Former Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Partner Sameer Chugh has joined gaming platform Games24x7 as Chief Legal Officer..Chugh had resigned from the firm last month to return to in-house practice..He is a 1997 graduate of Symbiosis Law School, Pune and has an MSc in Telecom Business from University College London (UCL) in 2007..Over the course of a career spanning more than 26 years, Chugh has experience as a practicing lawyer and has held positions at leading firms and organizations.He has previously worked with Essar Group, Cummins India, Airtel and the Bharti Group. He also worked at law firms like Singhania & Co and Kochhar & Co in his early years. He brings strong expertise in complex business transactions (M&A and financing), legal compliance, litigation and governance..He had joined CAM as a Partner in 2021 from Bharti Airtel, where he was Group General Counsel since 2019..At Games24x7, Chugh will lead the company’s legal and compliance function and play an instrumental role in strengthening and accelerating its vision in a dynamic regulatory environment. .On his new role, he said, “I am excited to move back to an in-house role and take over as the Chief Legal Officer at Games24x7. I look forward to this journey and working in a fast paced sector with extremely talented colleagues and meaningfully contributing to the growth of the organization as well as shaping the future of the industry.” .If you would like your Deals, Columns, Press Releases to be published on Bar & Bench, please fill in the form available here.
Former Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Partner Sameer Chugh has joined gaming platform Games24x7 as Chief Legal Officer..Chugh had resigned from the firm last month to return to in-house practice..He is a 1997 graduate of Symbiosis Law School, Pune and has an MSc in Telecom Business from University College London (UCL) in 2007..Over the course of a career spanning more than 26 years, Chugh has experience as a practicing lawyer and has held positions at leading firms and organizations.He has previously worked with Essar Group, Cummins India, Airtel and the Bharti Group. He also worked at law firms like Singhania & Co and Kochhar & Co in his early years. He brings strong expertise in complex business transactions (M&A and financing), legal compliance, litigation and governance..He had joined CAM as a Partner in 2021 from Bharti Airtel, where he was Group General Counsel since 2019..At Games24x7, Chugh will lead the company’s legal and compliance function and play an instrumental role in strengthening and accelerating its vision in a dynamic regulatory environment. .On his new role, he said, “I am excited to move back to an in-house role and take over as the Chief Legal Officer at Games24x7. I look forward to this journey and working in a fast paced sector with extremely talented colleagues and meaningfully contributing to the growth of the organization as well as shaping the future of the industry.” .If you would like your Deals, Columns, Press Releases to be published on Bar & Bench, please fill in the form available here.
