Amit Jain

Experienced legal professional having over 20 yrs of industry experience, prepared for role with strong focus on achieving results. Proficient in corporate law, regulatory compliance, and risk management. Recognized for team collaboration and adaptability, ensuring reliable support and effective problem-solving. Skilled in contract negotiation, policy development, and litigation strategy.

• Secured 5th Rank in CS final exam
• Recognised with Striker’s Award for outstanding performance at Sapient
• Have been ranked excellent by audience in ICSI’s Training Oriented Program

• HSBC, Hong Kong, Associate General Counsel (Regional Counsel), 12/01/10, Present, Primarily responsible for stakeholder management and works as an advisor to relevant business/functions across verticals within IT and non IT., Member of global legal team involved in structuring, negotiating and closing complex IT and non IT services and other commercial agreements with clients and suppliers., manage the contracts/agreements, through adoption of global processes and best practices, allied to legal, tax and commercial requirements., manage and assist the senior stakeholder management during the negotiations on the complex contract negotiation with the suppliers., provide professional contracts negotiation, drafting and legal advice to the stakeholders., analyse contracts to identify commercial and legal risks and provide timely advice to mitigate potential risks., protect HSBC against legal risk by ensuring appropriate contractual protection against vendor failure/default., protect HSBC against reputational risk by ensuring the adoption of professional purchasing /ethical standards., implement model contracts for use at country and group levels e.g. service agreements, supply agreements, professional services agreements, e-commerce terms and conditions, software licensing agreements, etc., maximize HSBC Group’s purchasing power, achieving best value for money in the external sourcing of goods and services by contractual and legal risk mitigation., ensure that model contracts in line with group standards and recommendations., share best practice solutions across the Legal team., establish a strong network with the Group legal team, and stakeholders and ensure that contracts entered into with external suppliers are made in full compliance with HSBC standards and applicable laws.
• Sapient Corporation Private Limited, Gurgaon, Company Secretary & Sr. Associate Legal, 03/01/08, 12/01/10, Planning and Contract Management, Vendor Contracts / Client Contracts: Drafting of contracts/agreements, through adoption of global processes and best practices, allied to legal, tax and commercial requirements (MSAs / SOWs / Vendor contracts / etc.), Involved in Global vendor contracts and alliance agreements for other Sapient group companies., Closure of high stake real estate deals., Litigation: Strategizing & coordinating with external councils with respect to ongoing litigations with various government authorities such as Labour Department on PF/ESI matters., Worked extensively on compounding matters for past violations., Secretarial, Compliance & Support: Designing & implemented compliance module: including Vendor compliance module & reporting structure; also Conducted vendor audits., Cultivated and maintaining good relationship with external authorities, Coordination with legal consultants & external councils on case to case basis., Responsible for all Secretarial Compliances applicable to a Pvt. Ltd company., Functional Support: Supporting on legal and taxation points and recommendations with respect to various employee related matters on day to day basis to other cross functions People Success/Learning & Development/ Global Support / People strategy/Finance team., Assist statutory auditors by providing clarifications and details concerning annual compliances, annual returns, changes in the management, litigation updates, etc., Others: Involved in other initiatives of the Global legal team such as training, compliance processes, implementation of policies, document retention, etc., Working knowledge on Anti Bribery and Corruption related legislations across various countries.
• Oracle India Private Limited, Contracts Specialist, 03/01/07, 02/01/08, Drafting of contracts/agreements granting customers usage rights of Oracle products, in tune with global processes and best practices, allied to both the legal and commercial requirements of a contract., Contract Advisory role as per business understanding and transactional requirements on direct/indirect selection of business model., Legal advice on sale and licensing after evaluating the environment in which customers would be using the licensed programs., In league with business in effecting timely closure of deals as per contracting norms., Worked closely with Partner/account managers and the sales administration team, in concluding the contracting cycle., Participated in Division level, meetings and conferences, across Asia Pacific., Worked closely with Legal, Tax, and Business Practices, in taking deals to closure.
• Giesecke & Devrient India Pvt. Ltd, Legal & Secretarial Officer, 02/01/05, 02/01/07, Worked initially as Management trainee in accordance with ICSI norms for 15 months (Feb. 05 – May 06) and thereafter as Legal and Secretarial Officer (June 06- Feb 07)., Responsible for managing the agreements such as NDA, MOU, Partnering agreements, internal discussion with functional heads in order to finalize a legally binding agreement and subsequent negotiations, risk analysis and execution of contract., Monitoring timely review and implementation of Company Directives in accordance with G&D global standards., Participation with Functional heads in planning expansion / strategic issues involving law and tax and if required to seek expert opinion from consultants / advocates., Responsible for Secretarial and labour law compliances.