Executive officer, head of general affairs and legal | Sumitomo Corporation
Director, member of the board, executive officer, group general counsel | Panasonic Holdings Corporation
Head of Japan/JPBU ethics and compliance, global ethics and compliance | Takeda Pharmaceutical Company
Chief legal and risk officer, executive general manager of compliance and information security division | Benesse Holdings
Legal director (Johnson & Johnson MedTech Japan & South East Asia) | Johnson & Johnson
Chief legal officer, executive officer | The Gibraltar Life Insurance Company
Executive officer, general counsel, managing director | Citigroup Global Markets Japan
Director of the corporate planning and legal department | Fukuoka SoftBank HAWKS Corporation
Group legal and compliance director | LVMH Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton Japan
Senior executive officer and general manager of legal division | Nitori Holdings
Director, legal and compliance | Nippon Otis Elevator Company
Corporate executive officer, EVP and general counsel | Fujitsu
General manager, group governance, legal and compliance unit | Tokyo Electron
Executive officer, general manager, legal division | ITOCHU Corporation
General manager, legal and intellectual property | Bandai Namco Entertainment
Compliance manager and legal manager in charge of consumer health | Bayer
Rising Star
Managing director of legal and intellectual property division | SEGA Sammy Holdings
Managing director and market unit contracting lead, legal | Accenture
Rising Star
Representative executive officer and general counsel | Unilever Japan Holdings
Chief legal and compliance officer and executive vice president | LIXIL
Corporate officer, group chief legal officer and group compliance officer | SoftBank Group
General manager, legal department, administration headquarters | Konoike Construction
Director, member of the board and chief legal officer | Funds, Inc.
Rising Star
Executive officer in charge of legal, intellectual property and government relations | SECOM
Executive managing officer, general counsel and executive committee member | Mitsui & Co.
Director, executive officer and head of legal Japan | Societe Generale Securities Japan
Chief risk management officer, general manager of legal and risk management department | freee
Member of the Board of Novo Nordisk Pharma Ltd., General Counsel and VP Legal, Ethics & Compliance | Novo Nordisk
Corporate vice president and general manager of legal division | FUJIFILM Holdings
Chief legal officer, SaaS business and head of risk management | Uzabase
Rising Star
Managing executive officer, corporate communications division | ITOCHU
Corporate officer, general manager of intellectual property, legal and compliance | Gunze
Executive vice president, legal and intellectual property | Chugai Pharmaceutical
Senior vice president, legal, compliance and privacy | Sony Group Corporation
Vice president, deputy head of global legal | Fujitsu
Rising Star
Vice president, general counsel, chief compliance officer, intellectual property, internal control | Eisai
General manager, legal department, legal and corporate affairs division | Chiyoda Corporation
Department manager, legal department, legal and intellectual property division | Nikon
Legal 500 returned to Delhi for the launch of the GC Powerlist: India 2025, held in partnership with Chandhiok & Mahajan, Morgan Lewis, and Vahura. The event brought together in-house counsel from across the country to recognise their contributions and leadership within their organisations.
The programme opened with remarks from Sujoy Bhatia, Managing Partner, at Chandhiok & Mahajan, Divya Thakur, Partner, at Morgan Lewis, and Rishabh Chopra, Partner and Head of Finance Recruitment, at Vahura, followed by a keynote address from Dr Akhil Prasad, Board Member, Group General Counsel, and Company Secretary at Boeing India.
A reception followed, offering honourees the opportunity to meet peers and exchange experiences.
We thank Chandhiok & Mahajan, Morgan Lewis, and Vahura for their support and congratulate all recognised general counsel on their achievements.