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Vilas B Dhebe

Pune

Summary

Results-driven legal professional with extensive experience in managing litigation and compliance efforts across banking sectors. Recognized for exceptional problem-solving skills and leadership in directing a high-performing team of 19, ensuring efficient issue resolution and regulatory adherence.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Regional Manager – Legal-West

Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd.
Pune
10.2024 - Current
  • Heading West Region
  • Directed litigation, compliance, and non-litigation efforts within all bank sectors.
  • Supervised a team of 19 to maintain high standards in issue resolution.
  • Earned recognition from Business, Credit, Risk, and Audit for effective problem-solving capabilities.
  • Managed diverse loan products including mortgages, construction finance, personal loans, and corporate lending.
  • Enhanced client interactions through prompt responses to business-related inquiries.

Regional Legal Head

DCB Bank Limited
Pune
10.2013 - 10.2024
  • Elevated from Legal Manager to Regional Legal Head, overseeing nationwide litigation and non-litigation.
  • Achieved Group Associate Vice President rank, managing a team of 19 direct reportees from 84 members.
  • Recognized for ESQ excellence by Business, Credit, Risk, and Audit departments.
  • Nominated Best Employee in 2019, 2021, and 2022 among 10,000+ employees.
  • Honored as Best Emerging Leader in 2022 and 2023 within a pool of over 10,000 employees.
  • Secured Best Support Functional Award for five consecutive years from Retail and Agri. Banking.
  • Managed diverse loan products including mortgage, construction finance, personal loans, and corporate loans.
  • Achieved four promotions across six appraisal cycles.

Assistant Manager- Legal

Bajaj Finance Limited
10.2011 - 10.2013
  • To handle PAN India Arbitration Proceedings/Vendor Management (Legal, Dealer, Agents, Repossession Etc./PAN India Legal support for collection enhancement/PAN India MIS management for legal for TW/Three Wheeler Products/Legal and Non legal vendor empanelment and management).
  • Key Responsibilities included: To Initiate and maintain records for Arbitration Proceedings.
  • To take care of Vendor agreement management including of contract drafting/agreement execution.
  • Compliance of RBI statutory audits.
  • Centralized collection through recovery proceedings initiated under Arbitration Act.
  • Initiation of Arbitration proceedings against defaulter customers.
  • Obtaining recovery award from Arbitrator and file execution proceedings against defaulter customers.
  • Execution of warrant/attachment/interim order under Arbitration Proceedings.
  • Legal Vendor empanelment for by and against cases.
  • To file police complaint/FIR/Legal proceedings on behalf of the organization.
  • To maintain MIS’s for all Legal proceedings.
  • To draft and execute vendor agreement.
  • Team Size: 7 Direct Reportees

Junior Legal Manager

ARCIL-ARMS, A Division of Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Ltd.
06.2010 - 10.2011
  • To handle legal and collection activities as a Branch Head for Non Performing Loans.
  • Key Responsibilities included: Handling of individual portfolio for Legal Cases to be filed on behalf of the Organisation as a Branch Legal Head and for Spoke Location.
  • Ascertaining legal facts by case to case/ account to account and initiating legal action accordingly, with approval from Management.
  • Visiting to the borrowers/defaulters for ascertaining the facts and resolve the NPA accounts.
  • Handling all the collection related activities.
  • Correspondence with local enforcement authorities/ government authorities.
  • Correspondences with the empanelled advocate for issuing notice, filing complaints, suits and helping them with the draft and details of the cases.
  • Issuing Notices to Defaulter under various laws for to recover the loan outstanding.
  • Reply to objections raised by the Defaulter in response to action taken against them under various laws.
  • Filing of 138 complaints against Defaulter with co-ordination of empanelled Advocates.
  • Filing of Criminal Complaints and Civil Cases against the defaulters.
  • Appearing in the court of Law on behalf of the Organisation.
  • Drafting of Written Statement on Behalf of Organisation as per requirements.
  • Observation and monitoring TAT laid down under various laws for initiating action against Defaulters.
  • Team Size: 3 Direct Reportees

Territory Manager (legal remedial)

E-NXT Financial ltd. (A TATA ENTERPRISES)
09.2007 - 05.2010
  • To Handle Recovery Activity for Non Performing Assets & Legal Action for recovery.
  • Key Responsibilities included: Allocation to the team member by sorting their respective locations by setting individual targets.
  • Collating the allocation received from team member and sending to the Superiors.
  • Monitoring the performances of the team member and ensuring the achievement of individual Targets.
  • Implementation of the changes necessary for achievement of Targets and improvement in performance.
  • Handling NPA Portfolio for recovery of dues and to achieve the targets set against the same.
  • Visiting to the defaulters and making them to settle their accounts.
  • Co-ordination with enforcement agencies to achieve the targets.
  • To Deal with local governmental authorities if any problem persist on behalf of Organisation.
  • To Achieve the target set by the organization.

