Roouchak Kumar Saxena
**** * ********** *** *******, IL 60645 872-***-**** **************@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/roouchak
Summary
A Contract, and Transactional Lawyer, having Masters Degree in Law from USA, with 7+ years experience with International Companies, and Law Firms, experienced with the Laws of USA, Middle East, Africa & India, seeking an exciting opportunity.
Contracts Experience: Experience of Drafting & Negotiating 800+ Contracts
Sales: - Distributor Contract, Sale & purchase Contract, B2B & B2C Products Sales Contract for products like TV, Cameras, Printers, Scanners, Solar Technology, Cloud Services, Fax machines, Refrigerators, Home Appliance, Business Display Panels, CCTV, Photocopiers, Mobile, Food Products as well, etc. Global Contract with Companies.
Marketing:- Product marketing Contracts, E- Commerce Marketing, Social media Marketing, Marketing Agencies Contract, Marketing Campaigns, Exhibitions & Conference Contracts. CSR Contracts, Charity Contracts, Sponsorship Contracts, Contracts with celebrities, Online Marketing Competition, Data Privacy Compliance Contracts. Contract with Environment, Health & Safety Agencies.
Service: - Product Warranty Contracts, Customer Complaints reply memo.
Finance:- Compliance contracts with Banks, Contracts with Insurance companies, Contract with credit agencies, Contract with Finance Authorities, Contract with Auditing Companies,
Supply chain: - Logistics Contracts, Contracts with Warehouses, Contract with Shipping Companies, Supply chain Compliance contract
HR:- Employment Contract with Employees, Contract with recruitment Agencies, Termination letter to employees.
IT:- It procurement Contracts, IT Contracts with data companies, IT Purchase contracts, iCloud & online computing service contract.
Legal: NDA, MOU, Letter of Intent, Joint venture, Mergers & Acquisition, termination & cancellation contracts, Anti Competition contracts, Anti Money laundering, Export import compliance, Articles of association, MOA, Shareholder Agreement, Board resolution, Shareholder resolution, Minutes of Meeting, Due Diligence Reports.
Industries:- Electronics, E-Commerce Hotels, Defense, Government, Supply chain, Construction, Social Media, Oil & Gas, Food Products, Banks, Insurance Companies, IT Companies, Marketing Agencies, Exhibitors, Charity, NGO, Law Firms, Courts, Administrative & procurement, Retailers, Malls, Distributors, University, Hospital, health care, Auditing Companies, etc.
Contract Skills: - Drafting, preparing, negotiating Contracts. Storing & maintaining database of signed contracts online on share point. Tracking of renewal & expiry of contract. Establishing internal contract approval process with internal management before signing. Risk form for high risk contracts. Sitting with internal sales/ marketing/ procurement teams discussion counter arguments from clients, preparing response. Holding meeting with external clients or counsel to finalize counter arguments, and close contracts.
Contract Law: - Offer Acceptance, Mail Box Rule, Mirror Image, Uniform Commercial Code, Promissory Estoppels, Bargain Theory, Pre-Existing duty, Remedies, Expectation Measure, Duty to Mitigate, Buyer & Sellers Remedies, Liquidated Damages, Specific Performance, Excuse, Repudiation, Uncertainty, Frustration, Duress, Mistake, Statute of Frauds.
Other Legal Expertise
Corporate & Commercial Law, Transactional Law, Joint ventures & Takeover.
Merger & Acquisitions, Drafting Purchase Agreement, Formation of Company, Tax consideration, Transaction Structure, Minority Stakeholder, Risk Allocation, Due Diligence, Security Exchange Commission, William Act.
Corporations, Business Set up, Agency, Partnership, and Comparative Law.
Information Technology, Anti Bribery & Corruption, Anti Trust Law, Data Privacy, Social Media law.
Intellectual Property, Trademarks, Copyrights, Environement Law, and Corporate Communications.
Consumer Banking, Consumer Finance Law, Anti Money Laundering, Dodd Frank Act, Mortgage/ Fair Lending
Employment Law, Consumer Protection Law, Sports Law.
Health Care, Medical Negligence.
Legal Advice on Laws of Illinois, California, New York, and Federal Laws.
Legal Support to Senior Management, Sales, Marketing, HR, Finance, IT and Admin departments.
General Compliance, Internal Control, Risk Management, and Internal Audit.
Legal Training, and Courses.
Bar Qualification
Applied for New York, Illinois, and California Bar. Registered Advocate in India, and Legal Advisor in Dubai.
Education
2016-2017 CHICAGO KENT COLLEGE OF LAW, Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL
Masters of Law Degree in USA, International & Transitional Law,
Major: US Contract Law, Unified Commercial Code (Contracts), Corporate Law, Merger & Acquisitions, JV, SEC, Agency, Partnership, Corporations, Data Privacy, Business Set up, Social Media, Compliance in Consumer Finance, Consumer Banking Law, Sports Law, and Comparative Law.
2005-2010 Amity Law school, amity university Noida, India
BA. LLB (Hons.) (Bachelors in Law) (JD Equivalent) CGPA 7.43, Among top 3 rank holders.
2012-2012 Lloyds Registers Quality Assurance Dubai, UAE
Certified Internal Auditor for ISO 14001, Environment, Health & Safety Laws.
2012-2012 Sharp, Japan Dubai, UAE
Certificate in Export & Import Control, and Compliance of USA Trade Sanctions.
2006-2009 Asian School of Cyber Law Pune, India
Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights, Corporate Legal Finance, and IT, Cyber Law & Security.
2009 Law Wave Delhi, India Certified LPO Professional – (Legal Research on USA State & Federal Laws)
Experience Total 7+ years in Middle East, Africa, Asia & USA.
