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.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $2.5k
Billed in all: $19,039$19k
$312 in the last 6 months
Across 10 contracts
Across 35 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 22% in Stock Option Agreement
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