Akhilesh Tripathi

An accomplished and results-driven legal professional with 5 years of extensive experience across corporate legal advisory, commercial litigation, regulatory compliance, and corporate governance. Proven expertise in end-to-end contract management (drafting, reviewing, redlining, and negotiation) for complex agreements, including property instruments, high-value commercial deals, and emerging technology frameworks. Adept at managing multi-jurisdictional litigation, arbitrations, consumer disputes, and recovery matters while delivering strategic legal counsel to drive daily business operations.

Seeking a challenging Legal Generalist role within a Corporate Legal department to leverage cross-industry legal expertise, mitigate organizational risk, and contribute to sustainable professional growth.

Senior Executive (Legal) - HCL Technologies Limited

(2024-10 - 2025-12)

• Commercial Transactions: Led and supported complex commercial contracts and geo-legal workflows for the EMEA region.
• Contract Lifecycle Management: Managed the full contract lifecycle, structuring and negotiating high-value deals while aligning risk across finance, sales, and delivery teams.
• Tech & AI Frameworks: Drafted and vetted leading-edge AI implementation agreements for global clients.
• High-Pressure Execution: Successfully delivered time-critical Master Service Agreements (MSAs), NDAs, licensing agreements, RFPs, and Letters of Intent (LOIs) under tight deadlines.
• Risk Mitigation: Analyzed commercial and operational exposures, provided strategic markups/redline, and led customer negotiation calls to safeguard organizational interests.
• Leadership & Collaboration: Partnered with internal and external stakeholders to finalize proposals and mentored junior lawyers within the team.

Deputy Legal Manager - Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited

(2022-11 - 2024-10)

• Regional Legal Oversight: Managed all legal assignments, litigation, and advisory portfolios across Uttar Pradesh (U.P.) and Uttarakhand (U.K.).
• Litigation & Recovery Management: Filed and managed cases under the Arbitration Act, Sec-138 NI Act, SARFAESI Act, Civil Recovery suits, and execution petitions for asset portfolios (4-wheeler, 2-wheeler, and LAP).
• Pleadings & Vetting: Drafted and vetted petitions, written statements, police complaints, legal notices, and statutory replies.
• Cross-Functional Advisory: Collaborated with Sales, Credit, Operations, and Collections teams, reporting directly to the Zonal Legal Manager.
• Counsel Panel Management: Briefed and instructed empaneled external lawyers on litigation strategy and compliance.
• Operations & Compliance Auditing: Conducted periodic audits of repossessed vehicles, yards, and branches; spearheaded cost-saving and process-improvement initiatives.
• Team Guidance: Directed junior colleagues in maintaining MIS documentation and resolving branch-level legal disputes.

Legal Associate - Teamlease Reg. Tech. Pvt. Ltd.

(2022-04 - 2022-11)

• Compliance Consulting: Advised premier corporate clients (including Zomato, Voltas, L&T, Adani Airports, and Medanta Hospital) on internal and statutory compliances.
• Legal Research: Conducted comprehensive legal research to map regulatory changes and government policies to corporate tools.
• Corporate Training: Led internal training modules on proprietary compliance software for incoming team members.

Legal Associate - Chamber of Advocate Vijay Prakash Tiwari & Associates

(2020-11 - 2022-04)

• Core Litigation: Represented clients in various civil and criminal matters before the District & Sessions Court, High Court (Lucknow), Consumer Forums, and the RTI Commission.
• Drafting & Preparation: Drafted and reviewed petitions, plaints, written statements, evidence affidavits, contracts, and legal notices.
• Court Appearances: Regularly appeared before courts in and around Lucknow to handle filing procedures and argue matters.

Master of Laws - LL.M.

• Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University (2021)

Bachelor of Laws - LL.B.

• Shia PG College, University of Lucknow (2020)

Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA - University of Lucknow (2016)

Senior Secondary Education - ISC Board (2013)

Higher Secondary Education - ICSE Board (2011)