Rajesh Sreenivasan

Rajesh Sreenivasan (Malayalam: രാജേഷ്‌ ശ്രീനിവാസന്‍, Tamil: ராஜேஷ் ஸ்ரீனிவாசன்; born 23 November 1969) is a lawyer based in Singapore.[1]

Career

He is an equity partner with Rajah & Tann where he also heads the technology, media and telecommunications practice.[2][3] He specializes in matters relating to telecommunications, electronic commerce, IT contracts, digital forensics and digital media.[4]

Rajesh has previously advised CIMB Bank on an agreement for the US$364 million development and implementation of a unified regional core banking platform, acted for Encompass Digital Media on its US$113 million acquisition of Ascent Media Corporation's global content distribution business, and advised on the world's first national electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Other clients include Amazon Web Services and Salon Films.[5]

On the international front, Rajesh has advised infocommunications regulators and government departments of Canada, Brunei, Lesotho, Mongolia and Fiji on information and communications technology and other legal reforms.[4][6] He has additionally worked with the World Bank and the ASEAN Secretariat on regional legal and regulatory projects.[2]

In September 2011, his team won a tender to advise the Government of Brunei Darussalam on a review of its telecommunications regulatory framework which will govern changes in the industry for the next five years.[7]

Rajesh graduated with honours in law from Cardiff University in 1992.[8]

On 1 Nov 2016, Rajesh was appointed as one of the new directors on Mediacorp's board.[9] In addition, he had also served on the School Management Committee in Montfort since Jan 2016.[10]

Personal life

Rajesh Sreenivasan was born and brought up in Singapore. He enjoys travelling, music, photography. He is married and has three children.[citation needed]

Notes

  1. ^ Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT), Domestic firms, Singapore, Chambers and Partners, accessed on 18 December 2011
  2. ^ a b Digital Review Asia-Pacific - Editorial Board, accessed on 18 December 2011
  3. ^ S'pore firms should welcome data protection law, Jamie Yap, ZDNet, 30 March 2011, accessed on 18 December 2011
  4. ^ a b Legal framework for e-development, World Bank, accessed on 18 December 2011
  5. ^ Rajah & Tann LLP, Legal500, accessed on 18 December 2011
  6. ^ Maximizing returns from your outsourcing and shared services initiative, LexisNexis.com.sg, accessed on 18 December 2011
  7. ^ Rajah & Tann Wins Tender For Brunei's InfoComm Review, Brudirect, 3 September 2011, accessed on 18 December 2011
  8. ^ Rajesh Sreenivasan, LinkedIN - Singapore, accessed on 18 December 2011
  9. ^ "4 new directors appointed to Mediacorp's board". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  10. ^ "The Wayback Machine has not archived that URL". Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2023.