Snehal has acted as outside general counsel to numerous Silicon Valley based venture-backed startups throughout their various stages, including formation, corporate governance, private equity and venture financings, mergers and acquisitions, employment, real estate, structuring foreign operations and investments, franchising, joint ventures, exit strategies and dissolutions. He also has in-depth experience negotiating large, complex licensing and outsourcing arrangements, as well as other agreements to acquire, develop, commercialize, protect and distribute intellectual property, both domestically and internationally. Snehal regularly counsels clients on privacy, data security, open source, compliance, immigration and regulatory matters. Snehal’s India practice covers both in-bound and out-bound transactions, litigation, and representation of foreign companies investing or doing business in India. Snehal also represents Indian residents in their immigration to the United States, including by obtaining U.S. permanent resident status through EB-5 investor visa. He is well versed with legal and commercial issues arising in India transactions. Snehal also has a strong network with legal, business and government leaders and professionals in India that enables him to assist clients navigate the myriad challenges faced in doing business with and in that country. Snehal is uniquely positioned and has significant experience in regulatory advisory, public policy and government liaising in India. He is a frequent speaker and writer on U.S.-India issues.
