With an impressive client roster that includes blue-chip multinational tech companies and major domestic and international corporates, Trilegal’s stand-out labour and employment offering covers the gamut of contentious and non-contentious issues. The team is led by seasoned specialist Atul Gupta, whose broad practice has particular emphasis on high-value and sensitive matters. The cohort also includes Swarnima, who takes point on POSH as well as diversity and inclusion matters, in addition to advising on the Indian Labour Codes. Both are based in Bengaluru. Counsel Parvathy Tharamel is a key contact in Mumbai, recommended for matters relating to employee benefits, business transfers, and restrictive covenants. The firm strengthened its advisory offering with the February 2023 arrival to its Bengaluru office of sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace-focused practitioner Veena Gopalakrishnan, formerly of AZB & Partners, who also has expertise in senior managerial exit cases.
Testimonials
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- 'Trilegal stepped into a sensitive situation and led a tight and coordinated legal response that was appropriately scoped, done expeditiously, and get a big job done under difficult circumstances.'
- 'Despite time differences and the lack of a prior relationship, our contact partner was extremely responsive and gave us good advice.'
Key clients
- Lyondell Basell
- Accenture
Work highlights
- Assisted Lyondell Basell in strategizing the approach for successfully defending various lawsuits initiated by former employees of LYB claiming reinstatement.
- Assisted Accenture in designing its return to workplace and remote work policies, liaising with various governmental authorities to ascertain the scope of compliance expected from organisations like Accenture towards the protection of children and transgender people.