Develop and lead corporate legal strategy. Harmonise transactions and policies in compliance with the state and central laws to protect the company’s interest, avoid litigation and reduce potential areas of risk. Anticipate and mitigate potential legal issues. As a strategic business partner monitor the changes in the statutory and regulatory environment and provide advice and oversight, tailored to business needs. Develop and lead internal reviews and corporate compliance programs.As a litigator, strategise litigation/arbitration, perform discovery of various data/information, synthesize legal research with the relevant statutory provisions and judicial precedence into a coherent draft/opinion/advise, representation before various quasi-judicial authorities and other legal assistance to the company and internal stake holders. Manage outside counsels.As a transactional professional, analyse, adapt, negotiate and draft complicated legal documents, including contracts. Maintain proper corporate interactions with the relevant local, state and central government bodies and other stake holders both internal as well as external. Implementation of Group Reporting framework to ensuring that the Management at all times has vantage appraisements of developments within the function’s remit. Institute a standard reporting mechanism for reporting compliance issues that need investigation and resolution, including confidentiality measures. Monitoring possible areas of compliance risk and implementing corrective action plans for the resolution of current and potential problems.Familiar with a variety of field concepts, practices, and procedures. Process based approach for defining and adopting systems for statutory compliances and risk management.Raising the profile of the legal function to partner with the wider business function and interests.Key driver in change management initiatives in the Company primarily from a process improvement and cost efficiency perspective.

Regulatory representation and Litigation. Drafting and review of Contracts and Arbitration support. Assistance with respect to Anti-dumping.Advisory Opinion and Internal reviews and structuring transactions for risk management with an objective of minimising potential exposure to litigation.Advising on setting up/de-bonding of an SEZ/STPI/EOU.Assisting and advising in various statutory compliance's.Assistance in various reviews, assessments, statutory audits and departmental audits.Representation before governing and regulatory boards.Assistance in Project Imports, Duty Exemption & Remission Schemes.Assistance with Director General of Foreign Trade like fixation / Ratification of SION Norms, Import Licence for Restricted Items (Negative Licence), Policy Relaxation Committee (PRC) Cases, Grievance Redressal Cell (GRC) cases.

Regulatory Representation. LitigationAdvisory and Opinion. Drafting and review of Contracts and Arbitration support. Assistance with respect to Anti-dumping.Internal reviews and structuring transactions for risk management and maximum tax efficiency, with an objective of minimising potential exposure to litigation.Advising, setting up and de-bonding of SEZ/STPI/EOU.Assisting and advising in various statutory compliances like SVB, Returns, Rebate/refund claims, and incentives like drawback and various other benefits like FMS, FPS under FTP.Assistance with Director General of Foreign Trade like fixation / Ratification of SION Norms, Import Licence for Restricted Items (Negative Licence), Policy Relaxation Committee (PRC) Cases, Grievance Redressal Cell (GRC) cases.Assistance in assessments, statutory audits and departmental audits.

Legal and Regulatory matters, Taxation (Direct and Indirect), Strategy planning, Liaising and coordination, Statutory compliances, Miscellaneous legal issues, Labor Laws, Contracts, Agreements and Acquisitions)Drafting Policies, structuring efficient transactions and risk mitigationHealth Check, Internal and Statutory Audits.Provide assistance to analyze and assess contractual risks and on deviations of contract.Assessment and analysis of various statutory provisions w.r.t the business environment.Responding to notices, appeals, hearings, etc. and drafting and filing of appeals and writ petitions; liaising with legal counsels for effective presentation of the cases before appellate authorities.Implement and oversee the risk management function across the Company and developing systems for statutory compliances.Risk Analysis and Strategy formation for handling issues/ litigations/ Arbitrations and close interaction with advocates. Drafting, Review and Comment on Contracts and build contract database and provide timely reports on contract metrics and complex legal issues.Tax planning & drafting tax policies for building tax efficient transactions, synergising the business strategy by making tax efficient structures.Land procurement and acquisitions and other property related mattersAct as the bridge and point of contact between all supporting functions and business for resolving issues and risk mitigation.Liaising with all type of government agencies/ institutions /corporations / ministries at state & centre. Setting up of an EOU/SEZ, Private Port, CFS.Processing and filing of returns, payments and refunds like drawback, TED, VAT, CST, WCT Service Tax and Excise in the entire tax gamut.Monitoring procedural formalities for import & export.Analysis related to benefits in the Policy like Focus Market Scheme and Focus Product Scheme. Assisting in setting up a new sector specific SEZ and another new project as an EOU.