Practice Areas

Incorporation of Companies.
Filing of forms under the Companies Act, 2013.
Maintaining statutory registers under the Companies Act, 2013.
Performing secretarial audit and providing reports thereon.
Certification of forms and returns by Company Secretary in Practice.
Drafting agenda for board meetings and shareholders meetings in consultation with the client.
Attending board and shareholders meetings if client requires and assisting in process and procedure for conducting these meetings.
Drafting minutes of Board and shareholders meetings.
Other event related corporate secretarial activities and compliances.

The Companies Act, 2013 and rules and regulations thereunder including preparing and filing of forms and returns, liaising with the Registrar of Companies and Ministry of Corporate Affairs where required.
The Foreign Direct Investment Policy in India including liaising with the Ministry of Commerce, Reserve Bank of India and preparing and filing forms and returns.
Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 and rules and regulations thereunder including appointing and interacting with authorised dealers, preparing and filing of forms and returns and preferring applications and obtaining approvals, liaising with the Authorised Dealer and the Reserve Bank of India where required.
Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1994 and various regulations and rules thereunder, preparing and filing of various forms and disclosures.
Listing Agreement with Stock Exchanges for listed companies, preparing and filing of various forms and disclosures.
Labour laws including statutes relating to Provident Fund, Wages, Shops and Establishments and rules and regulations thereunder including preparing and filing of forms and returns, liaising with the relevant regulatory authorities where required.
Industry specific laws and rules and regulations thereunder such as Pharmaceuticals, Telecom, Liquor etc.
Drafting replies to any communication received from any regulatory authority in consultation with the client and representing the client before these regulatory authorities.

Providing onshore & offshore structuring advice in relation to the investment/ financing from a legal and regulatory perspective.
Managing due-diligence for fund-raising covering legal, financial and commercial due diligence on behalf of the client, for any proposed fund-raising by the client whether by strategic investors or financial investors, whether equity or debt or hybrid instruments, preparing and providing due-diligence reports.
Drafting and negotiation assistance from term sheet stage till closing of transactions covering all agreements including shareholders agreements, investment agreements etc.
Overall transactional support, including working closely with regulators like the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Securities & Exchange Board of India.
Advising on exit strategies and implementation thereof

Advisory and compliance with the Aircraft Act, the Ministry of Civil Aviation/ DGCA/ IATA regulations and requirements.
Advisory and transaction related support for negotiation of commercial terms with aircraft manufacturers, leasing companies, engine manufacturers, global distribution systems providers like Galileo, Sabre etc.
Drafting and negotiation of all aviation related contracts covering purchase agreements with aircraft manufacturers and engine suppliers, aircraft lease (operating and finance leases) agreements, Global Distribution Agreements, agreements pertaining to reservation systems, agreements with airport authorities like ground handling agreements etc.

Entire gamut of services from application to obtaining registration of trademarks, copyrights and designs.
Assisting in protecting the intellectual property of the client and taking steps to prevent and opposing any infringement, including drafting and issuing cease and desist notices, advising on filing legal proceedings and other actions.

Advisory and compliance with the Information Technology Act and rules and regulations thereunder covering data privacy, protection of intellectual property related to software.

Maintaining Books of Account on a regular basis
Preparation of Financial Statements in compliance with the provisions of The Companies Act and the applicable Accounting Standards
Reconciliation of balances with Customers and Vendors on a regular basis
Bank Reconciliation Statements
Maintenance of Fixed Assets Register

Direct Tax Compliance including payment of Advance Tax, TDS Returns, Tax Audits, Income Tax Returns, Appearing for Scrutiny Assessments and Appeals
Indirect Tax Compliance including Payment of Taxes, Monthly, Quarterly (as the case may be) Returns, Annual Returns, providing information for assessments

Conducting background checks before hiring an employee through publicly available information and providing reports thereof.
Conducting background checks of potential business partners of the client through publicly available information covering promoter background, governance, statutory compliance, tax compliance, litigation/ prosecution proceedings against promoters and companies in which they are interested, whether wilful defaulters with Reserve Bank of India, financial details and parameters, and other credit risk areas.
Arranging for on-site and other background checks to obtain information not in public domain and providing confidential reports thereon, if required by the client.