Ashok Kumar Lahiri

A senior Corporate in house Legal Counsel, having 30 years  of legal experience both as practing and Corporate Counsel having knowledge and experience of diverese laws and its applications. Looking for quick change in a senior legal postion in a reputed Corporate.  

1 Litigation Management

• To ensure prepare and advise the business the strategy for each case for favourable, expedited disposal.
• To Co-ordinate with external counsels / solicitors and business and contest / conduct in accordance with the strategy.
• To Maintain the record of the action taken as per the strategy & keeping track of litigations.
• To Keep close track of the probable list.
• To Resolve the litigation prone issues at notice / correspondence (initial stage)
•  To Prepare, advise & implement the strategy for each case in the best interest of the company.
• Co-ordinating  with external counsels / solicitors and business and case contest / settle the case in accordance with the strategy.
• Maintain the record of the action taken as per the strategy.
• To keep Update the business on the development in the matters

2 Drafting & Vetting of documents

• Classify the type of references on drafting / vetting of legal documents and prioritize the documents in terms of its criticality, stakes involved, etc.
• Use to Design and develop a structured format for the business to provide relevant information’s / data related to each reference on documentation.
• To Set time standards for each category for disposal.
• To Arrange to prepare the summary of the deviations on quarterly basis 

3 Cost Management

• Selection of Advocates / Solicitors and Counsels.
• Use to Negotiate fees with Advocates / Counsels / Solicitors /Consultants.
• Use to Planning and scheduling the dates of hearing.
• In-house drafting of documents & pleadings.
• Ensuring that all user departments / businesses approach Nayara Energy Limited-Legal Dept(Legal Dept) for their requirement of any legal documents. 

4 Legal support to the other Departments

• As per the requirements of the Company.
• Use to handle Intellectual Property Right issues of the Company.
• Use to handle the Branding License Agreement isses  
• Litigation filed against the officers of the Company i.e. cases filed by the CBI and Customs Department

5 Innovation & Awareness

• To encourage team for innovation.
• To implement litigation software module.
• Awareness in RO documents.
• MDPC service and awareness

6  Special Project if any 

• Land acquisation for verious projects. 
• Trade Marks 
• Branding License
• Cases filed by the Customs and CBI 
• Legal Advice and compliance with respect to the order of the National Green Tribunal and instructions of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for  various licensing issues for its units.  
• Other issues as and when required. 

• A Commerce Graduate from Calcutta University Passed out in the Year 1982. 
• Post graduate in  Law from Calcutta University Passed out in the year 1985.