Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions to clients around the world. Representing over a quarter of the company’s global headcount,...

The Indian subsidiary of German multinational sportswear company adidas contains a top class legal team that has been influential in steering its business through a relatively rocky period. This is...

A $41bn revenue corporation and a constituent of the Indian Fortune 500, Aditya Birla Group operates in 40 countries with more than 120,000 employees worldwide. The in-house legal department of...

When Dutch multinational chemicals company AkzoNobel bought Imperial Chemical Industries in 2008, AkzoNobel India was formed with a portfolio of decorative paints, performance coatings and speciality chemicals. ‘The legal team...

Fresh off the back of successfully supporting a blockbuster Rs500 crore real estate investment in Mumbai in late 2016, non-banking financial institution Altico Capital is moving into an exciting new...

One of the most significant banks in India, with a recorded $6.2bn revenue for 2016 and over 56,000 employees across approximately 3,000 branches, Axis Bank boasts a large and highly...

Barclays has had a branch presence in India since 1990, achieving market leading positions in its lines of business across banking, technology and shared services operations. Responsible for the general...

Ranked fifth in the Indian Fortune 500 list of companies, Bharat Petroleum is a leader in the oil and gas industry in the country and is in the process of...

Bharti Airtel is a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa. The company ranks amongst the top four mobile service providers globally in term...

Founded in 1976 by Sunil Bharti Mittal, Bharti Enterprises is a leading multinational conglomerate that is headquartered in New Delhi, and owns businesses spanning across telecommunications, agribusiness, financial services and...

A constituent part of the global airliner duopoly along with its competitor Airbus, Boeing’s expansion into India has been undertaken in earnest only over the past two years. Dr Akhil...

Citibank India is an Indian private sector bank headquartered in Mumbai and is a subsidiary of Citigroup, a multinational financial services corporation. As one of the premier financial institutions in...

The largest coal-producing company in the world, and one of the largest employers in the world (with a total workforce of over 330,000 as of 2015) Coal India is a...

Cyient is a global solutions provider focused on engineering, manufacturing, data analytics and networks and operations. Ashok Reddy, president corporate affairs and infrastructure, heads the legal, governance and secretarial team,...

Multinational information technology giant Dell is serviced in India by a global contracts and legal as a shared service (ClaaSS) team based out of Gurgaon, which is led by Smita...

Defined by its unique corporate culture that has been described by Suprio Dasgupta, senior vice president and general counsel, as ‘collaborative, fast, and simplified, aimed at helping businesses achieve their...

In India, multinational conglomerate DuPont manufactures agricultural, food and personal care products, industrial biotechnology and process safety products as well as high performance materials, polymers and fibres. Legal head, Sanjit...

The in-house legal team of Everstone Capital Advisors has modelled itself as a full service international law firm that can ‘work end-to-end in so far as the corporate secretarial compliance,...

The 11-person EY India in-house legal team has experienced significant growth since starting with only two lawyers five years ago. As national director for legal and general counsel for India...

GAIL – formerly known as Gas Authority of India Limited – is India’s largest natural gas company and is ranked among the top gas utilities in Asia with a turnover...

GE is the world’s digital industrial company, transforming industry with software-defined machines and solutions. GE India works on the best technologies and toughest challenges to create tailor made solutions for...

Medanta is established with the sole mission to deliver world-class, holistic and affordable healthcare focusing on the development of people and knowledge. The legal team instils this same culture in...

Heritage Indian consumer goods company Godrej Industries (established in 1897) has a legal team that is highly competent, well-motivated and strictly delineated structurally to ensure maximum effectiveness in dealing with...

Part of Aditya Birla Group, Grasim Industries ranks among India’s largest private sector companies with a consolidated net revenue of $6bn in 2017. The company has a strong presence particularly...

India-based distribution and information technology company HCL Infosystems operates through hardware products and solutions, distribution and learning services. The tech savvy legal team is composed of 16 lawyers and three...

