Sankari Reddy

 1.Family name: Reddy 2.First names: Sankari 3.Date of birth:-.Nationality: South African, Motswana 5.Civil status: Single 6.Education: Institution: [Date from – Date to] Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained: International University College/UNITO, Turin, Italy (01/2021 – 09/2021) Masters in Comparative Law, Economics and Finance Chartered Governance Institute of Southern Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa (03/2020 – 10/2020) Applied Governance and Company Secretary International Qualifying Board Exams University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa (01/2011 – 12/2011) Postgraduate Diploma in Insolvency Law and Practice University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa (01/2010 – 12/2011) LLB degree University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa (01/2007 – 12/2009) Bcom (law) degree: major in economics and communication management 7.Language skills: (Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5) (1 – excellent; 5 – basic) Language Reading Speaking Writing English 1 1 1 French 2 4 3 Italian 5 5 5 8.Membership of professional bodies: Law Society of the Northern Provinces - Admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa Law Society of Botswana - Admitted attorney of the High Court of Botswana AIPSA – The Association of Insolvency Practitioners of Southern Africa SABwil – South African Black Women in Law BLA – Black Lawyers Association Chartered Governance Institute of Southern Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa (2022) PAIRS – Pan African Investment and Research Services Institute for New Economic Thinking - YSI 9.Other skills and trainings: Competency-Based Board Examinations for Admission as an Attorney (multiple exams – Law Society of South Africa) Competency-Based Board Examinations for Admission as an Attorney (multiple exams – Law Society of Botswana) Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Codes Training (Empowerdex) Practical Legal Training (Legal Development and Education – Law Society of South Africa) Competition Law (Bowman Gilfillan in-house training) Foreign Investor Dispute Resolution (Bowman Gilfillan in-house training) Due diligence/mergers/general draftsmanship seminar ((Bowman Gilfillan in-house training) Medical Negligence and liability training provider (HPCSA- Continuing Professional Development accreditation) 10.Present position: Research Associate at PAIRS/ Director at Sankari Reddy Attorneys 11.Years of experience: 9 years 12.Key qualifications: Sankari possesses vast litigation and advisory experience in the administrative law sector in South Africa, including the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act, the Public Finance Management Act, the Municipal Finance Management Act, the Skills Development Act, the National Qualifications Framework Act, the Skills Development Levies Act, The National Qualifications Framework Act, public-private partnerships, governance matters, education policy having been engaged with various organs of state and private organisation within the region; She also possesses technical expertise in building administrative law frameworks for State, which include delegation of authority frameworks for organs of state, internal policies, training thereupon and conducting an internal legal audit on an annual basis; She is also well versed in legal and economic research, strategy development and policy formulation; Through advising and litigating on behalf of and against organs of state, she obtained vast experience and understanding of the gaps in the legal frameworks within the administrations and became actively involved in knowledge management, capacity-building, training and coaching on various technical legal projects. Sankari possesses proven leadership and project oversight skills - this experience has been acquired through running a successful commercial law practice for over four years and undertaking legal matters as lead counsel as well as providing support to foremost senior legal counsel in South Africa; She has experience with governmental and regional organisations, research and academia, civil society organisations and the private sector and possesses effective stakeholder management experience. Advanced interpersonal skills to constructively interact with international and local partners at all levels. Possesses extensive experience in client and project management, facilitation of consultations, record-keeping and compliance as well as teaching and training initiatives. 13.Specific experience in the region: Country Date from - Date to Kenya- Togo 06.2019 Botswana 2015 to current South Africa 2013 to current 14. Relevant professional experience: Date from – Date to Location of the assignment Company& reference person (name & contact details) Position Description 12/2020 – ongoing Africa-wide Pan-African Investment and Research Services (PAIRS), Johannesburg, South Africa Ref: Iraj Abedian, CEO & Chief Economist-/ Dr Neissan Besharati, Director- Senior Research Associate Name of the contract: Associate Agreement Beneficiary of the contract: various public sector and private sector clients Brief description of the contract/ Responsibilities: development finance, public financial management, budget support, anti-corruption, illicit financial flows, transparency and accountability, monitoring and evaluation, impact measures, innovative finance, public-private partnerships, sustainability, ESG, governance & social responsibility, impact investing, strategy, technical and policy advisory, macro and micro economic research, programme management, partnership building, capacity-building and institutional development. 