Kanesh holds a Bachelor’s Degree in law from University of Bristol, England and a Masters degree in law from Queen’s College, University of Cambridge, England specialising in Commercial Law.
He was practising in a leading commercial law firm in Kuala Lumpur prior to the setting up of this firm in 1999.
Kanesh was called to the Bar in 1998 and has been in active legal practice since then. He concentrates on Corporate Advisorial, Civil Litigation, Local Government and Securities Transactions matters.
Kanesh is the corporate legal advisor to several public and private limited companies and statutory bodies including Universiti Sains Malaysia, Majlis Bandaraya Seberang Perai, Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya, Majlis Bandaraya Alor Setar, KPJ Penang Specialist Hospital Sdn Bhd, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Majlis Perbandaran Sungai Petani, Majlis Perbandaran Kulim Kedah etc.. He also sits on the Board of Directors of several companies.
Kanesh lectures in the areas of Contract, Company, Commercial and Property laws and is the author of several legal publications. He was an external examiner in the faculty of law at Multimedia University. Kanesh had recently authored “Kanesh on Local Government Laws” which was published in 4 Volumes by Current Law Journal (CLJ).
Kanesh is a certified Mediator and a Notary Public.