Rakesh has more than 24 years of experience in Corporate Legal Practice including corporate laws, litigation, compliance, contracts, mergers and acquisitions, due diligence, Companies Act, SEBI compliances and secretarial practices. Besides partnering with business in strategic and policy matters, his key focus areas have been developing regulatory interface, internal and external legal support system, risk management and internal assurance, investigations and governance across sectors viz; Telecom, FMCG, Healthcare and Infrastructure.

He has worked with RJ Corp. Group which is engaged in business of food and beverages, education and healthcare. Prior to RJ Corp. he had an enriching stint with Bharti Airtel Limited wherein he was leading a global role of legal and regulatory compliances and assurances overseeing India, SE Asia and 17 operating countries of Africa. His other stints were with Hindustan Unilever Limited, American Tower Corporation, Artemis Medicare Services Limited and USHA International.