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• Expertise in negotiating, reviewing, and drafting complex IT contracts, including Mainframe, Cloud, Software, Hardware, and Consulting agreements.
• Proficient in handling Master Service Agreements (MSAs), Statements of Work (SOWs), Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), and contract Amendments.
• Manage commercial contracts for clients across various industries such as State, Local, and Education (SLED), Insurance, Finance, Banking, Healthcare, and Retail.
• Manage and negotiate UK and US large new client negotiations and lead them to contracting and closure.
• Support Ensono's procurement department by negotiating and reviewing vendor and supplier contracts thus demonstrating proficiency in contract management ensuring alignment with Ensono’s procurement policies.
• Oversee Contract Lifecycle Management through Contract Management tool (DocuSign CLM), including renewals, re-negotiations, and procuring new services.

Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Draft & negotiate contracts with developers from EU and the US for the OTT Platform Project.
• Lead Request for Proposal (RFP) and RFP explanation meetings, contract pre-award meetings, final negotiations, and drafting/finalization of contract documents
• Lead the end-to-end development and implementation of Business need and in-house Contract Management Software an
• Manage all aspects of contract administration for Jio; analyze contract requirements; perform comprehensive contractual reviews, evaluate and recommended contract actions.
• Leading closure of pending agreements from a business & legal standpoint with internal and external teams.
• Risk extraction and revenue operation analysis of engagements and partnerships in the pipeline.

Pune, Maharashtra, India

• Drafted and reviewed contracts and internal policies on behalf of clients.
• Drafted Leave and License contracts to protect software’s and mobile applications of clients.
• Conducted GPDR Compliance assessment for several clients having businesses in the US and EU.
• Counselled clients in matters regarding SEBI regulations, Company law, International Trade law and International Business Transactions.
• Defined and developed legal policies and procedure for clients while advising them on major business transactions.
• Prepared and negotiated licensing agreements for the licensing of published data.

Solapur, Maharashtra, India

• Proofread service contracts, answers, subpoenas, complaints, discovery, and motions for various matters and filing same with the Court.
• Researched relevant information and contracts to ascertain the facts pertaining to the subject- matter
• Communicate daily with court officials, clients, and opposing counsel to case.
• Organized, maintained and retrieve case files when necessary.
• Communicated with the legal departments, companies and parties' attorneys to expedite case closure

United States

• Conducting and coordinating responsible procurement desk audits including creation of improvement plans
• Managed a portfolio of more than 100 products of DIAGEO for import duty filing with the Customs.
• Successfully claimed a sum of around 80 million dollars from the Customs department through duty drawback filing thus increasing the profit revenue for Diageo by 40% for the fiscal year of 2017-2018.
• Worked on Export/ Import Legal Control and Product Classification (Assign correct tariff numbers to product master and automation of re-classification capabilities).
• Review of Customs and Border Protection Rules, Food and Drug Administration Regulations and other policies and procedures to ensure compliance of federal and state regulations.
• Acted as liaison between the company and Customs Department and tested changes to regulatory and client specifications, flagging any non-compliance issues and making recommendations.

Chicago

• Drafted and negotiated multi-million dollar contracts with customer’s vendors on behalf of the clients.
• Drafted standard contract templates, new master agreements, statements of work, amendments to meet client business goals and objectives.
• Assisted with legalization and global assignments for various portfolios; reviewing, evaluating and consulting with attorneys regarding correspondence from foreign counsel and drafting responses to same
• Assisted in the development and testing of a proprietary database which automated identification of potentially fraudulent transactions.
• Reviewed and analyzed documents and records to draft and present a plan of action to the client.
• Prepared routine correspondence for attorney/paralegal; create reporting letters and legal documents utilizing in-house software/database tool.

Chicago

• Consulted clients (various business sectors) regarding the FDA Compliance procedures for importing goods.
• Researched customs laws nationally and internationally and presented brief memos to clients.
• Generated standard reports using trade-specific, general office resource planning systems.
• Investigated and resolved compliance and regulatory issues arising from import and export of goods.
• Successfully performed patentability and prior art searches for engineered materials and technology-based services utilizing online tools, Google Patents and the USPTO database.
• Consulted with clients (various business sectors) to protect the intellectual property rights of their inventions in the US, and all participating countries of the PCT.

Pune Area, India

• Filed the copyrights and trademarks for the company and advised on the issues relating to infringement, negotiations, etc.
• Prepared and negotiated non-disclosure agreements, technical service agreements, trade agreements reducing the legal cost of the company by 20%.
• Reviewed and revised the company's compliance and legal policies with respect to Corporate Mandates.

Mumbai Area, India

• Assisted legal associates in taking SARFAESI measures i.e preparing and vetting notice under 13 (2) of the SARFAESI Act, 2002, vetting of Possession notice, Sale notice & Sale Certificates
• Researched on issues relating to Corporate Debt Restructuring, the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 & the Companies Act, 1956.

Mumbai Area, India

• Attended litigation and corporate matters for the firm before the Hon’ble Bombay High Court and the other Courts and Statutory Tribunals in Mumbai. Researched on issues related to The Contempt of Courts Act, 1971; The.

Mumbai Area, India

• Successfully negotiated and resolved a domain name dispute for the client and edited the firm's online newsletter "Legist".
• Researched on issues related to The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996; The Companies Act, 1956; The Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966; The Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888; The Indian Partnership Act, 1932.
• Assisted firm’s editorial team for its online newsletter ‘Legist’ with respect to article on Market Infrastructure Institutions.
• Attended the hearings in the Hon’ble Bombay High Court, Debt Recovery Tribunal and the Company Law Board.

Master’S Degree, International Law And Legal Studies, 3.5

Bachelor’S Degree, Law, 3.5

Activities and Societies: Legal Aid Team, IPR Cell, Corporate Cell, Sports Representative1. Graduated with a First Class from the College.