JOHN DAVIDSON

Email: johndavidson@gmail.com | Phone: +91839063313

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

 4th Year (8th Semester) B.A.LL.B, National Law University Odisha (2021-26)
 CGPA - 7.56/8.00, Batch Rank – 02/180
 CS Foundation, Institute of Company Secretaries of India, scored 320/400, All India Rank 20 (2021)
 Class XII, Humanities, XYZ College (2016) - 92.7%
 Class X, ABC School (2014) - 95.8%

 Certificate Course on Supreme Court Practice and Procedures: Writs, PILs, Appeals and SLPs by Ms. Shriya
Maini (Advocate on Record, Supreme Court of India), CLS, National Law University Odisha, Cuttack, 2021
 Single Credit Course on Corporate Insolvency by Prof. Vanita Pattnaik, The WB National University of
Juridical Sciences, Kolkata, 2021
 Single Credit Course on Impact of Automation of Compliance on Legal Profession by Prof. Jane Winn

INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
JSA, Mumbai Virtual Internship (June 2020 - Present)

XYZ Firm, Mumbai (Team: Corporate & Real Estate)

(January 2020)
 Assisted in a due diligence on customer contracts and financing arrangements of a thermal power plant
 Researched on a deemed presumption of tenancy in a transfer deed
 Researched on the liability of directors not named as an occupier of a factory
 Researched on the use of gift deeds for transfers between public charitable trusts
 Researched and prepared a note on rules of interpretation when time is of essence in a contract

ABC Firm, Mumbai (Team: Corporate) (November - December 2019)

 Researched on whether a private limited subsidiary of public company is bound to comply with regulations
applicable for shares with differential voting rights
 Researched on rights and obligations of promoters and fiduciary duty of directors
 Researched on preferential and fraudulent transactions
 Prepared a note on independent directors exams and restriction on fee payment
 Prepared a note on class action suits

L & L Partners, Delhi (Team: Banking & Finance) (May- June 2019)
 Researched on specific time period for issuing share warrants
 Researched on pledging of shares and penalty in case of creation of charge
 Researched and prepared note on Moratorium
 Prepared notes on prudential framework for resolution of stressed assets issued by Reserve Bank of India
 Researched on the general interpretation of material adverse effect clauses by U.K. and U.S. courts

Indus, Bangalore (Team: Corporate) (December 2018)

 Researched and prepared notes on interpretation of indemnity clauses
 Researched on legality of playing online rummy
 Researched and prepared a note on copyright infringement of folk tales
P. Wilson Associates Law Firm, Hyderabad (Team: Litigation) (June 2018)
 Researched on enforcement of an arbitral award
 Researched on the liability of shareholders in cases of gas leak
 Worked on preparation of case briefs; observed court and arbitration proceedings

MOOT COURT ACHIEVEMENTS

 Finalist, 6th NLIU Justice R.K. Tankha Memorial International Moot Court Competition, 2019
 Participated, 3rd P.N. Bhagwati Moot Court Competition, 2018

ADR ACHIEVEMENTS
 Semi-Finalist, 8th ___ National Mediation and Negotiation Competition, 2021

PUBLICATIONS
 Publication of Article on Taxmann Online on ‘SEBI’s Role – A Critical Analysis’, 2019
 Publication of Research Paper in Legal Syndicate Law Journal -‘Importance of Privacy’, 2018
 Presented on ‘Criticism: Kotak Committee report on Independent Directors’ in the 1 st National Conference on
Corporate Law and Governance in National Law University, Jodhpur, 2018

DEBATES AND ELOCUTIONS

 Winner, 13th National Youth Parliament, organised by Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India
in association with NLUO, 2016

MODEL UNITED NATIONS ACHIEVEMENTS

 Position, Name of the MUN, Year

OTHER EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

 3rd Position, 1st Essay Writing Competition, National Law University Odisha, 2021
 Editorial assistant to Dr. Sheela Rai and Prof. Jane K. Winn, author of ‘Trade Facilitation and the WTO’, 2019
(ISBN (10): 1-5275-3402-2)

POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
 Co-convenor, Internship Committee, National Law University Odisha (2020-21)
 Member, Recruitment Co-ordination Committee 2016-21, National Law University Odisha (2019 – Till
Present)
 Member, Centre for Women and Law, National Law University Odisha (2017-19)
 Volunteer, IDIA Legal Awareness and Literacy, National Law University Odisha (2018-19)