Apr 2022 – Oct 2025 · 3 yrs 6 mos

• Managing 2 VPs and leading a team of 25 lawyers and responsible for Corporate Legal and Litigation team in providing legal support to all business verticals of the Company.
• Part of the core team, leading one of largest and first ever M/A transactions in the life insurance space. Legal and regulatory advisory, risk mitigation, process management, ensuring value preservation critical in a M/A.
• Providing legal and regulatory advisory in facilitating business solutions in integrated insurance offerings across bancassurance, agency, loyalty, e-wallets, telecom, news media and e-commerce interfaces for the Company.

Dec 2017 – Mar 2022 · 4 yrs 3 mos

• Leading a team of 20 lawyers and responsible for Corporate Legal and Litigation team in providing legal support to all business verticals of the Company.
• Providing legal and regulatory advisory in facilitating business solutions in integrated insurance offerings for the Company. Worked extensively on investment mandates, insure tech solutions, large scale technology contracts, legal due diligence, large scale M/A transactions

Aug 2014 – Nov 2017 · 3 yrs 3 mos

• Responsible for legal and compliance control functions across ZyFin group of companies covering Singapore, India, U.K and Ireland. Providing legal, compliance and regulatory counsel to global asset management business with specific focus on ‘passive’ Asset Management products covering Europe, India,GCC/MENA regions. Devising legal solutions, assisting in monetising its Macro Analytics research platform dedicated to emerging markets, developing proprietary indices and converting them into investable strategies for market participants.
• Ensuring compliance of regulatory, legal and tax requirements, implementation and monitoring of compliance program for all group entities, fund structures and Managers. Setting up and strengthening compliance control systems and reporting structure to oversee vendor governance and management. Setting up policies and procedure, including KYC & PMLA procedures, and systematic periodic review based on the risk parameters and applicable laws.

Jan 2012 – Jul 2014 · 2 yrs 6 mos

• Responsible for legal and support compliance control functions, provide legal and regulatory counsel to domestic asset management business, FII advisory services, global technology support business of Morgan Stanley

Jan 2009 – Dec 2011 · 2 yrs 11 mos

• Providing legal and compliance support and direction to the executive management for asset management, global offshore support services, FII business advisory support etc.
• Advisor to the Board of Directors & Board of Trustees of the asset management business
• Developed Legal contract management system, litigation management framework, compliance framework and policies that implements best risk management, compliance, and legal support practices as per regulatory guidelines and global standards of the Firm.

Oct 2007 – Dec 2011 · 4 yrs 2 mos

• Negotiated, drafted and assisted in the execution of significant business agreements/transactions with Banks, distributors, clients, vendors and agencies with respect to the dometic asset management and global technology services business.
• Developed new business policies and guidelines with a blend of local and U.S law legal requirements, and supported the global legal and compliance teams of Morgan Stanley in the implementation of the organization's compliance policies.

May 2004 – Sep 2007 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Mumbai

• In my role at Principal Financial Group, provided legal, regulatory and compliance support related to the asset management business, portfolio management services, insurance broking and financial planning services provided by subsidiaries of PFG in India.

Jun 2002 – Apr 2004 · 1 yr 10 mos · Greater Delhi Area

• In my role at Dhir & Dhir, advised many clients on corporate laws, contract law, corporate sickness and restructuring, securitization, conducted lenders due diligence for power finance projects, legal project documentation, IPR, litigation support