Aishwarya Bedre

Experience

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  Chambers of Adv S. J. Kakade

  May 2013 - Jun 2013

  Intern

  - Authored extensive research papers on various topics pertaining to family law and criminal law- Participated in client counselling sessions and aided the Lawyer with documentation work, court-room preparation and scheduling conferences

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  White Lotus Attorneys

  Jul 2014 - Mar 2015

  Intern

  - Drafted interim Applications, Conveyance Deeds, Legal Notices and Affidavits - Analyzed and summarized precedents on bankruptcy law and consumer protection law

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  Chambers of Adv R. N. Dhorde

  May 2016 - Jun 2016

  Intern

  - Undertook projects for researching on Constitutional law topics and diligently wrote papers on them- Drafted Public Interest Litigations and other Writ Petitions- Got familiarized with the proceedings of the Appellate Court

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  Vedanta Sesa Goa

  Jun 2017 - Oct 2020

  - Spearheaded the legal division of VAB which is a SBU (Strategic Business Unit) of Vedanta and a conglomerate of five factories- Member of the VAB ExCo (Executive Committee) Team, a decision-making body of the Unit- Lead the diversification and growth Projects of the Unit in terms of legal processes such as mergers, amalgamations and acquisitions, including carrying out legal due diligence process and handling post-acquisition legal issues- Strategically resolved International commercial disputes through ADRS- Strategically handled all the litigations of the Unit- Drafted, reviewed and negotiated multimillion-dollar International Contracts- Participated in effective engagement with the stakeholders- Member of various Committees such as the Internal Complaints Committee, the Grievance Management Committee, Social Performance Steering Committee, etc. Show less

  • Deputy Lead Legal Counsel- VAB

    Jun 2018 - Oct 2020

  • Associate Manager- Legal

    Dec 2017 - Jun 2018

  • Management Trainee- Legal

    Jun 2017 - Dec 2017
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  RSB & Associates

  Oct 2020 - Sept 2023

  Assistant Legal Manager- Corporate

  - Provided Corporate Legal Advisory services to several Corporate Houses- Streamlined the contract processes for various MNCs- Appeared on behalf of the organizations in cases before the High Court and other Tribunals

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  Eaton

  Sept 2023 - now

  Principal Legal Counsel

  - Carrying out contract drafting, review and negotiations for global operations and sales teams and for wide array of documents such as agreements for sales, supply, distribution, confidentiality, inter-corporate, agency, etc. at International level with Companies as well as with Government/Government Corporations- a full-time problem solver, having ability to spot issues, get to the heart of a matter and articulate plans to address the same through collaboration, relationship building and effective communication - proactively identifying unique business scenarios, thinking differently, formulating executive-level recommendations and implementing process improvements for driving speed and simplicity by gaining credibility, influencing and partnering across a diverse array of cross-functional teams- crafting innovative approaches for handling complex language documents in a wide range of transactions by balancing the opportunities and risks created for various cross-functional teams - providing in-depth analysis, sound judgment and creative and practical contractual guidance especially in ambiguous situations- constantly working on implementing tools for automation of the processes in order to increase their speed and simplicity - influencing policies and procedures to ensure that they scale with changing internal business requirements and -building relationships with key stakeholders, internal and external, for delivering better customer-centric solutions- collaborating with various teams such as sales, operations, finance and others by providing them with tactical and strategic advice Show less