2013-2016 Canon Middle east & Africa Dubai, UAE
Legal Counsel, Legal Dept, Handling 4 companies & 45+ Countries including Middle East & Africa
Drafting, Reviewing & Negotiating Legal Agreements & Contracts, approximately 500+. Drafted and Negotiated diverse list of contracts including Sales Agreement, Purchase Agreement, NDA, MOU, Marketing Agreement, Marketing Collateral, E-Commerce Marketing, Social Media Marketing Agreements/ campaigns, Exhibition Agreement, IP Licensing, Brand Marketing Agreement, Distributor Agreement, General Procurement Terms, B2B & B2C Contracts, Amendment Agreement, Renewals, Termination, Employment Agreement, Agreement with Marketing Agency, CSR Agreement, Sponsorship Agreement, Merger & Joint venture Agreement, Warranties, Agreement with Bank for Corporate finance compliance, Minutes of Meeting, Memorandum of association, Article of Association, Corporate finance compliance internal rules drafting, Solar technology agreements, Camera, Printer, Food Items & Oil & gas Agreements, Construction Agreements. Negotiation with outside counsels & business leaders.
Setting up process for storing all contracts in online database, tracking contracting for renewal & termination.
Advising all department in companies like Marketing, Sales, Management, HR, Admin, IT, Finance for contractual requirements with third parties.
Negotiating Government contracts sometimes took 6 months to close for government tenders, business, procurement, B2B Contracts. Sitting with internal sales team, drafting terms & then sitting with other party legal counsel, sales team till closing the contract. Supporting internal clients for closing difficult contract negotiation process.
Entering Global Contracts with American Companies & Attorneys; AECOM, Schlumberger, Nokia. Public Procurement deals with New York University, and many other American Companies.
Legal Advice on Corporate, M&A, SEC, FINRA, JV, USA Laws, Information Technology, Employment Law, Banking Compliance, US Export & Import policies, US Sanctions, Trade Finance, Govt. Tenders, Visa & Immigration, Customer Service, Intellectual Property, Distributor & Agency, Social Media, SOX, (FCPA) Anti-Bribery & Corruption, Data Privacy, Competition Law, Marketing Campaigns, Exhibitions, Opening, Closing Bank A/C & Representative Offices, Environment Law & Audit, Health & Safety, Corporate Communications, and CSR.
OCE Global Acquisition deal, entered into multi million M&A, and setting up a company in Qatar. Negotiating Merger deal with Saudi Arabia companies. Set up Regional Office in Africa, Nigeria & Ghana.
Concluded a multi million B2B MPS- FSMA agreement with a prestigious Dubai Airport. Removed a 30 years old Distributor in Bahrain. Concluded B2B contracts with various US based companies, and many companies from Health Care sector, Computer & IT, Aviation, Government, Defense, Royal Family, Hotels, Vehicles, Law Firms, Banks, Airports, University & Schools, many more.
Legal Advice on Banking Issues, worked with Banks like Citi Bank, HSBC, etc.
General Compliance, Risk Management, and Internal Control.
Conducting ISO 14001, internal audits for environment, health & safety laws.
Providing Legal & Compliance Training to Executives & Employees.
Seeking External Advice from International Law Firms, Audit Firms, and Meeting with Government officials.
Reporting to Legal Director in UK, monthly meeting with Legal Team members from USA, Europe, Africa, Asia. Monthly Meeting with Management Team & Managing Director.
2011-2013 sharp middle east & Africa Dubai, UAE
Legal Consultant, Legal Dept, Handling 100+ Countries including Middle East, Africa & CIS.
Drafting, Reviewing, and Negotiating Agreements & Contracts approximately 300+, including Distributorship Contracts, Marketing Contracts, E-Commerce Marketing, Exhibition Contracts, Trademark/ Brand Licensing Agreements, Marketing Campaigns on Facebook, Data Privacy contracts with Marketing companies, Joint venture, Termination, renewal, and amendment contracts, OEM Contracts, Licensing contracts, Contracts with suppliers, General purchase terms for procurement, Sales & purchase contracts, Contracts with Banks, Law firms, government agencies
Contract storing process, approval process from internal management approval, tracking for renewal & expiry, negotiation contract from beginning till end. Advising all department in companies like Marketing, Sales, Management, HR, Admin, IT, Finance for contractual requirements with third parties.
Legal Advice on Corporate, Commercial, Agency Law, Intellectual property, IT, Social media, Marketing, Consumer Service, Environment, health & Safety Law & preparing for Audits, Employment, Immigration, Banking & Trade Finance, Insurance & Exhibition Events.
M&A negotiations with Dubai Distributor. JV contract with Saudi Arabia Distributors.
Conducting ISO 14001 internal audits for environment, health & safety laws.
General Compliance, Risk Management, and Internal Control.
2010-2011 Jitendra Intellectual Property Dubai, UAE
IP & Legal Consultant, IP Dept, Advising Clients on IP matters including USA & Worldwide.
Drafted contracts for setting up of companies, Article of association, MOA, Power of attorney, Sales, purchase contracts, IP Licensing agrements.
Trade Mark Registration, Trade Mark Prosecution & Appeals. Company Set-up in Dubai, UAE.
2006- 2010 Legal Internship for a total period of 1 year only with various Law firms in India like Fox Mandal, etc, and Afridi & Angel Law Firm in Dubai.
Skills Hardworking, Dedicated & Goal Oriented. IT Skills including MS Word, Excel, Office, Power Point.
Legal Research: Lexis Nexis, West Law, and Bloomberg.
Personal English Read, Write & Advice (Fluent).
Visa Status Currently on OPT Work Authorization, H1B sponsorship required in future.