PEOPLE

In the intricate labyrinth of the law, you need more than mere representation; you require a consilium of masters. We are a distinguished assembly of nine legal visionaries, bound by an unwavering commitment to your cause and an sophisticated mastery of the bench.

MEET OUR DEDICATED TEAM

Nine passionate legal experts committed to guiding you through every challenge with care and expertise.

Our Expertise

Our Commitment

Each team member brings unique skills, ensuring personalized attention and strong advocacy for your case.

ANNU GOPAL KRISHNA - FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR

Annu Gopal Krishna is the Founder and Managing Partner of Krishna Advocates & Solicitors Global Law Firm, where she leads a practice conceived for matters that transcend borders, industries, and generations. Her work reflects a rare synthesis of legal precision, strategic foresight, and institutional discretion, qualities essential to advising clients whose commercial and personal interests operate within complex, multi-jurisdictional environments. An alumnus of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, she commenced her independent legal practice in 2012. Over the years, she has developed a distinguished practice advising corporations, business families, and private clients on high-value, high-stakes matters where law intersects with governance, capital, reputation, and long-term continuity. Her experience spans complex commercial and constitutional litigation, white-collar and financial defence, regulatory and compliance advisory, arbitration, corporate and commercial disputes, and sophisticated cross-border transactions. She has advised on international contracts, foreign investment and structuring, overseas regulatory exposure, asset protection frameworks, and transnational disputes often involving multiple legal systems, regulators, and commercial stakeholders simultaneously.

She is frequently entrusted with sensitive mandates by senior corporate leadership, principal promoters, Ultra High Net-Worth Individuals, family offices, and multi-generational business families, particularly in matters where confidentiality, timing, and reputational exposure are as critical as legal outcome. Her advisory style reflects a calibrated balance between assertive advocacy and measured restraint ensuring that decisive action is supported by sound judgment and long-term perspective. Under her leadership, Krishna Advocates & Solicitors has evolved into a relationship-driven firm that serves as a trusted legal partner to those who operate at scale and across borders. The Firm is guided by the belief that law, when practised with integrity and foresight, is not merely a mechanism of resolution but a safeguard for wealth, reputation, and enduring legacy.

ABHINAV SRIVASTAVA - CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Abhinav Srivastava serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Krishna Advocates & Solicitors, where he anchors the Firm’s financial intelligence, governance discipline, and long-term institutional resilience. His role extends beyond conventional financial oversight which is he functions as a strategic steward of capital, risk, and structural integrity in a legal practice that operates across complex, cross-border and high-stakes environments. With a strong foundation in financial strategy, corporate structuring, regulatory compliance, and risk governance, Abhinav Srivastava brings clarity and control to an ecosystem where legal excellence must be supported by rigorous financial architecture. He works in close alignment with the Founder and Managing Partner, ensuring that every phase of the Firm’s growth is deliberate, sustainable, and aligned with its long-term vision.

His expertise encompasses capital planning, financial governance, cross-border financial coordination, compliance frameworks, internal controls, and strategic forecasting. In matters involving international mandates, UHNI clientele, and sophisticated advisory work, his oversight ensures that financial structures remain robust, transparent, and resilient under regulatory and commercial scrutiny. Known for precision, analytical depth, and composure under complexity, he maintains exacting internal standards while enabling strategic flexibility. His stewardship allows the Firm to engage confidently with cross-jurisdictional work, evolving regulatory landscapes, and long-horizon mandates without compromising stability or integrity.

As Chief Financial Officer, Abhinav Srivastava reinforces the Firm’s position as an institutionally sound, relationship-driven practice where financial governance underwrites legal excellence, and structure safeguards legacy.

L.B.RAI - SENIOR LEGAL COUNSEL

L.B. Rai is a preeminent figure in the global legal landscape, a seasoned veteran whose career spanning over 25 years has been dedicated to mastering the high-stakes intricacies of International Commercial Arbitration and Strategic Corporate Litigation. Since establishing his practice in the late 1990s, he has cultivated a reputation not merely as a lawyer, but as a "Legal Diplomat" capable of bridging the often-wide chasm between Western commercial expectations and the realities of the Indian judicial system. His professional pedigree is distinguished by a rare "Trans-Atlantic" exposure; having undergone specialized training and work experience with one of the world's largest law firms in the United States, he brings a distinct, western-style efficiency and rigorous documentation standard to his practice in New Delhi. This dual-hemisphere perspective makes him the counsel of choice for Fortune 500 companies, global financial institutions, and multinational conglomerates who require a sophisticated navigator at the complex intersection of Indian statutory compliance and global business objectives.

