DEV DHIREN KARIA

DEV DHIREN KARIA

Legal AI Specialist | Cross-Jurisdictional Corporate & Tech Law Expert

Italy, IT.

About

Highly accomplished legal professional with 4 years of cross-jurisdictional experience across EMEA and Asia, specializing in the intersection of corporate law and AI. Recognized as one of the first practitioners to independently design and deploy live AI legal workflows on Legora's platform, providing critical product feedback and translating complex legal and technical concepts for diverse stakeholders. Leverages expertise in M&A, GDPR compliance, and contract negotiation to drive innovation and efficiency in legal operations.

Work

Grimaldi Alliance Studio Legale

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Legal AI Specialist & Collaborator

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

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Summary

Leads legal AI initiatives, designing and deploying end-to-end AI legal workflows and acting as a primary technology resource for legal teams across EMEA and Asia-Pacific.

Highlights

Designed and deployed 5 end-to-end AI legal workflows on Legora's platform, enhancing contract review, multi-document analysis, and legal drafting processes based on real-time lawyer feedback.

Established and managed a 6-month product feedback channel for Legora, identifying bugs, usability friction, and contributing feature suggestions directly from active law firm deployment.

Executed a hands-on comparative evaluation of AI platforms (Harvey AI, Lexroom, Apilex) across EMEA jurisdictions, delivering insights on output quality and usability directly to the product development team.

Served as the primary internal technology resource, translating complex AI platform functionality into structured, repeatable workflows for non-technical legal teams across EMEA and Asia-Pacific.

Provided critical support for M&A transactions on the Milan Stock Exchange, conducting vendor due diligence and asset acquisition audits.

Second Life EV

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Interim Head of Legal

Remote, ZZ

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Summary

Led the entire legal function for a 30-member department, managing the end-to-end deal lifecycle for M&A and joint-venture transactions.

Highlights

Directed the full legal function at age 25, overseeing a 30-member department and managing the entire deal lifecycle for M&A and joint-venture transactions.

Architected cross-border investment agreements, shareholders' agreements, and asset transfer clauses, effectively identifying and mitigating regulatory exposure in complex multi-jurisdiction deals.

Aditya Birla Group

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Legal Trainee - Corporate & Compliance

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Summary

Reviewed and negotiated commercial contracts and implemented AI-assisted tools to ensure 100% GDPR and antitrust compliance across the group's legal function.

Highlights

Reviewed and negotiated over 50 commercial contracts (IP, NDAs, licensing), achieving 100% compliance during GDPR and antitrust audits.

Leveraged AI-assisted tools to map data collection and processing workflows across the legal function, delivering comprehensive GDPR alignment reports to senior stakeholders.

CompliansoTech Solutions & Services

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Legal Associate - Employment & Labour Law

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Summary

Researched and reported on reformed employment and labor codes, managing client relationships for workforce compliance matters.

Highlights

Researched and analyzed reformed employment and labor codes, producing comparative compliance reports and effectively managing client relationships for workforce compliance matters.

AT Legal

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Legal Intern - IP & Trademark

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Summary

Contributed to the resolution of IP and trademark cases, enhancing application success rates through structured legal research.

Highlights

Contributed to the successful resolution of 12 IP and trademark cases in collaboration with senior partners, improving application success rates by 15% through structured legal research.

Education

University of Bologna

Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Master of Laws (LLM) Law

Amity University

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Bachelor (Hons) Laws & Business Administration

Languages

English

Italian

Fluent

Hindi

Gujarati

Native

Certificates

Communication Skills Certification

Trinity College London

Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic / Harvey

Skills

Legal Tech

Legora (advanced), Harvey AI, Lexroom, Apilex.

AI Capabilities

AI workflow design, Prompt engineering, LLM evaluation, Legal tech implementation.

Legal Expertise

M&A, Due diligence, GDPR compliance, Contract negotiation, IP and trademark law.

Jurisdictions

Italy, UAE, Cross-border EMEA, Asia-Pacific transactions.

Core Strengths

Stakeholder management, Training and onboarding, Legal-to-tech translation, Self-directed.