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Business / Sun, 26 Jul 2026 Bar and Bench

Justice BN Srikrishna calls for privilege for in-house GCs at 'In-house Matters' Mumbai book launch

During the event, several business leaders endorsed the book calling it a playbook for GCs as business partners. Former ICICI Prudential Life MD & CEO N.S. Kannan emphasised that it weaves together perspectives from GCs across sectors into interviews, caselets and frameworks. Tata Capital MD & CEO Rajiv Sabharwal highlighted Rao’s solution-oriented approach, noting that he always came out with a solution which was right for the business. Jio Financial Services MD & CEO Hitesh Sethia underlined the cost-conscious appeal of a GC-written manual: “I haven’t seen more expensive things than lawyers, but I must thank you that you brought this entire wisdom and knowledge at such a price point,” he said on a lighter note.

During the event, several business leaders endorsed the book calling it a playbook for GCs as business partners.

Lakshmi Iyer, Group President, Investments at Bajaj Finserv and CEO of Bajaj Mutual Fund, said, “Something which is so technical as legal, he’s given amazing anecdotes and story form in such a lucid form,” adding that the book is packed with quotes from GCs at many of India’s best-known companies.

Former ICICI Prudential Life MD & CEO N.S. Kannan emphasised that it weaves together perspectives from GCs across sectors into interviews, caselets and frameworks.

Tata Capital MD & CEO Rajiv Sabharwal highlighted Rao’s solution-oriented approach, noting that he always came out with a solution which was right for the business.

Jio Financial Services MD & CEO Hitesh Sethia underlined the cost-conscious appeal of a GC-written manual: “I haven’t seen more expensive things than lawyers, but I must thank you that you brought this entire wisdom and knowledge at such a price point,” he said on a lighter note.

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