LEGAL RETAINER (LEGAL REMEDIAL)

E-NXT FINANCIAL PVT. LTD
01.2007 - 08.2007
  • Giving maximum NPA resolution for the individual location.
  • After receiving allocation through the regional coordinator starting working on the individual allocation.
  • Achieving the targets set by superiors.
  • Finding the customers whose trace ability was negative and making them +ve for payment or settlement.
  • Making the legal compliances for legal initiated by the central legal team.
  • Finding property details and availability of the customer for the purpose of initiating legal against the defaulter customer.

ASSOCIATED ADVOCATE

V.N. ABHYANKAR AND ASSOCIATES.
11.2005 - 12.2006
  • Court Appearances and defending and filing of the legal cases by representing to the clients.
  • Key Responsibilities included: Search and Title reports, verification for Banking, Financial Institute clients.
  • Representing to the clients in court of law.
  • Drafting of the case/suit/application.
  • Case study and finding the loopholes and strong points of the opposite site to contest the litigation.
  • Finding out the citations supporting the case from the various publications and sources.
  • Presenting the hearing of the case before the court of law, contesting the case before the court of law.

JR. ADVOCATE

PRATAP V. PARDESHI, ADVOCATE
06.2004 - 12.2005
  • Assisting to the senior in representing to the clients.
  • Preparing the case file with case study material.
  • Representing to the senior in court of law.
  • Filing of Applications and complaints on behalf of Senior.
  • Attending the hearing of the cases before court of law on behalf of the senior.
  • Meeting to the government officials for case study.

Education

L.L.M -

ISBM
Pune
04-2018

LL.B. -

Symbiosis Law College
Pune
01.2004

B.S.L. -

Symbiosis Law College
Pune
01.2002

HSC -

Kantaben Mehta Jr. College
Panchgani, Maharashtra
01.1999

SSC -

MPH School
Panchgani, Maharashtra
01.1997

MSCIT -

Government Industrial Training Institute
Mahabaleshwar

Some College (No Degree) -

IIM, Shilong
Business Managment

Skills

  • Drafting and pleading
  • Conveyancing expertise
  • Property and contract law
  • Corporate legal compliance
  • Litigation management
  • Legal vendor oversight
  • Business and credit advisory
  • Vendor empanelment
  • Conciliation and Lok Adalat facilitation
  • Monthly reporting and analysis
  • Management information systems (MIS)
  • Audit and compliance assurance
  • Record management

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi
  • Marathi

References

Will be provided if required.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 03/31/82
  • Marital Status: Married

Personality Attributes

  • Ability to work in team environment
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Willingness to learn
  • Welcomes challenges at work
  • Initiative personified and 100% self-driven

Timeline

Regional Manager – Legal-West

Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd.
10.2024 - Current

Regional Legal Head

DCB Bank Limited
10.2013 - 10.2024

Assistant Manager- Legal

Bajaj Finance Limited
10.2011 - 10.2013

Junior Legal Manager

ARCIL-ARMS, A Division of Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Ltd.
06.2010 - 10.2011

Territory Manager (legal remedial)

E-NXT Financial ltd. (A TATA ENTERPRISES)
09.2007 - 05.2010

LEGAL RETAINER (LEGAL REMEDIAL)

E-NXT FINANCIAL PVT. LTD
01.2007 - 08.2007

ASSOCIATED ADVOCATE

V.N. ABHYANKAR AND ASSOCIATES.
11.2005 - 12.2006

JR. ADVOCATE

PRATAP V. PARDESHI, ADVOCATE
06.2004 - 12.2005

L.L.M -

ISBM

LL.B. -

Symbiosis Law College

B.S.L. -

Symbiosis Law College

HSC -

Kantaben Mehta Jr. College

SSC -

MPH School

MSCIT -

Government Industrial Training Institute

Some College (No Degree) -

IIM, Shilong
Vilas B Dhebe