GC Influencers
Most Influential GCs - India
Ipsita Dutta of Morgan Stanley India Company Private Limited.
Ipsita Dutta joined Morgan Stanley in Mumbai to head the legal department in November 2016, having previously practised as a partner at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas.
She brings with her experience of more than a decade in private practice, where she had a focus on regulatory work in the financial services sector. Dutta started her career at the law firm in 2005 following her graduation from West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences. Since coming into her current role, Dutta is credited with building up the capabilities of the India-based legal team at Morgan Stanley. As one source explains: “She has taken over a lot of the responsibility, and a lot of things that would usually have been done abroad have now been moved to her, thus her role has expanded a lot. She is a fantastic lawyer.”