1. Sayan Ghosal
sayan.ghosal@outlook.com Telephone: +91-33-2334-7790 / Mobile: +91-833-401-3672
sayan.ghosal.2011@owu.edu Address: GC 182. Sector 3. Salt Lake. Kolkata – 700 106. India
Education Indian Law Society’s (ILS) Law College, Pune, India July 2011-June 2014
• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio, U.S.A. August 2007-May 2011
• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Economics; minor(s) in Psychology, Sociology & Anthropology
• Foreign Dean’s Award
Other
Education Indian Law Society (ILS), Pune, India July 2012-March 2013
• Diploma in Corporate Laws (Ranked 1st
)
Experience The Chambers of L. C. & N. C. Bihani, Advocates, Calcutta High Court Kolkata, India
June & November 2013 & June 2014-February 2015 & July 2015-Present
• Conducted case law research and drafted several petitions in relation to various civil,
criminal and environmental laws including numerous applications of the air, water and
environmental protection acts as well as administrative, corporate, criminal, matrimonial,
property and succession laws
• Assisted in upholding orders of the West Bengal State Pollution Control Board and
contributed towards drafting of petitions in the Supreme Court particularly with regard to
the establishment and functioning of the Eastern Zonal Bench of the National Green
Tribunal and thereafter attending to a number of matters in the same
• Actively partook in various High Court matters concerned with the functioning of the
West Bengal State Election Commission including multiple applications of The
Representation of People Act and the Constitution of India as well as other matters
relating to substantial interpretations of the same
The Chambers of Manoj Swarup, Advocate, Supreme Court of India New Delhi, India
March–July 2015
• Conducted case law research and drafted statutory appeals, special leave, writ and
transfer petitions in relation to several civil, corporate and criminal matters including
challenges to land acquisition and enhancements in compensation, applications of various
property and tenancy laws, service rules and regulations, export management policies,
consumer disputes, arbitration laws, company laws and laws of bail particularly relating
to negotiable instruments, economic and narcotics offences
• Regularly assisted and appeared in the Supreme Court and National Consumer Disputes
Redressal Commission and dealt with several applications of the Supreme Court Rules as
well as the Code of Civil Procedure and the Code of Criminal Procedure
• Attended frequent arbitration and mediation proceedings and actively followed and
contributed in important Supreme Court matters relating to the constitutional validity of
the National Judicial Appointments Commission and Section 66A of the Information
Technology Act
Fox & Mandal, Advocates & Solicitors, Kolkata, India October-November 2012
• Assisted in drafting and editing several documents and deeds and conducted case law
research on the Companies Act, Civil Procedure Code, Arbitration & Conciliation Act,
Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, Right to Education Act, Hindu
Marriage Act and the Indian Penal Code
• Attended a number of arbitration proceedings, court appearances and client conferences

2. Sinha & Company, Advocates, Kolkata, India June 2012
• Analysed several writ petitions, civil suits and execution applications including
applications of the Civil Procedure Code and Calcutta High Court rules with relation to
various matters of maritime insurance, breach of contract, company wind ups and
insolvency
• Conducted case law research and regularly attended relevant court proceedings
Premier Banking - HSBC Bank, Kolkata, India July 2010
• Increased bank market share with acquisition of new premier customers
• Communicated with existing clients regarding future financial investments
• Resolved customer grievances and reported feedback and communication to supervisors
Corporate Banking - HDFC Bank, Kolkata, India June 2010
• Conducted economic, corporate and legal research on the Indian Iron & Steel sector
• Analyzed extensive financial and industrial data on major Indian Iron & Steel companies
• Prepared a full final report including future economic expectations for the sector, along
with specific debt worthiness analyses for targeted companies
Financial Planning - Standard Chartered Bank, Kolkata, India July-August 2009
• Prepared Pitch Proposals for investments in various funds and interacted directly with
existing and potential customers
• Communicated with supervisors through frequent written reports and presentations
Activities 2013 Y. C. Chavan Memorial Eighth State Level Moot Court Competition – Pune
• Placed 4th
overall in the competition
2012 Raghvendra Phadnis Moot Court Competition - ILS Law College, Pune
• Placed 3rd
in the courtroom
• Qualified as a researcher for the final round of the competition
Alternative Dispute Resolution Seminar - Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Pune
• Three day interactive seminar on ADR mechanisms of Domestic Arbitration,
International Commercial Arbitration and Mediation (17-19th
February 2012)
• Focused on various current and future aspects of ADR in India and critically analyzed
The Arbitration and Conciliation Act
Governing Board - Phi Kappa Psi, Delaware, Ohio, U.S.A.
• One of five voting members on various issues of fraternal judicial action, general
conduct, scholarship and allocation of finances
• Regularly reviewed university, national and chapter guidelines, and established a
framework for greater accordance to such policies in the future
Financial Committee - Phi Kappa Psi, Delaware, Ohio, U.S.A.
• Prepared budgets and allocated funds for house activities in conjunction with the
governing board
• Met with university, chapter, and national organizations regarding overall financial
outlook
Other Activities
• Attended a Two-day Conclave on Competition Law, ILS Law College, Pune
• Alternative Dispute Resolution Cell, ILS Law College, Pune
• Corporate Law Cell, ILS Law College, Pune
• Coordinator, Horizons International, Delaware, Ohio, U.S.A.
Skills
• Fluent in English, Bengali and Hindi
• Well acquainted with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows
8.1, Windows 10 and Mac OSX Operating Systems
• Proficient in SCC Online, Manupatra and MS Office suite. Extensive knowledge of
statistical packages for financial modeling including MS Excel, DataFerrett. Adept at
learning new software, platforms and databases
• Excellent research and quantitative skills exemplified by various detail-oriented research
papers and presentations
• Highly proficient communication and presentation skills acquired through workplace,
social and campus involvement