1st Line of Defence
For Your Company
Experienced Outside Legal Counsel in startup matters, investment and acquisition transactions & India entry services. We are a small boutique corporate law firm that acts as your first line of defence in identifying areas for enhanced monitoring or training and tracking of regulatory compliance related issues.

CHENNAI/BANGALORE STARTUPS – GET AN EXPERIENCED LEGAL COUNSEL ON RETAINER FOR AS LOW AS RS.5,499/- PER MONTH.
Initial Legal Hygiene Check for Your Company
Ensure legal, tax and other statutory compliance for your startup and SME business. We provide a comprehensive Startup and Corporate Legal Audit checklist and plan. It's recommended to have an experienced corporate and contract lawyer to review all your contracts, agreements, company policy documents, and data privacy processes. We advise the companies on the disputes that may come up from time to time.
Startup & Company Legal Services in India – Get Free Legal Audit
A team of Corporate Business & Startup Lawyers in Bangalore and Chennai
The Corporate Counsel’s team has a detailed understanding of the legal and regulatory environments and the challenges you face, and our in-house general counsel can proactively assess and manage the legal health of your company. When you bring in our corporate business lawyer, you bring in someone who can oversee the broad legal function, analyse and manage the legal issues you’re facing, and find and manage the right outside lawyers who can handle the rest. We have offices in Chennai and Bangalore to cater to the growing startups and SMEs.
We assist with drafting, reviewing and negotiating diversified commercial contracts and other business vertical contracts viz. HR, Finance, Compliance, Strategy, Customer Success etc.
Legal compliance is not a one-time activity. To stay legally compliant, your business needs regular and sound legal advice. Whether it is employment, business, investment, GDPR data protection compliances, vendors, or customer management, we can help you with end-to-end legal, tax and statutory support starting from a free initial consultation.
Our startup legal compliance services start with IP Audit, Brand Clearance Check, Trade Mark Registration, Trade Mark Watch/Monitoring and Monthly/Quarterly Legal Check-up. In addition, you also can avail year round advice and guidance.
GENERAL CORPORATE
Manage day-to-day operations
Corporate governance and advising Board of Directors, Corporate Compliance Programs/Codes of Ethics, Contract negotiation and management.
FINANCE
Meticulous financial transactions
Financing, venture capital and private equity, taxation, compliance, mergers, acquisitions and spin-offs.
LITIGATION AND DISPUTES
Resolve all disputes with our risk assessment
Dispute resolution, litigation strategy and management, early case assessment, settlement analysis and negotiation.
EMPLOYMENT COMPLIANCE
Ensure 100% compliance with Employees
Hiring and terminations/reductions in force, Harassment/discrimination claims and internal investigations, and Employee policy manuals.
IP LICENSING AND TRANSACTIONS
Manage your IP licensing and transactions
Managing intellectual property assets, prosecution, monitoring of infringements on patents, trademarks copyrights, and trade secrets.
BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS
Drafting, vetting, and amending business contracts
Joint development agreements, strategic alliances, user privacy policies, franchising and distribution agreements.
On-Demand Startup & Corporate Legal Service
CorporateCounsel is a team of experienced corporate and commercial lawyers with a special focus on MCA/ROC compliances and provide comprehensive legal services for medium, small and micro enterprises. We use optimal, modern, often unconventional solutions, each time adapted to the individualized legal and business needs of the client.
Corporate Counsel works with start-ups and SMEs in assisting, advising, and mentoring on every legal aspect from incorporation, compliances to funding requirements. We have expertise on corporate law relating to E-commerce, IT, SaaS tech products, analytics, IP & Trademark, Business Structuring, Contract Drafting, Software Licensing, and data management services.
Outsourced Startup Counsel: 360-degree Legal & Tax Compliance Support to Start-ups and Businesses!
- Providing opinions and advisory in matters connected to Company Law, SEBI and related Corporate Law
- Draft, review, and execute international and domestic Contracts
- Maintain and track contracts for termination and renewal
- Draft sale deed, lease deed, supply agreements, non-disclosure agreements, quality agreements, etc.
- Draft legal notices and demand letters
- Track trademark and intellectual property agreements such as filing, opposition counter statement, evidence, etc.
- Perform detailed legal due diligence for your startup
- NBFC consultancy and advisory
- Handling litigation & liaisoning matters
- Assists technology startups with business incorporation
- Create a shareholding structure for your startup
- Help with bringing new investors for initial seed rounds
- Build and develop a solid and proven IP protection strategy
- Draft, Assess and Suggest improvements to the SaaS subscription agreements
- Represent your startups for funding from VC firms, seed funds, and HNIs and negotiate the terms of the deal.
Boutique Corporate Law Firm | Bengaluru | Chennai
We offer a plethora of corporate and commercial legal services that are customised to suit your needs.
Global Compliance
Safeguard your business assets, brand reputation, and mitigate financial and regulatory risks such as money-laundering and cybercrimes.
Cross-Border Tax Advisory
Align global tax environment with your business goals to augment benefits in financial markets and tackle tax-related risks and achieve sustainable growth.
