Pragmatic and business friendly GENERAL COUNSEL, Company Secretary and part of the board of directors with experience providing strategic legal guidance to dynamic, growing global corporations. Proven expertise negotiating and managing complex legal issues spanning a wide range of jurisdictions and subjects. Highly skilled in merger and acquisitions, drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, software licensing, and transactional agreements. Pragmatic, strategic approach to managing crucial legal and commercial matters and actively supporting key business operations to minimize risks and conflicts.• Innovative problem solver with a business partner approach with the ability to quickly assess problems, make sound judgments, and translate legally complex situations into actionable strategies. • Drives performance by supporting teams through challenges, building trust through consistency, and creating a positive culture. • Experience across all aspects of business, identifying and balancing legal risks against business needs to reach pragmatic solutions.• Working legal knowledge of various jurisdictions - India, US, UK, UAE, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, and Australia and capable of handling the legal department of a multijurisdictional company on its own.• Trustworthy and independent director for various group companies to provide independent legal advised to the board. Apt in handling legal departments of multi jurisdictional companies and also working as an individual contributor. I am a law graduate from Delhi University (one of the best law college in India) and also hold management certificate from an Asian ranked institute, XLRI Jamshedpur, so understands both commercial and legal intricacies of business.At present looking after the legal department of Asia Pacific region for, Next 15 Group PLC, a UK listed growth consultancy group present in more then 20 countries. Also providing support to the company's US & UK legal teams.Major areas of work includes1) Contracts 2) Employment Laws3) Negotiations4) Intellectual Property Advice5) Merger and Aquisition6) Bid/RFP Support7)Corporate Compliance8) Day to day legal advice9) Company Secretarial work10) Legal and Employment PoliciesLearnt to work closely with the business and follow a solution driven approach within the applicable legal framework rather than focusing on legal complexities.