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Seema Jhingan is a Partner at LexCounsel Law Offices, afirm she co-founded in 2004, after enrolling at the Barin 1994. Seema began her professional career at

Singhania & Co., after which she joined Titus & Co., whereher work was recognised, and she was made Partner duringher tenure.Over the past 10 years, Seema has become a well-

established legal professional with both sector-specificexpertise as well as recognized all-round legal acumen. InEducation laws, Franchise laws and the TMT sector, she hasgathered best-in-class status.Education is an area where she not only excels as a lawyer,

but is also something she is passionate and feels deeplyabout. She is vocal about the fact that she is “deeplypassionate about education for socially and economicallydeprived children, especially in rural India”. Willing to puttime and effort into a cause which is close to her heart, shehas established a not-for-profit organisation, ‘Parivartan’, tosupport education and ancillary scholarship requirements ofunder-privileged children. The Trust is fully self-funded andhas enrolled six young children from rural India inestablished public schools and fully funds their educationand other requirements. The Trust intends to achieve 500student enrolments over the next 5-6 years.Bringing the same passion to her professional life, Seema

has substantial expertise in representing investors,developers, venture capital and private equity funds,

SEEMA JHINGAN PARTNER

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international corporations, sponsors/lenders and otherstrategic investors involved in the establishment,development and financing of infrastructure, telecom,education, information technology and satellite projects inIndia.Seema regularly advises on e-commerce, software & IT

laws, and regulatory & policy frameworks as they relate to

the provision of software and BPO/KPO services. Seema hasassisted companies such as Liqvid, Satellier Inc., USA, LotusInterworks Inc, USA, Magic Software, and Shergroup, UK, inthe establishment of wholly owned captive units in India,licensing and IP protection, commercial and investmentdocumentation, external commercial borrowings, regulatoryapprovals, tax efficient structures and transfer pricingrelated issues.At LexCounsel, Seema has helped nurture and develop

numerous clients including, but not limited to, InterGlobeEducation Private Limited (Indigo Airlines), Hewlett-PackardIndia Sales Private Limited, Educomp Solutions Limited,Suzlon Energy Limited, India, Macmillan Publishers, Indiaand Pan Macmillan, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages PrivateLimited, GE India Industrial Private Limited, and Aga Khan.Gratitude, empathy, acceptance and presence in the ‘now’

are all part of the winning formula for her personal andprofessional life. She believes in “simplifying complex legalor personal issues through understanding, clarity of thoughtand acceptance of the situation as it is brings attention,builds trust and provides solutions.”While she looks up to Ms. Zia Modi for her expertise and

dedication to the legal profession, she recommends thatindividuals should take charge and onus of not only theclients but also the people reporting to them. Her advice tofuture leaders of legal organizations is that “being a leader isnot a position but a service and requires understanding,trust, delegation, belief in others, and the absolute support ofwhom you lead. A happy team will always be aligned to yourpurpose of rendering great legal service and yes, always leadby example.”

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