About

With over 27 years of in-house experience, out of which five years were in an international regional role for Asia Pacific and Middle East covering over 14 countries, Rajagopal Venkatakrishnan serves Reliance Industries as senior vice president of legal bringing his significant exposure across old and new economy businesses. During his tenure from 2015 onwards, Venkatakrishnan has implemented periodical reviews and efficient cross functional collaboration with the rest of the business, and ensured efficient monitoring and optimised results leading to the disposal of around 50% of cases. In the last three years this efficiency has translated into significant achievements such as litigation wins in the High Courts and Supreme Court of India, key technology procurement transactions involving Fortune 500 companies, and key acquisitions in a range of sectors. With a formidable career and currently serving one of India’s largest companies, Venkatakrishnan occupies a prominent position in India’s in-house market and is highly respected among the country’s corporate counsel.