Key People

JONATHAN LEA

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Vice-President, UK Operations, London, UK.

Jonathan studied at the University of Bristol and the College of Law. Jonathan now works as a corporate & commercial solicitor and has broad experience across a range of practice areas and industry sectors. Jonathan specializes in coordinating complex cross-border transactions and technology law. Jonathan qualified with the leading international law firm Clyde & Co and has since worked for a number of well known UK firms. Jonathan lives in London and is one of the most connected lawyers in the UK, having built large and influential communities around his on-line social networks.

VLADIMIR FRANCESCHI

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Vice-President, Corporate Relations, USA.

Vladimir has received a J.D. from Stanford University. Vladimir previously practiced corporate, securities and intellectual property law at the Venture Law Group, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Baker & McKenzie, advising clients on matters including buy- and sell-side M&A, corporate restructuring, intellectual property purchase and joint-venturing transactions. Vladimir is experienced at managing complex, multi-jurisdictional M&A due diligence review and contract analysis on domestic and cross-border engagements. Prior to practicing law, Vladimir was an international marketing researcher, a strategic planner at Sony. Vladimir lives in Palo Alto, CA.

SABYASACHI GHOSH (SABY)

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Vice Chairman and Director

Saby is a law graduate from Law Faculty, University of Delhi, India. Saby specializes in corporate law, commercial law, and cross-border transactions. Saby was a litigator in High Court and tribunals of Delhi for 14 years. Saby has acted as a LPO consultant for various US and UK clients and also worked in managerial capacities in two major Indian LPOs for 11 years. Saby is a designated arbitrator of Indian Council of Arbitration and International Center for Alternative Disputes Resolution, New Delhi, India.

PANKAJ JAIN

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Chairman and Director

Pankaj is a law graduate from Indian Law Society, University of Pune, India and has pursued Masters in International Economic Law (LL.M) from University of Warwick, United Kingdom. Pankaj specializes in corporate law and intellectual property law. Pankaj has acted as a counsel for 6 years in civil litigation and has worked in various joint venture assignments and corporate transactions. Pankaj is a registered trademark attorney.

ANSHUMAN SEHGAL

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Financial advisor

Anshuman Sehgal is a qualified Certified Public Accountant and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Anshuman is also a Fellow Chartered Accountant and is a member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Anshuman specializes in small to medium size business accounting & tax planning, audits of start-ups in the Silicon Valley and non-profit organizations, SEC filings, consolidation, process improvement initiatives, SAP implementation, and KPI analysis. Anshuman provides accounting, taxation and consulting services to small & medium size businesses, audits of corporations and non-profit organizations, and also provides profit improvement analysis, project financing, tax planning and payroll services. Anshuman lives in Roselle, New Jersey.

CHELSEA WANG

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Immigration legal advisor

Chelsea Wang is a graduate of the University of California, Davis with double degrees in Bachelor of Science and Art in Biochemistry and Philosophy, and received her Juris Doctorate from Santa Clara University School of Law, California with High-Tech Law Certificate. She is a business immigration attorney, the founding partner of Oasis Law Group with its principal office in San Francisco, California. Chelsea specializes in business immigration in the areas of investment immigration, employment immigration and work-related temporary visas. Prior to founding Oasis Law Group, Chelsea served as In-House Counsel for over six years providing services in commercial real estate acquisition and contract negotiation. Chelsea has been a licensed California real estate broker for five years specializing in commercial real estate in the areas of hotel acquisition and foreign investment development projects.

NANCY LEWELLEN

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Real Estate, Business and International legal advisor

Nancy Lewellen has her under graduation and MBA from U.C. Berkeley and her Juris Doctorate with International Law and Public Interest Law Certificates from Santa Clara University. Nancy is a real estate, business and international law attorney, a California licensed real estate and mortgage broker, and managing partner of the Palladian Law Group. She practices arbitration, mediation and transactional work. She has interned with the UN in Geneva, Switzerland. Nancy previously held lending and credit policy positions with three major banks for nineteen years, and had her own commercial mortgage and residential mortgage brokerage firms for ten years prior to law school.

JOHN M. GONZALES

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Civil Litigation and Personal Injury legal advisor

John Gonzales has graduated from Capital Law in 1987 and began his practice at Crabbe Brown Jones Potts & Schmidt. From 1994 to 1999, John worked at Plymale & Associates representing plaintiffs in personal injury and wrongful death matters where he won the largest verdict recorded in Pickaway County. From 2000 to 2008, John operated his own firm in Westerville before becoming a principal in the Behal Law Group. He is an experienced civil trial lawyer who has litigated more than 100 trials in over 25 years of practice in Central Ohio. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants at all levels of Ohio’s state and federal courts and has served as a mediator in hundreds of cases. His trial experience includes everything from business and transactional disputes to serious injury and wrongful death cases.

PANKAJ JAIN

VLADIMIR FRANCESCHI

SABYASACHI GHOSH (SABY)

JONATHAN LEA

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