Raji Reji

• • Undertake all the activities for official submission and collection of applications, approvals and timely processing of various legal documents as required by the Company.
• Organize periodic renewal of licenses, submission of correct documentation for various departments for obtaining the new licenses.
• Drafting, all legal documents, such as Memorandum of Association, POA’s and other agreements and liasoning with the legal translators in order to get the documents translated in Arabic/bilingual as required by UAE law.
Giving Legal Advice to the Management on best legal approach to be taken for new ventures and also other business related issues.
• Promoting strong relationship with partners and clients and work groups as well as to co-ordinate the activities of branches of the company located in and outside UAE, esp., Cameroun & Comoros
• Give advice and to take necessary actions in order to establish branches/subsidiaries in other countries.
• Drafting, negotiating & concluding legal agreements/contracts of different nature, such as supply agreements, sale & purchase agreements, partnership deeds, agency agreements in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations of the country.

 Organizing and preparing agendas and papers for Board Meetings, Committees and General Meeting
 Taking Minutes, drafting resolutions, and following upon actions from the meetings.
 Maintaining statutory books, including registers of members, directors and secretaries and maintaining the blueprint.
 Drafting, vetting, reviewing all types of contracts, agreements, company regulations, policies and its administration.
 Managing 5 subsidiary companies located in Malaysia, Indonesia and Abu Dhabi. Responsible for its setting up by understanding the local laws and regulations, and drafted the Deed of Establishments, Memorandum, and other relevant documents; also responsible for conducting the Meetings of Shareholders, Directors and Commissioners and also preparing the Resolutions, notices, agendas for such meetings.
 Liaising with local lawyers to make sure the company is working as per the statutory laws & regulations and also to get opinion on the issues where I was not able to get access through internet or books available.
 Responsible for drafting employment contracts and its administration.
 Responsible for tracking and file all the statutory documents such as Certificates, Articles of Association/Memorandum and other relevant documents relating to the companies assigned to handle.
 Responsible for all company secretarial functions, duties and responsibilities

• Assisted Chief Legal Advisor of RIL, who is providing legal support to down stream and upstream petroleum business especially for shipping, land and air services, port terminal, refinery, petrochemicals & international trade.
• Researched legal issues of various natures ranging from civil law, contract and maritime law.
• Reviewed and vetted Charter Party Agreements, Bill of lading & letter of credits etc.
• Drafted Terms and Conditions and privacy policy for a new website and Terms and Conditions for SMS alert services.
• Legal Advice given on Unsecured creditors rights and liabilities when dealing with Sick industries.
• Done research work on “Contra Proferentem” under contract law and “transfer of suits” under Civil Procedure Code.
• Attended the meetings when the senior was abroad and briefed & discussed the issues with him when he returns based on the minutes of the meeting.
• Liasoned with lawyers from UK and briefed them with the matters to be filed before the Arbitration Court in UK.
• Briefed the companys lawyers in relation to the litigations pending before the Courts in Maharashtra & Gujarat.
• Researched legal issues using hard copy and online resources.
• Prepared and drafted a set of applications and objections which are filed before court such as (a) Application for strike off the Written Statements, (b) Affidavit and application for recasting issues, (c) Interim application for adjournment, (d) Application for discovery and inspcetion of documents (e) Affidavit in reply to the Notice of motion and (f) Affidavit of documents.
• Given legal support to company’s CDM team.

• Represented clients in the court in their litigation matters and contested matters relating to civil litigation.
• Drafted pleadings such as Plaint, written statements, etc and other suit related documents like affidavits, memorandum of appeal, interim applications.
• Drafted deeds of various natures ranging from sale, lease, mortgage, license.
• Drafted, reviewed and negotiated a wide variety of commercial and property contracts.
• Represented both individual clients and isnurance companies in matters of motor accident claims, contested negotiable instruments cases and cases under succession law.