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Deepali A.

Corporate Counsel | Contracts, M&A | UAE, DIFC, USA, India & UK Law

Corporate counsel trusted by businesses across UAE, UK, US and India for contracts that close deals and hold up when challenged. I am a Dubai-based in-house legal counsel with an active freelance practice. My day job involves negotiating and closing commercial agreements for a regional business which means I bring operational experience to every document I draft, not just academic knowledge of what clauses should say. My qualifications: LL.M., SQE2 cleared in England and Wales, enrolled Advocate before the Supreme Court of India and Bar Council of India, CA Inter from ICAI. The finance background matters, I read contracts with an eye on commercial exposure, not just legal risk. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞: (𝐀) 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 👉 NDAs, MOUs, MSAs and Service Agreements 👉 Shareholders Agreements, Co-Founder Agreements and JV Frameworks 👉 Share Purchase Agreements and Asset Purchase Agreements 👉 Franchise and Distribution Agreements 👉 Employment and Consultancy Contracts 👉 SaaS, Tech Licensing and API Agreements 👉 Vendor SLAs and Supply Chain Agreements 👉 Contract Review, Redlining and Risk Assessment 👉 Cross-Border Contract Structuring across UAE, UK, US and India (𝐁) 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: 👉 UAE Free Zone and Mainland Company Formation 👉 DIFC and ADGM Regulatory Advisory 👉 ESOP Structures and Investment Documentation 👉 Corporate Compliance and Governance Frameworks 👉 Board and Shareholder Resolutions (𝐂) 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲: 👉 Trademark Clearance and International Filing Strategy 👉 Trademark Prosecution across UAE, India, UK and US 👉 IP Licensing Agreements and Technology Transfer (𝐃) 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 👉 Legal Notices and Demand Letters 👉 Pre-Institution Mediation Strategy 👉 Civil and Commercial Pleadings 👉 Written Submissions and Case Briefs 👉 Court Filings across Indian jurisdictions including High Courts and NCLT 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐞: ✅ SQE2 Cleared — England and Wales ✅ In-house Counsel Experience in the UAE ✅ Multi-Jurisdictional Coverage — UAE, UK, US, India ✅ CA Inter from ICAI — commercial and financial lens on every contract ✅ 2 to 3 Business Day Turnaround on Standard Contracts ✅ No templates recycled across clients, no unverified AI output ✅ Top Rated on Upwork Message me with a brief description of your matter and I will tell you honestly whether I am the right fit and what it will take to get it done.

🇦🇪Dubai, United Arab Emirates$45/hr100% JSS4.96 (16)Since Sep 2020
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Earnings and projects

MRR
$415

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#85,361 / 412k
🇦🇪Country#466 / 2,720
Revenue, last 30 days
$1.9k

Last 6 months: $2.5k

World#23,254 / 412k
🇦🇪Country#143 / 2,720
Total earnings
$18k

Billed in all: $19k

World#148,073 / 412k
🇦🇪Country#833 / 2,720
Per project
$698

$312 in the last 6 months

World#153,057 / 412k
🇦🇪Country#937 / 2,720
Projects, last 6 months
8

Across 10 contracts

80% fixed20% hourly
World#24,499 / 412k
🇦🇪Country#143 / 2,720
Projects in all
26

Across 35 contracts

60% fixed40% hourly
World#109,599 / 412k
🇦🇪Country#722 / 2,720

Earnings, last 30 days

$19k+$1.9k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$17k$18k$19k$20kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 22% in Stock Option Agreement

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