Ramanathan Chellam
Partner
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Key Capabilities & Career Highlights
26 Years of professional experience in reputed banks and corporate houses that include MNCs as well as public & private sector organizations in India.
Worked on high profile Corporate Divestiture, M&As, convoluted Employment & Union issues, big ticket financing, strategic advisory and handling of complex defaulters and recovery of huge dues, commercial and corporate documentation.
Ex-Senior Vice President (Legal) in Citigroup and headed Legal function for Citi’s largest subsidiary in India.
Expertise in Banking & Financial and IT & ITeS sectors.
Educational Qualifications
- Company Secretary (C.S.) from the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
- Masters’ Degree in Law (LL.M.) in Labour laws, Industrial Relations laws and Administrative law from Annamalai University.
- Junior Associate (JAIIB) from Indian Institute of Banking & Finance.
- Diploma in Cyber Law from Asian School of Cyber Laws in assos. with Govt. Law College, Mumbai.
Career Progression
- Ram has worked with Corporate Legal Departments of Indian banks in private sector & public sector like Axis Bank and Union Bank of India and foreign banks and leading corporate houses like MUFG Bank (formerly The Bank of Tokyo –Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd) and Citicorp Services India Pvt. Ltd.
- Ram has proven core competency in key areas of Onshore & Offshore Lending, Corporate & Commercial Laws, Tech & Non-tech Contract Management, Employment Laws, Real Estate, Criminal Laws.
- Ram has worked on diversified domestic and international transactions involving negotiations with borrowers, vendors, complainants, employees and other stakeholders.
Ram was a member of APAC level Pro-Bono Committee of ex-employer and coordinated for various pro-bono activities, and also willing to take on similar activities on behalf of the firm.