Far beyond the role of a traditional litigator who reacts to disputes, L.B. Rai operates as a "Transaction Architect." He is renowned in the corporate sphere for his proactive philosophy of "Dispute-Proofing." In the volatile arenas of Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, and large-scale Infrastructure Projects, he acts as a strategic firewall. By meticulously engineering contracts with robust arbitration clauses, precise choice-of-law provisions, and " watertight" exit mechanisms, he identifies regulatory friction points and potential liabilities years before they can metastasize into litigation. His foresight shields foreign investors from the unpredictability of local markets, ensuring that their entry into India whether through FDI or strategic alliance is legally insulated and commercially viable.

ASKARI HUSSAIN - SENIOR LEGAL COUNSEL

Askari Hussain is a senior legal practitioner with over twenty-five years of extensive experience, bringing depth, authority, and seasoned judgment to Krishna Advocates & Solicitors. His practice is particularly distinguished in criminal defence litigation, where he has spent decades representing clients in complex, high-stakes, and reputationally sensitive matters.

Over the course of his career, he has advised and defended clients across a wide spectrum of criminal trials, appellate criminal proceedings, white-collar and financial offences, and regulatory prosecutions, in addition to civil and commercial litigation and constitutional matters. His courtroom experience spans trial courts, sessions courts, High Courts, and appellate forums, where he is recognised for procedural mastery, clarity of argument, and an unflinching command over criminal jurisprudence. He is frequently engaged in cases demanding legal maturity, tactical restraint, and interpretative precision including serious criminal charges, complex defence strategy, and matters requiring careful navigation of procedural and constitutional safeguards. His advocacy is characterised by balance rather than bravado, and by a focus on sustainable outcomes rather than momentary advantage. Within the Firm, Askari Hussain serves as a cornerstone of its criminal litigation practice, contributing not only to complex defence matters but also to strategic consultations and mentorship of younger advocates. His presence reinforces the Firm’s commitment to disciplined advocacy, ethical clarity, and respect for the enduring principles of criminal justice. At Krishna Advocates & Solicitors, Askari Hussain represents the strength of experience where criminal defence is practised with patience, authority, and a profound respect for the law’s power over liberty, reputation, and life.

KRISHNAT MANI TRIPATHI - ASSOCIATE LEGAL COUNSEL

Krishnat Mani Tripathi is an Associate Counsel at Krishna Advocates & Solicitors, bringing over a decade of legal practice across civil, criminal, and matrimonial matters. His experience reflects sustained courtroom engagement and a practical understanding of disputes that directly impact individuals, families, and personal rights. With a strong foundation in civil litigation, he has handled matters involving property disputes, contractual claims, injunctions, and recovery proceedings. In the domain of criminal litigation, his practice includes trial and appellate work, bail matters, procedural applications, and defence strategy where precision, timing, and procedural command are critical.

In matrimonial and family law, Krishnat Mani Tripathi has advised and represented clients in sensitive matters involving marriage dissolution, maintenance, custody, domestic disputes, and related proceedings. His approach in such cases is marked by balance thereby combining firm legal advocacy with an appreciation of emotional complexity and long-term consequence. What distinguishes his practice is a measured and client-focused approach. He is attentive to factual detail, diligent in preparation, and clear in legal reasoning, qualities that enable effective representation across contested and negotiated proceedings alike. Within Krishna Advocates & Solicitors, he contributes to the Firm’s litigation strength through consistent execution, procedural reliability, and professional discipline. His presence reinforces the Firm’s commitment to delivering dependable legal representation across a broad spectrum of disputes, while maintaining standards of integrity and client confidence.

SHRADDHA TRIPATHI - ASSOCIATE LEGAL COUNSEL

Shraddha Tripathi is an Associate Counsel at Krishna Advocates & Solicitors, bringing over twelve years of legal practice to the Firm’s litigation and advisory work. Her professional journey reflects sustained courtroom engagement, thoughtful preparation, and a steady commitment to effective legal representation. She has handled a broad range of civil and criminal litigation matters, assisting clients through complex procedural stages and contested proceedings. In addition, she has been involved in constitutional and public law matters, including the handling of writ petitions before constitutional courts, where issues of administrative action, procedural fairness, and enforcement of legal rights are engaged.

Her work involves drafting pleadings, preparing writ petitions, conducting detailed legal research, developing case strategy, and supporting matters through trial, appellate, and constitutional forums with care and precision. She works closely with senior counsel on matters requiring structured legal analysis and procedural discipline.Her approach to legal practice is measured and client-focused. She engages closely with both facts and law, ensuring that each matter is addressed with clarity, diligence, and procedural awareness. Clients value her calm handling of sensitive issues and her ability to guide matters forward with consistency and reassurance. Within the Firm, she collaborates closely with senior counsel and colleagues, contributing to the Firm’s collective strength through reliable execution and professional discipline. Her experience supports the Firm’s ability to manage sustained litigation, constitutional proceedings, and matters requiring careful coordination and follow-through.

