Trilegal, one of India’s leading full-service law firms, has announced the appointment of Ashish Teni as Senior Specialist – Insurance & Reinsurance, marking a strategic addition to its insurance regulatory and compliance practice amid India’s rapidly evolving insurance landscape. The appointment reflects Trilegal’s continued focus on deepening its financial services offerings, as regulatory reforms, new distribution architectures, capital participation by domestic and global investors, and product innovation are reshaping the industry.
Nishant Parikh and Sridhar Gorthi, Partners and Members of the Management Committee, Trilegal, said, “As the insurance sector becomes more sophisticated and globally interconnected, clients increasingly seek advisers with deep sector understanding. Ashish’s experience aligns with our focus on deepening sector-specific capabilities and supporting clients operating in highly regulated industries, such as insurance. We are pleased to welcome him to the firm.”
Ashish will work closely with Partners across practices to support clients on insurance regulatory advisory, transactional mandates and strategic matters. His addition enhances the firm’s ability to advise across the insurance value chain, including licensing and structuring, cross-border reinsurance arrangements, distribution architectures and ongoing regulatory compliance, while delivering coordinated advice across its corporate, regulatory and disputes practices.
On joining the firm, Ashish Teni, Senior Specialist – Insurance & Reinsurance, Trilegal said, “Trilegal’s strong institutional platform and its recognised expertise across financial services make it an excellent environment to support clients navigating India’s evolving insurance regulatory landscape. I look forward to working closely with the firm’s teams to advise insurers, intermediaries, and investors on complex regulatory and strategic matters as the sector continues to grow and transform.”
Ashish Teni is a seasoned insurance regulatory and transactional lawyer with over 17 years of experience advising insurers, reinsurers, intermediaries, emerging insurtech platforms and institutional investors on complex matters within India’s evolving insurance landscape. He is widely recognised for his deep understanding of the regulatory framework governed by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) and has significant experience advising on cross-border reinsurance structures, distribution models, including bancassurance, regulatory compliance, and strategic corporate transactions. His practice also encompasses advising on complex claims, regulatory disputes, and appellate proceedings. Ashish has been involved in several high-value and strategically significant mandates, including market entry and structuring of insurance and reinsurance businesses in India, joint ventures and investments involving global insurers, and M&A transactions across the life, general, and health insurance sectors.
