SRINATH RA.IYENGAR

Partner – Fox Mandal Solicitors & Advocates

April 2022

Joined as Partner in Chennai FM Chennai & Managing Partner – FM Gujarat

Accomplishments:

• Managing the FM practice in Chennai & Gujarat as a full-service firm
• Providing complete end-to-end support to a Corporate in Advisory, Contracting & Litigation Management for all the divisions i.e. Admin, Operations, HR, Finance, IT, etc.
• IT Software contracts – Drafting, Review and Negotiation
• Cyber Crime issues.

Advocate IndependentPractice

Since January 2017 - March 2022

Accomplishments:

• Cyber Crime issues
• Advisory, drafting complaints with law enforcement, filing petition in various courts from Magistrate court, High court to Supreme court.
• Handled data theft matter for corporates and bank.
• Contracting - Experienced in all the dimensions of Contracting related to IT industry (Drafting, Reviewing, Negotiating to handling Contract Lifecycle Management tool). These include Master Service Agreements, Statement of Work,End User License Agreement,SaaS Agreements - Cloud based Subscription Agreement, Business Partner, Vendor Service Agreement, Implementation Agreementetc.
• Advisory - Providing legal advice to different departments - HR, Admin, IT, Finance on legalaspects
• Litigation Management - providing analytical and practical approach on litigation

Photon Interactive Pvt. Ltd, Chennai as Vice President - Corporate Legal

Since December 2013 - Jan 2017

Accomplishments:

• Legal head reporting to CFO/MD rather than head of function.
• Responsible for providing legal support globally for the Photon Group
• Litigation Management for the company at different levels both locally and internationally.
  • Strategizing and managing the litigationprocess
  • Coordinating and Interacting with external counsel to manage the litigationprocess
  • Interact with police department and law enforcement agency on needbasis
• Contracting–Complete life cycle management from drafting, reviewing to negotiating. Including creation of contract management tool.
• Advisory – Providing professional and strategic advice to the Chief Executive, Board and senior management.
• Immigration Compliance – Managing end to end Visa process for H1, L1, B1 visa applications
• Intellectual Property Rights
  • Managing the patent profile
  • Coordinating with law firm globally for filing patents and trademark.
• Managing the Visa Team to ensure visa related compliance.

Significant Highlights:

• Achieved remarkable success in a cybercrime matter and civil litigation involving share holder
• Created templates for contracts
• Streamlined visa application process to monitor compliance requirements through web-based application
• Continued as retainer after Jan 2017

Ramco Systems Limited, Chennai as General Manager- Legal

November 2012 - December 2013

Accomplishments:

• Legal head responsible for providing legal support globally from US to Australia covering APAC, EMEA, etc.
• Responsible for:
  • Controlling, managing and directing the activities of the legal function as a Head.
  • Ensuring that the management is at all times apprised of developments within the function's remit;
  • Providing professional and strategic advice to the Chief Executive, Board and senior management;
  • Acting as an effective member of the senior management
• Contracting, complete end-to-end life cycle management,which includes negotiations at global level
• Litigation-Managing litigation for the company at different levels both locally and internationally
• Intellectual Property Rights
  • Managing the patent profile
  • Coordinating with law firm globally for filing patents and trademark.

Significant Highlights:

• Successfully created new contract templates in line with current industry trend.
• Effective contract management put in place to reduce turn around time
• Successfully negotiated contracts resulting in a landmark joint venture.

Sutherland Global Service Pvt. Ltd, Chennai as Director - Legal

April 2011 - October 2012

Accomplishments:

• Director – Legal heading India legal division, reporting to Global Head Legal in US.
  Responsible for:
  • Managing legal department for Indian Geo
  • Contract Management
  • Global Compliance
• Managing India legal affairs, includes:
  • Managing legal team in India.
  • Providing all legal support for different corporate functions (sales delivery, HR, finance)
  • Litigation Management (end–to–end) ensure swift closure of issues at controlled cost / spending
• Contracts (Life Cycle) Management (end-to-end), includes:
  • Trouble shooting and upgrading the internal Contract Management Tool – SCOREDMS
  • Negotiation, review, escalation, post execution interpretation, etc.
  • Contracts include–
    • Master Service Agreement (MSA), Statement of Work (SOW), Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA), Licensing Agreement, Teaming Agreement,etc.
    • Geo support covered – Global (mainly- India, US, UK, Canada, Bulgaria, Mexico, Columbia, Egypt, Malaysia)
    • Procurement /Vendor Contracts – All types, include –Transport related vendor contracts,trainer's consultancy agreement, etc.
    • Facility related, Real Estate, contracts such as Lease Agreements, Leave and License Agreements, respective amendments,etc.
• Global Compliance
  • Responsible for creating a Global Compliance Framework which includes creation of compliance charter.
  • Implement the charter to ensure statutory compliance of all the entities across the globe.
  • Liaise with Company Secretary on compliance with ROC related matters.
  • Ensure compliance with other statutory requirement such as TRAI licensing requirement for call centre operation, RBI filings (through company secretary),etc.
  • Research on statutory obligation
    • In course of compliance such as providing analysis on amendment to Information Technology Act, Rules for client communication purposes.
    • For entry into new GEOS
    • Response to RFP
  • Coordinating with various forums, body such as DSCI, NASCCOM, etc to keep updated on latest industry.

