About

Girish Gadgil began his legal career in 1994 at Indian Oil Corporation, India’s national oil company. Staying there for 13 years, Gadgil held a number of positions, and eventually becoming deputy manager – law in 2002. He then joined Larsen & Toubro (L&T), one of India’s largest engineering and manufacturing industries, in 2007 as deputy general manager for corporate legal, entrusted with taking charge of the legal work for their engineering and construction division. At both companies he gained extensive experience in litigation, drafting and day-to-day advisory matters. At L&T, Gadgil was instrumental in settling a potential dispute with a consortium partner for an oil and natural gas corporation project, ultimately securing ₹50 crores for the company. Since joining Indian multinational automobile manufacturing corporation Mahindra & Mahindra, Gadgil has again gained promotions and now serves as senior general manager for group legal. Under his tenure, Gadgil was responsible for obtaining an ISO certification for the corporate legal department of Mahindra & Mahindra in 2014; a project that was solely driven by Gadgil and his team, the ISO certification is one of his most notable achievements. He is currently working on an investigation started by the Competition Commission of India against car manufacturers, in connection with the availability of their spare parts in the market. Despite the challenges that in-house lawyers can face when protecting their companies, Gadgil still enjoys elements of his role: for example, ‘partnering with the business, managing corporate governance, having high values, saving huge costs by doing maximum possible work in-house. This is what makes my role as an in-house lawyer worthwhile’. Gadgil has worked at some of the largest, and most important, companies in India, becoming one of the most respected figures in the in-house market.