About

With over 17 years of experience, Anurag Sharma has worked with litigators, law firms, Indian and multinational companies throughout his career. Having handled strategic litigation, several key M&As and joint venture transactions, his strength in the last few years has been building strong legal teams capable of delivering results. Sharma has recently joined RIVIGO as the general counsel. Prior to this he was the first general counsel of OLA, where he built the legal function and drove business models through unchartered regulatory areas. He also drove investment rounds of approximately US$1bn and supported the acquisitions of Foodpanda and Ridlr. He also led OLA’s initiative in electric vehicles and its international expansion. Prior to Ola, he was leading the legal teams at Abbott, Biocon and DSM. He supported initiatives on government policy and regulatory framework in the pharmaceutical sector and also managed strategic litigation around pharmaceutical regulations and patents such as the litigation around Phensydyl, a codeine based cough syrup, ensuring business continuity by obtaining an injunction on the ban of the product. Prior to moving in-house, Sharma worked with law firms managing corporate transactions as well as key litigations. On his in in-house career and enthusiasm for legal practice in general Sharma had the following to say: ‘What excites me about practising law is the ability to shape it through analysis and use. Starting my career as a litigator at different levels of courts in India, I have honed my legal and leadership skills over a period of 17 years working with litigators, law firms, Indian and multinational companies. While some of my key achievements include handling successful litigations, M&As, joint ventures, establishing new entities; my strength in the last few years has been building strong legal teams capable of delivering results’.