JINAL C. SHAH

*B Colliston Road Brighton, Boston, MA 02135 (617-****-*** adbwrb@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA

LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law Program, anticipated May 2020 Award: Boston University Scholarship

Rizvi Law College, Mumbai University, Mumbai, India B.L.S / LL.B (Bachelors of Law), May 2017

EXPERIENCE

Veritas Legal, Mumbai, India

Associate, September 2018 - April 2019

• Drafted share purchase agreement, share subscription and shareholder’s agreements for various companies engaged in e-commerce activities, manufacturing of paper cups and providing analytics service.

• Advised on the re-organization of the structure of a company engaged in e-commerce activities post the amendment to the FDI Regulations in relation to e-commerce and drafted share purchase agreement, share subscription agreement and shareholders’ agreements.

• Conducted due diligence on various companies engaged in sectors such as pharmaceutical, logistics and healthcare, e-commerce for investment and acquisition purposes and preparing legal due diligence reports for the same.

• Drafted deed of assignments for transfer of trademarks pursuant to business transfer for a top pharmaceutical listed company.

• Advised clients with respect to laws prevailing in India for transfer of employees pursuant to business transfer.

• Drafted various consultancy / employment agreements for chief financial officers / chief executive officers of various multinational companies.

DSK Legal, Mumbai, India

Associate, June 2017 – August 2018

• Conducted due diligence, drafted various chapters and prepared offer related documents such as the draft red herring prospectus, red herring prospectus, prospectus for IPO of Rites Limited.

• Conducted due diligence, drafted various chapters and prepared offer related documents such as the draft red herring prospectus, red herring prospectus, prospectus, offer agreements, certificates, consents for IPO of Bharat Dynamics Limited.

• Conducted due diligence and assisted in preparing all offer related documents for IPO’s of PSU companies engaged in railway and defense.

• Prepared draft red herring prospectus, offer agreements, certificates, consents for an IPO of a private company engaged in the field of compounding for the Wire and Cable market.

• Conducted due diligence on various companies engaged in sectors such as pharmaceutical, manufacturing, healthcare, construction and finance for investment and acquisition purposes and preparing legal due diligence reports for the same.

• Drafted shareholders agreement and share subscription agreement for a media and entertainment agency and for a NBFC.

• Researched and prepared a memo on consequences faced by the director due to nondisclosure of interest under the Companies Act, 2013 and on Foreign Direct Investment in e-commerce.

• Advised various national and multinational clients on various aspects relating to employment laws such in India

• Advised various clients on data protection laws prevailing in India.

• Registered trademarks with the trademark registry, drafted notice of oppositions and attended hearings at the trademark registry.

Research and Publications:

• Prepared an article on why Indemnity is the most negotiated cause in a contract.

• Prepared an article on fixed term employment of workman. Internship, September 2015 - April 2017

• Conducted due diligence of various companies and drafted various chapter of the due diligence reports.

• Researched and prepared summary on procedure of registering a mark under the Trade Marks Act, 1999.

• Researched and drafted an opinion on the non-compete clause under the Indian Contract Act, 1872.

• Researched and prepared memos and detailed case study on various employee related laws prevailing in India. LANGUAGE

Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati (native), English (fluent)