Yash S

Independent Legal Consultant

Law

Nov 2022 - Present • 3 yrs 6 mos

– Drafted, reviewed and negotiated commercial agreements — consultant and artist contracts, IP assignment agreements, NDAs, employment contracts, commercial service agreements, financing and licensing agreements —balancing legal protection with commercial flexibility. – Supported cross-jurisdictional deal teams on drafting, negotiation and review of agreements with third-party vendors, including governing-law and risk-allocation structuring. – Advised early-stage startups on Indian privacy-law compliance, including drafting privacy policies and terms of use. – Reviewed and negotiated pre-funding documentation — term sheets, shareholders’ agreements and founders’ agreements. – Handled trademark and copyright registrations end-to-end and drafted/negotiated IP clauses, licensing and assignment arrangements in commercial agreements.

Advocate

Legal Services

Mar 2022 - Present • 4 yrs 2 mos

– Represented corporate and individual clients in domestic and ad-hoc arbitration; drafted notices, statements of claim/defence and award-enforcement petitions. – Handled IBC matters — filed and defended Section 7/9/10 petitions, appeared in Committee of Creditors proceedings, and advised on restructuring options. – Litigated civil, criminal and commercial matters before the Allahabad High Court; assisted senior counsel on appeals and writ petitions; conducted legal research and drafted pleadings. – Initiated and argued a Public Interest Litigation on dengue control, securing binding directions to the State Government on disease prevention, vector control and healthcare-infrastructure readiness.

Assistant Manager (Law)

Law • Full-time

Jul 2019 - Mar 2022 • 2 yrs 8 mos

– Advised business and project teams on structuring commercial arrangements; drafted, reviewed and negotiated supply, mining, infrastructure and vendor agreements. – Led impact assessments of upcoming Indian regulation — the Digital Data Protection Bill and the Labour Codes and draft rules and managed engagement with external counsel. – Partnered with HR and Operations to standardise employee compliance: internal forms and disclosures, HR policies (including work-from-home updates), employee handbook, performance and whistleblower investigations. – Owned ethical and statutory compliance for Indian operations — POSH Act, statutory returns and annual filings and supported the Company Secretary on board and secretarial compliance. – Represented the organisation in disputes before High Courts and the Supreme Court, including service, contractual, mining and taxation matters.