Surendra Deshpande

About Surendra Deshpande

Legal Compliance Management: • Develop compliance framework and processes on a wide…

Experience

1. Legal & Compliance Professional

   Thermax Limited

   Jul 2019 — Present · Pune, IN

   Legal Compliance Management: • Develop compliance framework and processes on a wide range (more than 250 + units) of legal activities for all units in India and foreign subsidiaries.• Responsible for counseling all the operating units by giving legal compliance support and advice.• Collaborate with the key stakeholders advising on the legal risks, strategies, and other matters related to the operations.• Handling various types of audits i.e. ensuring audit observations are closed appropriately. • Conduct an audit to identify and address the risk associated with practices carried out across the group companies.• Conduct pieces of training on laws to understand and ensure end-user’s understanding of legal compliances are in line with legal requirements.• Work with the liasoning authorities for approvals, registration etc.• Prepare statutory and internal policies as per requirements specified in laws and ensure adherence to the same.• Generation of various compliance reports to share with the concerned Stakeholders, Vertical Heads and Management members.Litigation & Contract Management:• Drafting, and reviewing various contracts like NDA, SLA, MoU, Bank Guarantees, SLA, Supply agreements, IT service agreements, Technology Transfer agreements, Tender (GCC & SCC), etc.• Negotiation with other parties on contract terms & conditions. • Supporting litigation team in litigations arising out of non-adherence to legal compliance requirements, Research, MSME litigation, contractual disputes, etc.• Advisory to the divisions on various operational aspects by ensuring solutions within the legal framework. • Reply to the various types of notices issued by the authorities.• Conducting due diligence and ensuring condition precedents and conditions subsequent are closed appropriately. Data Privacy:• Working as Data Privacy Representative to ensure adherence to the Data Privacy Laws of the land on an ongoing basis.

Education

• Modern Law College Pune

  Bachelor of Laws

  2004 — 2007

• Willingdon College Sangli

  Bachelor of Science

  2000 — 2003

Skills

• Commercial Litigation
• Civil Litigation
• Compliance Management
• Project Planning
• Corporate Governance
• Legal Research
• Leadership
• Due Diligence
• Litigation
• Legal Assistance
• Legal Advice
• Legal Writing
• Litigation Support
• Arbitration
• Licensing