Susha Chandrasekhar Frsa Email & Phone Number

London Area, United Kingdom

Advising on fitness to practise, illegal practice, allegation assessment, interim orders, registration appeals, internal reviews, whistleblowing, general casework and freedom of information.

London, England Metropolitan Area

Strong record re multi-faceted political situations, reform, policy development, landmark initiatives, multi-billion pound projects, international negotiations, public consultations, varied stakeholders, multiple sectors, Parliament and EU. Major workstreams: ◆ Brexit - exit, withdrawal agreement, transition, new deal◆ Grenfell - pre-inquiry science committees◆ Science & Innovation - research, technology, funding, international programmes, establishment of UK Research and Innovation ◆ Intellectual Property - online rights, unregistered designs, medicine patents◆ Outer Space - civilian spaceflight, space exploration, negotiations with NASA◆ Climate change - Emissions Trading Scheme, landmark carbon market◆ Employment - shared parental leave, flexible working, whistleblowing, antenatal rights◆ Consumers - regulatory reform, consumer protection◆ Enterprise - start-ups, SMEs ◆ Products - safety + standards◆ Corporate - Companies Act implementation◆ Regulatory - adviser to the Regulator of Community Interest Companies◆ Investigations - remit, information gathering powers, evidence, sanctions◆ Litigation - UK courts/tribunals up to Supreme Court + European Court of Justice◆ Judicial review - risk assessment, casework◆ EU - negotiations in Brussels, implementing EU Directives◆ International trade - global trade agreements◆ Drafting legislation - regulations, Privy Council orders, treaty amendments◆ Parliament - instructing Parliamentary Counsel, all enactment procedures, Ministerial briefings, debates, all Commons + Lords committees◆ Freedom of Information - requests, reviews and appeals

London Area, United Kingdom

First Government Lawyer and woman of Asian origin to be Chair (2007-2008).◆ Established a paternity helpline to operate alongside our maternity helpline. Flexible working campaign, professional + networking events, securing sponsorship, streamlining mentoring scheme◆ Gave talks/panel member at conferences, events at universities + law firms◆ Wrote articles for the legal press on a range of issues◆ Profiled in Daily Mail, quoted in legal press and national media + TV interviewsFor this equality work, I was selected by the Attorney-General as Government Lawyer of the Year and was invited to attend The Queen's Garden Party at Buckingham Palace.

London + Brussels

Corporate/commercial/antitrust - advising FTSE 100 companies, multinationals, financial institutions, foreign governments. Based in London and Brussels offices.

London, United Kingdom

London, Italy, Amsterdam

EU Research Scholarship. Included researching for Giuliano Amato, former Prime Minister of Italy and C-D Ehlermann, former Judge of the WTO Appellate Body. Based in the UK, Italy and Netherlands.

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Researching for Law Commissioner on property, trusts and cohabitation.

Worldwide

Taught English as a foreign language in Germany. Travelled worldwide.

Ba (Hons), Law, First Class

Double First - First in Part I + Part II exams; Scholar of Newnham College and Squire Scholar of Cambridge University

Bcl Masters In Law

Scottish Office Full Scholarship for Postgraduate Study (fees + living expenses grant), Brasenose College

Postgraduate Diploma In Legal Practice, Distinction

Postgraduate Diploma In Management, Distinction

Sponsored by the Civil Service as part of an Emerging Leaders Programme.

Diploma In Personal Performance Coaching, Diploma In Corporate & Executive Coaching, Merit

Diplomas accredited by International Coach Federation + Association for Coaching.

Sixth Form

Johannides Classical Scholarship for payment of boarding fees.

Schooling

Living between Scotland and Saudi-Arabia.