Contract Management
Manage your company's contracts efficiently and reduce regulatory and administrative hurdles with our contract review and management services.
Due Diligence
Get a confidential, competent and impartial analysis before acquisition and identify deal-specific risks and opportunities, tax exposure and liabilities.
Startup Valuation
Ascertain the real worth of your startup to receive the necessary funding from investors and fuel your startup business growth.
Exit Management
Get assistance with planning, implementation, and negotiation of merger and acquisition deals to maximise profits and minimise risks.
Legal Team Plan for Every Business Size
To grow from an idea to a billion-dollar company, every entrepreneur needs strong legal minds to consult, advise, strategise, compete, and mitigate unforeseen risks. We understand that every startup has its own challenges and their needs must be individually evaluated and attended to – quick & dirty ready-made, templated solution will just not work.
- 5 documents
- 20 document review
- 30% discount on drafting
- 5 On-Site Visits
- Email & Phone Support
- Regular Legal Hygiene Check
- IP & Brand Protection
- Unlimited advisory
- 8 documents
- 30 document review
- 30% discount on drafting
- 12 On-Site Visits
- Email & Phone Support
- Regular Legal Hygiene Check
- IP & Brand Protection
- Unlimited advisory
- 12 documents
- 40 document review
- 50% discount on drafting
- 12 On-Site Visits
- Email & Phone Support
- Regular Legal Hygiene Check
- Litigation Support: Legal notices, replies
- Compliances Alert
- IP & Brand Protection
- Unlimited advisory
Unlimited Advisory: routine corporate & commercial matters, technology law, e-commerce, transaction support, tax compliances, funding, investment, partnerships, vendor relations, go-to-marketing strategy using digital marketing, brand building, company restructuring, idea validation, IP & data protection, cyber security incident response, money/debt recovery, labour compliances, and various tax, legal, policy & compliance matters.
BENEFITS OF PURCHASING THE PACKAGE
By having one of the Packages we offer, you gain:
- legal service tailored to your needs;
- constant access to legal consultations and legal assistance;
- the possibility of telephone, internet and lawyer participation in important meetings for you;
- quick and timely settlements of issues without escalating to brand risk;
- attractive rates for lawyer's hour of work lower than the rates offered by typical law firms; and
- heavy discounts on legal training, drafting, review & litigation matters.
Frequently Asked Questions.
We have compiled a list of question and answers regarding engaging General and Corporate Counsel.
Legal for Startup Package
- Preparation of business formation documents
- Drafting and execution of initial By-Laws and Corporate Resolutions
- Approval of issuance of founder’s stock and stock option grants to founders
- Drafting and execution of shareholder agreements
- Non-Disclosure Agreement
- Employee Offer Letter
- Independent Contractor Agreement
- Assignment of Intellectual Property Agreement
- Legal advice to customize agreements.
Additional Legal Services for a fixed-fee
- Developing legal forms and legal processes
- Copyright, Trademark, Patent and Trade Secret protection, to protect your technology, inventions and competitive advantage
- Stock-Option Plans and Stock Compensation Agreements
- Drafting, review and negotiation of vendor contracts, sales contracts and other commercial agreements.
- Angel round financing and initial capitalization of startups
- Investment agreements
- Employee policies, handbooks and training
- M&A and exit strategies
Startup Business Advice Services
Legal advice from Expert Corporate Lawyers India
- Vetting of Business Model
- Negotiating with Partner Restructuring
- Drafting agreements including shareholder's agreements, founder's agreements, franchising agreements, etc.
- Structuring mergers and taxes.
Startup Contract Disputes
- Potential Breach of contract
- Employment contracts
- Conflicts between business partners,
- Minority v. majority shareholders
- Landlord-tenant disputes
Employment Engagement
- Drafting, reviewing or enforcing your employment contracts
- Retrenchment
- Employment Act
- Visas for foreign workers
FinTech Legal Advisory
- Fintech regulation
- Regulatory sandbox
- Anti-money laundering
- Acquiring necessary licenses
- Business model – Vetting & Advice
- FinTech Business Compliance
IP, Patents & Trademarks
- Filing for and protecting intellectual property assets such as logos, products, inventions and trade secrets
- Enforcing intellectual property, copyright law, registered designs, trademarks, non-disclosure agreements (NDA), etc.
Civil Law
- cases for damages and compensation (in the event of a traffic accident, accident at work, medical error, fire, flood and other damage to property)
- matters regarding civil law contracts
- services related to the legal servicing of the performance of construction contracts
- claims from consumer contracts (withdrawal from the contract, price reduction, warranty, warranty)
- real estate affairs (acquisitive prescription, the abolition of joint ownership, land, personal and transmission easements, property protection and protection of possession)
- debt collection,
- representation as part of enforcement proceedings
- bankruptcy matters
- land and mortgage issues
Company Law
- registration proceedings,
- preparing and reviewing agreements, resolutions, ordinances and minutes of meetings of company bodies, associations and foundations,
- preparation of legal opinions.
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