📈Helping businesses build, protect, and grow through commercial contracts, intellectual property, and strategic legal solutions
🌍100+ legal projects delivered across 50+ jurisdictions
🎯100% Job Success Score
⚖️Zero disputes reported to date.
𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬:
✔️ 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 & 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 — NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, SaaS, employment, contractor, investor, partnership, equity, acquisition, IP licensing & commercial agreements
✔️ 𝐈𝐏, 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐲 & 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 — trademarks, copyrights, patents, Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, DPA, Cookie Policy & App Compliance Documents.
As a Top-Rated Lawyer on Upwork, I offer the following services :
💠Contract Drafting, Review & Negotiation
NDAs / NNNs, MSAs, SOWs, MoUs, LOIs, SaaS & software agreements, term sheets, SHAs, bylaws, terms & conditions, terms of use, employment and independent contractor agreements, licensing, construction, partnership, joint venture, and investor agreements — structured for enforceability across jurisdictions.
💠 Intellectual Property Protection & Licensing
Trademark, copyright, and patent support; IP ownership structuring, assignment, and licensing; cross-border IP strategy and global filing coordination with USPTO, WIPO, and EUIPO.
💠 Privacy, Data Protection & Regulatory Compliance
GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, India DPDP Act, HIPAA, DIFC/ADGM-aligned privacy frameworks; privacy policies, cookie policies, data processing agreements, and compliance documentation for websites, apps, SaaS, and AI-enabled platforms.
💠 Legal Writing & Advisory Opinions
Clear, persuasive, and jurisdiction-specific legal opinions, risk assessments, compliance notes, and contract interpretations tailored for business decision-making.
✨Top Reviews:
"𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙬𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙨.. 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙡𝙖𝙬𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙨. 𝙎𝙖𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙡𝙖𝙬𝙮𝙚𝙧 and works fast and effectively to achieve the objectives and goals set. Honestly, he is usually waiting for me instead of the inverse! Available all the time and super fast to respond to queries" — Co-Founder, E-Commerce Platform, U.K.
"Saumen is hands down the best lawyer I have worked in the last decade. Nothing is too big or small, he goes above and beyond but most importantly he listens and actually implements what you request. He is a caring person and now my go-to for any lawyer work. He is a x10 lawyer!" — Founder, Skydiving & Tunnel Suit Manufacturing Company, Australia.
"Humanity, Purpose, and an Unsang Hero Named Saumen Chakraborty... Over the weekend, Saumen worked tirelessly, spending several hours to craft a detailed, professional, and court-ready MoU — something that any large legal firm would be proud of." — Founder, Sharing Smiles Foundation, India.
"I am very pleased and satisfied that I hired Mr. Chakraborty, he is knowledgeable, excellent communication skills, and compassionate. Mr. Chakraborty was very responsive and patient with me, when I wasn't exactly sure what I needed to convey. My situation is a challenging one that I needed assistance with, he was prepared and professional." — Client from Florida, U.S.A.
"Professional, adaptable, and detail-oriented... Thanks for all your work Saumen!" — Consulting Group, Canada.
🙏 I’m grateful to my clients whose kind words continually inspire me to deliver exceptional service every time. Please view the work history section for more.
🎓Education: – B A, LL B | M A Sociology | M Com Banking & Insurance | B Sc Biology | B A - Education, History, Sociology.
Global Certifications:
🔹100% Grades in:
American Contract Law – Yale University
Privacy Law & Data Protection – University of Pennsylvania
FinTech Law & Policy – Duke University
Introduction to English Common Law – University of London
European Business Law: Understanding the Fundamentals – Lund University
Healthcare Law Specialization – University of Pennsylvania with Certificate in Privacy Law & HIPAA, Intellectual Property in Healthcare Industry.
Corporate & Commercial Law: Contracts & Employment Law – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
AI Governance - Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Generative AI: Impact, Considerations & Ethical Issues – IBM
Artificial Intelligence & legal issues – Politecnico di Milano
AI Security & Governance - Securiti Education
🔹With A+ Grades from Lawsikho:
Contract Drafting, Review, Negotiation, & Dispute Resolution
Intellectual Property Rights, Media, & Entertainment Laws.
🔹Management & Entrepreneurship & Professional Skills Council, Government of India, in Advanced Contract Drafting, Negotiation, & Dispute Resolution - Paralegal Associate - Legal Documentation (Certified)
🔹Negotiation Fundamentals - ESSEC Business School (96.36%).
