SRI LALITHA MADHURI CHAKKILAM
Hyderabad
Summary
Legal professional with experience supporting complex corporate, financing, restructuring, infrastructure, and technology transactions for Indian and cross-border private companies. Part of transaction teams advising investors, lenders, promoters, and operating companies, including participation in a large-scale infrastructure equity investment transaction valued at approximately INR 1,000 crore, with strong exposure to legal due diligence, disclosure letters, and regulatory compliance.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Trainee Associate
CMS Induslaw
Hyderabad
06.2025 - Current
- Conducted legal due diligence for private companies across infrastructure, manufacturing, biotechnology, energy, clean technology, and technology sectors, covering corporate and secretarial records, material contracts, litigation, regulatory approvals, employment, IP, asset ownership, and financial indebtedness.
- Assisted in preparation of legal due diligence reports identifying non-compliances, contingent liabilities, contractual and regulatory risks, with transaction-oriented recommendations including conditions precedent, corrective actions, and indemnities.
- Supported equity investment and acquisition transactions through review and drafting of share subscription agreements, shareholders’ agreements, restructuring agreements, and ancillary documents.
- Assisted in preparation and review of Disclosure Letters for equity and debt transactions on behalf of companies, promoters, sponsors, and group entities, with precise mapping to representations and warranties relating to compliance, litigation, regulatory approvals, related party transactions, indebtedness, and encumbrances.
- Worked on secured financing, refinancing, and restructuring transactions involving multiple lenders and security holders, including review of pledge agreements, deeds of hypothecation, corporate and personal guarantees, and assigned debt, with exposure to stressed asset and insolvency issues.
- Assisted in drafting and reviewing commercial, infrastructure, and technology agreements, including EPC contracts, concession agreements, supply, services, distribution, SaaS, and licensing arrangements, focusing on IP, data protection, confidentiality, limitation of liability, termination, and cross-border considerations.
- Supported advisory work relating to the Companies Act, SEBI regulations, FEMA, insolvency laws, and sector-specific regulations, including identification of historical compliance gaps and implementation of transaction-aligned remedial actions.
Legal Intern
Tatva Legal
Hyderabad
12.2023 - 02.2024
- Researched and identified key legal issues in the Indian Trusts Act, SEBI Disclosure regulations, Income Tax, Visa Regulations, RERA, and Data Privacy Researched and compiled case law, and statutes, regarding merger due diligence, and vicarious liability in employment law
- Proficiently assisted in drafting and proofreading of high precision legal documents, including Memorandum of Title Deed, Lease Agreements, DGPA Agreements, Shareholders Agreements, Board Resolutions, RERA compliance documents, and Data Privacy policies
LEGAL INTERN
NSL GROUP; NUZIVEEDU SEEDS LTD.
Hyderabad
06.2023 - 07.2023
- Conducted comprehensive research on IPR laws and regulations, contributing to the identification of potential infringement risks and the formulation of protective strategies.
- Coordinated Patent filings and prosecution, drafting applications, conducting prior art searches, and developing insights into the complexities of patent portfolio management.
- Assisted in drafting Non-Disclosure agreements, Trademark licensing agreements, Copyright licensing agreements.
- Analysed the case Monsanto Vs Nuziveedu case with the original case team.
Education
Certificate course on intellectual property -
office of controller general of patents, designs and trademarks under the NIPAM mission, MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
04.2023
IPR bootcamp certificate course. -
LAW SIKHO
02.2023
Legal Drafting and Writing -
LAW SIKHO
01.2023
Entrepreneurship and IP strategy -
NPTEL, IIT KHARAGPUR
12.2022
BA.LLB(Hons.) - Securities and Investment law, International trade law, Mergers and acquisitions, Company law, Tax law, Hons. in intellectual property rights law and Cyberlaw, Digital Data privacy regulation, Patent law, Copyright law, Designs law, Artificial intelligence and Robotics Regulation law, Cryptocurrency Regulation.
07.2021
Skills
- Legal due diligence
- Transaction structuring
- Document drafting
- Compliance regulations
- Insolvency & Enforcement Risk Analysis
- Corporate & Secretarial Compliance
- Companies Act, SEBI & FEMA Frameworks
- Risk mitigation
- Research proficiency
- Compliance assessment
Accomplishments
- Gold Medal for Academic Excellence in Procedural Laws
- BEST DELEGATE - Inter Firm Business meet, 12/01/19
- COMMENDATION- I.I.M.U.N, 02/01/19
- BEST APPRENTICE- Architecture apprenticeship; Sketch Design Studio, 03/01/19
Publications
- An Examination Of The Legal And Financial Implications Of Elon Musk's Acquisition Of Twitter, Indian Journal of Law and Legal Research, 06/05/24
- The Evolving Investment Landscape: SEBI's Rumor Verification Mandate And Its Consequences, 2582-8878, VI, III
Languages
- ENGLISH
- HINDI
- TELUGU
- ITALIAN (beginner)
Timeline
Trainee Associate
CMS Induslaw
06.2025 - Current
Legal Intern
Tatva Legal
12.2023 - 02.2024
LEGAL INTERN
NSL GROUP; NUZIVEEDU SEEDS LTD.
06.2023 - 07.2023
Certificate course on intellectual property -
office of controller general of patents, designs and trademarks under the NIPAM mission, MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
IPR bootcamp certificate course. -
LAW SIKHO
Legal Drafting and Writing -
LAW SIKHO
Entrepreneurship and IP strategy -
NPTEL, IIT KHARAGPUR