Sanjiv Kumar Thakur
Noida
Summary
Senior Legal Counsel offering over 13 years of varied experience in to drafting and negotiating complexed IT& ITES global Agreements, hardware sale agreement, maintenance services, Advisory work, Legal Operations, Litigation, Regulatory, Contract Management, Licensing Agreements.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Commercial Legal Counsel
Diebold Nixdorf
11.2021 - Current
- Lead counsel for India, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia
- Drafting, negotiation of all commercial contracts (Customer & procurement)
- Handling distributor agreements in the region along with the due diligence of such distributors before onboarding them
- Handling all Litigation (Matters arising out from commercial contract, Real Estate matters, theft committed at ATMs etc.)
- Correspondences with governments on policy matters and for seeking clarity on applicable legislations / regulations etc.
- Business oriented legal dispute management and advisory
- Standardization of Templates
- Creation and implementation of checklist, policy, procedures in consultation with business team in relation to customer contracts & with procurement team
- Project lead for creating clause library.
Legal Counsel and handling team as well
Tech Mahindra Limited
09.2016 - 10.2021
- Contract Review & Analysis – Contract review and vetting; validation with various stakeholders;
- Contract Drafting – creation & update of templates; deal specific contracts; customization of templates;
- Negotiations- end to end contract negotiation on tele/ video conferences & face-to-face meetings;
- Advisory - Advising on day-to-day activity to HR, business etc.;
- Litigation - All litigations, arbitrations, mediations, and claims, settlements handling; and
- Extensively traveled across the globe for Contract Negotiation
Legal Counsel
HCL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
04.2013 - 08.2016
- Reviewing various International Contracts including but not limited to, Request for Proposals (RFP), Master Services Agreements (MSA), Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA), Software Licensing Agreements, Subcontractor Agreements, Teaming Agreements, Vendor Agreement, Statements of Works (SOW), Purchase Orders, etc.
- Negotiating terms of the above-mentioned Contracts with Customers and Vendors as applicable, in accordance with Customers’ requirements, applicable laws and HCL policies.
- Travelled extensively viz. Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand for contract negotiation and successfully negotiated all the contracts independently (including but not limited to one of the biggest contracts in the APAC region IT industry has ever seen)
- Drafting Subcontractor Agreements and negotiating terms of Subcontractor Agreements with Subcontractors.
- Closely working with internal stakeholders on various Contracts reviews and negotiations.
- Identifying contractual, commercial, and operational risks in Customers’ contracts and taking them to the notice of Organization.
- Advising internal teams on various contracts related matters.
- Drafting various Contract documents such as Amendments to the respective MSAs, Statement of Works, Purchase Orders, etc. in accordance with the terms of respective Contract/s HCL Policies and Customers’ requirements.
- Also handling few M& A transactions including, but not limited to, Vetting of NDAs, drafting Asset Purchase Agreement (s), preparation of term sheets, review of due diligence reports and legal research on multijurisdictional laws.
- Advise the organization on various laws (FCPA, Anti-trust) etc. and ensure that business team and other team should ensure compliance and strictly adhere to such laws & regulations.
EXECUTIVE -MAX LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LTD
02.2012 - 04.2013
- Controlling and monitoring claim litigation before High Court (Writ), National and State Commissions, Ombudsmen etc. Representing the company in various forums like ombudsman in civil court and consumer dispute redressal forum including state and National commission.
- Case briefing to Advocates/ Legal Manager of Company and share relevant documents of all court cases.
- Legal research related to Criminal Cases, Civil Cases, Succession laws, Consumer, Stamp duties, IRDA Rules and Regulation etc.
- Drafting-Reply to legal notices, Reconsider requests, Settlement Deeds, Reply on Merits etc.
- Vetting all drafts such as Written Statements, Evidence, Written Statements, Affidavits, and Deeds/Agreements etc.
- Advising management on IRDA compliance issues.
ADVOCATE
07.2011 - 02.2012
- CIVIL/CRIMINAL: Worked as a Junior Advocate in various District Courts, Consumer forums and High Court of Delhi in both civil and criminal matters. Matters relating to property, matrimonial (HMA, DV, 125), Criminal complaint 156(3), Drafting and vetting of various types of agreements (leave and licence; loan etc.)/legal notices and replies to such notices.
Education
LL.M -
University of Delhi
01.2011
LL. B - undefined
University of Delhi
01.2009
Skills
- Contract negotiation
- Legal drafting
- Litigation management
- Commercial contracts
- Risk assessment
- Compliance advisory
- Legal research skills
- Dispute resolution strategies
- Advisory services for HR
- Cross-border negotiations
PERSONAL DETAILS
Language known : English, Hindi
CAREER SUMMARY
- A Corporate law specialist with 13 years’ experience as an In-house attorney to Multinational Companies
- Accomplished at drafting contracts, & other legal documents as an integral part of practicing law; expertise in business laws & legal procedure gained through professional experience in addition to drafting & vetting various types of agreements across the geography like APAC, Middle East and India & Southeast Asia.
- Hands-on experience in rigorous due diligence and drafting of strong legal contracts as well as timely and effective response to legal notices by client and partners.
- Strong management skills & business judgment with capability to make decisions and give advice which reflects an understanding of overall business objectives and the rewards of each situation.
- Hands-on experience in managing time and resources & proficiency in research work; expertise in advising clients to change business practices to comply with newly enacted laws and regulations.
- Expertise in providing practical & pragmatic legal solutions to the organization to make the business work and devising strategies to solve & mitigate legal issues while adhering to rigid guidelines.
- My areas of expertise lie in drafting, vetting and negotiating arrays of commercial contracts, controlling and managing litigation, advise business on various laws, legal research etc.
- Basic understanding of FCPA and other Anti-bribery laws.
- Knowledge of GDPR and other data protection laws.
Timeline
Commercial Legal Counsel
Diebold Nixdorf
11.2021 - Current
Legal Counsel and handling team as well
Tech Mahindra Limited
09.2016 - 10.2021
Legal Counsel
HCL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
04.2013 - 08.2016
EXECUTIVE -MAX LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LTD
02.2012 - 04.2013
ADVOCATE
07.2011 - 02.2012
LL. B - undefined
University of Delhi
LL.M -
University of Delhi