Devyash Tripathi

A highly skilled and result oriented legal professional with over 7 years of experience in disputes resolution, civil and criminal litigation, competition laws and contract drafting. Adept at handling complex legal matters independently, with a proven track record of arguing cases and securing favorable outcomes. Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet tight deadlines, while maintaining the highest standards of quality.

Seeking to leverage expertise in legal strategy, contract management, and dispute resolution in a dynamic and challenging legal environment with highly adoptable and transferable skillset.

Responsible for vetting, reviewing and drafting commercial agreements, assisting business development team, and managing litigation matters.

• Vet, Review and draft wide range of commercial agreements, including service agreements, lease agreements, Non-Disclosure agreements, SaaS agreements, General purchase agreements, and vendor agreements, etc tailored to specific business requirements.
• Assisted the business development team during commercial negotiations and provided legal inputs on the structuring and execution of proposed transactions to ensure compliance and protect organizational interests.
• Litigation Management for ongoing cases qua Arbitration, Criminal, Recovery and NI Act matters.

Legal Retainer, Disputes Team- Securities Limited (2024-10 – 2025-02)

Managed NIA matters across Delhi NCR courts, prepared legal notices and statements of claims, and drafted contracts while providing competition law opinions.

• Independently managed all 138 NIA matters for Courts across Delhi NCR including drafting of complaints, preparing evidence, conducting cross-examinations & final arguments.
• Prepared Sec 21 Notices, Statement of Claims along with other applications.
• Drafted and review contracts, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and protecting the company's interests.
• Provided opinions on matters pertaining to Competitions Act, ensuring adherence to statutory regulations.

Litigation Associate, Dispute Resolution (Litigations pertaining to White-Collar Offences) at a reputed Law Firm (2022-06 – 2024-05)

Managed financial white collar crimes matters, criminal cases under CrPC, and IBC related cases. Drafted and argued petitions for FIR quashing and prepared legal representations for CBI matters.

• Managed and led financial white collar crimes matters.
• Managed criminal cases under Section 167(2) of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), ensuring compliance with legal procedures for extended detention and bail matters.
• Drafted, filed and argued petitions under Section 482 CrPC for quashing of FIRs and other criminal proceedings, demonstrating expertise in criminal procedure.
• Prepared detailed legal representations in accordance with the CBI Manual, 2020 and liaised with law enforcement agencies for investigative and procedural matters.
• Assisted in handling Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) related cases, including company winding-up proceedings and addressing operational mismanagement issues.

Legal Consultant at JAPS and Co. (formerly known as Jain Mayank & Associates) (2018-06 – 2022-05)

Drafted, reviewed and negotiated commercial contracts. Gained expertise in Competition Law and engaged in research on high-profile competition law cases.

• Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated a range of commercial contracts, including Sale Purchase Agreements, Service Agreements, and Builder-Buyer Agreements, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
• Gained expertise in Competition Law, including the analysis of bid-rigging agreements, relevant market definitions, and collusive agreements.
• Engaged in research related to high-profile competition law cases, including the Jet-Etihad case and cement cartelization, while compiling due diligence reports for various corporate clients.

BA.LLB in Law – Symbiosis Law School, Noida (2013-01 – 2018-01)