Indian law firm Trilegal has strengthened its white-collar crime investigations practice with the appointment of Kunal Gupta as a partner in Delhi from Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, where he headed the investigations practice.

Gupta specialises in handling investigations involving corporate fraud and regulatory issues about FCPA, UK Bribery Act and Indian Prevention of Corruption Act, among other legislations. He has worked with regulators such as Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Department of Justice (DoJ), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Serious Fraud Office (SFO) of the United Kingdom, and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) of Canada in conducting investigations. 

Before his time at CAM, Gupta was an associate director at Big Four professional firm PwC.

Following the hire of Gupta, Trilegal now has 52 partners.

 

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