Shruti Bhat

Experience

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  Google

  May 2008 - Jun 2008

  Intern

  - Worked on ad-approvals in the Adwords department.- Worked on two projects:(a) “Retention of Indian Advertisers”, wherein we analysed the reasons for advertisers in India leaving the Google Adwords platform and came up with recommendations in this regard; and(b) “GBS Leads”, wherein I researched on prospective businesses that Google could reach out to in order to get them onto the Adwords platform.

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  Save The Children India

  Jul 2010 - Jul 2010

  Intern

  - Conducted legal awareness programmes on issues concerning women and children, such as in relation to the Constitution of India, child labour, child marriage and domestic violence.- Conducted public-speaking classes in English for students.

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  Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India

  Jul 2011 - Jul 2011

  Intern
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  M/S Lawyers Knit (Advocate Bina Madhavan)

  Sept 2011 - Sept 2011

  Intern
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  International Trade Law Consultants

  Feb 2012 - Feb 2012

  Intern
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  Link Legal

  Jul 2012 - Jul 2013

  Junior Associate

  Worked on transactions in relation to project finance and contractual advisory matters.

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  Touchstone Partners

  Nov 2013 - Apr 2017

  Associate

  Worked in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance advisory, general corporate advisory and competition law.

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  Teach For India

  May 2017 - May 2019

  2017 Teach For India Fellow

  - Worked as a teacher/guide to 53 Grade 6 students for execution of their English, Science and Social Studies curriculum till March 2018. Worked with about 140 students across Grades 6 to 8 classrooms for execution of their English curriculum till May 2019.- Implemented various strategies for improving the literacy levels of students (including differentiated learning structures), which helped bring about two years’ worth of growth in the average reading comprehension levels of my Grade 7 classroom.- Started an 8 member Be-The-Change Project (BTCP) called ‘The Bookworm Society’ to create and spread a love for reading, which is one of seven projects that got selected as part of the BTCP Track at Teach For India for receiving training in relation to various aspects of project management as well as dedicated mentorship.- Part of the core Fellow Durbar team from July 2017 till December 2017, which worked towards creating an open space for sharing of knowledge, skills and interests.- Facilitated sessions for Teach For India Fellows at two city conferences in relation to: (i) the concept of Durbar; and (ii) strategies for developing a love for reading in children.- Functioned as a P.U.S.H. (Progress Under Summer Heat) manager for my 13 member learning circle in 2018, to enable my team to create interesting and meaningful homework to give to our students during their summer holidays.- Worked towards a holistic education by conducting Girl Rising sessions in two classrooms, signing up for an overseas art exchange programme for students, and assisting students in running their businesses during a student-led Diwali fair in school.- Member of “P-Cube” in 2018, a learning community that works towards developing the skills of systems thinking and adaptive leadership. Show less

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  The Bookworm Society

  May 2018 - now

  Founder, The Bookworm Society

  TBS works towards creating and spreading a love for reading. We set up libraries in Teach For India classrooms, create read aloud videos and virtual reading packs for children and adults, and have previously run a book club in collaboration with another project.

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  Touchstone Partners

  Jun 2019 - now

  Advising on antitrust and merger control matters for both domestic and international clients including multinational corporates and private equity investors, across a range of sectors. Also, advising on data privacy and protection matters.

  • Counsel

    Apr 2023 - now

  • Senior Associate

    Nov 2020 - Apr 2023

  • Associate

    Jun 2019 - Oct 2020
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  Global Mentorship Initiative

  Nov 2021 - Mar 2022

  Mentor

  Mentoring college students in India to prepare them for their career and providing guidance with respect to professional networking and LinkedIn, career planning and SMART goals, global business communication skills, job search and interview best practices, and how to excel in a workplace environment.