Rashmi Pradeep

Practice Areas

Rashmi Pradeep

Partner (Head-Employment & South Offices)

Corporate & Employment

Rashmi heads the Employment Practice of the Firm and is recognized as an expert in the field of employment laws. She advises various international and domestic corporations on employment issues that arise in the day-to-day functioning of a business in India and also handles large transactions involving acquisitions of businesses with a large employee base, retrenchment, downsizing of labour force and closures, union strategy etc. Clients appreciate that she is “deeply involved in the process” and highlight her understanding of the client’s business as a strength. Rashmi has also conducted many high profile and sensitive investigations for companies, advised on termination of employment, including of senior management employees. Rashmi is an expert on advising companies on how to deal with sexual harassment at the workplace.

Rashmi’s ability to marry her in-depth knowledge of employment laws with the nuanced social issues in the Indian labour market enables her to successfully deliver practical and implementable advice.

Her clients cover a broad range of sectors including IT/ITES, banking & financial services, manufacturing, and includes some of the largest players in industry.

Rashmi also advises many clients on the changing landscape of employee engagement structures, ranging from hybrid and flexible work arrangements to gig and platform workers. She is also advising clients on preparing for the impending transition to the new Labour Codes.

Rashmi has been sought out to conduct webinars and industry wide sessions on key employment topics and has spoken in various forums such as the CII, FICCI, Indian General Counsel Association (IGCA) and the International Market Assessment’s CHRO Forum (IMA) and has written many articles and been quoted by various publications as an expert in her field.

In addition to her role as Head of the Employment Practice of the Firm, Rashmi also heads the South Offices (Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad) of the Firm and is responsible for the over-all management of these offices.

Professional Memberships

Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa, India

Awards

Education