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Saumen Chakraborty
Top-Rated Lawyer in Contracts, Compliance, & IP Rights
Intellectual Property Law
Legal Consulting
Contract Drafting
Legal Agreement
Corporate Law
GDPR
SaaS
Data Privacy
Privacy Policy
Terms & Conditions
Legal Drafting
Legal Research
Legal Writing
Employment Law
Non-Disclosure Agreement
Arun C.
New Delhi, India
$50/hr
4.8
109 jobs
A results-oriented lawyer with a strong focus on providing legal solutions for corporates, startups, and entrepreneurs. With 15 years of experience in the legal field, I am dedicated to achieving your business goals efficiently and effectively.
I specialize in a spectrum of legal disciplines including Corporate & Business Law, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Property Laws, Retail Laws, Technology Law, Data Privacy & GDPR.
My educational foundation comprises:
• LLB (Honors) degree, New Delhi (India's Premier Law School)
• Diplomas in Intellectual Property Rights, WIPO, Geneva
• Certification in GDPR and privacy Laws, CPD, London
• Certification in Artificial Intelligence Law, Lund University, Sweden
• Diploma in Cyber Laws from Asia College of Cyber Law
My commitment lies in delivering expert legal and advisory services, and my track record attests to my ability to provide invaluable support to startups and corporations facing intricate legal challenges, offering comprehensive legal insights, and facilitating seamless business setups.
I am excited to embark on my freelancer journey on this platform, bringing over 15 years of legal expertise to provide top-notch services to clients worldwide.
Highlights from my 15 year legal career include:
• Assisted 50+ organizations in establishing their business presence in USA, Europe, Australia, Singapore, UAE and India.
• Successfully securing recoveries totalling $5.6 million for my clients through lawsuits,
arbitrations, and settlements.
• Registering 286 Trademarks/Brands, 17 Patents, and 52 Copyrights across India, USA, UK,
and Australia.
• Achieving a commendable 91% success rate in winning cases, settlements, and orders in
favor of my clients.
My areas of expertise:
• Startup Advisory & Business Setups
• Recovery Lawsuits
• Intellectual Property Law (Trademark, Patent, Copyright & Designs)
• Securities Laws
• Contracts & Employment Law
• Cyber Law
• E-Commerce Laws
• Data Privacy Law
Offering Customized Legal Solutions and Assisting Businesses/Startups/Corporates in USA, UAE, EU, Australia & India since 2008, including drafting and vetting:
• Corporate Agreements such as # Shareholding Agreement, # Partnership Agreement,
#License Agreement, # Distribution Agreement, # Joint Venture Agreement, # Service Level
Agreement, #Franchise Agreements)
• Court cases Assistance, Drafting and Vetting such as # Complaints/Motions/Actions, #
Criminal Complaints/Motions, # Personal Injury case, # Small Claims/Large Claims
My Commitments:
• Honest and Trustworthy Collaboration.
• World-class Legal Services at Competitive Prices.
• 24x7 Customer support.
• Unlimited Iterations free of cost.
• 100% Moneyback Guarantee.
Client satisfaction is my foremost priority, and I endeavor to provide reliable and cost-effective legal solutions. If you seek professional legal assistance in any of the aforementioned domains, I am poised to leverage my extensive knowledge, experience, and unwavering dedication to excellence to assist you effectively.
Property Law
Legal Consulting
Corporate Law
Legal Entity Structuring
Legal Assistance
Legal Writing
Legal Agreement
Trust, Estate & Will Agreement
Intellectual Property Consulting
Contract Law
Tax Law
Privacy Law
Immigration Law
Legal Motion
Legal Pleadings
Vaishnavi S.
Thane, India
$25/hr
4.9
182 jobs
Are you looking for consultations for your future brand? Or have you finalized your brand name and want to legally use it in countries like the USA, Canada, U.K, New Zealand, India, or Australia without infringing on third-party names? If yes, then I'm the one you're looking for.
I am an experienced Trademark Lawyer having over 4.5 years of experience. I have provided IP advisory along with guidance on choosing the right trademark for more than 400 start-ups and businesses. I have also filed more than 1k applications in the U.S. alone.