HCL Technologies Ltd., Chennai as Group Manager - Legal

Oct 2010 – April 2011

Accomplishments:

• Group Manager reporting to Global Head of Compliance in US.
• Part of Global Compliance Team taking care of compliance of overseas entities in Europe and Asia Pacific region.

Creation of overseas entity.

• Forming the compliance framework for overseas entity.
• Conducting legal audit on the existing entity and do gap analysis of As Is situation.
• Preparing compliance mechanism for the foreign entities.
• Monitoring statutory compliance for the overseas entities.
• Coordinating with the in-house attorney in US / UK and understanding the compliance aspect.
• Providing support in any overseas litigation by interacting with the lawyers and strategizing the plan of action.
• Providing support on the Legal Process Off-shoring initiative on need basis.

Significant Highlights:

• Successfully coordinated legal audit for Italian and French entity.
• Resolved a situation in Saudi Arabia relating to authority of power.
• Successfully coordinated in entity creation in South Africa.
• Successfully rolled out compliance frame work for European entities.

Anindus Consultants Pvt. Ltd., Delhi (part of Lakshmi Kumaran & Sridharan Law firm) heading the unit as Chief Operating Officer

Mar to Nov 2008

Accomplishments:

• Spearheading the operations of a Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO) owned by a leading law firm M/s Lakshmi Kumaran & Sridharan.
• Assisting the CEO in managing day-to-day affair sof the company and framing policy for overall management.
• Managing team of engineers for Drafting of Patents.
• Participating in disclosure meeting swith the inventor,carrying out Search Map Analysis and providing Litigation Support – Patents.
• Preparing Invalidity Contentions and Claim Charts.
• Providing subject matter support when required on automotive engineering.
• Ensuring quality by bringing in quality assurance at first level of delivery.
• Managing paralegals for providing support of e-filing of Patent in US PTO.
• Managing the team, recruitment, and training & development.

Significant Highlights:

• Successfully completed Patent e-filing in US PTO for a Fortune 500 client.
• Managed HR issues during transition phase.
• Assisted the law firm in a proposed merger.

HCL Technologies Ltd., BPO Services, Chennai as Manager Operation

Oct 2006 to Feb 2008

Accomplishments:

• Managing the Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO) engagement of the company comprising of more than25 Lawyers and Conveyancers providing real time support to Solicitor in UK.
• Instrumental in conceptualizing, designing and planning a very large carve-out model for a legal publication company based out of US.
• Monitoring legal compliance of the process as defined by the client.
• Training the resources (Lawyers & Conveyancers) and monitor training schedules.
• Monitoring the creation of Standard Operating Procedures and maintaining quality of the process.
• Identifying new areas of Legal outsourcing and synergizing Legal Work and Operation.
• Developing business in the Legal Area and planning transition for process.
• Interacting with clients (Corporate / Law Firm).

Significant Highlights:

• Successfully delivered service as per the client expectation.
• Instrumental in developing the process from 20 FTE process to 45 FTE.
• Accomplished the go-live deadline as defined by the client as well as achieved zero compliance issue.

Independent Practice Advocate, Surat, Gujarat,India

Jan 2005 to Oct 2006

Markand & Co Solicitors, London, United Kingdom as Assistant Solicitor

Dec 2003 to Dec 2006

Accomplishments:

• Successfully briefed different Barristers in matters pertaining to immigration, insurance , cross border divorce resulting in successful litigation
• Advised local clients on cross border (India) related disputes
• Assisting in the areas of Commercial and Residential Conveyancing.
• Taking instructions from clients, drafting agreement, fulfilling lenders requirement sand coordinating with solicitors/ solicitor firms for completion of transaction.
• Obtaining copies of registered entries and file plan with regards to the property.
• Carrying out various searches concerning the property with the Land Registry with regards to title, bankruptcy,environment,etc.
• Completing registration formalities with HM Land Registry.
• Assisting in the areas of commercial lease and company takeovers.
• Drafting appeal in matter relating to immigration.
• Advising on immigration matters.
• Preparing documents for litigation matters in High Court, County Courts.
• Attending various courses on updating legal knowledge as required by Law Society,England for CPD points.

Advocate, Surat, Gujarat, India (Practiced as an independent Advocate)

Jan 2001 to Aug 2003

M/s Lakshmi Kumaran & Sridharan, Mumbai (Practiced as Assistant Advocate to Mr. V Sridharan- Sr. Counsel)

June 1999 to Dec 2000

Law office of Mr. Kamlesh M. Patel (Sr. Counsel),Surat

June 1998 to June 1999