Rear Admiral Anil Kumar Saxena is a partner at Mumbai office of MV Kini. He advises clients on complex Techno Legal and Regulatory issues, with a special focus on Defence contracts, Infrastructure projects, public procurement, and arbitration, following an illustrious career in the Navy and PSU. Rear Admiral Saxena is a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from the Universities of Mumbai and PG diploma in Alternate Dispute Resolution. He also holds multiple advanced degrees, including an M.Tech in Naval Construction from IIT Delhi, an MSc in Engineerign from Russia, MMS from Osmania University. He has also completed professional courses in Project management, Cost estimation, and Higher Defence management from premier institutions including IIM Ahmedabad and BAE Systems, UK. At the Bar, he brings his extensive technical and strategic expertise to bear on matters involving commercial arbitration, infrastructure contracts, shipbuilding disputes, defence procurement, and regulatory compliance.
Rear Admiral Saxena is a retired Flag officer of the Indian Navy with 40 years of distinguished service in the fields of Naval engineering, Shipbuilding, Defence procurement, Contract management and public sector administration. As Director General (Naval Design) at Naval Headquarters, he was responsible for end-to-end oversight of six mega warship acquisition projects worth ~₹1.3 lakh crores, including India’s first Indigenous Aircraft carrier. He has handled high-value contract negotiations, techno-commercial conflict resolution, and has led several inter-agency coordination efforts involving the Indian Navy, Ministry of Defence, and international vendors.
He was awarded the *Nau Sena Medal *by the President of India for distinguished service and has twice received commendations from the Chief of the Naval Staff. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Naval Architects and the Institute of Marine Engineers. He is also a member of Lloyd’s Register Naval Ship Technical Committee, London.
After his retirement he also worked with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. (2018–2021) As Director (Shipbuilding) where he oversaw the execution of major shipbuilding projects involving eight warships valued at approximately ₹60,000 crores. He was instrumental in introducing innovative shipbuilding methods, streamlining project execution and vendor management, reviving the refit and export verticals, and implementing cutting-edge R&D initiatives including AI-enabled tools for shipbuilding. During his tenure, MDL received top accolades and saw record- breaking investor interest in its IPO.