Senior vice president legal of HDFC Bank Augustine Quadros leads the legal team at the largest bank by market cap in the Indian market. The company provides a wide range...

HDFC Property Ventures Limited (HPVL) is the private equity arm of HDFC, the largest bank in India by market capitalisation. The company engages in the business of advising asset management...

A subsidiary of the conglomerate Aditya Birla Group, Hindalco Industries is among the world’s largest aluminium manufacturing companies, employing in excess of 20,000 people and recording an annual revenue figure...

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) is an Indian state-owned oil and natural gas company and is one of the largest Indian businesses. It has 25% market share in India among...

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) is an Indian state-owned oil and natural gas company and is one of the largest Indian businesses. It has 25% market share in India among...

Serviced by a Bangalore based legal team and part of a global information technology company, HP India can rely on high calibre legal and corporate advice when outlining and working...

Huawei Telecommunications provides telecommunication network marketing and servicing solutions and operates as a subsidiary of Huawei Technologies. Founded in 2001, the company is based in Gurgaon, India. The legal team...

Supporting one of the leading private sector general insurance companies in India, ICICI Lombard’s award-winning legal team is made up of 144 lawyers, out of which 123 are legal professionals...

Idea Cellular is a leading pan-Indian GSM operator offering 2G, 3G and 4G mobile services to nearly 200 million subscribers in the country. Praised extensively for its skills in litigation,...

Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC) has been an integral part of India’s development story since 1997, when it was formed with the specific mandate to build the nation. It has...

IDFC Alternatives is India’s leading multi-asset class investment manager, overseeing over $3.4bn on behalf of leading institutions from across the world. Its six-strong in-house legal department headed by Vinod Joseph...

Since its founding in 1964, IOCL has emerged as India’s largest business enterprise with a turnover in excess of $65.3bn recorded in its most recent financial results. Having a proven...

Posting an annual revenue figure of over $10bn, Infosys is a leading Indian IT firm and global leader in technology services and consulting. A key part of Infosys’ growing global...

The eight-person Indian team at the global mobile advertising platform InMobi has helped the business cope with a difficult period by handling complex matters with ‘sensitivity and efficiency’ according to...

Leading a team of 16 lawyers and two non-legal support staff, Priya Mehra Dewan is the general counsel of low cost Indian airline InterGlobe Aviation (IndiGo), which occupies a dominant...

Indian business conglomerate ITC’s diversified business includes five segments: fast-moving consumer goods, hotels, packaging, paperboards and specialty papers and agri-business. K S Suresh, the current ITC general counsel, was appointed...

‘The India legal team was established in 2010 and in a mere seven year period it has grown to support the operations of the Jacobs business worldwide. This is a...

A truly international company, JSW Steel Limited – the main revenue producer for Indian conglomerate JSW Group – accrued a revenue figure of $8.9bn across its various operations in the...

KCT Group is one of India’s leading conglomerates. Founded in 1929 as a coal mining company, today KCT has a highly diversified portfolio of businesses with interest in sectors ranging...

Posting $4.4bn in revenue for 2016 and with almost 1,400 branches across the country, Kotak Mahindra Bank is also the fourth largest bank in India by market capitalisation. The company,...

Conducting its financial services businesses through various subsidiaries, L&T Finance Holdings is an Indian holding company offering a focused range of financial products and services across rural, housing and wholesale...

The team at the core of Lanco Group’s solar and EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) businesses is headed by Parvesh Kheterpal, a seasoned power and infrastructure counsel with an expertise...

Larsen & Toubo (L&T) is an Indian multi-national conglomerate earning global annual revenues of around $17bn and with business interests in engineering, construction, manufacturing goods, information technology and financial services....

Mumbai-based pharmaceutical company Lupin puts compliance at the heart of its business activities, and its 13-person legal team has a hugely important role to play in this mission-critical endeavour. The...

