Management Legal

SURYA PRABHA

Telephone: 1-857-***-**** E-mail: ***************@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS

Working with NTT Data Services as Audit Analyst. Perusing Legal Risk Management Strategies for Multinational Enterprises course from Boston University. Worked at Indian Subsidiary of Symantec Corporation USA as Assistant Corporate Counsel.

Worked in India as Corporate Attorney with experience in handling Contracts, Corporate Compliance, Secretarial Practices and Support functions.

Experience in Contracts Management, Drafting Procurement and Commercial agreements, setting up Contractual terms & Conditions and Risk Management.

Experience in handling matters related to Compliance, ensuring adherence with the Company policies and legal Compliances with the Indian Laws and Regulations, providing secretarial and advisory support to the management. Worked on tools: Concur, SAP, Salesforce, and Blueprint

Expertise in drafting and vetting of agreements; legal support in the negotiation of contracts; handling Arbitration and Conciliation, helping with mergers and acquisitions.

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

NTT Data Services July’15, till Date

Analyst (Audit & Compliance)

Creating audit plans and reports that provide a clear description of issues identified, related implications on the business.

Monitoring compliance status and identify exceptions and present written status reports to business managers and business and compliance committees on compliance status and issues.

Understanding of SOX, execute audits and tests of SOX controls. Review SOX documentation process to ensure W-desk is the source of complete and accurate information for business controls (i.e., risk control matrices, narratives, process flow diagrams, etc.)

Conducting investigations (e.g., interviewing witnesses, identifying, gathering and reviewing documentary evidence, drafting investigation reports)

Raising compliance concerns and discuss investigation findings and disciplinary action

Assist with the design and implementation of new Compliance policies and procedures

Working with Legal team on structure of contracts and review of terms and conditions. Highlights areas of concern in regard to the contracts.

SYMANTEC SOFTWARE INDIA PVT. LTD

Corporate Counsel Jun’09 –Feb’15

Contracts (Procurement and Revenue):

Acted as the lead for Procurement Contract Review for Asia Pacific Region, acted as the first point of contact for sales team contract requests.

Drafted and negotiated high volume of contracts, master services agreements (MSA), SOW, NDAs/CDAs Change orders.

Executed and managed contracts in an effective and efficient manner to complete within the agreed timeline.

Worked on mitigating contractual risk and ensure compliance with applicable regulations, policies, and processes.

Managed all supporting business partners and executed the requisite authorization and approval needs and requirements.

Maintained tracking of pending contracts, and escalated matters to Business Operations team for any potential issues or delays for further action

Assisted in developing reports, presentations, drafted basic legal documents using templates; and organize/maintain databases and legal files;

Assisted in creating Contract Negotiation playbooks and trained New hires on IP related issues.

Human Recourses:

Managed employee issues from legal perspective relating to non-performance, misconduct, employees with health issues, behavioral issues, grievances, harassment cases including sexual harassment, employee dispute, dispute by vendor employee/s, witness summons, warrant etc.

Drafted responses to claim, complaint and request by quasi-judicial authorities and third-parties relating to Company’s employees. Reviewed issues relating to non-compete, non-solicitation, and other conflicts of interest issues.

Drafted and reviewed documents to provide guidelines to HR team from legal perspective. Legal review of Company Policies and Practices.

Verifications of Statutory Compliances like Company Law, PF, ESIC, Gratuity etc. and records maintained for the same.

Labour Laws:

Acted as a lead for maintaining labor law compliances, statutory compliance, and proper maintenance of data pertaining to various laws applicable.

Maintained data required for PF, ESIC, MLWF & contract labor, preparation of the various application, attending labor inspectors.

Conducted and supervised vendor compliance audit on a quarterly basis.

Responsible for maintenance of various records pertaining to various labor laws both central and state wise.

Secretarial Practices:

Handled Corporate Governance matters as per the Companies Act, 2013.

Preparation of agenda, board meeting material and conducted the meetings of the Board of Directors and Shareholders. Prepared minutes of the meeting and circular resolutions.

Maintained statutory records & registers, prepared and filed necessary documents, e-forms and returns as required under Companies Act and other statutory acts.

Coordination with cross-functional teams to provide corporate documents, authorities and other necessary reports as may be required by various regulatory applications.

Prepared replies to the notices received from ROC.

Others:

Coordination with cross-functional teams to provide corporate documents, authorities and other necessary reports as may be required by various regulatory applications.

Assisted in liaising with advisers, such as lawyers and auditors.

Drafted, prepared and filed various applications with Department of Telecommunication, Labour Law Authorities Reserve Bank of India, DGFT and Bankers of the Company.

Actively involved in the merger of the companies.

Coordinated with external legal counsels, and briefing the court matters to the management on a regular basis.

Drafted court-related documents, such as complaints, claims, written statements, appeals, affidavits, compromise petitions etc.

TRUSTMAN.ORG, New Delhi Jan’06-Dec’08

Legal Associate (Paralegal)

IPR filing, Corporate filing, Company Incorporation, Arbitration.

Prepared specified forms, letters or other legal documents

Obtained documents and certificates from local & federal courts and state agencies

Conducted basic searches and creating reports in databases or other document repositories

Prepared documents for submission to courts & agencies

SCHOLASTICS

Perusing Legal Risk Management Strategies for Multinational Enterprises (online)course from Boston University via edX.

Bachelor’s Degree in Law from India

Certificate for: Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination, West Virginia University(Coursera)

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