Anushikha Gupta
Impact driven legal strategist turned entrepreneur, leveraging courtroom advocacy and operational leadership to drive business transformation. Skilled in legal risk management, cross-functional execution, negotiations, and strategic decision making.
Work Experience:
5.3 Years
Industry:
FMCG & E-Commerce | Legal Services
Function:
Consulting & Strategy | General Management | Operations & Supply Chain | Others
Work Experience
Directorate Department of Local Government | Chandigarh, Punjab
- Empaneled Advocate
- Involved in high-impact litigation to represent and defend the interests of the Municipal Corporation of Punjab.
- Assisted Senior Advocate in 100-plus cases.
Punjab and Haryana High Court | Chandigarh, Punjab
- Practicing Advocate
- Assisted Sr. Advocates in Civil and Criminal Court Proceedings at Punjab and Haryana High Court.
- Drafted legal documents including plaints, written statements, contracts, settlements, rejoinders, replies, and notices.
- Provided Legal Advice to clients and negotiated settlements on their behalf.
- Managed the client acquisition and conversion for Senior Advocate and Self Alliances.
- Expert in various Legal Domains like Contracts, PFUTP and PTI Regulations, SEBI Act, Consumer Law.
Securities and Exchange Board of India | Mumbai
- Young Professional
- Involved in High Impact Litigation involving companies like Sahara and Adani Group.
- Amended the standard operating procedure for Litigation Department of SEBI.
CMC Supermarket | Chandigarh
- General Manager
- Team Management & Leadership: Hired, managed and led a team of 15 employees to ensure smooth daily operation of Supermarket.
- Budget Management: Managed annual procurement budgets of ~USD 600K, ensuring quantity and SKU variety in inventory.
- Operations Monitoring: Monitored sourcing, vendor & customer relations, inventory rotation and coordination in human resources.
Accomplishments
- Increased Revenue from Practice - Successfully doubled the revenue from private practice in 4 years.
- Grew personal client portfolio by 3x over 5 years through referrals and strategic outreach.
- Retained 95%+ clients year-on-year through legal and strategic advisory solutions.
- Increased Revenue from Business
- Successfully increased the revenue of CMC Supermarket from INR 1 Crore to INR 4 Crore over 4 years.
- Enabled Cultural Shift
- Successfully got an approval to allow and authorize Young Professionals at SEBI to sign Green notes.
- Streamlined Operating Procedures
- Successfully implemented the new standard operating systems and got appreciation from ED(Law).
- Worked on high stake litigation cases like SAHARA and ADANI during my tenure at SEBI.
Education
- Master of Law, Kurukshetra University, Haryana
- B.com LLB (Hons.), University Institute of Legal Studies, Chandigarh
Certification
Extra-curricular
- Head Coordinator for International Immersion Program, IIMA Committee.
- Secured an AIR4 from amongst 10,000 applicants for JAG (women) Indian Army. Secured recommendation from both JAG Army and JAG Navy.
- Quarter finalist in Price Media Law Moot Court Competition, South Asia Rounds, University of Oxford.
- Awarded 2nd Best Speaker at Symbiosis National Moot Court Competition, 2017 from amongst 100 speakers.
- Awarded Best Memorial in UILS Intra Moot Court Competition, 2015.
- Stood 1st in group dance competition, UIHTM, Panjab University, Chandigarh Competition, 2015.
- Represented my college at the prestigious International Arbitration Moot Court Competition.