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Suhas Tuljapurkar is a lawyer with over 37 years of experience. As a member of Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa, Suhas is authorised to practice law in India. Suhas acts as an independent advisor to various companies, governments, trade associations, professionals, celebrities, non-profit entities and start-ups. His main area of expertise is Governance, Risk, Assurance, Compliance, Ethics (GRACE) with a fusion of information technology. Suhas is passionate about legal innovation, legal technologies, application of Game Theory to complex legal problems and de-mystifying the laws. After a successful career as an in-house counsel and law firm partner, in 2006 Suhas founded Legasis Services, India's first legal tech enterprise. At Legasis, Suhas has been instrumental in developing various IT enabled legal support solutions such as Legatrix (Compliance Management Solution) StarBoards (Board of Directors’ Evaluation Software), LIPs (IPR management solution), the Flute (Innovation Capture Solution), CARRAR (Contract Management Solution), Roznama (Litigation Management Solution), and LegRoom (Virtual Dataroom Solution).

As a member of the Executive Committee of UN Global Compact Network India, Suhas was instrumental in developing innovative solutions comprising of Public Private Partnership framework for ensuring statutory compliance and for ensuring transparency in procurement process in Smart Cities.

Suhas, in his capacity as the advisor to the Digital Crime Unit of the State of Maharashtra, developed IT enabled, knowledge driven content and workflows for initiating criminal actions against infringing websites. He has been periodically called upon by the governments to provide expertise in drafting various legislations. Suhas has successfully handled various global assignments such as international commercial arbitrations, multi-lateral agencies sanctioned proceedings, global collaborations and complex legal projects. Suhas is a National School Residential Scholar and has received many scholarships, awards and recognitions including the Udyog Ratan Award. He is a blogger, a regular contributor to legal journals and is an acclaimed speaker.

  • Date of birth: 11th October (Year not available in public domain)
  • Education: PGDBM-Marketing/ Finance & Bachelor of law. ILS Law College. Pune.
  • Title: Founder & Managing Director
  • Occupation: Founder and Managing Partner of Legasis Partners. Also, the Founder & Non-Executive Director of Legasis Services Private Limited a legal support services provider including IT-enabled legal support services.
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Mr. Suhas Tuljapurkar is one of the leading lawyers in India. He is a thought leader in Compliance, Governance and Ethics. With over 37 years of experience in the legal field, Mr. Tuljapurkar is the Founder Director of Legasis Services and Managing Partner of Legasis Partners. Suhas acts as an independent advisor to various companies, governments, trade associations, professionals, celebrities, non-profit entities and start-ups. His main area of expertise is Governance, Risk, Assurance, Compliance, Ethics (GRACE) with a fusion of information technology. Suhas is passionate about legal innovation, legal technologies, application of Game Theory to complex legal problems and de-mystifying the laws.

Career:

Timeline:
  • 1997-1999

    Senior Vice President Legal and Corporate Affairs – Blue Dart Express Limited

  • Sep 1998- Nov 2000

    Group Legal Head – ESSAR Group

  • 2000-2001

    Senior Counsel – Enron

  • 2001-Till date

    Managing Partner – Legasis Partners.

  • 2001-Till date

    Director- Legasis Services Pvt Ltd.

Board Membership:
  • Life Member of Indian Council of Arbitration
  • Indian Law Institute
  • International Law Institute
  • ISACA
  • Computer Society of India
  • Blockchain Council of India
  • Society for Corporate Compliance & Ethics (SCCE)
  • Institute of Directors, India
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    Awards and Achievements:
    • Suhas, in his capacity as the advisor to the Digital Crime Unit of the State of Maharashtra, developed IT enabled, knowledge driven content and workflows for initiating criminal actions against infringing websites.
    • He has been periodically called upon by the governments to provide expertise in drafting various legislations.
    • Suhas has successfully handled various global assignments such as international commercial arbitrations, multi-lateral agencies sanctioned proceedings, global collaborations and complex legal projects.
    • Suhas is a National School Residential Scholar and has received many scholarships, awards and recognitions including the Udyog Ratan Award.
    • He is a blogger, a regular contributor to legal journals and is an acclaimed speaker.
    Affiliations:
    • Life Member of Indian Council of Arbitration
    • Indian Law Institute
    • International Law Institute
    • ISACA
    • Computer Society of India
    • Blockchain Council of India
    • Society for Corporate Compliance & Ethics (SCCE)
    • Institute of Directors, India
    Writings (Research papers / books / Articles / patents):