Four areas of non-litigation advisory under Indian law.
Non-litigation advisory, drafting and compliance support structured around four focused domains under Indian law.
Data Protection & DPDP Compliance
Advisory for organisations that collect, store, or process personal data of Indian citizens: grounded in the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, read together with the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the SPDI Rules. The work combines a lawyer's reading of the statute with a technologist's understanding of how data actually moves through modern systems.
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DPDP Act 2023 Readiness
Gap assessment against the Act and the DPDP Rules: consent architecture, data principal rights, breach notification obligations, cross-border transfer treatment.
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Privacy Notices & Consent Design
Drafting privacy notices, consent flows, cookie banners and withdrawal mechanisms that meet the Act's purpose-limitation and clarity requirements.
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Data Processing Agreements
Reviewing or drafting vendor, processor and intra-group agreements for lawful onward processing and clear allocation of liability.
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Breach Response Playbook
Written protocols for detection, severity assessment, Board of Directors notification, Data Protection Board intimation and communication to affected data principals.
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IT Act & Cyber Incident Advisory
Advice under the IT Act 2000, SPDI Rules, Intermediary Guidelines and cyber-fraud response, including UPI fraud, account takeover and digital evidence handling.
Who this is for
Startups, SaaS products, e-commerce platforms, HR/HRMS systems, healthcare operators, educational institutions and any business whose product or operations touch personal data.
Startup & Founder Advisory
Legal foundations for Indian startups: the documents, structures and compliance checkpoints that founders need from incorporation through early funding. The focus is on commercially usable paperwork and clean cap-table decisions, not generic templates.
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Co-Founder & Shareholder Agreements
Founders' agreements, SHAs, vesting, reverse-vesting, leaver provisions and dispute mechanics so an early misunderstanding does not become a late crisis.
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ESOP & Cap-Table Advisory
Structuring employee stock option plans, drafting grant letters, pool-size planning and advising on cap-table clean-up before a funding round.
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Fundraising Documentation
Reviewing term sheets, SAFE / CCPS instruments, share subscription and shareholders' agreements for seed and early-stage rounds under Indian law.
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Commercial Contracts
Master Service Agreements, SaaS subscription terms, vendor agreements, NDAs, consultancy and employment contracts.
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Companies Act Housekeeping
Board resolutions, annual filings, statutory registers and governance basics so the company stays in order for the next due diligence.
Who this is for
Founders of early-stage Indian companies (tech, SaaS, direct-to-consumer, services) who want foundational legal work done once, done cleanly, and understood by the people who signed it.
Read Full Startup Advisory PageEstate Planning, Wills & Trusts
Methodical, documentation-first advisory on wills, private family trusts, succession planning and the paperwork that holds a family's intentions together across generations. Sensitive work that rewards precision: words written today will be read decades from now, often by people who were not present when they were drafted.
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Will Drafting & Review
Legally valid wills that identify assets, name executors and beneficiaries, address contingencies and leave no ambiguity in testamentary intent.
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Private Family Trusts
Trust deed drafting for inter-vivos and testamentary trusts: revocable and irrevocable structures, trustee powers, beneficiary classes and succession pathways for family assets.
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Living Wills (Advance Medical Directives)
Advance directives aligned with the Supreme Court's revised guidelines in Common Cause, specifying treatment preferences in situations of terminal illness or permanent unconsciousness.
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Succession Planning
Testamentary and intestate succession advisory under the Hindu Succession Act, Indian Succession Act and personal law provisions applicable to the family.
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NRI Estate Advisory
Cross-border estate work for Non-Resident Indians: Indian property, powers of attorney, succession across jurisdictions.
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Family Wealth Transfer
Gift deeds, settlement deeds, release deeds and family arrangements for intergenerational transfer during the owner's lifetime.
Regulatory Compliance
Ongoing regulatory and secretarial advisory for Indian companies: the discipline of staying compliant between the dramatic events, through quarterly filings, policy updates and board-level governance housekeeping that keeps a company audit-ready.
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Secretarial & Companies Act Compliance
Annual filings, event-based filings, board and shareholder resolutions, statutory registers and governance records under the Companies Act, 2013.
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DPDP Operational Compliance
Ongoing data-protection housekeeping: review of consent logs, breach drill reviews, periodic policy refresh and vendor DPA audits.
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Policy & Code Drafting
Internal policies (information security, data retention, acceptable use, grievance redressal, whistleblower, code of conduct) drafted so the policy actually reads like your company.
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Contract Lifecycle Reviews
Periodic review of standing contract library (vendor templates, employment letters, customer MSAs) to keep clauses aligned with current law and risk posture.
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Governance Advisory
Board process support, drafting of charters and terms of reference, and documentation around delegation of authority and material-event disclosure.
Who this is for
Private limited companies, LLPs, early-stage ventures preparing for diligence, and founder-run businesses that need steady regulatory hygiene without a full in-house legal team.
Read Full Regulatory Compliance PageGuides on Indian Law
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DPDP Act Compliance for Indian Startups
What the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and the 2025 Rules require of an early-stage company, and what has to be in place before 13 May 2027.
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DPDP Data Breach Notification
The two notices Rule 7 of the DPDP Rules, 2025 requires after a breach, the 72-hour report to the Data Protection Board, and CERT-In's six-hour rule.
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Founders Agreement in India
Equity split, vesting, IP assignment, roles and exit terms between co-founders, and why a blanket non-compete fails under Section 27 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872.
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Living Wills in India
The Advance Medical Directive recognised in Common Cause v. Union of India, and the simplified procedure the Supreme Court laid down in 2023.
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Private Family Trusts in India
Setting up a private trust under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882 to hold family assets, with the drafting choices that decide how the trust is taxed and run.
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Probate vs Succession Certificate in India
Which court document heirs need, what changed when Section 213 of the Indian Succession Act was repealed in 2025, and when a bank must release money without one.
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ROC Compliance Calendar, FY 2026-27
Annual, half-yearly and event-based filings under the Companies Act, 2013 and LLP Act, 2008, with due dates and the Section 403 late-fee structure.
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DIR-3 KYC and DIN Reactivation
The three-year director KYC cycle in force from 31 March 2026, the revised fees, and how to restore a DIN deactivated for missing KYC.
Enrolment: Bar Council of Punjab & Haryana | No.: PH/9616/2023
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