SAMPURNA NAYAK
New Delhi
Summary
Strategic Legal Consultant with broad expertise in corporate and commercial law, contract negotiation, and regulatory compliance. Skilled in providing tailored legal advice to optimise business outcomes and mitigate risks. Excellent communicator with strong ability to build and maintain client relationships. Proven track record in leading complex legal projects and delivering actionable solutions.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Independent Legal Consultant
Independent Legal Consultant
01.2020 - Current
- Advised, reviewed and drafted agreements and contracts for a LLP engaged in real estate consultancy.
- Drafted reply in an arbitration case pertaining to road development, pending at an Arbitration Tribunal.
- Drafted various contracts for a partnership firm and a private limited company engaged in the business of environment management and waste water treatment respectively.
- Advised a private company during its issuance of prepaid payment card and drafted its agreements with state transport authorities for ticketing services.
- Drafted hypothecation and loan agreements for a leading public sector bank.
- Drafted and advised on employee agreements.
Associate
Jyoti Sagar & Associates, Gurgaon
03.2018 - 08.2019
- Advised a Singapore based venture capital fund in conducting due diligence and subsequent investment in a food delivery company.
- Advised an e-commerce venture capital fund in the acquisition of the Indian subsidiary of a foreign company engaged in the business of providing payment solutions as part of a global takeover. As part of the due diligence I was required to assess whether the material contracts of the company were in compliance with the Information Technology Act, 2000 and rules made thereunder, as well as contractual data protection obligations undertaken by the company with third parties.
- Advised a corporate resolution applicant in conducting the due diligence of a corporate debtor engaged in the business of generating hydroelectric power for the preparation of the resolution plan under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
- Advised an Indian based venture capital fund in the due diligence of a pan Indian hospital chain for a primary investment and a strategic buyout.
- Advised the internal restructuring of a company that has one of the largest restaurant chains in India.
Associate
Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors, New Delhi
01.2014 - 12.2018
- Advised a purchaser in the drafting and negotiation of a business transfer transaction wherein the seller transferred its K12 school business to the purchaser for cash and consideration other than cash.
- Advised a company to change its management structure pursuant to a strategic debt restructuring scheme.
- Advised a leading loyalty aggregation mobile application platform managing customer loyalty programs in hotels and restaurants, in raising Series A and Series B investment from leading venture capital firms. I was involved in advising, drafting and negotiating the transaction documents.
- Advised a web and mobile application company in the real estate sector in raising seed round funding from an American venture capital fund.
- Advised an e-commerce company in the grocery space in drafting and negotiating its transaction documents for its first and second round of investments.
Advisory Experience
- Advised a private limited company to enforce its differential liquidation preference clauses under various agreements upon occurrence of certain liquidation events, entered into by the company with non-resident Indians, foreign venture capital investors and non-resident companies.
- Advised a real estate company in the formation of a limited liability partnership.
- Advised portfolio managers to establish an investment advisory firm in India.
- Advised a private company in the creation of its employee stock option plan and employee welfare trust.
- Advised an online loyalty program aggregator whether an activity in its mobile application amounted to gambling or lottery under the Public Gambling Act, 1867, and lottery acts of various states in India.
- Advised an individual to establish a cryptocurrency exchange in India.
- Advised a company on whether its online referral system formed a multi-level marketing scheme or a prize circulation scheme under the Prize Chit and Money Circulation (Banning) Act, 1978.
- Advised an international not for profit organisation engaged in the advocacy and promotion of net neutrality and right to privacy and free speech to establish a project office in India.
- Advised a leading school chain in National Capital Region to establish a joint venture with a prestigious Swedish school management group.
- Advised a leading US based not for profit organization for the blind in setting up its operations in India by incorporating a not for profit company in India.
Education
B.B.A. LL.B - Corporate Hons.
National Law University Odisha
Cuttack01.2014
Senior Secondary - Commerce & Business
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Kolkata01.2009
Secondary -
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Kolkata01.2007
Skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Communication skills
- Organizational skills
- Attention to detail
- Prioritization
- Multitasking
- Project management
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Hindi
Advanced
C1
Bengali
Elementary
A2
Oriya
Beginner
A1
Timeline
Independent Legal Consultant
Independent Legal Consultant
01.2020 - Current
Associate
Jyoti Sagar & Associates, Gurgaon
03.2018 - 08.2019
Associate
Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors, New Delhi
01.2014 - 12.2018
Advisory Experience
B.B.A. LL.B - Corporate Hons.
National Law University Odisha
Senior Secondary - Commerce & Business
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Secondary -
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan