About Us
WHO WE ARE
At Illuminati, we have been working with our clients to help improve their businesses and by cm Dartnerina with them in thei processes. procedures and leaal solution requirements. We aim to provide innovative, specialized and customized services in the areas of Legal, Compliance and Corporate Secretarial to a diversified range of clients in the areas of Corporate, Commercial Banking and Finance, Information Technology and Intellectual Property.
Thanks to our strong international presence coupled with in-depth knowledge of local markets based on the experience of our Founder-Partners and our core team, we are enabled to service Asia and the Middle East and presently have associates in Mumbai, Hong Kong. Singapore, New York and Doha. We have also marked our presence emphatically in Singapore by establishing a sister concern/group company – “Iluminati Solutions Singapore Private Limited”. The two companies based out of Mumbai and Singapore respectively will mirror each other’s business activities and also function interdependently as well as independently across on-shore, off- shore and cross-border mandates.
what we do
We specialize in the areas of Legal ang Compliance including Legal Entity Management and provide a range of niche services that are customer focused and “ou the box. Please check out Our Services” ta for the services that we provide.
Our Team of experienced professionals represents our value in positively engaging with clients and helping businesses succeed by hiring appropriate experts and providing intensive training to consultants to address organization-specific needs.
our dictum
We wish to create a long term relationsh trust and alliance with our clients. unders their specific requirements and work witt to create and develop customized solutic a parallel front,we will create and retain ongoing pool of talented and professiona consultants and pair them up with our clie as per a “compatibility matrix
Our Team
ARVIND K. VIJ
Founder Director CEO
The concetion of Illuminati has its roots in Arvind’s 14 * years of in-house experience with JPMorgan in Singapore. Mumbai and New York in dealing with a variety of vendors for legal, compliance and corporate secretarial temporary staffing as well as outsourcing standardized and commoditized legal work. Addressing the largely untapped opportunity in providing flexible, client focused, economical. onshore, offshore. part time & full time and dedicated or flexible staffing solutions and addressing the gap in quality Legal outsourcing by harnessing the available pool of talented professionals in lower cost locations has been a long nurtured dream and goal for Arvind.
Most recently, Arvind was at _PMorgan as Managing Director & General Counsel for Offshoring & Outsourcing with specific responsibility for the Global Service Centers in India and Philippines. Arvind was responsible for legal and compliance support for all of JPMorgan’s offshoring & outsourcing activities globally. Arvind concurrently held the role of Global Head of Legal Entity Management, responsible for the governance.infrastructure.corporate secretarial support. data/information., regulatory reporting and board management for all of JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s affiliates & subsidiaries globally (15.000*).
Arvind is a highly accomplished global lawyer with extensive international legal experience in the areas of corporate. commercial. project finance. private equity. securities. off-shoring/outsourcing. governance. operations and legal entity management across industries as an in-house lawyer and in private practice. Arvind has developed and implemented processes to increase productivity while decreasing costs with a focus on off-shoring and outsourcing. Arvind has tremendous experience in setting up offshore legal and corporate secretarial Centers of Excellence that manage end-to- end vendor contracts as well as the governance. information/data and regulatory reporting of legal entities.
An energetic and highly effective leader with specialized skills developed to execute transactions, build Legal & Compliance teams and partner with business & corporate function leaders on legal matters and strategy in diverse geographies including Singapore, India, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, UK, Ireland, Luxembourg, Australia and the United States. Arvind has on the ground legal experience in Singapore, Mumbai and New York having lived in each of these cities for several years. Arvind was 1stresident legal country counsel for JPMorgan in India and part of the founding management team in setting up JPMorgan’s Global Service Center in Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. Arvind was also 1st legal counsel for JPMorgan in the Philippines providing support from Mumbai and set up JPMorgan’s Global Service Center in Manila and Cebu.
Prior to his in-house counsel role at JPMorgan in Singapore, Mumbai and New York, Arvind practiced at Drew & Napier in Singapore gaining experience in Corporate, Commercial and Banking laws, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy in Singapore & New York specializing in Projects and Project Finance and Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts (now Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman) in Singapore & New York with a focus on US Securities and Private Equity transactions.
Arvind’s unique blend of multinational legal expertise coupled with business acumen has led to a proven history of partnering successfully with business leaders to complete deals and grow businesses in geographically dispersed regions.
Arvind is qualified to practice law in New York (Attorney-at- Law), England & Wales (Barrister-at- Law) and Singapore (Advocate & Solicitor).
Pipli Datta
Vice President – Business Manager
Pipli has worked in the private wealth management and investment banking lines of businesses with JPMorgan Services India Private Limited for 8 years. After successfully transitioning to the legal arena with a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the Government Law College, Mumbai, she has been associated with Wadia Ghandy & Co. and Veritas Legal while working in the field of corporate commercial law. Pipli has also practiced under the supervision of experienced advocates in the field of litigation, especially personal laws and trusts at Bombay High Court, District and Sessions Courts, and the Family Courts of Mumbai and Thane. Pipli’s diverse work experience has helped her to build an expansive network across corporate circles and the legal fraternity.