Chirag Karia

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ABOUT CHIRAG KARIA

A competent professional having around 16 years of extensive working experience in handling Legal, Compliance, Regulatory, Corporate Governance, Board & Shareholders Management, Investor Relations in listed and unlisted entities across Internet E-Commerce, FMCG, Energy and Infrastructure Industries. Leading and managing the in-house corporate counsels function with core responsibilities ranging across various fields of Legal, Compliance, Regulatory, Corporate Governance, Corporate Secretarial, Corporate Laws, Securities Laws, Listing Compliances, Foreign Exchange Management Laws, Commercial Contracts, Fund Raising, Merger & Acquisition, Transaction advisory, Dispute management, Litigation, IPR Laws, Data Protection, Cyber Security/Cyber Laws, Antitrust/Competition, FCPA/Anti Corruption, Insurance Laws and Employment laws for India and EMEA jurisdictions.Exposure in handling end to end transaction activities for investments, cross border transactions, merger & acquisition in domestic & international markets/jurisdictions. Fund raising activities (Debt- Project, Corporate and Acquisition Finance, Equity- Primary and Secondary Transactions, PE and Structured Deals).Experience in handling Dispute Resolutions, Litigations (Civil, Criminal and Contractual), White Collar Crimes, Whistleblowing Investigations, Regulatory Investigations including appearances before Regulatory agencies for investigations in India. Exposure in handling regulatory matters including interacting with Ministry of Corporate Affairs India, Reserve Bank of India, Securities Exchange Board of India, Competition Commission of India, Stock Exchanges in India, Consumer Protection Authority India, Economic Offences Wing - Mumbai, Central Bureau of Investigation - Delhi, Dubai Development Authority – Dubai, Department of Economic Development - Dubai, JAFZA - Dubai, Ministry of Commerce and Industry - Saudi Arabia and Ministry of Investment - Saudi Arabia.