Prathmesh Bhatt

Strategic and business-oriented Senior Legal Professional with over 12 years of versatile experience supporting multinational organizations and complex industrial operations. Extensive exposure in domestic and international contracts, arbitrations, high-stakes litigation, corporate transactions, legal risk management, compliances and regulatory frameworks. Showcased capabilities and experience across various sectors/ industries including but not limited to manufacturing, mining, energy, construction, financial, service and so on.

Known for aligning legal strategy with business objectives and managing cross-border legal matters and external counsel networks. Seeking senior legal roles in Multinational/ Conglomerates companies

Burns & McDonnell Engineering India Private Limited - Mumbai

(2022-10)

• Leading end-to-end legal operations, ensuring compliance with domestic and international laws while aligning with corporate policies and business objectives.
• Conducting in-depth legal analysis of the issues raised by cases as well as providing strategic and commercial advice to the management on various legal aspects.
• Managing all existing laws and regulations, audits, the dissemination and analysis of new or revised laws and regulations, training and the organization’s overall compliance policies and procedures.
• Working directly with the business, serving as lead counsel on strategic deals, providing day-to-day advice, resolving issues that arise in existing commercial relationships and handling pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries.
• Providing subject matter expertise, support & consultation to Clients & team on the needs as per the defined parameters of the project.
• Responsible for end-to-end management of a contract lifecycle, including standardization of templates, drafting, reviewing, revising, negotiating and executing agreements and maintaining a tracker for existing agreements.
• Coordinating litigation management by working with external counsel, monitoring case progress, and driving timely resolution to safeguard company interests.
• Providing timely legal advice to business units on regulatory & contractual matters to mitigate risk & support operations.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams such as procurement & project management to embed legal considerations into business decisions.

Nuvoco Vistas Corp Ltd. (Formerly Known as Lafarge India) - Mumbai

(2022-01 - 2022-09)

• Working directly with the business, serving on strategic deals, providing day-to-day advice, resolving issues that arise in existing commercial relationships and handling pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries.
• Supported corporate transactions, including mergers & acquisitions, by conducting due diligence.
• Partnered with internal stakeholders to embed legal considerations into business strategies, improving operational efficiency.
• Conducted comprehensive legal audits, identifying compliance gaps and reducing legal and operational risks.
• Trained and supervised associates, provided mentorship and guidance on litigation, settlement and trial strategies.
• Implemented advanced legal analytics tools to enhance outcome prediction and support strategic decision-making.

MAN Industries (India) Ltd. - Mumbai

(2018-09 - 2021-12)

MMJC & Co. - Mumbai

(2017-06 - 2018-06)

S.K. Jain & Co. - Mumbai

(2014-01 - 2017-06)

Law (3 Years) - Mumbai University (2016)

Bachelors - Accounting & Finance - Mumbai University (2011)