Basil Almeida Email & Phone Number

Mumbai, Mh, In

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Lawmetrik is an Integrated Legal Performance Solutions company that delivers end-to-end integrated solutions from recruitment to secondments to Managed Legal Services to Sustainable Performance Solutions. Its solutions are designed to positively impact client’s financial performance and risk management through improvement in key performance metrics and process re-engineering for in-house legal departments and law firms. It improves key operational and financial metrics in legal performance areas such as contracting, employment law, compliance, IPR, dispute resolution.

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Providing effective solutions in commercial contracting, employment law and legal risk management

Mumbai Area, India

Mumbai Area, India

Practised as an independent consultant delivering hidden yet quantifiable value for organisations by helping them to: (1) Find solutions to their toughest problems; and (2) Take advantage of seen and unseen opportunitiesPartial List of Assignments:- Developed and implemented a unique performance development framework that catalyzed growth for clients.- Designed and implemented a new process for a client that reduced time from Invoicing Milestone to Issue of Invoice from 45 days to 7 days and also reduced DSO from 110 days to 45 days. - Delivered compliance programs and training around India’s new law for prevention of workplace sexual harassment that led to significant reduction in risk for clients.

Mumbai Area, India

Independent consultant and expert - Helped build a practice called Contracting Excellence that provides clients with a significant improvement to top-line and bottom-line through identification and reduction of hidden discounts in contracts- Served on client engagements to implement Contracting Excellence throughout the contract lifecycle

Mumbai Area, India

Outgrew my role at Geometric and decided to explore management consulting. Played the role of CEO of a startup (Legasis Services Pvt. Ltd.) that was engaged in developing product and content solutions for the legal domain. Took on the role for a brief period of 4 months (January - April 2012) with the encouragement of the promoters. During that brief tenure, sales booked and receivables collected were far more than the corresponding amounts for the previous 9-month period.

Mumbai Area, India

Appointed to lead a program intended to improve Geometric's operational performance in line with industry benchmarks. This assignment fulfilled a long-standing desire to contribute to high-impact initiatives across all areas of business operations.- Worked closely with a team of consultants from a management consulting firm of global repute.- Reported to the CEO and Board on progress every fortnight. - Instituted and personally conducted coffee sessions with employees at all levels to dispel myths about the program and foster collaborative problem-solving.- Drove development and implementation of multiple initiatives to stay ahead of the targeted performance improvement.- Participated hands-on in problem-solving for multiple challenges.

Mumbai Area, India

Head of the Legal function and a member of the Senior Management TeamKey Functional Areas:- Contracts: Structuring, drafting, review and negotiation- Compliance Management- Intellectual Property Management- Mergers & Acquisitions: due diligence, structuring, negotiating, closing- Litigation ManagementAchievements:- Created a unique and highly effective legal team structure with an internal client focus as well as practice area focus- Pioneered the use of metrics to measure and improve legal department performance- Pioneered the measurement of value delivered by the legal function to the business- Devised and managed legal strategy for Geometric and its subsidiaries globally - Played a key role in the inorganic growth of the company- Designed and implemented an optimal and comprehensive liability insurance program to protect all group companies- Implemented low-cost but effective technology solutions to manage contracts, monitor key metrics of legal department performance and ensure compliance with all laws - Established knowledge sharing programs for business units and functions to improve their decision-making by explaining legal risks in their respective areas- Led the Legal Team to the highest customer satisfaction ratings amongst all business functions consistently each year- Established a Grievance Redressal Mechanism and Committee as per the Supreme Court's Vishaka guidelines to prevent sexual harassment at the workplace

Mumbai Area, India

Appointed to the Board of 3DPLM Software, the largest subsidiary of Geometric Ltd. and a JV with Dassault Systemes of France.

Mumbai Area, India

Key Responsibilities:- Transitioning the legal function from US to India- Streamlining the processes of the legal department- Contract management- Immigration law matters - Intellectual property mattersAchievements:- Resolved complex immigration law issues to resume grant of US work-visas- Set up efficient work-permit processes

Mumbai Area, India

Responsibilities:- Contract Management- Compliance ManagementAchievements:- Educated the sales force on the best way to engage with the legal department for deriving more value from contracts

Mumbai Area, India

Was the first lawyer hired by the company. Initially, reported to the CEO and then later to the CFO.Set up the legal department and transformed it into a complete business partner for all stakeholders.Key Responsibilities:- Devise and manage legal strategy for the entire global operations - Draft, review and negotiate contracts with the objective of minimising legal and commercial risks- Safeguard the company's intellectual property rights- Oversee legal compliance - Advise on legal aspects of corporate activity such as strategic investments, acquisitions, setting up of overseas subsidiaries and branches- Oversee immigration-related processes such as work permits and business visas- Provide legal advice on a wide range of business areas such as employment matters, property acquisition and equipment leasing- Minimize litigation through effective dispute resolution strategies

Mumbai Area, India

Responsibilities:- Initiate and manage litigation to recover the company's receivables from distributors- Defend the company in litigation initiated by creditors

Mumbai Area, India

Practised law as an independent professional primarily handling conveyancing and litigation related to property and cheque bouncing matters.

Bachelor Of Laws (Llb)

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Physics

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