Indian multinational corporation Mahindra & Mahindra is a leading car manufacturer and is ranked in the top 20 list of Indian companies by Fortune. Providing legal advice to the company’s...

Rajneesh Jaswal, head of legal and compliance for the seven-person in-house legal team at the Indian arm of global self-service wholesale titan METRO Cash and Carry, aptly describes the advancements...

Monsanto is a US-based global modern agriculture company that develops products and tools to help farmers around the world grow crops while using energy, water, and land more efficiently. Comprised...

The lean but highly capable legal team at Morgan Stanley in India provides legal coverage to all front office businesses of the global financial services firm, in addition to dealing...

Now boasting over a billion dollars in revenue – a spectacular growth achievement given the equivalent figure was just $150m in 2005 – Mphasis has employed the services of a...

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) was set up in 1988 with the initial processing capacity of 3.0 million metric tonnes per annum and has expanded over the years to...

‘Open. Connected. Useful. Personal. These four words sum up the ethos of the team and the organisation as a whole’ says Sandhya Vishal, chief counsel and compliance and integrity leader...

Supplying kit sponsorship to one of India’s most important cultural symbols, Nike’s famous “swoosh” logo has been highly visible on the uniforms of the Indian national cricket team since 2006,...

The largest power utility in India, NTPC Limited (formerly known as National Thermal Power Corporation Limited) has a vast operation that currently has 51,708MW of installed capacity and ambitious growth...

India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is a multinational energy business headquartered in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, and the largest oil and gas exploration and production company in the country. Headed...

Indian online transportation network company OLA was founded as an online cab aggregator in Mumbai but is now based in Bangalore. Primarily a technology and innovation driven company, to enable...

An Indian wind energy business with ambitious plans with regards to its renewable energy projects, Ostro Energy is currently ‘working closely with most of the prominent wind power producers in...

Established in 2010, e-commerce and electronic payment provider Paytm hit the corporate stratosphere in 2015, when it raised $625m in funding from donors including Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, further to...

The Italian-Dutch global confectionery and gum manufacturer Perfetti Van Melle employs a highly capable legal team to support its India based operation. In the last two years the team has...

Petronet LNG is one of the fastest growing pioneering companies in the Indian energy sector, behind setting up the country’s first LNG receiving and regasification terminal in the Gujarat region...

Philips Lighting was set up as a separate entity in India with a new and independent legal team in April 2016 and the initial challenge for the team, without causing...

Piramal Finance is a global diversified business conglomerate with operations in several sectors including pharmaceuticals, health care information management, financial services, specialty glass packaging and real estate. The structure of...

Gold manufacturing company Rajesh Exports Limited (REL) is India’s largest gold exporter and with revenues of $38bn, was featured in the Fortune Global 500 list of companies. A key figure...

Part of the $1bn Indian conglomerate Ramco Group, Ramco Systems is a market leading software products and services provider. In the last decade, the company has been among the fastest...

Ranked at number 215 in the Forbes Global 500 rankings of top international companies, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is a diversified conglomerate that has holdings in a variety of sectors...

Experiencing a recent corporate shake-up, the Indian operations of global car manufacturing giants Renault and Nissan – which were consolidated in a joint venture created in 2005 – is significantly...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is India’s central banking institution which controls the monetary policy of the Indian rupee. Leading the team, legal adviser, PSN Prasad, joined the bank...

Comprised of fifteen companies operating in the areas of infrastructure, tyres, technology and other specialties, the Mumbai headquartered RPG Enterprises is one of the largest Indian industrial conglomerates. Providing legal...

Samvardhana Motherson Group (SMG) is an Indian auto parts company founded in 1975, of which the flagship company is Motherson Sumi Systems, a joint venture with Sumitomo. SMG is present...

Incorporated as a joint venture between the State Bank of India, India’s largest bank, and GE Capital, SBI Card is a payment solutions provider with a customer base of over...

Founded in Switzerland in 1874, the Schindler Group is a leading global provider of elevators, escalators and related services. Schindler India is a 100% owned subsidiary of Schindler Group and...

