Corporate & Commercial Lawyer | Contracts, Compliance and Regulatory Advisory
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Lawyer with three years' experience across in-house financial services compliance, labour and employment law advisory, and forensic and integrity due diligence at Big Four and Big Three advisory firms. Reviews and negotiates commercial contracts — including MSAs, NDAs, and loan and credit documentation — advises on regulatory compliance under the New Labour Codes, EHS, data privacy, and AML/KYC frameworks, and has supported litigation and dispute matters including NCLT filings and arbitration petitions. BBA LLB (Hons.), Amity University, Kolkata.
Consultant, Labor and Employment Law Advisory at Grant Thornton Bharat LLP (2026-03 – 2026-06)
Advised enterprise clients and financial institutions on operational risk mitigation and policy realignment under India's New Labour Codes, and led compliance mapping for the Code on Wages and OSH Code across Maharashtra, Karnataka, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, and Kerala, converting statutory requirements into client advisory reports. Reviewed executive employment agreements, fixed term employment agreements and consultant contracts along with workplace policies and Handbooks to identify compliance gaps, and provide advisories on workforce restructuring, leave encashment, termination protocols, Wage Payments and Overtime for workers and employee category of workers. Authored technical regulatory updates for client distribution, including the Haryana minimum wage revisions and the Karnataka Shops & Establishments Act amendments along with latest state and central updates for the 4 Labor Codes and Subsequent Rules.
Reason for transition: Concluded this engagement after assessing that the team's working style and culture were not the right long-term fit; the assignment was completed and closed out on good terms.
Analyst, Risk and Compliance at HSBC Electronic Data Processing India (EDPI), Commercial Banking Division (2025-05 – 2026-03)
Reviewed and negotiated commercial contracts for banking clients and vendors, including Master Service Agreements (MSAs), Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), loan documentation, credit facility agreements, and trade finance, treasury, and FX product contracts, advising business teams on legal and regulatory risk prior to execution. Drafted legal advisories and research notes on regulatory developments across labour law, data privacy, and financial crime compliance for internal stakeholders and business teams. Reviewed internal HR, operational, and governance policies against the New Labour Codes (Code on Wages, Industrial Relations Code, Code on Social Security, and OSH Code), flagging gaps and recommending remediation ahead of implementation. Managed end-to-end compliance for labour law and EHS obligations, and provided financial crime compliance oversight (AML/KYC) for corporate banking and trade finance products during institutional onboarding. Advised on data privacy and IT law compliance, and reviewed internal policies, SOPs, and commercial documentation for alignment with legal, regulatory, and governance standards.
Reason for transition: Role concluded in March 2026 after a merger made the position redundant; the team was restructured and the function shifted to a new (KYC) team, prompting a move into labour law advisory instead.
Senior Analyst, Forensics & Integrity Services (Integrity Due Diligence) at Ernst & Young India LLP (2024-10 – 2025-04)
Conducted end-to-end integrity due diligence on high-risk third parties, counterparties, and enterprise clients, assessing legal, financial, and reputational risk exposure. Reviewed commercial contracts, including MSAs and NDAs, as part of client due diligence engagements, assessing indemnity, liability, and termination provisions. Advised on labour and employment law compliance risk within due diligence engagements, covering statutory obligations, contract labour compliance, and alignment with the New Labour Codes for client and target entities. Drafted risk advisory reports with clear risk ratings, evaluating litigation history, ESG-related controversies, sanctions exposure, and regulatory breaches to inform onboarding and investment decisions, and executed physical and digital forensic audit procedures to identify control weaknesses and potential financial misstatements.
Reason for transition: Moved to an in-house compliance role at HSBC after being transferred to an audit-focused project that shifted the mandate away from legal and integrity due diligence work.
Project Senior Analyst, Forensics & Integrity Services (Third Party Due Diligence) at Ernst & Young India LLP (2024-03 – 2024-09)
Drafted due diligence reports using Level 1 (public domain) and Level 2 (proprietary database) research to identify legal, insolvency, and adverse media risks across high-risk jurisdictions, and screened entities against sanctions lists, watchlists, and PEP databases. Executed Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) gap analyses, assessing factory safety, environmental permits, and statutory reporting obligations for industrial clients.
Assessment Intern, Compliance and Outsourcing at Grant Thornton Bharat LLP (2023-02 – 2023-05)
Interpreted statutory obligations under the EPF Act, Factories Act, and Shops and Commercial Establishment Act to build tailored compliance mapping frameworks across sectors.
Legal Intern at Khaitan & Co (2023-01 – 2023-02)
Drafted board resolutions for WOS incorporation and MOA subscription; prepared FMCG compliance checklists and researched corporate layering and FEMA regulations.
Research Intern at Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy (2022-10 – 2022-11)
Authored legal and policy briefs on the regulatory frameworks governing blockchain technology, the esports sector, and account aggregator systems.
Legal Intern at Chandhiok & Mahajan (2022-08 – 2022-09)
Drafted executive summaries for parliamentary committee reports on civil aviation infrastructure; researched competition law precedent, drafted GPAs, and tracked NCLT litigation progress.
Legal Intern at Argus Partners (Solicitors and Advocates) (2022-07 – 2022-08)
Drafted shareholders' agreements and insurance-sector regulatory checklists; prepared NCLT condonation applications, consumer law denials, and documentation for the SREI recovery suit.
Legal Intern at Prabhu Prassana Behera Advocates & Associates (2021-12 – 2022-02)
Reviewed commercial contracts and prepared a compliance plan for a cross-border merger; drafted arbitration petitions under Sections 11(6) and 14(1)(2) of the Arbitration Act.
Legal Intern at Tas Law Advocates and Solicitors (2021-10 – 2021-12)
Drafted denial claims and claim letters for civil suits; authored legal opinions on Sections 9 & 17 of the Arbitration Act, seat vs. place of arbitration, and Section 138 of the NI Act.
BBA LLB (Hons.) – Amity University, Kolkata (2023)
Senior Secondary (NIOS) – National Institute of Open Schooling (2018)
Secondary (CBSE) – DAV Public School, Cuttack (2016)
