Pankaj Jain leaves AstraZeneca to join The Times of India as Director Legal

Jain has close to two decades of experience as an in-house counsel.

Soumanasya Sengupta

Published:20th Apr, 2026 at 10:40 AM

AstraZeneca Head of Legal Pankaj Jain has joined Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. (The Times of India) as Director Legal.

Jain is a 2003 alumnus of National Law School of India University.

He has close to two decades of experience as an in-house counsel. His most significant engagement was his 12 year stint at AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited as the Head of Legal, where he handled commercial litigation, patent litigation, real estate transaction, contract management, and licensing negotiations, among other things.

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Pankaj Jain leaves AstraZeneca to join The Times of India as Director Legal

Jain has close to two decades of experience as an in-house counsel.

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