Sampath Kumar Rajagopalan rejoins Trilegal as Partner

Sampath Kumar Rajagopalan rejoins Trilegal as Partner

He served at Ernst & Young for the past five years

Sampath Kumar Rajagopalan has rejoined Trilegal as a partner in the corporate practice in Delhi. He will focus on corporate governance and compliance matters.

The partnership strength of Trilegal has now reached 114.

Rajagopalan has over 25 years of experience in corporate governance and secretarial compliance practice. During his in-house years in large multinationals, he worked extensively on regulatory and compliance functions, including companies, environment, labor, and economic laws, customs, income tax, FEMA, and the Securities and Exchange Board of India.

Nishant Parikh, the partner, and member of the management committee at Trilegal commented, “Corporate governance and compliance is vital for the health and growth of any business, and we have seen how good governance practices have such a positive impact on companies. Rajagopalan has advised numerous business groups and boards of companies over the years on critical governance issues with great sophistication. It's great to have him back.”

Sridhar Gorthi, the partner, and member of the management committee at the firm remarked, “Rajagopalan brings in wide-ranging expertise in the legal, regulatory, and governance space, with a track record of exceptional client service, which makes him an excellent fit for our firm. With his passion for work and deep experience, he will accelerate new avenues of growth for the firm.”

Yogesh Singh, the partner and head of the corporate practice added, Rajagopalan has been a part of Trilegal previously and we are delighted to welcome him back. The familiarity will also help us integrate him into the team smoothly at a time when we are seeing increasing demand for corporate governance and compliance specialists. His extensive experience in such matters will be an asset to our practice.”

His regulatory experience spans service, manufacturing, and distribution companies. He is proficient at managing HR, administration, and procurement functions through a business and commercial lens. In the past few years, he has built a formidable reputation as an authority on governance, compliance, and transactional matters, advising boards and committees of large listed companies, REITs, InvITs, private companies, and LLPs.

A Trilegal alumnus, he joined the firm in 2008 and established the governance and compliance practice, later becoming a partner. For the past five years, Rajagopalan served as a partner and a national leader at Ernst & Young.