Swapnesh Ikkurthi

SWAPNESH IKKURTHI Negotiator, Lawyer Fluent in English, Telugu, Hindi Working Proficiency in French M: -- EDUCATION Delhi Public School Bangalore, East - Central Board Secondary Education – (April 2012) - CGPA – 9.8/10 FIITJEE Saifabad – Telangana Intermediate Board (Math, Physics, Chemistry) – (April 2014) - Cumulative Percentage – 97% BITS Pilani Goa – Dual Degree Economics – (2015 – 2016) (Drop out) O. P Jindal Global University – B.B.A L.L.B (Hons) – (2016 – 2021) - CGPA – 6.4/8 (approx.) I. FUNCTIONAL EXPERTISE • • • • Multidisciplinary (Has experience in and excelled in fields of Science, Law, and Business) Oratory Capabilities (National Parliamentary Debater an avid MUN participant and a negotiator) PACT Negotiation (Certified by PACT-Harvard) Well versed with remote Sales tools – Salesforce, Slack, Hubspot. II. WORK EXPERIENCE MORGAN STANLEY January 2nd 2022 – November 1st 2022 Document Negotiator with the US Team • Part of front desk sales and trading. • Responsible for drafting and negotiating documents with clients, the documents include MSFTA (master securities forward transaction agreements), CDEA (cleared derivatives execution agreements), guarantees, collateral and credit netting, isda (international swaps and derivates association) CSA (credit Support Annex), account closures, ETA (Electronic Transaction Agreements). • Part of Toastmasters at Morgan Stanley. • Part of the “giving back” team (in charge of charitable events) at Morgan Stanley. BIZACUITY BUSINESS SOLUTIONS Business Development Executive • Sales with egaming organizations involved in gambling, egaming etc. • Responsible to reworking the sales and marketing pitch October 2021 – January 2022 IKIGAI LAW Legal Intern • Contract work – Proofreading Share Purchase Subscription, Share Holder’s Agreement • Market Research – Researching policy related to financial inclusion, Cloud policy. • Policy Research – On Social Media Regulation, OTT regulation and the draft PDP Bill. April 2021 – May 2021 JOHAN BROWN PUBLISHING PVT. LTD February 2021 – March 2021 In-House Counsel Intern • Involved in the Drafting and scrutinization of contracts to be entered into with publishing houses. •. Developed a legal strategy for the company with respect to investors and publishing houses on the basis of copyright law. SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL MEDIATION INSTITUTE, SINGAPORE Legal Intern December 2019 – January 2020 • Research: Conducted research for starting mediation advocacy accreditation • Financial Process Management: Helped streamline the financial process for the financial receipts that was being used to receive payments. III. EXPERIENCE IN COMMUNICATION Mediation and Negotiation • Trained students in mediation and negotiation at Nalsar 2023. • Judge at Semi-Finals of Nalsar Mediation Competition 2023. • Achieved 4th place in Warsaw Negotiation Rounds 2021 – One of the top10 negotiation teams selected from around the world from 8 countries, to participate in Warsaw Negotiation Rounds. • Winner, the 1st Virtual International Mediation Competition, 2021 conducted by MediateGuru. • Singapore Mediation Moot (IMSG) 2020 - Gold Medal – Mediation Advocate Category. • German Mediation Moot - Represented the university at Bucerius Mediation Competition 2021. Best Negotiator in the competition. • UPES Mediation Competition 2021 – Semi-finalists • Coached of team that was finalist in Lex Infinitum International Mediation Competition 2022. • Coach for O.P Jindal team for the International Commercial Court Mediation Competition. • Coach for Summer Training Program, Mediation for Richard M. Calkins (Founder, INADR). • Judge at International Online Dispute Resolution Negotiation Competition 2021, Online Dispute Resolution Negotiation Competition 2022, MNLU ADR Competition 2021, and GLC Rounds 2021. Awarded by Dean - Best Debater in the University– O.P Jindal Global University Award for the year 2018 – 2019. Keynote Speaker at IMAW Mediation North American Edition 2022 - Speaker for Vivad Sankalp, and a Webinar speaker on the topic - Lawyers: The forgotten collaborator in the revolution for mediation penetration. CERTIFIED AS A MEDIATION ADVOCATE by the Standing Conference of Mediation Advocates (SCMA). PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (NON-EXHAUSTIVE) • Finalist - IIM Indore Parliamentary Debate 2019 • Semi Finalist - Dr. Rajendra Prasad Memorial International Parliamentary Debate, Bombay Debate Open International 2020l Indian Law School Pune 2019l Ram Manohar Lohia (NLU) Lucknow 2019l Motilal Nehru Parliamentary Debate 2018, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi 2016. MODEL UNITED NATIONS (NON-EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF BEST DELEGATE PRIZES, CHAIR) - The international Thematic Conference, 2018, ICFAI Conference of Nations, 2016, 2018, Global Summit 2016, Conclave of International Diplomats 2016. Chair of the Crisis Committee at Chirec Model United Nations 2017. IV. POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY AND LEADERSHIP CO-DIRECTOR, CO-FOUNDER ODRC May 2020, September 2020 • Organized Online Dispute Resolution Competition (Co-Director) in May and September of 2020. ODRC is India’s first ODR as well as India’s first International Online Dispute Resolution Competition featuring participants from countries such as Sri Lanka and Singapore. • Creating a system from scratch: Organised and conducted the event with another law student, and with assistance from PACT. Handled panel selection of judges, marketing, media collaboration and other such responsibilities. • Succeeding in making a global experience: Collaborated with students from various cultures and time zones to ensure a smoothly functioning competition. MEMBER OF BOARD, ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SOCIETY, O.P JINDAL GLOBAL UNIVERSITY February 2020 – September 2020 • People Management and Coordination: Helped conduct workshops and Inductions for more than 6000 students and for 2000 freshers. Have contributed to the smooth functioning of a society of 89 members. • Society Award: The current board won the Best Society in University Award (2020) during tenure as board member. CONVENER (PRESIDENT), DEBATE SOCIETY, O.P. JINDAL GLOBAL UNIVERSITY April 2018 – February 2020 • Negotiation: Have negotiated with the administration an increase in the budget of the society from 1.5 Lakhs to 7.5 lakhs. • People Management and Coordination: Helped conduct workshops and Orientations for more than 2000 freshers and for around 6000 students in total. Have also helped smoothly run a society consisting of 92 members. Member of Executive Committee – Vivad Sankalp (Founded 2020) – An organization that focuses on reducing the civil case workload through spreading mediation in the country.