Prachi Kohli Email & Phone Number

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Working with TIAA Global Capabilities

San Francisco Bay Area

- Advocate for General Rate Cases before the Public Utilities Commission by conducting discovery, research and drafting motions, comments, testimony, and briefs for trial and other litigation documents.- Conduct legal research on banking and financial laws, telecommunication and media laws, corporate laws, real estate laws, consumer protection laws, and public policy, and work with Partner financial institutions on community outreach programs, particularly fulfilling Community Reinvestment Act obligations.- Draft, review and negotiate commercial contracts and legal documents for the implementation of community benefit programs.- Research, advocate, and intervene before the Department of Justice, Federal Communications Commission, and Federal Reserve on potential mergers and acquisitions.- Coordinate communications with industry CEOs and work with Corporate Partners for designing and the implementation of public-policy-driven programs.- Work closely with federal and state authorities on Corporate Social Responsibility and Community Reinvestment Reforms as well as federally administered Community Benefit Programs supporting the organization’s missions.- Worked actively in preparing testimony before Senate Committee and comments for Office of the Comptroller of Currency’s and Federal Reserve’s Community Reinvestment Act Reform.- Perform advisory functions for relationship building.- Lead a team of fellows and actively involved in designing leadership and public policy-driven programs for the underserved communities.

California, Usa And New Delhi, India

- Work on corporate advisory matters, particularly cross-border including M&A due diligence and corporate compliance and international arbitration.- Handle matters pertaining to health law and insecticides law. Involved in client management and relationship building.

Greater Los Angeles Area

- Research on M&A processes of companies and maneuvering corporate social responsibility in them. - Assist in advocating for policy changes before Federal and State government agencies to address concerns from underserved communities and draft necessary legal documents.

Greater Los Angeles Area

- Research on civil procedure matters on intellectual property, land disputes, contract law before the Court and assisted in drafting proposed decisions and decisions on Motion-in-limine.- Observed different stages in jury trial proceedings including jury selection, opening briefs, depositions and closing arguments and analyzed challenges and duties of the Court at these stages in a litigation.

Los Angeles

Masters of Law with specialization in Business Laws.

Los Angeles, California

- Prepared asylum and SIJS applications for clients.- Researched on reports on country conditions for different countries and professional responsibility challenges in the practice of immigration laws.

New Delhi Area, India

- Worked on direct tax litigation and corporate compliance with a team of chartered accountants.- Drafted ITAT appeals, Writ Petitions pertaining to income tax, Written Submissions, Application under Section 9 of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code before NCLT.- Drafted Criminal complaints on data privacy involving fraud and misrepresentation, Complaints before Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum, legal notices and agreements.- Experienced appearing before High Court, District Court, Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Commissioner of Income Tax- Appeals.- Managed miscellaneous regulatory and compliance matters of companies before governmental organizations such as Office of Labor Commissioner, Income Tax Department, Employee Provident Fund Organization, Directorate General of Foreign Trade.

New Delhi Area, India

- Research on various matters on labour and industrial laws and corporate law as well.- Drafted various submissions to be filed before courts including Rejoinder and Counter Affidavit among others.

Mumbai Area, India

- Research on various matters relating to company laws including FATCA status for entities, and liability of directors for misbranding. - Review of various commercial contracts. - Researched and prepared presentations on Merger Process, Factories and Insecticides Act.

New Delhi Area, India

- Research work on matters relating to indirect tax law including service tax and excise tax matters.- Prepared briefs and submissions to be filed before various Income Tax Authorities.

New Delhi Area, India

- Conducted extensive research on penalty provisions in case of search and seizure under Income Tax Laws.- Prepared case briefs and researched various important sections of Income Tax Act, 1961.

New Delhi Area, India

- Drafted paper books, cross-objections, grounds of appeal, and written submissions.- Prepared applications to be filed before High Court and Tribunals.- Prepared case briefs and researched direct tax laws.

Gurgaon, India

- Assisted in preparation of written submissions and replies to legal notices.- Drafted termination letters and confidentiality agreements.

New Delhi Area, India

- Researched on various matters involving arbitration law, family matters, and constitutional law matters.

New Delhi, Delhi, India

- Drafted paper books, cross-objections, grounds of appeal, and written submissions.- Prepared applications to be filed before High Court and Tribunals.- Prepared case briefs and researched direct tax laws.

New Delhi, Delhi, India

- Drafted confidential agreements and MOUs.- Reviewed miscellaneous agreements including Production Sharing Agreements, Escrow Agreements.

New Delhi, Delhi, India

- Drafted legal notices and assisted in drafting submissions before the Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal.- Researched on issues involving Banking and Contract laws.

India

- Drafted miscellaneous petitions and applications to be filed before the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court of India.

India

- Researched on human rights.- Prepared brochures and other materials on human rights for creating awareness.

New Delhi Area, India

- Researched on matters involving Contract law, Arbitration, IT Act, 2000, Consumer Protection Act, 1986 and e-commerce, etc.

Master Of Laws - Ll.M., Business Laws

Activities and Societies: Best Term Sheet for tort claimants in American College of Bankruptcy Negotiation Competition Best Agreement.

B.B.A. Ll.B. (Bachelor Of Business Administration And Bachelor Of Laws) (J.D. Equivalent), Law

Activities and Societies: Pleader at Amity National Moot Court Competition,2013 Completed online courses on Intellectual Property Rights.

Strategic Space Law Course, Air And Space Law

High School, High School/Secondary Diplomas And Certificates