Integrated Legal, Tax & Financial Solutions

From idea to reality. This stage is about building a solid foundation to support future growth. We help you start right, avoiding common pitfalls that can derail a new venture. The decisions made here will have a lasting impact on your company's future success, valuation, and ability to raise capital. We act as your strategic partners to ensure every foundational step is taken with legal precision and financial foresight.

• **Business Structuring:** Advising on the optimal legal entity—Sole Proprietorship, LLP, or Private Limited Company—based on your goals for liability, funding, taxation, and long-term vision.
• **Founders' Agreement:** Drafting a robust agreement that defines roles, responsibilities, equity ownership, vesting schedules, decision-making processes, and exit clauses to prevent future disputes.
• **IP Protection Strategy:** Securing your most valuable assets by filing for Trademark registration for your brand, and drafting strong IP assignment clauses in all agreements.
• **Initial Compliance & Registration:** Handling all necessary registrations, including PAN, TAN, GST, and Startup India, to ensure you are fully compliant from day one.
• **Standardized Contracts:** Creating essential templates like NDAs, employment offer letters, and consultancy agreements to streamline your initial operations.
• **Privacy Policy & Terms of Service:** Drafting foundational legal documents for your website or app to protect your business and comply with data privacy laws.
• **Bank Account Opening Support:** Providing the necessary corporate documentation and resolutions required by banks to open a company account.
• **Seed Funding Advisory:** Advising on early-stage fundraising, including reviewing Term Sheets and simple agreements for convertible notes.
• **Basic Financial Setup:** Guiding you on basic accounting practices, bookkeeping, and setting up a compliant financial reporting structure.
• **Domain & Brand Name Checks:** Conducting preliminary checks to ensure your chosen business and brand names are available for use and registration.

Scaling up operations. As your business grows, so does its complexity. We help you manage this growth by putting in place the systems and contracts needed to operate at scale. This phase is about building processes, managing new risks, and capitalizing on opportunities. Our role is to provide the legal and financial scaffolding that allows you to scale confidently and efficiently, without being slowed down by operational or compliance hurdles.

• **Talent Management:** Drafting compliant Employment Contracts, consultancy agreements, and designing Employee Stock Option Plans (ESOPs) to attract and retain top talent.
• **Commercial Contracts:** Structuring key relationships with robust Master Service Agreements, vendor contracts, SLAs, and distribution agreements.
• **Fundraising & Investment:** Navigating complex funding rounds by advising on Term Sheets, conducting due diligence, and drafting Share Subscription & Shareholders' Agreements.
• **Financial & Tax Strategy:** Optimizing tax strategies as revenue grows, ensuring accurate MIS reporting for investors, and managing GST compliance at scale.
• **Regulatory & Compliance Management:** Ensuring ongoing compliance with corporate laws (MCA filings), labor laws, and industry-specific regulations.
• **Intellectual Property Portfolio Management:** Moving beyond basic protection to manage a portfolio of trademarks, copyrights, and potentially patents.
• **Commercial Real Estate:** Drafting and negotiating commercial lease agreements for office expansions or new retail locations.
• **Data Privacy Compliance:** Implementing robust data protection frameworks compliant with DPDP, GDPR, and other regulations as you handle more customer data.
• **Dispute Resolution:** Handling commercial disputes through negotiation, mediation, or arbitration to resolve issues efficiently without resorting to costly litigation.
• **Financing and Debt:** Drafting and reviewing loan agreements, security agreements, and other financing documents as you take on debt for expansion.

Protecting your assets and exploring new horizons. Mature businesses need to protect what they've built while looking for strategic opportunities like mergers, acquisitions, or new market entry. The focus shifts from pure growth to value preservation, risk management, and strategic expansion. We help you fortify your legal and financial position and provide the expert guidance needed to execute complex strategic transactions successfully.

• **Strategic Alliances & JVs:** Structuring complex Joint Ventures, partnerships, and technology transfer agreements to enter new markets or develop new products.
• **Mergers & Acquisitions:** Providing comprehensive advisory on M&A, from due diligence and valuation to drafting purchase agreements and post-merger integration.
• **Corporate Governance:** Implementing robust governance and compliance frameworks to meet regulatory requirements and build stakeholder confidence.
• **Succession & Wealth Management:** Advising founders on succession planning, creating family trusts, and drafting Wills for smooth transfer of wealth and business control.
• **Advanced Tax Planning:** Advising on complex corporate tax matters, including tax-efficient restructuring and cross-border transaction planning.
• **IP Licensing and Monetization:** Developing strategies to license your intellectual property to third parties, creating new revenue streams.
• **Regulatory Affairs:** Liaising with regulatory bodies like SEBI, RBI, and others for complex approvals and compliance matters.
• **Real Estate Portfolio Management:** Advising on the purchase, sale, and leasing of a portfolio of commercial properties.
• **Exit Strategy Planning:** Advising on the legal and tax implications of various exit strategies, including IPOs, strategic sales, or management buyouts.
• **Crisis Management:** Providing legal and strategic advice during business crises, such as major litigation, regulatory investigations, or reputational threats.