Vivek Durai

Consults with startups on brand positioning, technology roadmaps, development, deal negotiation, product design, and business strategy. Works with various startups from Series C/D to seed stage, including an Angel syndicate on technology platform blueprints.

Led product development for a Charlotte, NC-based e-commerce technology startup. Created a seamless in-place shopping experience, replacing existing publisher ad-real estate inventory with a superior monetization solution. Took the product from design to production, achieving millions of hits per hour.

Built a SaaS business intelligence platform covering India’s privately held companies and their investors. Responsible for developing technology vision, roadmap, architecture, and managing the development lifecycle. Built a microservices-based infrastructure with crawlers, data-extraction pipelines, and a subscription-based pay-as-you-go platform.

Founded a legal technology startup incubated at IITM Research Park. Built and launched multiple products including TermSheet.io, Gandalf.io, Humble Paper, and Contracts.io. Gained deep experience as a technology and commercial contracts negotiator.

Headed the corporate transactional and technology practices. Represented Indian and overseas clients on India entry strategies, venture capital/private equity investments, infrastructure projects, technology contracts, procurement, supply agreements, and real estate investments.

Worked on corporate transactional matters including private equity investments, joint ventures, special economic zones, and acquisitions. Prepared, reviewed, and negotiated documentation as lender's counsel for hydro-electric and thermal power projects. Led transactions and due diligences for private equity deals and infrastructure financing.

Led the contracts line of business for a nascent Indo-US legal offshoring startup. This company was later acquired by Thompson Reuters.

Provided legal advice and assistance to various business units including consumer, enterprise, procurement, software applications, and media/entertainment. Drafted, negotiated, and supervised large telecoms infrastructure contracts, contract manufacturing, software licenses, and various other agreements. Led the legal team for a broadband entertainment business, handling content licensing, film ri

Worked on a range of corporate transactional matters including private equity investments, joint ventures, special economic zones, and acquisitions. Prepared, reviewed, and negotiated documentation as lender's counsel in hydro-electric and thermal power projects. Led transactions and due diligences for private equity deals and infrastructure financing.

Part of India's nascent Technology Law practice, working on telecommunications regulation, convergence, domain name disputes, e-security, and patent drafting/filing. Advised technology companies on global patent strategies, assisted clients with WIPO online dispute resolution, and advised telecom clients on Indian regulatory issues. Drafted various software licensing, development, and content agre

Activities and societies: Internships at Infosys Technologies Limited, Nishit Desai Associates and the former chamber of Justice S Muralidhar. Convenor of the Computer & Law Society.

Combined degree in Arts and Law. Internships at Infosys Technologies Limited, Nishit Desai Associates and the former chamber of Justice S Muralidhar. Convenor of the Computer & Law Society.