John Albert Fernandes is an experienced legal and business development professional with over 28 years of experience. He has expertise in areas such as legal affairs, business development, strategic planning, litigation and dispute resolution, contract review, and regulatory compliance. He holds an MBA, LLM, and Bachelor of Law degree. He is seeking new opportunities in legal consulting, business development, or a management role.

1. JOHN ALBERT FERNANDES
Mobile: +91 – 9920485863 / +9122 –27665923
Email: jonsu30914@gmail.com
Skype Name: johnferns98
LinkedIn URL: https://in.linkedin.com/in/johnalbertfernandes
Personal Details
Gender: Male
Nationality: Indian
Passport Number: K8915115
Marital Status: Never Married
Date of Birth: 25/03/1964
Legal Affairs | Business Development
PROFILE SUMMARY
 Motivated self-starter and performance-driven professional, offering 28 years of diverse experience
in the field of Legal Aspects, Business Development, Financial Services, Engineering, Real
Estate and Manufacturing
 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)
CERTIFICATIONS / TRAININGS ATTENDED
 Excel 2010 Advance Training, UK – 2014
 PMP Facilitating from Effective Project Management Consultancy, India – 2012

2.  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 Oct1 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
At Sunayana Co-operative Housing Society

3.  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