SAHIL ARORA 05.12.1992 +91 98123 84448, +91 91024 07037

79, Model Town Enclave, Sahil.jgu@gmail.com

Panipat, Haryana – 132103. https://www.linkedin.com/in/sahil-arora-2016

ACADEMIC PROFILE

Jindal Global Law School, Sonepat, Haryana, India May 2016Degree: BALLB (H)CGPA (7.0 Approx.) – Outstanding

Delhi Public School, Panipat, Haryana, IndiaCentral Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Examination (Class 12), May 2011 (74%)Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Examination (Class 10), May 2009 (83.4%)

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

- Class Scholar in School for 6 years in a row (Classes 4-9) in DPS, Panipat Refinery, Panipat.- Awarded a Blue Gown for Outstanding Scholarship in DPS, Panipat Refinery Panipat.- Jindal Steel And Power Limited (JSPL) Scholarship for the academic year 2011- 16 Awarded in 2011- Savitri Jindal Studentship/Graduate Assistantship for the academic year 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-

15, 2015-16 Awarded in 2011

WORK EXPERIENCE

Jindal Steel and Power Limited, Jharkhand July 2016 to present- Working as an In-House Counsel at JSPL, Jharkhand.- Handling all cases for JSPL in the state of Jharkhand and regularly briefing the Management and Senior

Lawyers. - Dealing with Civil Suits, Criminal Matters, Arbitration matters, Writ Petitions, Mining matters,

Contractual matters, CENVAT, etc. at various forums including CBEC, Lower Courts and Jharkhand High Court.

- Drafting and vetting of pleadings and agreements - writ petitions, plaints, complaints, written statements, appeals, quashing petitions, anticipatory bail, revisions, statements of claim, Power of Attorney, Arbitration Notices, Job-Work Agreements, Insurance contracts, etc.

- Handling legal queries across business verticals.- Drafting and vetting of contracts.- Engagement and management of external counsels. - Strategy formulation, negotiation, advisory on various commercial objectives of the company.

INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE

Khaitan and Co., LLP, New Delhi (Arbitration, Litigation and Energy Law) December 2015- Assisted in Mahashakti Coke-HZL (Researched on set-offs, drafted statement of defence and prepared

the whole list of dates document)- Assisted in Rohit Chaudhary v. UoI (NGT) matter in terms of attending proceedings before the Principal

Bench of NGT and sending daily notes of proceedings to the concerned Partner.- Assisted in HZL-MCS matter, research on risk purchase clauses and force majeure. - Assisted the Energy Law Team in drafting clauses of a Supply Contract.- Drafting and vetting of pleadings in various arbitration matters.

K.K. Sareen and Associates, Delhi (Civil and Criminal Litigation) July, 2015- Met Clients on a regular basis and briefed Mr. Aman Sareen on the cases and issues.- Appeared before various Courts when the main counsel was not available. - Filed and drafted S. 138 matters, legal notices, complaints u/s 200 CrPC, bail applications u/s 439 CrPC,

etc.

Lex Favios, New Delhi (Full Service Law Firm) June, 2015- Research on Corporate and Commercial Laws.- Made a brief presentation on Put and Call Options.- Co-authored 3 weekly newsletters published on the website of Lex Favios. (Issue 39, 40 and 41)- Filled up form TM-16 (Request for amendment) and TM-48 (Request for authorization of an agent) for

a trademarks infringement matter.- Assisted in reviewing hotel management agreement, Development Services Agreement, etc. in terms.

- Proof Read and drafted various clauses of Privacy policy, Cancellation policy, etc. of an e-commerce website Labtiger.com

K.K. Sareen and Associates, Delhi (Civil and Criminal Litigation) January, 2015- Preparing legal opinions for various civil and criminal matters. - Briefing Mr. Aman Sareen regarding various ongoing matters in the district courts of Delhi.- Drafted criminal complaints u/s 200 CrPC, legal notices, bail applications u/s 439 CrPC, miscellaneous

applications, etc.

Advocate Ram Pal Chaudhary, Karnal District Courts, Karnal, Haryana (Civil and Criminal Litigation)- Case filings on behalf of the Advocate on a regular basis. January 2014- Civil and Criminal research for the ongoing matters.- Drafted and vetted agreements viz. deed of indemnity, Tenancy agreements, Lease deeds, leave and

license agreements, legal notices arising of commercial transactions and civil disputes.

Lawctopus.com and Vahura December, 2014- Conducting student surveys of various law schools to collect recruitment related data, etc. - Out of the total 700 people who got selected, a low of 15% completed the task.

Corporate and Legal, Law Firm, New Delhi (Corporate and Civil) July, 2014- Attended various Arbitration proceedings. - Drafting and vetting of contracts i.e. Brand Licensing Agreement, Technology Transfer Agreement,

Share, Purchase Agreement, Assignment Agreement, Joint venture Agreement, Distribution Agreements, Master Franchise Agreement, Lease Agreement, Supply and License Agreement, Research and Development Agreement, Sub-Lease Agreement, etc.