05/2021 – ongoing 05/2021 – ongoing Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy Ref: Nora McKeon, CSM- Research Assistant – Academic Working Group Name of the project: CS Autonomous Response to the UN Food Security Summit Beneficiary of the contract: various public sector clients, Civil Society Movements Brief description of the contract/ Responsibilities: Government COVID19 response and strategy development, 1. Analyse the composition and interests of business platforms and other multistakeholder platforms that participate in leadership team, action tracks and independent and national dialogues including: World Business Council for Sustainable Development World Economic Forum Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa EAT forum Local Alliance for Improved Nutrition Scaling up Nutrition Food and Land Use Coalition Bill and Melinda Gates foundation 2. Analyse the synthesis documents of the Action Tracks for corporate initiatives proposed as solutions and the influence and participation of corporate actors Vs civil society 3. Analyse the national dialogues process for corporate leadership, participation and solutions 4. Analyse the independent dialogues process corporate leadership, participation and solutions 05/2021 – ongoing South Africa – Pretoria University of Pretoria Dr. Marc Wegerif, Lecturer in Development Studies Department of Anthropology and Archaeology Faculty of Humanities c: +27(0)76 - e- External consultant – Academic Working Group Beneficiary of Contract: University of Pretoria Brief description of contract: Research and development of a critical analytical framework of the national regulations and policies implemented in South Africa throughout the COVID-19 period pertaining to the procurement, distribution and retailing of food. October 2020 Italy, Turin Institute for New Economic Thinking – YSI Ref: Christina Mosalagae-, - External Consultant Beneficiary of the Contract: Institute for New Economic Thinking Brief description of the contract: Research and development of a critical analytical framework of the national regulations and policies implemented in South Africa throughout the COVID-19 period pertaining to compliance and surveillance activities. August 2018 – February 2020 South Africa, Kenya, India, Togo, Democratic Republic of Congo Medical Fund Management (Pty) Limited Ref: Pascal Mukadi Executive Chairman, -(last known address) Chief Executive Officer Name of the project: Start-up - “EcoMedical”, Africa’s first comprehensive logistical solution for access to international healthcare Beneficiary of the contract: the public sector, including the Department of Health, the National Health Insurance Fund (Kenya) and more, hospitals, patients and banks across africa and more. Brief description of the contract/ Responsibilities: Product development strategy sessions with various global stakeholders (app developers, chartered accountants, insurance brokers, public entities, hospital groups in Kenya, DRC, South Africa and India (Mediclinic, Netcare, The Apollo Group, Agar Khan, HJ Hospital etc), the NHIF (Kenya), Stanbic Bank (Kenya), Standard Bank (South Africa), EcoBank (Kenya and Togo, Safaricom, Vodacom and more); o Team Development: Travelling, sourcing and securing relevant talent in the relevant countries, structuring packages and drafting job descriptions; o Researching and communicating applicable legislation and pitfalls in proposed countries of operation o Drafting and reviewing of legal documents; o Research and development of service provider network; o Team Management and extensive stakeholder reporting; o Due Diligence investigations; o Financial management and tax compliance; o Human Resource Management; o Extensive Travel October 2016 – December 2021 South Africa – Pretoria The Community Schemes Ombudsman Services Ref: Ndumiso Nxumalo-Lead Counsel Name of the contract: Ongoing legal advisory, training and litigation Beneficiary of the contract: Body Corporate Brief description of the contract/ Responsibilities: in-depth understanding of property legislation in South Africa, resolving intricate specialized utilities issues with the City of Johannesburg and understanding the municipal statutory framework relating to all property and finance issues, including tax and construction matters, municipal authority issues and stakeholder engagements and legal action October 2016 – May 2019 South Africa – Johannesburg and Cape Town Kensani Group of Companies/Elderberry Investments (Pty) Limited Ref: Coenraad Krige, Director, -(last known address) Lead Legal Counsel Name of the contract: Ongoing litigation across the Kensani group of companies Beneficiary of the contract: Private clients within the group of companies/legal entities Brief description of the contract/ Responsibilities: Client engagement, mapping and running of litigation, stakeholder engagement including the Department of Energy, Development Bank of South Africa, Department of Correctional Services, extensive travel. Managed, defended, initiated legal action and advised in terms of a number of simultaneous shareholder disputes, government contract disputes and company governance matters. 21 October 2016 South Africa – Pretoria ASK Legal and Consulting Services (Pty) Limited Ref: Kgomotso Maphokga,- Director and Trainer Name of the contract: “Bridging the Gap between Medicine and the Law” Beneficiary of the contract: Healthcare Practitioners Council of South Africa (HPCSA) and its members Brief description of the contract/ Responsibilities: Constructing medico-legal framework and drafting training material, consulting with stakeholders, arranging conference requirements, accreditation processes, marketing, rolling out training and education. The entity was formed to roll-out training and education activities in South Africa on a variety of pressing legal issues facing various levels of society and to engage with government through public procurement opportunities and consulting work for special projects. October 2015 – September 2016 Botswana – Gaborone Bookbinder Business Law Ref: Jeffrey Bookbinder - Senior Associate Name of the contract: Defence for the Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana (CAAB) Beneficiary