AVANEESH SHARMA - ASSOCIATE LEGAL COUNSEL

Avaneesh Sharma stands as a distinguished practitioner at the Lucknow High Court, where he brings a decade of profound legal expertise and a seasoned perspective to the firm’s litigation and advisory departments. His professional trajectory is defined by ten years of rigorous courtroom advocacy and high-stakes dispute resolution, characterized by a rare combination of strategic foresight, intellectual depth, and a meticulous command over the nuances of the law. Throughout his tenure, he has commanded a diverse and expansive portfolio that seamlessly encompasses civil, criminal, and commercial litigation, demonstrating a versatile legal mind capable of navigating the most intricate procedural labyrinths and contested proceedings with poise and precision.

In the realm of civil and commercial disputes, Avaneesh has become a trusted architect of strategy, skillfully guiding clients through the complexities of corporate friction, property rights, and contractual obligations. Simultaneously, his presence in criminal litigation is marked by a resolute commitment to due process, where he manages every procedural stage from initial filings to final arguments with unwavering diligence. Beyond his trial expertise, he is a dedicated strategist in appellate practice and constitutional law, where his analytical rigor and commitment to justice ensure that the rights of his clients are upheld with the highest degree of professional integrity. For a decade, his practice has been more than just a service; it has been a pursuit of legal excellence, transforming daunting challenges into clear, resolute paths toward judicial success within the storied halls of the Lucknow bench.

SIDDHARTH KRISHNA - JUNIOR LEGAL COUNSEL

Siddharth Krishna is a Legal Associate at Krishna Advocates & Solicitors, where he contributes to the Firm’s litigation and advisory practice through rigorous legal research, precise drafting, and consistent procedural support. His work reflects a disciplined approach to law, combining analytical clarity with a strong appreciation of professional responsibility and confidentiality. In his role as Legal Associate, he is actively engaged in case analysis, preparation of pleadings, drafting of legal opinions, statutory and regulatory research, and litigation support across a range of matters, including civil disputes, criminal defence litigation, and commercial advisory. Working closely with senior counsel and leadership, he assists in matters that require accuracy, timeliness, and a thorough understanding of legal process.

In addition to his legal responsibilities, Siddharth Krishna serves as the Head of the Placement Committee, where he plays a key role in strengthening the Firm’s institutional framework. He oversees coordination with law universities, academic institutions, and emerging legal professionals, facilitating structured recruitment, internships, and placement initiatives. Through this role, he supports the Firm’s commitment to nurturing talent aligned with its standards of ethics, diligence, and long-term professional development.What distinguishes his profile is the ability to integrate legal execution with organisational leadership. His involvement in both practice and institutional functions reflects an understanding that legal excellence is sustained not only through advocacy, but through the careful development of people and processes. Within Krishna Advocates & Solicitors, Siddharth Krishna represents a new generation of legal professionals methodical, responsible, and committed to contributing meaningfully to a practice defined by trust, learning, and continuity.

MALTI SINGH - PATRON AT LARGE -COMMUNITY JUSTICE

Malti Singh serves as a Patron at Large-Community Justice to Krishna Advocates & Solicitors for its Pro Bono and Community Service initiatives, bringing to the Firm a presence defined by empathy, humility, and an unwavering commitment to social dignity. Her role reflects a deeply held conviction that the law, beyond its commercial and institutional dimensions, must also function as a source of care, access, and hope for those at the margins. She advises the Firm on the vision, design, and implementation of its pro bono programmes, community outreach efforts, and legal awareness initiatives. Her guidance ensures that each initiative is approached not as an act of charity, but as an act of responsibility grounded in listening, understanding, and respect for lived experience. Under her advisory influence, the Firm’s community work prioritises continuity over symbolism and impact over visibility. Malti Singh brings a nuanced understanding of social vulnerability and human resilience. Her counsel helps shape initiatives that address these realities with sensitivity whether through legal aid, awareness programmes, or sustained engagement with underserved communities.

Her involvement is marked by compassion that is quiet rather than performative. She believes that dignity is preserved not through grand gestures, but through consistency, patience, and presence. This philosophy informs the Firm’s approach to community service, ensuring that beneficiaries are met not only with legal assistance, but with respect, reassurance, and genuine concern. Through her guidance, the Firm’s pro bono and community initiatives stand as a testament to justice that is not only practised with skill but carried out with heart, humility, and enduring commitment.