- Attended proceedings at Debt Recovery Tribunal proceedings where matters involving banks are litigated with an amount involving Rs. 10 lakhs or above.

- Attended High Court with Advocate Ms. Vaishali Deshpande.- Briefed Mr. and Ms. Deshpande on various 138 matters and other civil matters. - Civil and Arbitration research for various civil and arbitration matters.

Center for Legislative Research and Advocacy, New Delhi (CLRA) (Parliamentary Research) June 2013- Assisted Mr. Dinesh Trivedi, Hon’ble Member of Parliament, West Bengal for his day-to-day session

appearances in the Parliament. - Worked for awareness creation for Sasakawa India Leprosy Foundation. - Single handedly held Mr. Trivedi’s office including meeting daily visitors, replying to letters, preparing

drafts on various issues being discussed in the Parliament, etc.

K.K. Sareen and Associates, Delhi (Civil and Criminal Litigation) January 2013- Accompanied Mr. Aman Sareen to various district Courts for bail matters, 138 matters, cross,

examinations, examination in chiefs, etc.- Witnessed various proceedings other than the regular matters. - Researched for both civil and criminal matters going on during the period of internship. - Researched on various legal issues including Company law, Environmental Law, Factories Law, etc.

Punjab State Human Rights Commission, Chandigarh (Human Rights) June 2012- Thorough introduction to the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.- Introduced to the functioning of the commission.- Presented cases solved by the PSHRC in the past.- Read day-to-day petitions and assisted in regular briefings of the same.- Authored and presented a paper on Poverty- A Human Rights Violation.

M/s Meenu Handicrafts 2010- Worked as a supervisor in M/s Meenu Handicrafts for a period of 2 months. - Exposed to business dealings, buyer meetings, labour handling, etc.

RESEARCH AFFILIATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Centre for Human Rights Studies (CHRS) August 2011Undergraduate research assistant

- The objective of CHRS is to focus on the day to day Human Rights issues and ways to eliminate them from the world.

Centre for International Trade and Economic Laws (CITEL) September 2012 Undergraduate research assistant

- CITEL emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to international trade law and related domestic economic legislations.

Centre for Intellectual Property and Technology Law (CIPR) February 2015

Undergraduate research assistant- The CIPR was established with an objective to lead and excel in the area of patents, trademarks, design

protection and copyright law.University Grants Commission, E-Pathshala Project September 2014

- Prepared a UGC e-Pathshala module on “Social Security and Migrant Workers” under Professor Dr. Indranath Gupta, Associate Professor and Assistant Director, JGLS.

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi (Trade Law) April 2013- Worked on a study of the Renewable Energy Schemes in the United States which formed the basis for

India’s consultation with the United States in the WTO TRIMS Committee.

PUBLICATIONS - Blue booked a U.S. Law Review article “The Promise and Perils of Horizontal Learning as a New

Development Paradigm: The Influence of South African Mining Legislation on India’s Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2011” (published in May,2012) May, 2012

- Paper on “Executive Power of the Union and State” published in ACADEMIKE Law Journal (Lawctopus' Law Journal + Knowledge Center (ISSN: 2349-9796)) Volume 4 Issue 4

- Paper on “Federalism – The Indian Constitutional Context” published in ACADEMIKE Law Journal, Vol. 4 Issue 5

- Paper on “Formal and Informal Dispute Resolution” published in the ACADEMIKE Law Journal, Vol. 4 Issue 5

CO-CURRICULAR

Lawctopus.com- Campus Manager in JGLS for Lawctopus.com August, 2014 to January, 2015

Harvard Law School, Harvard University - Member of the Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program, Harvard Law School- Awarded the highest grade (100/100) in Harvard-Jindal International Negotiation workshop organized

by Harvard University and Renmin University, China. December, 2013

EXTRA-CURRICULAR

- Member of the Core Cultural Committee at JSPL. July 2016 to present- Represented class for the blood donation camp organized by The Rotary Blood Bank under the aegis of

Social Service Society of O.P.Jindal Global University. October 2011& September 2012- Chief Organizer of the blood donation camp in O.P. JGU. October 2011- Member of the Social Service Society (Full week project), Jindal Global Law School- Taught young children (in a labor colony) aged 3-12 years Hindi, English and Math.- Visited several orphan homes to interact and teach children in Sonepat and Panipat.- Played Table Tennis (T.T.) for School in an International Inter D.P.S. T.T. Tournament(Gujarat) and

Inter School T.T. Tournament (Panipat) 2009- Organized a Science and Technology Exhibition in Delhi Public School, Panipat. 2008

STRENGTHS

Organized, Dedicated, Opportunistic, Aspirer, Deliverer. LANGUAGES

Bilingually proficient in English and professionally proficient in Hindi and Punjabi.

HOBBIES

Staying fit and updated.