GCO gives you a senior General Counsel who has worked inside large companies and advised their boards — without the cost of hiring one full-time. Practical advice that protects your business and helps it move forward.
Led by Karuna Kumar — 30+ years as advocate and in-house counsel, and author of the Ready Reckoner on Departmental Proceedings, forewarded by a former Chief Justice of India.
"Most legal advice tells you what you can't do. Ours tells you what you can do — and how to do it safely."
Not a law firm on retainer. A GC's office you can call your own — without the cost of hiring one full-time. Especially strong where labour law and compliance meet business risk.
Senior legal support without a full-time hire. We work as part of your team — involved before decisions are made, not brought in to fix things after. This includes hands-on help with labour law and compliance, not just occasional advice.
We start with what your business is trying to do, then find the safe way to do it. This matters most in employment, industrial relations, and compliance — areas where a wrong step can cost the most.
Clear counsel in the language boards use — risk, governance, and business impact — from someone who has sat in that room, not outside it. Compliance is treated as a board matter, not a back-office task.
Karuna Kumar has over 30 years of experience as both an advocate and in-house counsel. Her practice is built around an area where businesses face the most day-to-day legal risk: labour law, industrial relations, and compliance.
She has worked as in-house counsel for a major Indian steel manufacturer, and as advocate for institutions including the Steel Authority of India and ICICI. Her work covers employment and industrial relations — contract labour, standing orders, termination, and departmental enquiries — along with the wider corporate advisory, contract, and compliance work a General Counsel is expected to handle.
She wrote "Ready Reckoner on Departmental Proceedings," a reference book on how to conduct departmental enquiries, from the first show-cause notice through to resolution. It was forewarded by a former Chief Justice of India.
Whether you're looking for ongoing fractional GC support or advice on a specific matter, we'd welcome the conversation.