Uber Director of Legal Kanishk has resigned and is moving to Google as India Legal Head.
Google confirmed to Bar & Bench that he will join the tech giant in September 2026.
Kanishk is a 2007 alumnus of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Services (WBNUJS) Kolkata.
With nearly two decades of experience, he specialises in mergers & acquisitions, defence procurement and general corporate advisory.
He started his career at the erstwhile Amarchand Mangaldas, before moving on to Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co, spending a cumulative 15 years at the firms. Kanishk switched to an in-house role in 2022, joining Uber as Director of Legal for India, SA & SEA.
Earlier this year, Google's Head of Legal, Bijoya Roy had resigned within 16 months of joining.
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