of the contract: CAAB Brief description of the contract/ Responsibilities: Lead counsel defending litigation brought by the families of three police officers who passed away during the crash of Botswana Defence Force helicopter, against the Government of Botswana. Advisory and consultations with key organ of state and employees, drafting of legal papers, extensive research of access to information legislation, governance and legal framework applicable to the Botswana Defence Force, stakeholder and media engagement. August 2015 Gaborone, Botswana (for client based in Israel as instructed by Cooley LLP in California, US Bowman Gilfillan/Bookbinder Business Law Ref: Jeffrey Bookbinder - Director Name of the contract: Research and drafting a competitive analysis framework and completing merger filing forms for both the target and acquiring firms Beneficiary of Contract: NICE systems Brief description of contract: Corresponding with the Instructing Attorneys in California and their legal counsel; Analysing documentation received such as the 20-f report, the financial statements of the purchaser, the sale of assets agreement and exhibits thereto; Conducting research on the subsidiaries and the market in order to draft a competitive analysis; Collate and summarise information and formulate into workable format for the competition filing forms which asked the following questions in respect of both the target and acquiring firms: January 2014 – October 2015 South Africa – Johannesburg Sim & Botsi Attorneys Ref: Sean Sim -Director Beneficiary of contract: Alvern Cables Brief description of contract: Partook in consultations with Client in order to obtain specific information regarding the merger to be implemented. Engaged with tax consultants and other financial advisors in order to establish the tax consequences of the proposed merger Researched, analysed and prepared presentation on case law and competition legislation in order to establish whether the transaction constituted a notifiable transaction and what the consequences of not reporting the transaction is. Identified and prepared briefs for senior and junior counsel. Consulted with counsel. Received, analysed and presented the opinions received from counsel to senior team members. Prepared charts and spreadsheets manipulating shareholding percentages and placement of proposed shareholders, using flow through principles (whether the shareholder should be part of the holding company or a subsidiary and the knock on effect in respect of changes in control). January 2014 – October 2015 South Africa – Johannesburg Services Sector Education and Training Authority (SSETA) Ref: Amanda Buzo Chief Executive Officer,-/ Moloko Ramohlale,- (last known address) Name of the contract: Ongoing legal support, litigation and advisory for SSETA approaching the Auditor General audit Beneficiary of the contract: SSETA and its executive management Brief description of the contract/ Responsibilities: Developing the statutory, regulatory policy framework for the executive authority and staff including the Public Finance Management Act, the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act and Regulations, the Skills Development Act, the Skills Development Levies Act and The National Qualifications Framework Act and providing in-house training thereupon to minimise risk, broad range of specialised legal advice to this large organ of state approaching their 2015 audit by the Auditor General ensuring a clean audit including legal research and drafting of opinions, compliance with internal legal and other institutional procedures and policies, identifying, reporting on and minimizing potential legal risks through formulating and implementing strategies including vetting/advising/drafting internal policy documents (extensive governance advisory), drafting, review and negotiation of supplier agreements and other legal documentation, making presentations on legal and regulatory developments, conducting legal due diligence/forensic investigations, providing speedy delivery of agreements and advice and pursuing litigious issues for presentation to the accounting authority, developing and maintaining relationships with client and the institution as a whole as well as external legal counsel, AFSA, forensic auditors and other key stakeholders in government, formulating and implementing organizational strategy, and advising on the disbursement and allocation of funds received from the National Treasury 01/2013 – October 2015 South Africa - East London/Port Elizabeth/Johannesburg Slipknot Investments 777 (Pty) Limited/Structured Mezzanine Investments (Pty) Limited/SKG Properties (Pty) Limited and other subsidiaries Ref: Riana Odendaal,-(last known address) Legal counsel Name of the contract: Litigation and advisory services Beneficiary of the contract: Slipknot Investments 777 (Pty) Limited/Structured Mezzanine Investments (Pty) Limited/SKG Properties (Pty) Limited and other subsidiaries Brief description of the contract/ Responsibilities: Extensive consultations, research, forensic legal audit, drafting of legal documents and advisory work pertaining to the Buffalo City Municipality and others tender awards and internal processes, stakeholder coordination; financial governance, transparency, accountability, anti-corruption & illicit financial flows. Drafting commercial agreements such as suretyships, term sheets and facility agreements, and running litigation in respect of a R200 million revolving loan agreement with a B-BBEE entity. This involved extensive legal research surrounding intricate commercial concepts relating to loan agreements, interest rates, suretyships, guarantees, mortgage bonds and lease agreements and an in depth understanding of financing instruments. 15. Publications: Reddy, S (2021), Global Responses to COVID-19, Surveillance and Compliance in South Africa, Country Report, Turin: YSI, Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET)