Rishi Anand
Partner
DSK Legal
Rishi is a Partner at DSK Legal and also leads the firm’s technology practice. Recognised as a reputed practitioner in India, Rishi has over 15 years of extensive domestic and international experience, being a trusted counsel to several large multinational and Indian corporates and high net worth individuals, including many business and political leaders, and celebrities. He has significant experience in domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, foreign direct investments, joint ventures, general corporate, restructuring and reorganizations, with a focus on complex, high-end corporate transactions.
In addition to his reputation as one of the leading corporate commercial lawyers in India, Rishi is very well recognized as one of the foremost technology lawyers in the country. He is noted for his skill in navigating the intricacies of complex issues with his commercial approach as well as his proven ability to efficiently structure new age technology driven businesses from its ideation, establishment, and investment cycles.
He is registered with the Bar Council of New Delhi and holds a B.A., LL.B. degree from Symbiosis Law School, Pune and an LL.M. degree from National University of Singapore.
For his contribution to the legal industry, Rishi has been recipient of: (i) ‘30 Under 30’ Rising Star Awards, 2015; (ii) ‘40 under 40’ Rising Star Awards, 2020; (iii) Legal 500 Asia Pacific Recommended Lawyer 2022 for TMT and Data Protection; (iv) IFLR 1000 (2022) Notable Practitioner for Corporate and M&A; (v) ALB India’s Top TMT/Fintech Lawyer 2021; (vi) Nominated for Legal Era Indian Legal Awards 2020-21 for Technology Lawyer of the Year.