Malika Kanodia is a Managing Director at RPN. Prior to joining RPN, Malika was a practicing attorney for fifteen years. She started her career at Ballard Spahr before spending the last twelve years as a technology transactions and data privacy attorney in the legal departments of established industry leaders, including Best Buy, Madison Square Garden, and IBM. Malika pivoted to attorney recruiting to focus on her talent for connecting people and building relationships. She has a passion for helping attorneys navigate their careers and find roles where their skills, ambitions, and personalities can truly thrive while partnering with legal departments to identify and retain the right legal talent. 

Malika graduated magna cum laude from Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she was on the Board of Editors of the Hamline Law Review. Malika earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, magna cum laude, from The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Malika has served on the Boards of several legal organizations, including the Minnesota National Asian Pacific American Bar Association and Twin Cities Diversity in Practice, and she was a selected participant of the Leadership Advancement Program in the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. 

Malika lives in Larchmont, New York with her husband and two little girls. She spends her free time playing tennis, skiing, and serving as Vice President of the Larchmont Newcomers Club which strives to build a strong Sound Shore community by connecting friends and neighbors through events and local outreach programs.