McKinsey Asia-Pacific Legal Team Visits NLSIU | Interactive Session on ‘Career as a General Counsel: Developing Key Skills’
July 24, 2024
On July 24, 2024, the Asia-Pacific Legal Team from McKinsey & Company interacted with students at NLSIU Bengaluru, through a session on ‘Career as a General Counsel: Developing Key Skills.’ The speakers shared their expertise and experiences through a combination of virtual and in-person interactions. The session offered valuable insights and facilitated an interactive Q&A, covering practical advice on launching a career as a general counsel, navigating opportunities and challenges in the field, and transitioning into future roles. The event provided students with a unique perspective on this career path.
The team from Mckinsey comprised Ms. Rita Kriz, Deputy General Counsel and Head of Legal – Asia/GCR; Mr. Brijesh Balakrishnan, Managing Counsel, Asia; Ms. Sarada Sastry, Assistant General Counsel; and Mr. Gokul Thampi, Senior Contracts Counsel.
About the Team
Rita Kriz
Rita Kriz is the Deputy General Counsel and Head of Legal for Asia at McKinsey & Company. She leads a team of legal professionals across Asia in responding to legal matters. In her role, Rita provides strategic legal counsel and advice to leadership, oversees litigations and internal investigations, and mitigates legal risks over such diverse topics as sanctions, anti-corruption, privacy, public sector, geopolitics, and data management. She has over two decades of business, legal, government, and compliance experience. She graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and holds a JD from Harvard Law School.
Brijesh Balakrishnan
Brijesh Balakrishnan is the Managing Counsel for Asia with focus on India, South-East Asia and Australia as well as Technology legal lead for Asia at McKinsey & Company. He is the counsel to McKinsey’s leadership in these markets, as well as the lead counsel to the McKinsey’s global governing body. Brijesh regularly advices on complex client engagements and transactions including equity and other instruments in Asia, enabling the Firm to drive impact for its clients, through truly innovative alternative fees solutions. Brijesh attended law school at the Hong Kong University and Delhi University.
Sarada Sastry
Sarada Sastry is an Assistant General Counsel at McKinsey and is based out of Gurgaon, India. She focuses on Private Equity practice and Partnering arrangements in APAC. An experienced senior integrative lawyer, she advises McKinsey’s leadership on client facing and strategic legal matters to mitigate legal risks for client engagements across industries. She is also a member of the global legal department’s steering committee for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and spearheads initiatives for APAC. She completed her Master of Laws (LLM), in International Business Law, from the National University of Singapore, and BA LLB (Hons) degree, from Amity University.
Gokul Thampi
Gokul Thampi is a Senior Contracts Counsel at McKinsey & Company based out of Bengaluru, India. Gokul is a legal counsel and legal advisor to the senior management consultants at the Firm. He is an integrative client facing legal counsel focusing on a wide range of matters across India and APAC region. Gokul completed his Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from the ILS Law College, Pune.
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