma has been an actively seeking to raise the awareness of Indian pharmaceutical companies and manufacturers and their Insurers to international liability exposure for many years. She collaborated with the Bombay Chambers of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) to organise the first International Pharmaceutical Claims Seminar, which took place in Mumbai in 2010. Since then she has helped to pioneer what has now become an annual BCCI Workshop on Managing Risks and Liabilities in the Pharmaceutical and Manufacturing (FMCG and F & B) sectors.

Karishma is a prolific writer publishing many articles and several book chapters (over 75 publications), most notably a Product Liability Chapter for a Claims Handling Practitioner's Guide and "Strategies for Handling Cross Border Products Claims and Class Actions" featured in the 9th edition of the most highly ranked International Comparative Legal Guide to Product Liability. She is also regularly invited to provide lectures on a wide range of topics including international law, product liability and group actions to leading international manufacturers and insurers in England, Denmark, the USA, India and elsewhere.