Shruti Raghuwanshi

• Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated multiple types of agreements such as master service agreements, non-disclosure agreements, legal opinions, power of attorney documents, facility agreements, indemnity agreements, DACA agreements, settlement agreements, and release deeds.
• Performed a comprehensive analysis of guaranteed documents, such as performance guarantees, bonds, and standard trade terms. Negotiating and highlighting the risk-bearer clauses.
• Streamlined marketing content by reviewing existing material and drafting new promotion terms and conditions.
• Reviewed and drafted derivatives documents.
• Contributed to the creation of project playbooks and other knowledge tools to successfully meet stakeholders' expectations.
• Conducting thorough due diligence and compliance checks while considering constitutional documents, home jurisdiction regulations, and laws in different geographical locations.
• Provided legal counsel on corporate policies.
• Provided guidance on GDPR issues to the stakeholders.

Contract Management

• Reviewing, negotiating, and drafting a wide variety of agreements, including service level agreements, software licensing agreements, independent contractor agreements, vendor agreements, sales agreements, leave and license agreements, confidentiality agreements, lease deeds, consulting agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and other commercial contracts from different regions, at local and global levels.
• Develop an internal management database related to contracts and lease agreements.

Litigation Support

• Assisted in handling legal disputes/lawsuits relating to the company pending before the High Court, local Civil Courts, Supreme Court, and various other Judicial and Quasi-Judicial Authorities with the help of external counsels.
• Recommend selection of panel law firms, and other appropriate external parties, on a case-by-case basis. Keeping track of all the dates of hearings, attending the court hearings, and timely follow-up with the external counsels for early closures.
• Drafting of other legal documents like POA, affidavits, Indemnity Bond, Vakalatnama, Letter of Authority, Renewal, and Termination Letters, Undertakings, etc.
• Preparing necessary briefs for the external counsel and proactively coordinating evidence gathering for closing the litigations.
• Vetting of pleadings and applications pertaining to cases in coordination with the external counsels. Legal research on applicable judgments and precedents for the cases.
• Execution of engagement letters and complete invoice management pertaining to external counsel.

Company secretarial work.

• Pre-Analyzing the Memorandum and Article of Association as per company's stand.
• Convening and conducting Board and Annual General Meetings.
• Drafting and preparation of Notices, Agenda, and minutes of meetings of Companies.
• Preparation of Directors Report - Handling of Annual Filing for Companies and filing of forms.
• Maintenance of all statutory records and registers as per the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, and other applicable laws.
• Establishing and implementing contractual processes in compliance with laws, rules, and regulations.
• Liaison with the Registrar of Companies Office, New Delhi. Drafting of Board Resolution and Filing of documents with ROC, MCA.
• Providing guidance on corporate governance matters and commercial contracts.

Supporting other business entities

• Support Sales, HR, and other business teams, including shared services groups based in different regions globally, and provide legal advice on an as-needed basis.

Compliance management

• Developed and implemented company-wide policies, procedures, and programs to enhance workflow and ensure legal compliance for the corporate office, factories, and onsite plants.
• Assisted in HR Audit and involved in due diligence of potential properties.

• Demonstrated exceptional understanding of KYC, CDD, EDD, AML, and sanctions.
• Engaged in contract review projects, which require performing first-line review and redlining of various contracts, such as Master Services Agreements, Software and Data License Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Consulting Agreements, etc.
• Worked on sensitive matters involving public figures, leading international banks, and SEC investigations.
• Worked with legal colleagues and clients to resolve complex document review issues, such as references to price-sensitive corporate finance projects and the disclosure of (SAR) suspicious activity reports.
• Engaged in various contract abstraction projects to manage a portfolio of contracts, monitoring key dates, milestones, and obligations to ensure timely performance and compliance.
• Engaged and assisted with compiling, analyzing, and documenting facts for matters under investigation or in litigation for class actions and federal lawsuits filed in a U.S. court.
• Delivered training to offshore, as well as onshore, reviewers. This included delivering PowerPoint presentations to large groups of lawyers.
• Conducting legal research on the most current status regarding rules and regulations.
• Performed accurate and reliable review, as well as assessing large volumes of complex pre-litigation documents.
• Assisted in maintaining confidentiality of client information and case materials.