Head - Legal Counsel - Specialty Chemical Manufacturing - CS/LLB

Opening with a US-based specialty chemical manufacturing organization. This is not a Listed company in India.

Position: India Legal Counsel (Corporate Office)

Qualification - Company Secretary and LLB (Mandatory)

Working Days: 5 days working in a week.

Location: Mumbai

Role & responsibilities

Responsible for commercial legal services to business clients in APAC (India), liaising cross-regionally and cross-functionally to manage the commercial legal affairs of, and provide strategic and commercial legal advice to, business clients in areas including the following:

- Negotiate, prepare, revise and terminate commercial contracts including, but not limited to, sales and rebate contracts, distributor and agency contracts, and toll manufacturing contracts

- Provide antitrust legal counsel on business matters including, but not limited to, pricing announcements, trade association activity and other potential forums for competitor interaction, distribution network management, product lead times and analysis of proposed deals

- Facilitate settlement of customer pre-suit litigation claims; manage matters in IP and other litigation

- Provide legal counsel on product issues, business models and strategies in areas including, but not limited to, product supply/shortages, new product development, product discontinuation, advertising, business risk review, route-to-market, and marketing and sales strategies

- Key participant on business clients M&A deal teams, provide legal counsel in connection with the establishment and management of joint ventures and other commercial relationships

- Provide legal counsel on matters relating to debtor/creditor rights; facilitate resolution of collection and bankruptcy matters

- Provide front-line counsel for business clients on the Company's Global Standards of Business Conduct and compliance questions and issues relating to, for example, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; provide proactive compliance training

- Manage front-line legal inquiries of employment and benefits, intellectual property and environmental/health/safety issues; liaise with, and solicit advice from, specialists in those functional areas to address legal inquiries

- Provide advice regarding government authority matters

- Provide corporate governance support; officer and/or directorships

- Coordinate IP legal related matters.

Preferred candidate profile

Qualified Company Secretary and LLB with 10+ years of work experience in Manufacturing corporate legal.