RIKITA BENGANI

• Oversee and manage all legal matters of the company, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, intellectual property, copyrights, trademarks, licences (including renewals), contracts, and litigation. This excludes Finance (Direct & Indirect Tax, MCA Compliance, FEMA Compliance, Transfer Pricing Compliance) and HR (PF, ESIC, PTAX & Health Insurances) compliance.

• Provide expert legal advice and support to the senior management team and other departments as and when required. • Draft, review, and negotiate a wide variety of commercial contracts and agreements as and when required.

• Stay updated on changes in laws and regulations affecting the company’s business and provide training and guidance to employees on legal matters.

• Handle legal disputes and manage the company’s response to litigation and regulatory inquiries.

• Obtain, validation and continuous update of all customers, publishers and vendors KYC information and maintaining repository of the same and carrying out due diligence pertaining to KYC verification on various platforms

• Preparation and review of agreements related to employees, interns / trainees and consultants.

• Drafting HR related policies and guidelines including but not limited to POSH.

• Extending support to new joiners / existing employees in educating on essential legal compliance through induction / interaction and highlighting any breach or gap to the senior management.

• Providing support to HR division on critical exit cases including but not limited to termination.

• Sending legal notices including follow ups to customers, consultants, vendors and employees as and when necessary.

• Independent maintenance of all registers and records related to applicable Labour Laws excluding PF, ESIC & PTAX.

• IT Compliance for Viacon as and when required

• Preparing Website related policies

• Liaise with external counsels as and when required

• Dealt with high profile clients such as Times Group, Indeed, TUV Nord, Captronic system among others and acted as their External member for POSH IC
• Develop and implement comprehensive POSH policies and procedures
• Constitution of Internal Committee and registration of IC with District Officer
• Conducted training programs for all the client such as Birla Group, grundfos, DTSS among others on sexual harassment prevention and reporting
• Carry out quarterly meetings, annual report filing and annual internal audits
• Serve as a point of contact for employees reporting harassment incidents
• Conduct impartial investigations into reported cases of sexual harassment
• Provide recommendations for disciplinary actions if necessary
• Actively participate in the External Committee overseeing POSH implementation
• Maintain accurate documentation and prepare reports on incidents and investigations
• Ensure compliance with legal requirements and update policies as needed
• Collaborate with HR and legal teams to foster a harassment-free work environment
• Stay updated on industry trends
• Provide legal consultation for EAP clients.
• Maintained up-to-date knowledge on industry trends and regulations, ensuring accurate advice was provided to clients at all times.
• Mentored junior advisors, fostering a supportive team environment focused on growth and learning.
• Gathered and analyzed customer feedback to inform product and service improvements.
• Facilitated communication and collaboration between departments to help business function smoothly.
• Developed long-lasting relationships with clients to ensure consistent retention and loyalty.

• Set up POSH framework within the organization and sit as an external committee member of the organization
• Set up Internal Committee and Employee trainings pertaining to POSH awareness
• Resolve POSH inquiries through Conciliation and/or Formal Inquiry.

• As a practicing Advocate, I possess detailed knowledge in drafting Power of Attorney, Legal Notices, Affidavits, Trademark Infringement Notices, Copyright Infringement Notices, Sale Deeds, Partnership Deeds, Deed of Admission-cum Retirement, Divorce Petitions, Writ Petitions, Lease and Sub-Lease Deeds, Rent Agreements and Wills
• I am catering to matters involving matrimonial suits, consumer related matters, criminal matters and other such suits
• I have also dealt in operating litigation relating to Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, SARFAESI Act,2002.
• Handled sensitive information discreetly, maintaining strict confidentiality at all times as required in a Junior Advocate role.
• Drafted precise legal briefs, memoranda, and other essential documents for court proceedings.
• Delivered persuasive oral arguments before judges, juries, or other decision-makers during hearings or trials.
• Enhanced client satisfaction by providing thorough legal advice and guidance.

• Managing the caseload from intake through essing and filing
• Preparing applications for permanent residency and secondary benefits for foreign nationals
• Processing and filing non-immigrant and immigrant visa petitions
• Organizing petition packets for review and filing
• Gathering application and petition information from external parties
• Keeping clients apprised of the progress of their cases
• Maintaining hard copy files and entering data into an immigration case management system
• Responding to immigration inquiries in a timely manner and adhering to submission deadlines via phone, email and video calls
• Drafting to various immigration-based applications with the guidance of an Immigrations attorney.

• I have in detail knowledge of preparing legal contracts such as Design Responsibility Agreements, Exclusive Distributorship Agreements, Legal Notices, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Non-Compete Agreements, memorandum of Understanding, Service Agreements, etc for overseas clients of various countries such as USA and UAE
• In addition to the same, I have also conducted Due diligence of various sorts of legal agreements
• I expertise and have in-depth knowledge in drafting of various commercial agreements such as Service Agreements, Master Franchise Agreement, Retainer Service Agreements, Confidentiality and Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement, Term sheets, Shareholder and Share Purchase Agreements, Joint Venture Agreement, Supply Agreement, Memorandum of Understanding, Freelancer Agreement, Premium Partner Agreement, Manpower Agreements, Advertisement Agreements, Subscription Agreement, Operator Agreements, Co-founder Agreements, Sale of Goods Agreement, Franchise Agreement, various Vendor Agreements, Agency Agreements, Employment Agreement, Founders' Agreement, Sub-Contractor Agreements and Practitioner Agreements etc
• I have actively been associated with and prepared various Due Diligence Reports for many of the retainers in the business of Logistics and Public relation and Content Creation of the Company
• I also possess grip in Intellectual Property rights
• I have proficiency in creating and generating Preview forms
• I have skills in drafting and filing reply to examination reports as well as Counter-statements and Third-Party Objections
• I possess preliminary knowledge in filing Copyrights
• I have knowledge in wording and preparing website related policies such as Terms and Conditions/Terms of Usage, Privacy Policy, Refund and Cancellation Policy, GDPR Policy, Social Media Policy, Payment Policy and Cookies Policy.

• Worked as a Liaison Officer and drafted various legal documents such as Memorandum of understanding and Recruitment Vendor Agreements for the purpose of tie up with several other Consultancy and Companies in accordance with Company Laws
• I have also appeared in Writ Petition matter filed at the High Court, Calcutta with reference to Education Department matters (Upper Primary).