I can help you protect your business by securing your Intellectual Property. I can help you with drafting or responding to the following-:
-Cease and Desist Letter
- IP Infringement Notice
- Trademark Assignment Agreement/Licensing Agreement
- Trademark- Response/Letter Of Opposition based on absolute or relative grounds to the USPTO
- USPTO Office action response
- DMCA Notice
- Response to DMCA takedown notice
- Preparing a COMPLAINT/COUNTER REPLY for ICANN Domain Name Disputes under UDRP WIPO
Guidelines
Apart from the drafting services and support, I also provide -:
- Trademark search [USPTO (U.S), UKIPO(U.K), AIPO(Australia), IPI(India)]
- Support and assistance (Remote) for filing a trademark application in the U.S, U.K, India, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia
- Review of IP Contracts and Agreements
Intellectual Property Law
Legal Consulting
Legal Research
Document Review
Trademark
Trademark Prosecution
Trademark Search
Content Writing
Article Writing
Legal Assistance
Blog Writing
Trademark Consulting
Vidhi D.
Raipur, India
$6/hr
5.0
6 jobs
I help startups, founders, and growing businesses draft, review, and negotiate contracts that reduce risk, ensure compliance, and support smooth business operations.
With 5+ years of experience in corporate and commercial law, I work with clients across India, the USA, the UK, Europe, and Australia, providing clear, business-friendly legal solutions, not unnecessary legal jargon.
🔹 What I Do Best
If you need help with:
➡️Reviewing or redlining contracts before signing
➡️Drafting clear, enforceable agreements
➡️Identifying legal and commercial risks
➡️Structuring startup or corporate documentation
➡️Ensuring compliance with applicable regulations
I can step in quickly and handle it with precision.
🔹 Core Legal Services
📄Commercial Contracts
✍🏼Contract Drafting, Review & Redlining
✍🏼Master Service Agreements (MSAs)
✍🏼SaaS Agreements
✍🏼Service, Vendor & Supplier Agreements
✍🏼NDAs & Confidentiality Agreements
✍🏼Licensing & Distribution Agreements
✍🏼Independent Contractor & Employment Agreements
✔ Redlined versions
✔ Clean final drafts
✔ Practical risk summaries (on request)
🏢Startup & Corporate Advisory
💼Company Incorporation & Structuring
💼Co-founder, Shareholder & Investment Agreements
💼SAFE Notes & Term Sheets
💼Corporate Governance & Compliance
💼Due Diligence Support
🔐Privacy & Technology Law
💻Privacy Policies & Terms of Service
💻Cookie Policies
💻GDPR, CCPA/CPRA & DPDP Act Compliance
💻Data Processing Agreements (DPAs)
Every project includes commercially practical drafting, clear risk identification, and contracts designed to support negotiations, not just legal compliance.
🔹 How I Work
✔ Detail-oriented and risk-focused
✔ Clear explanations for non-legal clients
✔ Confidential and professional communication
✔ Reliable timelines and structured deliverables
🔹 Why Clients Choose Me
👍🏼5+ years of hands-on legal experience
👍🏼Strong understanding of commercial realities
👍🏼International client exposure
👍🏼Practical advice that supports business decisions
📩 Let’s Get Started
If you need a contract drafted, reviewed, or clarified before committing, message me with your requirements and timeline, and I’ll advise you on the best way forward.
Intellectual Property Law
Contract Drafting
Legal Research
Terms & Conditions
Privacy Policy
Document Review
Virtual Assistance
Legal Writing
Contract Law
Commercial Litigation
Non-Disclosure Agreement
Legal Assistance
Intellectual Property Consulting
Corporate Law
Smart Contract
Sapna S.
Nagpur, India
$40/hr
4.9
615 jobs
Most legal work tells you what the law says. I tell you what it means for your business, and then I execute it.
I'm Sapna Sarda, a Top Rated lawyer with 8+ years of experience and 500+ completed projects on Upwork. I work with founders, SMEs, SaaS companies, and international businesses across the US, UK, UAE, and India who need legal infrastructure that is precise, commercially grounded, and built to scale.
🏢Corporate Structuring & Business Setup
The legal foundation your business depends on.
▸LLC, S-Corp, and C-Corp formation (U.S.)
▸Indian company incorporation & structuring
▸Operating agreements, shareholder agreements, board documentation
▸Cross-border structuring (India–U.S. alignment)
▸Governance frameworks & internal legal infrastructure
📄Contracts & Commercial Agreements
Contracts that actually protect your business in real scenarios.
▸NDAs, MSAs, service & vendor agreements
▸Partnership, JV, and licensing agreements
▸Employment & contractor agreements
▸Contract review, risk identification & practical revisions
▸Negotiation support & enforceability structuring
💻Tech, SaaS & Digital Compliance
Legal systems aligned with how your product actually works.
