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Somlagna Biswas

Bangalore

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Associate - Legal and Product

Overrule.ai
New Delhi
08.2023 - Current
  • Founding member of a legal tech start-up using AI for legal drafting and ehancement of legal research amongst all litigators across India currently overseeing all legal affairs, product development and business planning of the company
  • Led the prodcut from ideation through pre-seed stage.
  • Assisted in the incorporation of the company and all other initial compliances such as GST and MSME registration, drafting of the the AoA and the MoA and filing of form INC-20
  • Drafted all company policies including the employee code of conduct, confidentiality, customer data protection, and sexual harassment policy and terms and conditions of the company's website
  • Advised on share-holding patterns and top-level management structuring, and other relevant corporate governance matters
  • Drafted and negotiated a wide range of legal documents including Licensing Agreements, NDAs, Master Service Agreements, Employment Agreements, Software license agreements, Co-Founder Agreement and Loan Agreement
  • Liasoned and co-ordinated with bank officials and other concerned individuals regarding Form FC-GPR and FIRC for the purpose of FDI compliances.
  • Conceptualized and implemented "Draft Shop", an innovative AI-powered document drafting tool
  • Collaborated with the tech team on product functionality and development andcommunication of legal requirements. Conducted prompt engineering for AI-generated legal documents and worked with platforms like OpenAI and AWS for prompt validation and result optimization
  • Conducted market research, identified and defined the target market, created marketing materials including brochures and developed
  • Created the business plan, pitch deck and other operational documents.
  • Oversaw day-to-day legal and operational affairs
  • Validated all content for accuracy and relevance for legal drafting and research.

Legal Associate

Outsay Legal (Office of Mr. Suvidutt M.S., Advocate on Record, Supreme Court of India)
New Delhi
07.2022 - 08.2023
  • Drafted Service Commissioning Agreements, Online Course Hosting and Services Agreements, Sale and Lease Deeds, Agreements for Talent Management, TM Assignment Agreements, Agreements for Settlement
  • Conducted Trademark search and opinions, Assisted in Copyright and TM Filings,
  • Drafted responses to Examination Reports, Notice of Opposition and Counter Statements
  • Advised and assisted in procuring FDI Approval for client, familiarising them with the SOP for processing FDI proposal and the FEM non-Debt Rules, 2019 along with the Companies Act, 2013
  • Drafted Special Leave Petitions, Writ Petitions, Transfer Petitions, Interlocutory Applications, Original Applications, Divorce Petition along with Memorandum of Understanding, Legal Notices, Memorandum of Motor Accidents Claims Appeal, Affidavit of Evidence in Consumer Cases, Consumer Complaints, Counter Affidavits to Writ Petitions and Special Leave Petitions
  • Conducted extensive research on provisions such as section 27 of the Indian Contracts Act, 1872 with regards to reliefs of liquidated damages available to buyers under a share purchase agreement when the seller contravenes the non-compete clause, on the presence of majority of arbitrators required for proceedings and if not signing the order sheet can be a ground to set aside the arbitral award under section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, on moratorium under Section 14 (1) (a) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
  • Conducted research on various other provisions and aspects of law under several statutes for drafting, making submissions before various Courts and Tribunals and advising clients such as the SARFAESI Act, Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Endowments Act, 1987, Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Constitution of India, 1950, Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Kerala Private Forest Land (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971 amongst others
  • Well-versed with the Supreme Court Rules, 2013 and thus, with the functioning and procedures for filing or appearing, and curing defects before the Supreme Court
  • Regularly appeared before the Supreme Court, High Courts, District Courts, and various tribunals for case hearings and arguments.
  • Briefed senior advocates and arguing counsels for admission and final hearings in the Supreme Court and High Courts
    • Proficient in handling a wide range of legal matters including corporate law, intellectual property, civil litigation, and consumer disputes.

Legal Associate

Trust Legal Advocates & Consultants
New Delhi
04.2022 - 07.2022
  • Appeared before the Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT)
  • Assisted in and handled disputes relating to regulatory challenges under the TRAI Act, 1997 and TRAI Interconnection Regulations and Quality of Service Regulations before the TDSAT
  • Represented and handled disputes between Multi System Operators and service providers

Education

B.A. LL.B. (IPR Hons) -

Bangalore Institute of Legal Studies
Bangalore
07.2021

Higher Senior Secondary -

Bishop Cotton Girls' School
Bangalore
01.2015

Publications

  • 'Decoding the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2013 and Ethical AI Imperatives.', Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association e-Journal, 02.01.24
  • 'Understanding the Need for Patenting of Genetically Modified Crops and Analysing the Ramifications of the Monsanto Judgement in India.', Centre for Study of Contemporary Legal Issues, Vol.1, Issue1, 09.01.21
  • 'Converging Visual Arts and the Law: Examining the Relevance and Importance of Law in the Indian Art Market.', International Journal of Law, Management and Humanities, Vol. 4, Issues 3, 05.01.21
  • 'Media: The Colossal Illusionist in our Democracy', Policy Debate, 2018 in Government Law College, Mumbai, 09.29.18
  • 'Reinforcements of Laws and Methods to Combat Cyber Crime', International Conference on Securing Cyberspace held at Bishop Cotton Women's Christian Law College, Bengaluru, 05.13.18

Certifications

  • Diploma in M&A, Institutional Finance and Investment Laws (PE and VC transactions) by Law Sikho (Present)
  • Diploma in Corporate Law & Practice Transactions, Governance and Disputes by Law Sikho (Present)
  • Certificate Course on Intellectual Property and Competition Law by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. (Jan 2021)

Enrolment Number

 KAR/1272/2022 (Bar Council of Karnataka)

Timeline

Associate - Legal and Product

Overrule.ai
08.2023 - Current

Legal Associate

Outsay Legal (Office of Mr. Suvidutt M.S., Advocate on Record, Supreme Court of India)
07.2022 - 08.2023

Legal Associate

Trust Legal Advocates & Consultants
04.2022 - 07.2022

B.A. LL.B. (IPR Hons) -

Bangalore Institute of Legal Studies

Higher Senior Secondary -

Bishop Cotton Girls' School

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