Led by director of legal and chief legal officer Sandeep Kapoor, US-headquartered global venture capital firm Sequoia Capital has an Indian legal team of five lawyers in addition to a...

Spencer’s Retail is a chain of retail stores headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal with presence in over 35 cities in India. Winning numerous industry awards, the widely-known retailer has many...

Government owned State Bank of India (SBI) is the country’s largest banking institution with a total of 24,000 branches and 190 foreign offices scattered around the world. The bank’s skilful...

Listed on the Mumbai Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India, Sterlite Technologies is the country’s only integrated producer of optical fibre and one of the largest optical...

As a part of the large global legal team of Suez, the Suez India team has the benefit of engaging with and learning from lawyers across the world. Equally, over...

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (Sun Pharma) is one of India’s leading pharmaceutical companies that manufactures and sells pharmaceutical products primarily in the large markets of India and the United States. Lead...

Suzlon is a world leader in renewable energy solutions and wind turbine supply based in Pune. It was ranked as the world’s fifth largest supplier with 17,000 MW of wind...

With a revenue figure of $17.6bn, international multinational information technology services company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is one of the top 10 listed companies on the Fortune 500 India listings,...

Led by general counsel Parveen Mahtani, the Tata Housing in-house legal team has 14 individuals organised between litigation and non-litigation teams. Mahtani explains how the team has developed its role...

Part of the Tata Group, Tata Power is a multibillion dollar earning Indian electric utility business and since 2007, the company’s in-house legal department has been spearheaded by group head...

After the vacation of the position of group general counsel by the long standing Bharat Varsani – who had occupied the position for over 17 years only to move into...

A vast organisation that was responsible for 23.9 million tonnes of crude steel delivery in the 2017 financial year alone, Tata Steel is a Forbes 2000 ranked company with $18bn...

thyssenkrupp, a diversified industrial group with a global turnover of approximately €39bn (2015-16) is headquartered in Essen, Germany. In India, thyssenkrupp has grown to become one of the most trusted...

US private hire company Uber has expanded exponentially since entering India in 2013 and now has 450,000 drivers. Identified as a “top country” with its rapidly expanding population and often...

The Union Bank of India (UBI) law department supports one of the largest government owned banks in the country. The team is led by deputy general manager and chief law...

Formerly known as United Phosphorous, UPL, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets chemicals across India, Europe, North America and Latin America. Providing full legal coverage to the company’s agricultural...

London headquartered, mining and metals giant Vedanta Resources is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index, it has a number of diversified...

Founded as a joint venture between Viacom Inc. and the Network18 Group in 2007, Viacom 18 is one of India’s fastest growing entertainment networks that houses iconic brands offering multi-platform,...

Vodafone India employs a sizeable operational legal team comprised of 55 in-house legal professionals based across the country. With an exciting blend of young and up-and-coming professionals and more experienced...

Volkswagen Group Sales India retains a six-person legal team, led by head of legal Vijay Kamath and supported ably by the next most senior lawyer in the team, assistant general...

Beginning operations over 250 years ago, the Wadia Group of companies is one India’s oldest conglomerates, and today operates as an investment company headquartered in India’s main financial centre and...

Suraj Singh is the current vice president – legal at US based bank Wells Fargo in India, and leads Wells Fargo’s Enterprise Global Services (EGS) legal teams across India and...

Wipro is a Bangalore-headquartered global leader in information technology, consulting and business process services company, and employs over 160,000 employees in India and around the world. Satyaki Banerjee, legal vice...

Mumbai-headquartered global pharmaceutical company Wockhardt utilises a 14-person legal team of highly qualified and forward-thinking lawyers. Debolina Partap, general counsel and head of legal provides some detail into the range...

Yum! is a Fortune 500 listed company that owns some of the most well-recognised restaurant brands globally, such as Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut. Positioned at the focal point...