▸SaaS agreements, SLAs, API & licensing structures
▸Terms of Service, Privacy Policies, platform governance
▸GDPR, CCPA, UAE PDPL, India IT Act compliance
▸IP ownership structuring for developers & tech teams
▸Cross-border SaaS and digital business alignment
🧠Intellectual Property & Protection Strategy
Not just filing, building IP that adds real business value.
▸Trademark searches, filings (USPTO, India, Madrid Protocol)
▸Patent strategy, drafting & office action responses
▸Copyright protection & licensing
▸IP ownership structuring (founders, developers, teams)
▸Enforcement strategy & cease-and-desist actions
What Clients Consistently Get:
▸500+ completed projects with a high repeat hire rate
▸Fast turnarounds without sacrificing precision
▸Clear communication, no legal jargon, no unnecessary complexity
▸Practical drafting that is commercially workable, not just legally defensible
▸Cross-border insight across India, US, UK, and UAE
▸A structured legal execution team behind every engagement
Whether you are incorporating a company, launching a digital product, protecting IP, or managing contracts across borders, I build legal infrastructure that holds up under pressure.
If you're scaling and need dependable legal execution, let's talk.
Legal
Legal Consulting
Contract Law
Contract Drafting
Corporate Law
Legal Drafting
Legal Research
Legal Assistance
Content Creation
Contract Management
Legal Documentation
Legal Practice Management
Corporate Governance
Corporate Communications
Tax Law
Komal S.
Mumbai, India
$80/hr
4.9
367 jobs
SEASONED CORPORATE AND CONTRACTS LAWYER with over twenty years of experience in corporate legal, company secretarial, and corporate governance functions across countries (India, Ireland, US, UK, UAE, Singapore) and across sectors (financial services including banking and funds, manufacturing & trading), author of a published book on business laws in the US.
I specialize in advising startups on Co-founders Agreements, Funding transactions, Employee Stock options, business formations and drafting constitution documents.
Having been involved in setting up and scaling a business myself, I understand the issues that Founders face very well.
Practice experience: 2001 to 2006: Leading a firm of my own as well as being a Partner in a decent-sized legal and company secretarial firm based in Mumbai, India.
2017 onwards: Leading my own firm again in Mumbai, India with many startups as my clients
In-house roles: 2007 to 2015, spread over India and Ireland
I have held various positions with Northern Trust Corporation (AVP level position), Citibank Europe plc and DEPFA Bank plc - all based in Dublin, Ireland. I have worked in in-house legal and corporate governance roles in these positions.
I worked as Assistant Company Secretary for EcoSecurities Group plc for 6 years, where I was overseeing compliance for subsidiary entities in 19 countries.
In India, I have held Company Secretary & Compliance Officer positions with IIFL Holdings Limited (managed their initial public offering) and Damas India.
I can undertake the following tasks with ease:
Contract and Corporate
*I can draft the following general agreements / policies:
- Non-disclosure Agreement (See portfolio)
- Memorandum of Understanding (See portfolio)
- Employment Agreements
- Distribution Agreements
- Leave and License Agreements (See portfolio)
- Lease Agreements
- Consultancy Agreements
- Terms and conditions of use of a website
- Privacy Policies
* I can draft the following corporate agreements:
- Co-founders Agreements (see portfolio)
- Operating Agreements for LLCs
- LLP Agreements
- Partnership Deeds/Agreements
- Share Subscription Agreements (see portfolio)
- Share Purchase Agreements
- Shareholders Agreements
I can draft the following corporate documents:
- By-laws of Corporations
- Memorandum and Articles of Association (see portfolio)
- Unanimous consents and resolutions (see portfolio)
- Terms of Reference for meetings of Board of Directors and Committee Charters
- High quality internal policies
- ESOP and SAR plans (see portfolio)
Research and Content Writing
- Writing articles for the blog (see portfolio)
- Writing legal updates for a law firm
- Ghost writing high quality legal articles for publication
Intellectual property and technology law
*Conducting a patent / trademark availability search in the records of the USPTO.
*Drafting takedown notices under the DMCA (see portfolio)
Business Skills: Significant understanding of setting up and scaling a business, applying the law with a view on commercial objectives, simplifying law to a level that makes sense to entrepreneurs.
Intellectual Property Law
Legal Consulting
Content Writing
Corporate Law
Legal Research
Contract Drafting
Startup Consulting
Legal Assistance
Legal Entity Structuring
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