Dyuthi S.

Experience

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  Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors

  Jun 2014 - May 2015

  Microsoft Student Ambassador
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  The PSBB Millennium School

  Feb 2017 - Feb 2018

  Head Girl
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  XS REAL PROPERTIES PRIVATE LIMITED

  Dec 2018 - Dec 2018

  Legal Intern

  • Researched the admissibility of unmarked documents as evidence in court.• Drafted recital clauses of a sale deed and traced titles of properties • Drafted a memorandum of understanding between a real estate developer and a land owner agreeing to mortgage the developed property consequent to a default in payment. • Researched the enforcement of an exclusive jurisdiction clause in a contract.

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  M/s K. V. Babu and S. Vasudevan Associates

  Nov 2019 - Nov 2019

  Legal Intern

  • Researched the applicability of the Limitation Act to the IBC, 2016.• Researched the application of a pre-existing dispute as a bar to initiating a corporate insolvency resolution process by financial and operational creditors• Drafted a demand application under section 9 of the IBC, 2016.• Researched the differences between the assignment of copyrights and that of licences.• Researched the jurisdiction of the copyright board to adjudicate disputes on infringement of assigned rights.• Drafted affidavits, petitions for the condonation of a delay and written statements regarding the unlawful assignment of an exclusive copyright. Show less

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  SMRITHI FOUNDATION

  May 2020 - Jun 2020

  Legal Intern

  • Compiled daily COVID statistics and global policy updates.• Identified fake news on social media and fact checking the same to tackle misinformation.• Drafted articles on the impacts of lockdown on domestic violence rates, mental health and working virtually.

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  Niti Manthan

  Jun 2020 - Jul 2020

  Legal Intern

  • Researched the amendments to the FDI Policy with respect to hostile takeovers during the COVID pandemic (Department for Promotion of Industry and Industrial Trade, Press Note 3, 2020)• Researched the impacts of capping foreign direct investment in digital media news companies and over the top digital services at 26%.

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  Calibre Legal

  Feb 2021 - Mar 2021

  Legal Intern

  • Researched the mandatory nature of pre-arbitration clauses. • Researched case-law on dissociating purchase orders from the dispute resolution clause of a reference agreement. • Researched the requirements for foreign investment under Single Brand Retail Trading.• Drafted a label report on packaging details for a steel water bottle based on the Legal Metrology Act.• Researched procedure for dispute resolution under the MSME Act its applicability vis-à-vis SARFAESI, IBC and Arbitration Act. Show less

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  AP & Partners

  Apr 2021 - May 2021

  Legal Intern

  • Researched the constitutionality and conducted a empirical study on the application of the new stamp duty rates under the Financial Act of 2019.• Drafted the corporate chapters of the due diligence reports on two acquisitions (including identifying non-compliance of corporate filings and profiling agreements).• Researched the implementation of the policies of the Financial Action Task Force in India.• Created an overview of the Shops and Establishments Act of various states. Show less

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  AP & Partners

  Aug 2021 - Sept 2021

  Legal Intern

  • Prepared a research note on the approach taken by the Delhi High Court when exercising writ jurisdiction against orders passed by the Debt Recovery Tribunal if alternate remedies are available.• Drafted a term sheet for a licensing agreement on the basis of the corresponding commercial terms.• Drafted an opinion on whether: (i) performing due diligence on customers would be in compliance with the Reserve Bank of India’s outsourcing guidelines for banks; and (ii) whether extracting personal information through “web-scraping” from government websites would be in violation of the Information Technology Act, 2000.• Assisted with the due diligence required for an acquisition. Show less

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  Bharucha & Partners

  Feb 2022 - Feb 2022

  Legal Intern

  • Prepared a research note on: (i) the regulatory framework stipulating security requirements for digital transactions; and (ii) the liability of banks in cases of fraudulent transactions due to a third party.• Researched caselaw where the Consumer Commission held that: (i) a real estate developer will only be liable to pay compensation to an allottee of a flat for the duration of delay in handover of possession; and (ii) offer of possession is equivalent to delivering possession. Searched through the Department of Telecommunication’s database for any notification, circular or guidelines issued: (i) prior to 2016 on procedures to be followed by telecom service providers on SIM swapping / replacement / upgradation; and (ii) on the maximum liability of a telecom service provider for non-verified Customer Acquisition Forms.• Researched mechanisms to challenge decisions by the Advertising Standards Council of India. Show less

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  Khaitan & Co

  Mar 2022 - Mar 2022

  Legal Intern

  • Researched whether it would be permissible under the Foreign Direct Investment Policy, 2020, and the Consumer Protection (e-Commerce) Rules, 2020, for a foreign company to license its digital platform to a third-party distributor without being considered an e-commerce market-place entity, if it has an Indian subsidiary, involved in manufacturing, marketing and selling of goods via the digital platform. • Researched whether a commodity wrapped partially would be considered as a “pre-packed” unit and therefore subject to the provisions of the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendments Rules, 2021.• Assisted with the due diligence for two acquisitions and a merger. Show less

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  Economic Laws Practice (ELP)

  Jul 2022 - Jul 2022

  Legal Intern

  • Drafted an opinion on whether a project office of a foreign company could be deemed as a ‘recipient of service’ under the Goods and Service Tax (“GST”) regime due to inclusion of amortization charges paid by the foreign company in its books of accounts. • Researched whether an employee of a foreign company seconded to India would be liable to pay service tax under the GST regime.• Researched whether reversal of wrongly availed input tax credit would amount to output tax liability.

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  Trilegal

  Jul 2023 - now

  Legal Associate | Corporate Practice