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AJAY SHARMA

Appearing in various courts, Having expertise in Banking Law, Consumer Disputes, Corporate & Commercial law, Intellectual Property & Trade Mark. Providing Legal Opinions on critical issues, Handling Criminal & Civil Proceedings, Consumer Matters, Recovery Suits, Trade Mark, Documentation, Compliances, and Arbitration. Drafting of various agreements, Power of Attorney, Will, Service Level Agreements, Supplier Agreements, Negotiate, Commercial settlement agreements, MOU, Non-Discloser Agreements.

Key Skills

Critical Thinking
Investigation
Better organizing and planning.
Excellent Decision making

Professional Experience

Mar 2019
Present
Legal Counsel
Richfeel Health & Beauty Private Limited Mumbai, IN
Richfeel is a pioneer in the field of “TRICHOLOGY” providing Hair Care Solutions, Hair, Scalp care, Skin products and medicines.
  • Drafting various Agreements, MOU's, Franchisee Agreement, Supplier Agreements, Leave & License Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Doctors/ Surgeon Agreements,  Power of Attorney, Board Resolutions, Hire Agreements, Supplements Agreements, Termination letters and Addendums. 

  •  Maintaining, Renewal & Obtaining  various clinical licenses, FDA License, Shop & Establishments License, FSSI License, Hording License, Pharmacy License, dealing with various authorities, BMC officers Drug Officer for and on behalf of company to resolve the queries or to obtain/ renewal of licenses. 

  •  Maintaining and Renewal various Trade Mark  and Intellectual Property  of company , Weekly update, New applications for Trade Mark, Filing Affidavit of Objections, Attending hearing, updating the status of Trade Mark  and Co-ordinating with Advocates for and on behalf of Company. 

  • Attending hearing, representing company, drafting plaint, complaint, reply to notices,  demand notices,  Affidavits,  preparing witness for evidence,  witnessing witness, execution of summons/ warrants and all other court proceedings. 

  • Maintaining MIS, Digitization of Records, Liaising with Senior  Advocates, Councils, Law firms, Solicitors, Judicial & quasi-judicial Authorities, Police Officers, Government Servants for and on behalf of Company.

  • Maintaining and Renewal of various Insurance policy's like  Employee welfare policy, Employee Mediclaim policy, Group Insurance Policy, Floater Fire Policy, Standard Fire and Special Perils Policy, Burglary Loss Policy etc., dealing with  various Agents, Insurance Companies for compare,  representation and approval for execution. 

