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Akhilesh Kumar Mishra, Head - Legal, Ramky Infrastructure
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The legal industry refers to the aggregation and integration of sectors within the economic system that provide legal goods and services. The legal industry is under going a significant change, with new technological growth, regulatory changes, and an progressively globalized marketplace. Spearheading the legal formalities of an organization, a legal director ensures that the organization's operations comply with all applicable laws and regulations. India’s legal services industry is growing at a rate of about 40 percent per annum.
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The head of the corporate legal department and is responsible for the legal affairs of the entire corporation. This includes providing legal counsel to the board of directors, chairman of the board, chief executive officer and other senior management. The role of a Chief Legal Officer is becoming increasingly complex, focusing on integrating legal strategy with business objectives to succeed in today's dynamic and competitive legal environment. Chief Legal Officers are embracing innovative technologies such as artificial intelligence and data analytics to enhance efficiency and optimize legal outcomes. An advocate or a lawyer is a member of the legal profession, who represents aggrieved people’s concern. Legal services play a pivotal role in your business, also protects your business from any uncertain financial and legal calamities. The global legal services industries are predicted to increase at a 4.6 percent CAGR during the forecast period from 2022 to 2032.
In this issue of CEO Insights magazine, we bring you a list of ‘Top 10 Chief Legal Officers - 2023’ who have leveraged their extensive industry expertise and experience for the growth of respective organizations in which they have served. The following list has been prepared after being closely scrutinized by a distinguished panel of judges including CXOs, analysts and our editorial board.
Our subscribers play a decisive role in finalization of our annual list of "Top 10 Chief Legal Officers - 2023" by nominating those which have served them with excellence and are praiseworthy. If you feel there is a company that deserves to be on our annual list, do write to us about them mentioning their value proposition.
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Akhilesh Kumar Mishra, Head - Legal | Ramky Infrastructure | A renowned corporate lawyer who has been practicing law for around two decades, playing prominent roles in several reputable organizations |
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Ashish Lakhtakia, Chief Legal & Compliance Officer & Company Secretary | Future Generali India Insurance | A passionate leader with over two decades of experience and expertise in corporate law, finance, governance, strategy and corporate secretarial practice |
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Megha K. Nambiar, Legal Head | Hyperverge | A focused legal leader who is extremely passionate about driving compliance while enabling innovation for one of India’s leading finTech startups |
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Mritunjay Kumar Singh, Head - Legal | Ahluwalia Contracts India | A accomplished head of legal with specialized knowledge in real estate, infrastructure and cyber laws and cyber forensics, bringing extensive experience in litigation and corporate law |
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Nishant Prasad , Chief Compliance & Legal Officer | Wint Wealth | A successful leader with over seven years of expertise in commercial laws and acquisitions, balancing several priorities and evaluating the impact of regulatory changes on businesses |
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Partha Roy, Head Legal & Contracts | SPML Infra | A demonsrated leader with 18 years of experience in litigation management, legal risk management, and advisory and heading the legal department |
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Pawan Singhal, Chief Legal Officer | Ather Energy | A seasoned and accomplished legal professional with versatile and rich experience at law firm, MNCs and corporate houses in sectors like automotive, industrial, insurance, pharma, in functional areas such as legal, regulatory, compliance, governance and more |
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Prateek Kumar Singh, Group Chief Legal Officer | Triveni Engineering & Industries | A general counsel having well rounded experience of eighteen years in the legal profession both as an independent lawyer and as in-house legal counsel |
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Saurabh Tamang, Head – Legal | Sahakar Global | An industry leader managing a wide range of legal matters and offering guidance in areas such as contracts, law, compliance, litigation & arbitration |
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Smitha Chandrashekar, Legal Director | Harman International India | A executive leader ensuring the execution of legal formality of the organization efficiently and providing timely and sound advice to the management |
