Legal - Corporate Matters

Role Overview: As a Legal Counsel at Suzlon Group, your role will involve providing support to the business units regarding corporate, financing, and intellectual property (IP) matters. You will be responsible for drafting, reviewing, and implementing policies and frameworks in alignment with relevant regulatory standards. Your expertise will be crucial in advising and streamlining the existing IP framework across the group to ensure compliance and efficiency in legal operations. Key Responsibilities: - Demonstrate a strong understanding of banking and finance, including reviewing loan agreements, sanction letters, and other financial and security documents. This will involve discussions with lenders, advising on regulatory frameworks, and ensuring compliance with banking and financing laws. - Offer guidance on Mergers & Acquisitions and Strategic Transactions, initiating, drafting, and overseeing processes related to mergers, acquisitions, and divestments both domestically and internationally. Your role will involve facilitating timely transaction conclusion through negotiation and documentation. - Apply in-depth knowledge of IP laws to streamline Suzlon Group's IP framework effectively. - Implement legal strategies and policies to safeguard the company's interests and meet legal requirements. - Develop guidelines, processes, and standards for legal and regulatory risk management, as well as determine the need for legal reviews and external counsel engagement. - Ensure adherence to industry-specific statutes and support business units in corporate governance, agreements, and compliance-related matters. - Facilitate compliance with legal requirements, manage legal risks, and adapt to evolving regulatory frameworks. - Handle corporate litigation matters and provide guidance to external legal counsels as needed. Qualifications Required: - Bachelor's degree in Law (LLB) from an accredited institution; additional certifications in relevant legal areas are advantageous. - 12-15 years of legal practice experience, focusing on litigation, contracts, preferably within a corporate or legal firm setting. - Strong understanding of legal principles, litigation, contract law, and regulatory compliance. - Proven track record in managing litigation matters, legal research, and negotiation of complex contracts. - Excellent drafting, negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills. - Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities to engage with internal stakeholders, external parties, and legal counsel effectively.,