Ashwin Sapra

Ashwin Sapra

Partner - Pharmaceuticals/ Medical Devices/ Healthcare/ Life Sciences practice at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, India.

South Delhi, Delhi, India
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An India qualified attorney with over 25 years of experience in laws relating to pharmaceuticals, medical devices, life sciences and healthcare; also the designated Legal Counsel for the Austrian Embassy in India.

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Experience

  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

    Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

    9 years 4 months

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      Partner- Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare and Life Sciences

      Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

      - Present 7 years 6 months

      New Delhi Area, India

      Part of the Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences practice at India's premier full service Law Firm
      • Regulatory and Compliance: Advising clients on regulatory issues pertaining to approvals and import of drugs, cosmetics and medical devices in India. Providing advice on anti-corruption and anti-bribery issues.

      • Intellectual Property: Advising clients on Indian IP Laws, policies and procedures. Strategizing and overseeing patent and Trade Mark prosecution. Freedom to operate opinions…

      Part of the Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences practice at India's premier full service Law Firm
      • Regulatory and Compliance: Advising clients on regulatory issues pertaining to approvals and import of drugs, cosmetics and medical devices in India. Providing advice on anti-corruption and anti-bribery issues.

      • Intellectual Property: Advising clients on Indian IP Laws, policies and procedures. Strategizing and overseeing patent and Trade Mark prosecution. Freedom to operate opinions. Trade Mark/ Patentability analysis. Portfolio management. IP due diligence.

      • Corporate Structuring/ M&A: Providing advice and guidance to international and domestic clients on issues of corporate entity structuring and formation, corporate compliance, continuing corporate governance and entity development.

      • Transactional/ Commercial: Advising clients on Technology transfer, R&D, Confidentiality, Procurement, Supply, Manufacturing, Distribution, Franchising, Licensing and Outsourcing Agreements.

      • Public Policy/ Legislative Affairs: Actively monitoring legislative and policy developments in the IP and Healthcare sector. Advising clients on specific actions needed to address potential threats and opportunities with respect to new regulations.

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      Partner Designate, IP and Pharmaceuticals/ Healthcare

      Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

      - 1 year 11 months

      New Delhi Area, India

  • Counsel Of Trust

    Austrian Embassy, New Delhi

    - Present 6 years 1 month

    New Delhi, Delhi, India

  • Practice Head - Intellectual Property and Healthcare

    Clasis Law

    - 1 year 2 months

    New Delhi Area, India

    Heading the IP and Healthcare Practice for Clasis Law- A full service law firm with offices in Delhi, Mumbai and London.

  • Legal Advisor

    Diplomatic Mission at New Delhi

    - 13 years 9 months

    New Delhi Area, India

    Acting as Off Counsel- Indian Law.

    • Advising local mission staff and various functional government departments on legal issues arising out of operations in India.

    • Providing overall legal advice on Contract Affairs, Litigation, Employment Law issues, Trade Secret protection, Real Estate transactions and other regular business transactions.

    • Interacting with counterpart officials in parent government, agencies, and regional missions across the Asian region towards…

    Acting as Off Counsel- Indian Law.

    • Advising local mission staff and various functional government departments on legal issues arising out of operations in India.

    • Providing overall legal advice on Contract Affairs, Litigation, Employment Law issues, Trade Secret protection, Real Estate transactions and other regular business transactions.

    • Interacting with counterpart officials in parent government, agencies, and regional missions across the Asian region towards finding solutions to common law, immigration policy and protocol related problems.

    • Representing functional business departments before local Indian Authorities.

    • Advising on issues of diplomatic immunity and risk mitigation.

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    Managing Associate

    Luthra & Luthra Law Offices

    - 4 years 1 month

    New Delhi, India

    Part of the IP/ Trade/ Corporate team at Luthra & Luthra Law Offices, a full service Indian law firm with offices in Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore.

    • Prosecution, enforcement and commercialization of Intellectual Property Rights in the pharmaceutical, automotive, FMCG and applied engineering sector.

    • Regulatory and compliance issues pertaining to the development, manufacture and marketing of drugs, cosmetics and medical devices.

    • Anti-Corruption/ Anti Bribery…

    Part of the IP/ Trade/ Corporate team at Luthra & Luthra Law Offices, a full service Indian law firm with offices in Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore.

    • Prosecution, enforcement and commercialization of Intellectual Property Rights in the pharmaceutical, automotive, FMCG and applied engineering sector.

    • Regulatory and compliance issues pertaining to the development, manufacture and marketing of drugs, cosmetics and medical devices.

    • Anti-Corruption/ Anti Bribery Laws.

    • Transactional advisory.

    • Litigation advisory.

    • Active business development.

  • Senior Manager, Legal Affairs

    Ascend Therapeutics

    - 2 years 10 months

    Herndon, VA, USA

    Senior member of the corporate legal team.

    • Transactional: Contract development, review, management and implementation. Risk mitigation. Active point of contact.

