Trilegal

Trilegal’s journey from modest beginnings in basements and living rooms to becoming one of India’s largest and most prestigious law firms is a compelling tale of vision, innovation, and meritocracy. With nearly 150 partners and over 1,200 lawyers by 2025, Trilegal stands out not only for its scale but also for its unique partnership model, where all partners hold equity—making it the only major Indian law firm to operate on such a radically inclusive structure. This defining feature has shaped its culture and propelled its success. In this thoughtful and candid account, co-founder Akshay Jaitly narrates the firm’s origin story, its startup struggles, the challenges of scaling, and the evolution of its groundbreaking ownership model. Offering rare insights and data about the business of law, the book paints a vivid picture of a little-understood facet of India’s legal landscape. Jaitly, an accomplished energy and infrastructure lawyer with over three decades of experience, also engages in policy work on energy transition, power sector reform, and rule of law through his public writing and the non-profit TrustBridge. He co-founded Trilegal in 2000 alongside Anand Prasad, Karan Singh, Prem Ayyappa, Rahul Matthan, and Sridhar Gorthi.