  • Responsible for all legal & statuary compliances, providing clarification on legal language or specifications to everyone in the organization. Preparing Contingent Sheet, Monthly expenses Provisional Sheet, Updates, Compliances, dealing the issues with various Landlords, Rental payments, Advocates Payments, Approvals, Resolving Customers Complaints etc. 
Mar 2014
Present
Legal Counsel
CNH Industrial India Private Limited Mumbai, IN
A global leader in capital goods segment, present in 180 countries, 13 brands, 66 Manufacturing Plants, 49 R&D Centers & workforce of more than 62,000
  • Drafting, vetting of plaints, replies, documents for litigations / arbitrations to ensure that they are in line with the requirements as stated by law and ensure that the litigation outcome is in favor of the Organization. 
  • Drafting various types of agreements, Power of Attorney, Service Level Agreements. 
  • Effectively attend to Civil & Criminal Matters, Arbitration Matters, Labour Matters, Criminal Complaints, Consumer Complaints and matters before various law enforcement agencies and representing the organization and its associated companies. 
  • Represent the organization in meetings conducted to brief lawyers/solicitors on ongoing and prospective litigations. 
  • To manage outside counsel for litigation matters and act as Company representative to outside counsel to ensure effectiveness and alignment of outside counsel with Company objectives.
  • To provide clarification on legal language or specifications to everyone in the organization. 
  • Liaise with lawyers to review the progress of the litigations and arbitrations to ensure timely follow up & closure of cases and keep the management updated on the status periodically. 
  • Supporting end to end legal supporting in the litigation matters filed by or against CNH Industrial relating to Consumer disputes, Civil litigation, Criminal proceeding, Arbitration.
  • Replying legal notices on product and quality issues from Customer.
  • Reviewing and collating information from different functions to support legal proceedings by validating replies, counter replies, affidavits, and plaints in the Court matters.  
  • Managing external counsels and law firm to represent effectively in the litigation matters filed by or against the Company. 
  • Ensured compliance to various legal standards and regulations.
  • Effectively validate the documentation pertaining to various business deals to ensure legal compliance and guide the management team on the same. 
  • Prepared an estimate of the total cost estimated for the case. 
  • Arrange to serve Summons, Bailable & Non Bailable Warrants with the help of Police. 
  • Appear before various authorities, boards, councils, and quasi-judicial authorities, local municipal and other authorities. 
  • Liaising with Advocates, Lawyers, Law firms, solicitors on regular basis for legal work. 
  • Provide regular status updates on various legal suits / complaints to Legal Department, Mumbai/ Gurgaon. 
  • Follow up with the Court authorities on various matter. 
  • Tracking of all suits filed by the company .
  • Resolving legal queries, providing legal opinion to the various departments of the company. 
  • Daily MIS updates.
  • Digitization of more than Five thousand cases.  
Dec 2011
Mar 2014
Junior Council
Law Firm (Internship) Mumbai, IN
Magistrate / Session/City Civil/ High Court/Consumer Forum and Other Judicial Forum
  • Drafting of notices, Rejoinders, complaints, plaints, written statements, compromise petitions, objections, Affidavit, Bail Application, Notice of Motion and Consent Terms. 
  • Drafting & vetting of contracts & agreements such as Sale Deed, Agreement for Sale, Power of Attorney, Indemnity Bond, Mortgage Deed, MOU’s, Joint Settlement deed, Leave & License and Power of Attorney. 
  • Managing multiple tasks with an emphasis on retaining quality standards.
  • Providing accurate, timely and effective legal advice to clients. 
  • Attending hearings at all court.
  • Presenting evidence in court to support clients in legal proceedings. 
  • Advising clients on their legal rights and obligations. 
  • Involved in out of court settlements. 
  • Preparing arguments to be heard in a trial.
  • Gathering and organizing evidence on behalf of clients. 
  • Preparing questions to ask witnesses.
  • Interviewing witnesses, defendants and clients. 
  • Negotiating with other barristers, solicitors, legal executives and their clients. 

Education

Mar 2002
May 2003
Secondary School Certificate (S.S.C) in Government Queens College
Board of High School & Intermediate Education U.P
May 2003
May 2005
Higher Secondary Certificate (H.S.C) in Government Queens College
Board of High School & Intermediate Education U.P
May 2006
Jul 2012
B.L.S LL.B in Nalanda Law College
University of Mumbai
Mar 2019
Dec 2020
Company Secretary (Executive Programme) in The Institute of Company Secretaries of India
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India

Certifications

2020
Introduction to Environmental law and policy
University of North Carolina, United States
2020
Feminism and Social Justice
University of California, Santa Cruz
2019
Employee Management System
Coursera
2020
Business Law and Merger
Project Management Institute
2020
Mergers & Acquistions
NASBA
2020
GDPR Compliance
NASBA
2020
Business Analysis Foundation
International Institute of Business Analysis
2020
Podcasting: Business and Law
Linkedin
2020
Hiring, Managing, and Separating from Employees
HR Certification Institute
2020
Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certification
Management & Strategy Institute
2020
Six Sigma White Belt
Aveta Business Institute, United States
2020
Project Management Essentials
Management & Strategy Institute
2020
Basics of Financial Markets
National Stock Exchange
2020
Introduction to Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance Institute
2020
Economics for Capital Markets
Corporate Finance Institute
2020
Introduction to Derivatives
Corporate Finance Institute
2020
International Certified Career Coach Program - 1
Career Development Alliance, U.S.A

Quote

" In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity "

Albert Einstein

Hobbies & Interests

  • Cooking
  • Social activities
  • Politics
  • Browsing web

Languages

English
(Fluent)
Hindi
(Fluent)
Marathi
(Basic)

Career Aspiration

Working in an esteemed organization with a positive work environment can be rewarding. I can picture myself growing to the position I am working on and utilizing my knowledge to yield better outcome in the coming three years where I can cherish the achievements along the road.

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