Pooja Talukdar
About
Pooja Talukdar is an experienced corporate attorney with over 15 years of expertise working with domestic and global Fortune 500 companies. She specializes in corporate law, privacy law, and commercial contract drafting and negotiation. Pooja has a proven track record in establishing legal structures, leading global projects, contract negotiations, outstanding privacy acumen ensuring regulatory compliances and mitigating legal risks. Her career includes senior roles at notable organizations such as Investment Net, Goomo Holdings & Nomura Services. Pooja has successfully led legal teams, managed complex commercial agreements, and advised on corporate governance and intellectual property matters. She is also adept at handling data privacy regulations, including CCPA, GDPR, COPPA, and GLBA. Pooja holds a double master’s degree in Intellectual Property Law and Arbitration & Dispute Resolution from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and an LLB (JD Equivalent) from Bangalore University. She is admitted to practice in New York.
Practice Areas
Corporate Law, Privacy Law, Commercial Contracts, Corporate Governance, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Data Privacy Compliance, Intellectual Property
Education
- Masters in Arbitration & Dispute Resolution, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, NY
- Masters in Intellectual Property & Data Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, NY
- LLB, Bangalore University, Bangalore, India
Admitted Jurisdictions
- New York
Associations
- Member of the New York Bar
- International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
Industry Expertise
- Financial Services
- Start-Ups
- E-Commerce
- Advertising & Marketing
- Technology & SAAS
- Data Privacy & Security
Career Highlights
- Head of Legal/Corporate Counsel at Investment.net: Established legal structure, ensured regulatory compliance, and conducted complex commercial contract negotiations.
- Head of Legal at Goomo Holdings: Oversaw litigation, secured successful settlements, engineered robust legal frameworks, spearheaded product launches and M&A deals, ensured top-tier privacy compliance, and streamlined commercial agreements and corporate governance.
- Strategic Legal Data Privacy Partner at Integreon Solutions: Advanced compliance efforts for US and UK clients, providing expert counsel on GDPR compliance.
- Assistant Vice President at Nomura Services: Led two different teams to (a) set up the US offshore corporate legal functions to review commercial contracts and provide corporate secretarial support, thereby enhancing corporate governance; and (b) establish the offshore prime services desk, enabling the front office operations in Hong Kong in the review and negotiation of equities, prime services, and OTC derivative products such as notes and pricing supplements.
- Successfully led a multi-million dollar automation project generating cost savings of approximately $100M at JPMorgan Chase India.
Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Assamese
- Bengali