NILESH BAXI
Contact No.: +91-9377638108 (India), 1 847 770 5538(US) ~ E-Mail: nh_baxi@yahoo.com
~ CORPORATE IN HOUSE COUNSEL ~ Skilled In House Counsel, Negotiator and Corporate lawyer with more than 25 years of diversified experience providing expert counsel and directing company policy on broad ranges of issues. Demonstrated expertise in all legal aspects of establishing and developing, processes / team / SLA and business operations, risk assessment and mitigation with appropriate and timely action; contract preparation, negotiation, execution; liaison with internal & external stake holders and regulatory compliances. Provide strong leadership, guiding teams through complex issues & dealings.
Recognised by management for practical and legal approach to matters, with proven ability to facilitate process. With experience in diverse areas covering Civil, Criminal, Intellectual properties Laws & other legal cum regulatory provisions’. Persuasive litigator with significant experience and favourable track record.
Demonstrated excellence in communication skills (verbal and written) for negotiating, presenting, resolving complex and controversial issues. Responding effectively to sensitive inquiries and complaints from various sectors covering Investigative, Judicial & Administrative authorities, internal & external bodies with exposure to Indian and US legal practices.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
-Drafting Legal Instruments
- Legal Opinion
- Litigation Matters
- Research Reports
- Intellectual properties
- Arbitration Clauses
- Strategic Business Planning
- Corporate law
- US law
- Immigration Petitions
- Legal process outsourcing
INDUSTRIES SERVED
- Oil & Gas
- Telecommunications
- Textile
- Power
- Finance
- Pharmaceuticals
- Immigration
- Real Estate
EXPOSURE ABROAD
Legal Professional Illinois, USA May’07- present
Þ Cardinal Health, a pharmaceutical and health care products company
- Management of intellectual properties- utility patents, design patents, trademarks.
- Patent search, filing, prosecution and docket management.
- Trademark search and USPTO counselling.
- Contract drafting and management.
Þ GE Finance, Illinois, USA
- Securities filings.
- Legal research of finance statutes and case law.
- Contract management.
Þ Law Offices of Mark & Crutcher, Illinois, USA
- Immigration and Non immigration visas
- H-1B visa preparation and filings
- Student Visa advisor
- L, TN, E visas
Affiliations Volunteered as Immigration Advisor of Mexican & Polish Immigrants Association in US
Asia in House Counsel Association, Illinois Bar Association, US
CAREER SPAN
In House Counsel & VP (Legal) Reliance Industries Ltd., India Jul’96- Apr’07
Litigation Matters
Þ Appearing before Courts and commissions / Consumer Forum / Securities Appellate Tribunals and regulatory authorities, etc. for resolving critical issues.
Þ Handling high value fraud cases / defaulters / insolvent clients and initiating legal actions against them.
Legal Documentation
Þ Briefing, preparing & drafting of claims for various legal proceedings and handling the same for and on behalf of the company at High Court and other courts.
Þ Preparing notes of arguments and points for arguments, Legal Notices, Plaints, Written Statements, Writ Petitions, Appeals, Case Papers, Affidavits, etc. for legal proceedings.
Þ Drafting and vetting various legal & commercial documents - Contracts & Agreements.
Þ Outlining of plaints, written statements, interlocutory applications, compromise petitions and Arbitration Awards after conducting proceedings.
Consultancy / Liaison Work
Þ Providing expert consultancy services / advice on all types of legal matters related to Labor, Environmental and Corporate Governance, consumers, Intellectual properties.
Þ Maintaining sustained contact with legal professionals and government officials for initiating and follow-ups on legal procedures and finalizing various legal agreements.
Þ Liaising with government departments and regulatory authorities viz. for obtaining necessary sanctions and ensuring compliance with statutory obligations.
District & Sessions Judge State of Gujarat, India Jan’94- Jun’96
Þ Heading of judicial districts
Þ Presiding over trials of serious criminal offences
Þ Leading over as an appellate court judge in civil litigation
Þ Supervising function of subordinate courts
FUNCTIONED as an ATTORNEY Before 1994
Þ Practiced law in High Court and District Courts
Þ Original and appellate side litigations of Civil, Criminal, personal injury, Labor and Custom Laws
Þ Panel Attorney for Banks and Insurance Companies
Þ Functioned as an Arbitrator for various Compensation Claims
Þ Elevated as a Judge for Outstanding Performance as an Attorney
TEACHING EXPOSURE PROFESSOR OF LAW
Subjects: Intellectual property laws, Contracts, Legal Drafting and Conveyancing, Arbitration, Business law
Þ IIM, Ahmedabad Þ Ahmedabad Management Association
Þ The M.S. University of Baroda Þ The Institute of Chartered accountants of India
Þ The Railway Staff College, Baroda
EDUCATION
Masters in Law, Loyola University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, USA 2008
Courses: Business law, Contracts, Corporate law, Merger and Acquisitions, Immigration, Intellectual Properties, Securities, Litigation. Graduated Top Honors
Diploma Holder in International Trade and Spanish Language from Oakton College, US 2007
Master of Law, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India
Bachelor of Law, The Maharaja Sayajirao University Of Baroda
Bachelor of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University Of Baroda
PERSONAL DOSSIER
Languages English, Hindi, Gujarati and Spanish
Visa Details Authorized to work in US.
Address B/15, Shantmani Apartments, Premchandnagar Road, Bodakdev, Ahmedabad, India.