Rajarshi Mukherjee

A dual-degree recipient in Mass Communication and LLB, with a strong foundation in writing and drafting. I offer five years of comprehensive experience in the legal sector, complemented by a year in journalism and communication. My versatile skill set and industry knowledge make me an asset in both legal and media environments.

Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited, August 2010 to August 2011, Sub-Editor (Features), Reporting and writing on city based events., Taking celebrity interviews, Reporting and writing on glamour events in the city, Perfect Relations, June 2017 to December 2017, Image Executive, Co-ordination with journalists to get stories about clients published, Tracking of publicity and news stories of clients, Handling Media Relations, Writing press-releases

5, Independent Practicing Advocate- February 2023 to Present, Fox Mandal & Associates, LLP, September 2022 to February, 2023, Associate, Participated in reviewing of contracts, negotiation of contracts and co-ordination with SPOCs for a client which is into providing life insurance policies. The role involved research and interpretation of the Insurance Act, 1938 read with the IRDAI Guidelines., Participated in the review of employees’ handbook manual and resolution of disputes between employees and the employer, for a joint venture, which was incorporated by and between a foreign entity and an Indian entity., Participated in the advisory of an exit strategy of an LLP, which was formed and incorporated in India, due to a joint venture form of business between an American company and an Indian private limited company. The role involved research on the LLP Act, 2008, the interpretation of the scheme of amalgamation between, the understanding of the business agreement and the understanding of the joint venture agreement and thereafter providing viable legal advises on the exit/dissolution of the LLP., Trained two internees under by mentorship as a part of their curriculum., Link Legal, September 2021 to September, 2022, Associate, Assisted in being a part of a fast track merger between a holding company and two wholly owned subsidiaries. My role included responding to the various lists of observations which were sent by the Registrar of Companies, Official Liquidator and the Regional Director, on the possible objections from the secured and the unsecured creditors which could hamper the Resulting Company, which were submitted from time- to-time along with filing of forms GNL-1 and GNL-2 and regular physical coordination with the Registrar of Companies, Official Liquidator and the Regional Director resulting in the Resulting Company being incorporated., Assisted in providing leasing advices to an American Company, who wanted to take up a commercial leasing space with plug-in and play services and my role included in drafting the Letter of Intent, the draft of the Agreement to Lease with the specifications as agreed between the prospective lessor and lessee and then to draft an Agreement of Lease., Assisted in drafting legal opinions for banking matters related to the term loans/other loans obtained by various organizations and flagging threats which the banks may suffer in the event of a demerger., Drafting of Working Capital Loan Agreements between organizations and financial institutions/banks., Mr. C.S.V.S.D Praveen (SBI empanelled Advocate), January 2020 to February, 2021, Associate, My role was to carry out real estate titular due diligence for the resale of second hand flats and to prepare search reports and legal opinions as per the prescribed format of the State Bank of India., M/s. Shabri Enterprises (Family Business), December 2017 to December 2018, August 2019 to January 2020, My Role was to draft various agreements between Shabri Enterprises and its vendors., Execution of documents between various parties., Sending notices to Vendors who have defaulted in the payments., Contractual Negotiations, Samisti Legal, LLP, January 2019 to August, 2019, Associate, Drafting and reviewing of various MOUs, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, Sales Agreements, Distributer Agreements, Third Party Agreements, Rental Agreements, License Agreements, Intellectual Property Agreements and Termination Agreements, with solutions to the employers on providing severance benefits to certain classes of employees along with other exit benefits in the case of lay-offs., Assisted in drafting petitions under sections 7 and 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.

Date of Birth: 05/23/89