Assistant Manager Legal & Business Development - Valuecent Consultancy Pvt. Ltd. - Gurugram, India
(2024-03)
Valuecent is a global business consulting firm serving 350+ clients, including Indian Fortune 500 Companies, operating across US, UK, UAE, SGP, Netherlands and India and maintains an allied presence in 100+ countries.
- Drafted and negotiated complex commercial agreements (MSAs, NDAs, SOWs, DPAs and Cloud Service Agreements) for high-value cross-border commercial & technology transactions, embedding GDPR and DPDP compliance to secure global data flows and mitigate legal risks for enterprise deployments.
- Provided cross-functional in-house legal support to teams (Compliance, Sales, Finance, Marketing, CEO's Office) and supported Organization's business expansion in UK, Singapore and Mauritius by drafting subsidiary company's MoUs, Shareholders' Agreements and Articles of Association.
- Led buy-side legal due diligence for clients in cross-border M&A transactions and corporate restructuring assignments, drafted transaction documents for supporting acquisitions successfully with a cumulative deal value exceeding USD 2 billion.
- Drove revenue growth by translating regulatory compliance frameworks including FEMA, CBAM, and GDPR/DPDP into structured service offerings and enabled cross-border commercial engagements.
Foundational Practice & Legal Advisory - Valuecent Consultancy Pvt. Ltd. - Gurugram, India
(2024-03)
- Strengthened organization's lawful basis for data processing by implementing standardized consent notices, cookies architecture and internal data protection policy controls to mitigate compliance risks and aligned external-facing disclosures with DPDP and GDPR requirements.
- Identified and assessed high-risk processing activities by conducting DPIAs, data discovery and data classification exercises on OneTrust & Sprinto for developing RoPA-driven data flow maps to prioritize remediation actions.
- Designed and operationalized Data Subject Rights (DSR) frameworks to manage access, rectification and erasure requests under GDPR and DPDP mandates, by implementing internal controls to ensure timely processing of global user requests and maintain audit-readiness for ISO 270001 and GDPR.
- Continuous Professional Development: Currently pursuing RIMS CRMP - Certified Risk Management Professional Course to up-skill on global risk management & Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E) scheduled for H2 2026.
Advocate & Counsel - Himachal Pradesh High Court
(2018-12 - 2024-03)
- Represented client litigations in courts & tribunals for commercial arbitration, debt recovery matters, consumer & service matters and leveraged courtroom knowledge to future-proof commercial agreements against common contractual failures.
- Policy Advisory to State Government: Submitted a comprehensive report to the Revenue Department, H.P. State Government on Ease of Doing Business reform recommendations, showcasing advanced legal research and policy analysis skills.
