Corporate legal work in India is not one-dimensional. A company formation today must anticipate a funding round tomorrow, a compliance gap the year after, and a potential acquisition five years out. We advise founders, promoters, boards, and investors on the full business lifecycle — from clean formation through M&A, and from routine governance to contested shareholder disputes.
Transactional Work
- Company incorporation — private limited, LLP, Section 8, OPC; selection of optimal structure for tax, liability and fundraising purposes
- Mergers, acquisitions and business transfers — including slump sale, asset purchase, share purchase, and court-approved mergers under the Companies Act 2013
- Joint venture structuring — JV agreements, board representation rights, deadlock resolution mechanisms, exit provisions
- Foreign investment advisory — Press Note compliance, FDI policy sectors, RBI prior approval vs automatic route, downstream investment restrictions
- FEMA compliance — ODI filings, APR / AAC submissions, repatriation advisory, compounding for past contraventions
- Commercial contracts — supply agreements, distribution arrangements, exclusivity provisions, force majeure structuring
Governance & Regulatory
- Shareholder agreements — tag-along, drag-along, anti-dilution, ROFR/ROFO, quorum protections, reserved matters
- Board advisory — fiduciary duties, related-party transaction compliance, RPT policy drafting
- SEBI compliance — listing obligations, insider trading policy, SAST code compliance, disclosures
- Competition / antitrust — CCI merger filings (149 merger filings received by CCI in 2025), dominance assessments, cartel risk advisory
- MCA ROC compliance — annual filings, charge creation and satisfaction, director KYC, DPT-3
