Komal S.

SEASONED CORPORATE AND CONTRACTS LAWYER with over twenty years of experience in corporate legal, company secretarial, and corporate governance functions across countries (India, Ireland, US, UK, UAE, Singapore) and across sectors (financial services including banking and funds, manufacturing & trading), author of a published book on business laws in the US. I specialize in advising startups on Co-founders Agreements, Funding transactions, Employee Stock options, business formations and drafting constitution documents. Having been involved in setting up and scaling a business myself, I understand the issues that Founders face very well. Practice experience: 2001 to 2006: Leading a firm of my own as well as being a Partner in a decent-sized legal and company secretarial firm based in Mumbai, India. 2017 onwards: Leading my own firm again in Mumbai, India with many startups as my clients In-house roles: 2007 to 2015, spread over India and Ireland I have held various positions with Northern Trust Corporation (AVP level position), Citibank Europe plc and DEPFA Bank plc - all based in Dublin, Ireland. I have worked in in-house legal and corporate governance roles in these positions. I worked as Assistant Company Secretary for EcoSecurities Group plc for 6 years, where I was overseeing compliance for subsidiary entities in 19 countries. In India, I have held Company Secretary & Compliance Officer positions with IIFL Holdings Limited (managed their initial public offering) and Damas India. I can undertake the following tasks with ease: Contract and Corporate *I can draft the following general agreements / policies: - Non-disclosure Agreement (See portfolio) - Memorandum of Understanding (See portfolio) - Employment Agreements - Distribution Agreements - Leave and License Agreements (See portfolio) - Lease Agreements - Consultancy Agreements - Terms and conditions of use of a website - Privacy Policies * I can draft the following corporate agreements: - Co-founders Agreements (see portfolio) - Operating Agreements for LLCs - LLP Agreements - Partnership Deeds/Agreements - Share Subscription Agreements (see portfolio) - Share Purchase Agreements - Shareholders Agreements I can draft the following corporate documents: - By-laws of Corporations - Memorandum and Articles of Association (see portfolio) - Unanimous consents and resolutions (see portfolio) - Terms of Reference for meetings of Board of Directors and Committee Charters - High quality internal policies - ESOP and SAR plans (see portfolio) Research and Content Writing - Writing articles for the blog (see portfolio) - Writing legal updates for a law firm - Ghost writing high quality legal articles for publication Intellectual property and technology law *Conducting a patent / trademark availability search in the records of the USPTO. *Drafting takedown notices under the DMCA (see portfolio) Business Skills: Significant understanding of setting up and scaling a business, applying the law with a view on commercial objectives, simplifying law to a level that makes sense to entrepreneurs.