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Madhulika Kanaujia

Principal Associate

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Languages: Hindi, Bengali

Maddy is a strategic contracts lawyer who advises clients on complex commercial projects across the Technology and Infrastructure sectors. 

She has acted for public and private sector clients in the UK, North America, Middle East, Africa and Asia and has considerable in-house/virtual secondment experience.

As a Principal Associate within Eversheds Sutherland's Strategic Contracts practice, Maddy supports clients by providing end-to-end project, in-contract life and strategic variations advice on IT/business processes outsourcings, strategic partnerships, infrastructure and transport projects (heavy rail franchising/rolling stock/O&M, high-speed rail, metro and light rail rolling stock/O&M).

She has helped a variety of public sector (central/local government and arm’s length bodies) and private sector clients to deploy a range of contracting solutions to achieve their strategic objectives. Maddy focuses on contract drafting, negotiation and project management. She is accustomed to collaborating with in-house teams, specialist advisers, intermediaries and other stakeholders.

Recent client feedback cites Maddy as being " hugely effective, professional, diligent, responsive, patient and competent " alongside being “a solid team player with whom it was a real pleasure to work”.

Maddy’s recent experience includes advising:

  • a UK testing agency on its c£300m theory test services transformation project based on a disaggregated delivery model
  • a UK industry training board on its c.£200m IT strategic outsourcing project
  • a UK Government ministry on its c.£230m outsourcing of approved enforcement agency services
  • a foreign government authority based in the Middle East on the procurement of an IT solution to improve tax collection by using digital and physical markers
  • one of UK’s largest gas distributors on its c.£20m multi-tower IT project, as part of its strategic corporate transition program
  • the UK Department for Transport on a range of rail contracting projects, including the appointment of new operators, rolling stock leasing and maintenance, in life amendments, termination/re-nationalization and appointment of the operator of last resort
  • a UK infrastructure network owner and manager on the procurement of smart trackside signaling equipment via an innovation partnership. Also, prepared and deployed a customized suite of mid-tier contract terms for the procurement of goods and services by the business
  • a global rail operator on its concession bids/sub-contracting arrangements for heavy rail, high-speed rail, metro and light rail concession O&M projects in Toronto, California, Tel Aviv and Doha
  • a variety of FTSE 100/FTSE 250 global technology, aerospace, professional and finance services clients on contracting solutions relating to product/IT platform development, transitional services and public grant-funded projects

A New Offering for UK Commuters under the WilliamsShapps Plan- Publications - Eversheds Sutherland (eversheds-sutherland.com)

Union Connectivity Review The UK Strategic Transport Network- Publications - Eversheds Sutherland (eversheds-sutherland.com)

  • Mentee, Business in the Community’s (BITC) Cross Organisational Mentoring Circle, 2020
  • Associate Mentor, Eversheds Sutherland Bursary Scheme, 2021
  • B.A. LLB (Hons.), 2007 - 2012
  • All India Bar Examination, 2013
  • Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme, 2015
  • Admitted to the roll of solicitors in England and Wales, 2015 
Madhulika Kanaujia

Principal Associate

Madhulika Kanaujia

Principal Associate

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