Trilegal appoints Chief Digital Officer in its continuing transformation journey

Trilegal has appointed Dr. Avnish Kshatriya as its new Chief Digital Officer (CDO), the latest leadership hire in the firm’s continuing transformation journey to be future ready and enhance client satisfaction.

In his role as the CDO, Avnish will implement the firm’s digital transformation agenda, with a focus on enhancing client service delivery. With more than 26 years of diverse and global experience in digital transformation with a core specialisation in Data, Analytics and Artificial Intelligence, he brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to Trilegal. He has driven initiatives across key business functions such as delivery, operations, strategy, HR, finance, sales and pre-sales.

Prior to joining the firm, Avnish was the Business CIO for iDEAS (integrated Digital, Engineering and Application Services) global business line at Wipro. He was instrumental in driving innovation and leading business-IT aligned service delivery through scalable digital capabilities.

Avnish joins a talented and dynamic team of business leaders hired in recent years by the firm to transform strategic and operational areas such as Talent (Kavita Mathur, ex-EY), Business Development (Archana Venkat, ex-Deloitte), Strategy (Dipti Chawla, ex-Deloitte), and Infrastructure (Vishal Malhotra, ex-Co-Founder Innoembed Technologies).

Our Partner and Head of the TMT practice, Rahul Matthan, said, “We have always believed in unlocking efficiencies through the use of bespoke digital technologies. It is time to take this to the next level and Avnish brings the right level of experience and maturity to help guide us through this next phase of digital transformation.”

Sharing his thoughts on joining Trilegal, Avnish said, “I am thrilled to join Trilegal as a CDO and I look forward to leading the firm’s technology-led digital initiatives, and working closely with the firm’s attorneys and staff to ensure that it delivers the highest quality of legal services.”

Avnish holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the Delhi Technological University, an Executive MBA from IIM Bangalore, and a PhD from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc). He is frequently invited as a speaker and jury member in forums and events hosted by organisations such as IISc, IIT, IIM, NIT, and IEEE. He currently serves as a board member on advisory councils of academic institutions.

About Trilegal

Trilegal is one of India’s leading law firms, with expertise across the full spectrum of corporate legal services. Trilegal has offices in four key cities of India.

Trilegal has been recognised as the ‘Firm of the year’ for Client Service Excellence by Asia Law Awards 2021; “M&A Law firm of the Year”by VCCircle Awards 2020; ‘Law Firm of the Decade’ at the RSG Grow India Summit and Awards 2019; one of the most innovative law firms in Asia in the inaugural edition of ALB Trailblazers 2020 and ‘highly commended’ in the FT RSG Innovative Lawyers Awards 2020. Trilegal has also been recognised as one of the ‘Best Overall Law Firms in India’ as part of the India Business Law Journal Annual Indian Legal Awards 2021.

For more information, please contact:

Sahil Wason
Mob: +91-8928008122 | BD@trilegal.com