    • Healthcare/ Regulatory Compliance: Conception, development, review and implementation of company wide compliance programs under the FDA, OIG and PhRMA regulations. Responsible for maintaining active compliance's under Federal and State regulations.

    • Intellectual Property: Portfolio management. Patent and…

    Senior member of the corporate legal team.

    • Transactional: Contract development, review, management and implementation. Risk mitigation. Active point of contact.

    • Healthcare/ Regulatory Compliance: Conception, development, review and implementation of company wide compliance programs under the FDA, OIG and PhRMA regulations. Responsible for maintaining active compliance's under Federal and State regulations.

    • Intellectual Property: Portfolio management. Patent and Trade Mark prosecution. IP due diligence, litigation management. Active interaction with retained law firm counsel (domestic and international).

    • Corporate Advisory: Advising senior management, department heads and staff in Clinical Operations, Commercial Sales Operations, Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, IT, Human Resources and Finance on complex legal issues.

    • Corporate Governance: Corporate entity creation and regular compliance filings.

  • Technical Advisor-Patent Litigation Practice Group

    Greenblum and Bernstein PLC

    - 8 months

    Reston, VA, USA

    • Patent Litigation: Prepared pleadings, document requests, deposition queries, trial binders. Document management, review and production. Witness depositions. Active trial management. Managed document production.

    • Patent Prosecution: Patentability assessment opinions. Due diligence. USPTO patent data research. Prior art research and analysis. Office action review and analysis. Patent landscaping.

  • Intellectual Property Practice Group

    Mayer Brown Rowe and Maw LLP

    - 4 months

    Washington D.C.

    • Patent Litigation. Reviewed and analyzed pleadings and documents in complex pharmaceutical patent infringement matters. Conducted extensive document review on Concordance. Assisted attorneys and paralegals in document production. Maintained litigation files. Tracked litigation matters using the PACER portal.

    • Patent prosecution. Assisted attorneys and patent agents in reviewing office objections from the USPTO. Researched patent data and prior art references. Tracked patent…

    • Patent Litigation. Reviewed and analyzed pleadings and documents in complex pharmaceutical patent infringement matters. Conducted extensive document review on Concordance. Assisted attorneys and paralegals in document production. Maintained litigation files. Tracked litigation matters using the PACER portal.

    • Patent prosecution. Assisted attorneys and patent agents in reviewing office objections from the USPTO. Researched patent data and prior art references. Tracked patent applications using PAIR

  • Associate

    Ashok Sapra And Associates

    - 5 years 5 months

    New Delhi Area, India

    • Transactional: Drafted and negotiated Confidentiality Agreements, Master Service Agreements, Clinical Trial Agreements, Software Licensing Agreements.

    • Corporate: Company formation, registration, compliance. Director consents. Company valuation.

    • Retainer Advisory: Legal Advisor to the consular division of a significant High Commission in Delhi (confidential) on legality of documents submitted as part of immigration applications. Advised on real estate and employment…

    • Transactional: Drafted and negotiated Confidentiality Agreements, Master Service Agreements, Clinical Trial Agreements, Software Licensing Agreements.

    • Corporate: Company formation, registration, compliance. Director consents. Company valuation.

    • Retainer Advisory: Legal Advisor to the consular division of a significant High Commission in Delhi (confidential) on legality of documents submitted as part of immigration applications. Advised on real estate and employment matters.

    • Litigation and Arbitration. Trial strategy. Drafting of pleadings. Document review. Presenting and arguing pleadings and motions before courts at the Supreme Court, High Court and District Courts. Drafted and prosecuted claims and objections before arbitral tribunals. Land Acquisition.

    • Company matters: Shareholder derivative suits. Company winding up. Minority Share Holder matters before the Company Law Board. Valuation of Company/ Partnership assets. Amalgamation proceedings.

    • Family Law: Divorce, custody, maintenance. Testate and intestate succession. Family partition. Family settlements.

    • Negotiation and Mediation. Out of court settlements. Private international trade agreements. Minimum liability drug development and licensing contracts. Mediation of interpersonal disputes.

    • Real Estate: Landlord-tenant disputes. Easement right disputes. Property transactions- Sale and Lease. Due diligence title searches. Represented clients in landlord-tenant disputes, disputes over abuse of easement and derived rights.

    • Finance: Debt recovery actions. Financial and debt re-organization. Bankruptcy proceedings.

Education

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    Duke University

    Master of Laws (LL.M.) IP/ Pharmaceuticals

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    LLM in IP Law with a focus on Patents and Pharmaceuticals

  • Symbiosis Law College

    LLB Law

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    University of Delhi

    Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Life Sciences

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  • Delhi Public School, Mathura Road

    Life Sciences

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Licenses & Certifications

  • Certificate in IP Law and Practice

    Global Institute of Intellectual Property

Volunteer Experience

Courses

  • IP Prep Course

    Global Institute of IP La

Organizations

  • Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity, Bar Council of India, Delhi High Court Bar Council

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