Legal Advisory for Startups, Founders & Growing Businesses
Early legal decisions shape a business for years — how equity is split between founders, who owns the intellectual property, what the first investors are promised, and whether contracts with customers and vendors actually protect the company. Getting these right at the outset is far cheaper than fixing them in a dispute or during due diligence.
We work with founders, startups, and small and mid-sized companies across Noida, Ghaziabad, and Delhi as outside legal counsel — drafting and reviewing the documents a business needs, advising on compliance, and stepping in when a commercial dispute arises.
Startup & Corporate Services
Business Structuring & Incorporation: Advice on choosing between a private limited company, LLP, or one person company, and assistance with incorporation, DPIIT startup recognition, and initial registrations.
Founders’ & Shareholders’ Agreements: Equity split, vesting, roles, decision-making, transfer restrictions, exit and deadlock provisions — documented before disagreements arise.
Fundraising Documents: Term sheets, share subscription and shareholders’ agreements, convertible instruments, and ESOP schemes, with attention to Companies Act and, where foreign investment is involved, FEMA reporting requirements.
Commercial Contracts: Customer and vendor agreements, SaaS and service agreements, NDAs, employment and consultancy agreements, and OEM, distribution, or reseller arrangements.
Intellectual Property: Trademark search and registration, IP assignment from founders and developers, and protection of brand and software assets.
Compliance & Policies: Board and shareholder resolutions, annual ROC compliance, website terms and privacy policies aligned with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, and internal HR policies.
How We Work With Businesses
1. Understanding the business: A first discussion on your business model, stage, co-founders and investors, and the immediate legal need.
2. Scoped advice: A clear recommendation on what documents or steps are needed now, and what can wait — so legal spend matches the stage of the business.
3. Drafting & negotiation: Preparing or reviewing documents, explaining the key terms in plain language, and negotiating with the other side where needed.
4. Ongoing counsel: Continued support on a matter-by-matter or retainer basis for contracts, compliance, and disputes as the business grows.
Why Litigation Experience Matters in Advisory Work
Contracts are tested when things go wrong. Drafting with an understanding of how commercial disputes, arbitrations, and recovery proceedings actually play out — in the district courts of Noida and Ghaziabad, the Delhi High Court, and before arbitral tribunals — leads to clauses on payment, termination, liability, and dispute resolution that hold up when they are needed.
Building or Scaling a Business?
Whether you are incorporating a new venture, bringing on investors, or need a reliable set of contracts, get in touch to discuss how we can support your business.
Frequently Asked Questions
It depends on your plans. A private limited company is generally preferred if you intend to raise equity investment or issue ESOPs, since investors are familiar with the structure. An LLP can suit professional or services businesses that do not plan to raise outside equity and want lighter compliance. The right choice should be assessed against your specific goals.
A founders’ agreement records how equity is split, how shares vest over time, each founder’s role, who owns the intellectual property, and what happens if a founder leaves. Without it, a co-founder exit or disagreement can stall the company or complicate future fundraising.
Typically a term sheet, followed by a share subscription agreement and a shareholders’ agreement (or a convertible instrument for early rounds), along with board and shareholder approvals and the required filings with the Registrar of Companies. Where the investor is foreign, FEMA reporting requirements also apply.
Yes. Businesses can engage the chambers on a matter-by-matter basis or on a retainer for regular contract review, compliance, and advisory support. The scope and terms are agreed at the outset.