SHIVANI VERMA
CHENNAI
Summary
Efficient and goal-oriented In House Legal Counsel with expertise in legal analysis and problem-solving. Possessing over 12 years' experience coordinating and optimizing the workplace to promote a highly efficient and solution oriented organization compliant with the law resulting in fuelling profitability of the company
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Legal Manager
Coromandel International Limited
Chennai
12.2023 - Current
- Legal advisory to all the business divisions of Fertilizers, Crop Protection, Bio, Retail, Corporate
- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating complex commercial agreements like lease agreements, agreement for sale, C & F Agreements, vendor supply, master services, HR, IT related, MOU's, licensing agreements etc. using contract management system.
- Preparing final template of contracts/ agreements for business users
- Perfection of property tile documentations- extending sensitive and timely legal support for legacy title matters as well as the new deals.
- Working closely with external counsels/ attorneys for litigation and other matters.
Senior Consultant
Roedl & Partner
Chennai
09.2022 - 06.2023
- Legal advisory role for German companies setting up businesses in India.
- Drafting, reviewing and contract negotiation of complex commercial agreements like employmemt agreements, termination agreements, vendor supply, master services, MOU's, licensing agreements, NDA etc
- Providing advisory and assistance in streamlining matters relating to corporate laws, equity management, stock option, intellectual property law, data protection and privacy laws, labour related, lease related, client servicing, financial, HR related
- Prepared Due Diligence reports for global heads of corporate clients on their internal compliance activities under labour laws, corporate compliances
- Assisted in litigation activities, research, legal draft preparation.
Head- Legal Operations
Lex Carta Private Limited (JustAct)
Chennai
01.2021 - 08.2022
- Supporting and advising end to end on the new legal technology product i.e. the online dispute resolution platform developed by JustAct
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial agreements like vendor supply, master services, MOU's, SAAS licensing agreements, NDA etc
- Extending legal advisory support to business in various matters like corporate, client servicing, financial, HR related, technology laws, data protection and privacy, intellectual property laws etc
- Assisting transactional initiatives like Mergers & Acquisitions and related due diligence work
- Ensuring compliance and performance of contracts
- Ensuring global data privacy protections, cloud operations protections, confidentiality and compliances and extending legal support of datacentres
- Due diligence efforts for closing of transactions or any risk analysis & mitigations strategies
- Litigation management- Working closely with external counsels in handling court matters
Legal Manager
Trivitron Healthcare Private Limited
Chennai
07.2019 - 01.2021
- Managing legal department of the company having 11 manufacturing units all over the world.
- Working on legal matters in several jurisdictions like APAC, Middle East, USA, EU, South Africa
- Ensuring speedy resolution of legal issues or legal disputes
- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating several types of agreements like manufacturing agreements, service agreements, OEMs vendor supply agreement, employment agreements etc.
- Litigation management including engaging and handling external counsels costs
- Lead Counsel in making Litigation/ arbitration strategies for best results
- Drafting of key internal policies and working with departments for proper implementations across all verticals.
Legal Consultant
Directorate General of Hydrocarbons, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India
Noida
06.2018 - 07.2019
- Advisory services to Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India on various legal issues.
- Drafting and reviewing of production sharing contracts, cross border agreements, complex bid documents, NDA, license agreements, infrastructure agreements on behalf of the Ministry.
- Handling domestic and international arbitrations and litigations on behalf of the Government of India
- Ensuring ongoing compliance review process of relevant industry laws.
- Undertaking research work involved in high stake matters of the Government as well as International law and cross border disputes.
Advocate & Consultant
Jharkhand High Court
Ranchi
08.2012 - 06.2018
- Independent practitioner of law, empaneled as the Counsel for State of Jharkhand thrice.
- Having private practice of several diverse matters most of which are reported judgements in Jharkhand High Court
- Handled end to end several employment related matters, civil disputes, arbitration matters etc.
- Drafted petitions and documents for filings in courts
- Drafted, reviewed, negotiated various kind of agreements
- Empaneled counsel for Canara Bank and Jharkhand Legal Aid Service Authority.
Education
B.Com LLB (Hons.) -
Gujarat National Law University
06.2011
Skills
- Advanced knowledge of Computer and Office software packages
- Handling Team
- Legal advising
- Strategic Planning
- Corporate Governance
- Negotiating agreements
- Contracts
- Litigation Management
- Legal Analysis
- Dispute Resolution
Hobbies and Interests
- Travelling
- Reading
- Food
- Painting
Timeline
Legal Manager
Coromandel International Limited
12.2023 - Current
Senior Consultant
Roedl & Partner
09.2022 - 06.2023
Head- Legal Operations
Lex Carta Private Limited (JustAct)
01.2021 - 08.2022
Legal Manager
Trivitron Healthcare Private Limited
07.2019 - 01.2021
Legal Consultant
Directorate General of Hydrocarbons, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India
06.2018 - 07.2019
Advocate & Consultant
Jharkhand High Court
08.2012 - 06.2018
B.Com LLB (Hons.) -
Gujarat National Law University
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