Current Position: Lead Counsel, Takeda India• Provide expert advice to facilitate management and resolution of a diverse range of legal, regulatory and compliance matters which impact the organization’s capacity to achieve its strategic goals• Interpretation of complex policy, legal and regulatory issues,to prepare high quality and articulate submissions and recommendations that add value.• Keep abreast of contemporary legal advancements and develop innovative policy and legal options in response to challenging operational requirements to effectively deliver its core business.• Risk identification, minimization and management.• Development and implementation of strategic and operational objectives (local closure of Acquisition and Integrations management,Projects and Transactions,launch of new products, Compliance Management (for 1.5 years),Contract and Litigation Management and Advice, Advisory on new product launches, adverse press,tenders,pricing controls,IP,drug laws and the like)• Grants and Donation committee and Sexual harassment committee memberIndependent Consultancy: Started and managed multiple clients as an independence legal consultant across various industries being healthcare, media, sports and the like.Fortis Healthcare: Joined Fortis at the start up stage and helped set up the chain of multiple hospital through acquisitions without external counsel assistance and built processes and systems over the years. Development and implementation of strategic and operational objectives: Transactional Assistance (Acquisitions,JV, Collaborations, DD and the like); Compliance Management; IPO and public listing; Contract & Litigation Management;Governance & Policy Framework; Marketing, Promotion, Intellectual Property, General Corporate Advice.AZB & Partners: Former Partner in a leading law firm providing advice across multiple industries and wide practice areas