1. JOHN ALBERT FERNANDES
Mumbai, India
Mobile: +91 – 9920485863 / +9122 –27665923
Email: jonsu30914@gmail.com
Skype Name: johnferns98
LinkedIn URL: https://in.linkedin.com/in/johnalbertfernandes
Best time to call: Any Time after 10 AM IST
Personal Details
Gender: Male
Nationality: Indian
Passport Number: K8915115
Marital Status: Never Married
Legal Affairs | Business Development
PROFILE SUMMARY
 Motivated self-starter and performance-driven professional, offering 13 years of diverse experience
in the field of Legal Aspects & Business Development pertaining to Financial Services, Real
Estate, Manufacturing and vast experience in Engineering pertaining to maintenance,
production and inspection.
 Expert professional in business development, planning and executing business strategies, master in
developing new market channels and building strong relationships with customers, stake holders and
industry leaders
 Proven success leading business development efforts, expanding customer base and increasing
revenue potential by focusing and managing non-financial performance measures within and outside
the organization
 Strong understanding of government, regulatory, administrative law, commercial litigation (including
criminal, civil & labour), financial service, engineering, real estate and manufacturing industries
 Profound ability to interface and coordinate project scope as per the cliental requirement
 Diligent legal aspects professional skilled at reviewing complex agreements, legal documents and
correspondence with effective communication
 Demonstrated expertise in providing legal support and opinions related to business negotiations
 Well-versed in regulations, laws, legal affairs and standard procedures, and able to translate into
forward-thinking business practices
 Experienced in identifying and managing risks with the ability to provide practical, results -oriented
legal advice that helps the firm to achieve its business objectives
CORE COMPETENCIES
 Consulting Market Research  Sales Plans Execution
 Business Development & Client Relations  Key Account Management
 Strategic Planning  Litigation &Dispute Resolution
 Business & Legal Affairs  Contract review
 Process Improvement & Risk Management  Regulatory compliance
 Project Management  Financial Management
 Staff Training & Development  Legal Documentation
EDUCATION
 Master of Business Administration from De Montfort University, Leicester, UK – 2014
 Master of Laws from Mumbai University, India – 2006
 Bachelor of Law from University of Mumbai, India – 2001 (5 years integrated course)

2. CERTIFICATIONS / TRAININGS ATTENDED
 Excel 2010 Advance Training, UK – 2014
 PMP Facilitating from Effective Project Management Consultancy, India – 2012
 Obtained certificate as a practicing lawyer in 2002 from the Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa
 NCVT Apprenticeship from Premier Automobiles Ltd, India – 1984
 Diploma in Mechanical Draughtsman from Academy of Technicians, India – 1983
 Completed ITI course from St. Josephs Technical Institute, India - 1981
CAREER GRAPH
Employer Designation Duration
Manugraph India Ltd, India Manager Sep 2010 – Mar 2013
L & T Finance Ltd, India Retainer/Consultant In-house Oct 2006 – Sep 2008
Sunayana Co-operative Housing Society Ltd,
India
Chairman (Honorary) Jan 1996 – Aug 2013
Engineering Workers Association, India Executive Member(Honorary) Aug 1994 – Jan 2002
Solid Carbide Tools Ltd, India Setup Man May 1993 – Jan 2002
Jinalloy Steel Processors, India Foreman Sep 1991 – Nov 1992
Ducab, Dubai, UAE Fitter Nov 1985 – Nov 1989
Premier Automobiles Ltd, India Production Worker Nov 1984 – July 1985
Premier Automobiles Ltd, India Apprentice Fitter Oct 1983 – Sep 1984
RESPONSIBILITIES
At Manugraph India Ltd, India
 Accountable for
o Advising the client on various legal issues like foreign regulation, real estate, contracts,
intellectual property, litigation and non-litigation cases in Criminal, Civil, Labor, IPR, Society
matters etc., and initiating legal proceedings independently
o Understanding business objectives through interacting with sales, production and finance
departments in accordance with organizational goals, advising and drafting correspondence
o Initiating criminal and civil proceedings against Director (Works), VP Marketing & others for
grossly infringing copyrights violation and got them arrested
o Initiating repair and maintenance project (INR One Crore) of the company office building,
wherein the owners and members were at logger heads in transferring ownership rights
o I have been appointed as a Secretary (Honorary) of the proposed society, used the
Company’s Chairman’s good will to get the project completed in a time bound manner
At L & T Finance Ltd, India
 Evaluated business groups on latest judgments of the Supreme and High Court and analyzed their
impact on business
 Communicated with advocates and operations across pan India and advised them with an appropriate
solution in critical recovery cases and personally visited and initiated action in rural and semi-rural
areas on regular basis
 Identified risk in complaints filed all over India against cheque bouncing even after amounts had been
received
 Managed processes and filed future complaints on confirming with the operations, thus saving on
stamp duty and protecting the companies reputational risk
At Engineering Workers Association, India
 Attended conferences on change in technologies and labor policies, which has been organized by the
ILO & IMF
 Accountable for resolving labor disputes by using negotiation and non-violence procedures

3. At Sunayana Co-operative Housing Society
 Successfully completed the project (INR 60 Lacs in 1996) of building 25 Row-houses for the low
income group, paying only 70% of the construction cost to the builder, while retaining 30% of the cost
as fine due to builder’s delay in completing the project as per well defined contractual terms
At Solid Carbide Tools Limited
 Instrumental in resolving labour disputes and had was appointed as Executive member (Honorary) for
Engineering Workers Association a registered trade union, for resolving labour disputes through
negotiations and non-violence procedures
FREELANCING EXPERIENCE
Designation Duration
Private Consultant Jan 2015 – Till Date
Legal Consultant(Independent Practicing Lawyer)
Oct 2008 – Aug 2010
Feb 2002 – Sep 2006
GLOBAL EXPOSURE
 Interacted with clients from USA, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Russia and Kenya
 Experience of working in Dubai (UAE)
LANGUAGE SKILLS
 Fluent in English, Marathi and Hindi
 Can read and write Arabic
 Scored overall 7 bands in IELTS
MOBILITY
 Ready to relocate as soon as possible
REFERENCES: Will be available upon request