With over 25 years of experience as a seasoned in-house counsel, indirect tax consultant, and legal practitioner, I offer comprehensive legal advisory and strategic guidance to entrepreneurs, startups, business owners, and individuals. My expertise lies in navigating the intricate intersection of law and business, providing proactive solutions that drive growth and mitigate risk.
As your dedicated Of Counsel/ Fractional General Counsel, I specialize in:
Corporate Structuring & Governance: Crafting robust legal frameworks for new ventures and optimizing existing structures for efficiency and compliance.
Commercial Contract Management: From drafting and negotiation to review and lifecycle management, I ensure your agreements are airtight and strategically aligned with your business objectives.
Litigation Management: Expert oversight and strategic direction for corporate, commercial, tax, and employment disputes, ensuring effective resolution and protection of your interests.
Intellectual Property Strategy: Protecting your innovations and brands through comprehensive IP advisory, helping you leverage your intellectual assets for competitive advantage.
Entrepreneurial & Business Legal Counsel: Proactive advice on a spectrum of legal issues faced by growing businesses, ensuring compliance and enabling sustainable expansion.
Direct & Indirect Tax Litigation: Strategic guidance and management for complex tax disputes, aiming for favorable outcomes.
Employment Law Matters: Advising on critical employment issues, ensuring compliance and harmonious workplace relations.
Personal Legal Advisory: Discrete and effective guidance for individuals facing significant legal challenges.
AI-Enhanced Legal Solutions: Leveraging cutting-edge artificial intelligence tools for accelerated legal research, efficient contract analysis, and data-driven insights to optimize strategy and reduce legal costs.
My unique online model, powered by AGS Associates, ensures you receive high-quality, cost-effective legal solutions. I collaborate seamlessly with a rigorously vetted network of specialized legal service providers and top-tier law firms, extending beyond advisory to provide comprehensive execution and representation where required. This "one-stop" approach delivers not just counsel, but a strategic partnership for your legal needs.
Why Partner with Me:
Strategic Insight: Leverage over two decades of in-house and practice experience for proactive legal strategy.
Customized Solutions: Tailored legal frameworks and dispute resolution strategies designed for your unique challenges.
Access to Specialized Expertise: Seamless integration with a network of niche legal professionals for holistic support.
Efficient & Cost-Effective: A virtual model that delivers top-tier legal services, enhanced by AI capabilities, without the traditional overheads.
Results-Oriented Approach: Focused on delivering tangible outcomes and protecting your bottom line.
Legal Consulting
Contract Drafting
Legal Drafting
Terms & Conditions
Strategy
Live Consultation
Draft Correspondence
Aakarsh S.
Noida, India
$20/hr
4.0
7 jobs
Aakarsh is a 5-year qualified corporate lawyer with particular expertise in general corporate, Compliance and contracts having acted for the management and the shareholders in various high value documents with various government and private entities. Having grown steadily during his stint, Aakarsh has strived to hone the processes involved in delivering the work product, to build client relationships and to absorb learnings from different avenues.
Having worked with companies like:-
Comapny Name:- LeadSquared (SAAS), Bangalore
BFSI Team General Corporate/ Disputes, Contracts,
Role:- Legal Lead, 2024-2024
Galaxeye Space Solutions Private Limited. (SaaS and Business), Bangalore
General Corporate/ Contract and Licensing
Legal Associate, 2024-2024
Legal Analyst, 2023-2023
Compliance.ai (Archer Group) (SAAS) NCR
General Corporate/ Contract and Regulations
Legal Analyst, 2022-2023
Junior Legal Analyst, 2021- 2022
Key Skills Include
Contract Management: Drafting, execution, monitoring, compliance tracking, lifecycle optimisation
Contract Negotiation: risk-reward balance, long-term partnerships, alignment of business goals
Business Sales: market intelligence, client relationship management, revenue growth, opportunity expansion
Confident in my abilities, I am poised to contribute to my client’s success by ensuring all documents undergo rigorous review and negotiation, aligning seamlessly with organisational objectives. Please find my resume attached for your consideration, eager to discuss how I can contribute to your organisation.
Legal
Legal Consulting
Compliance
Legal Research
Drafting
Proofreading
Shilpi K.
Noida, India
$28/hr
4.9
63 jobs
As one of the few "TOP RATED" lawyers on Upwork (100% client rating!), I am an experienced Company Secretary and Corporate Lawyer with 14+ years of experience in Corporate, Contract, Business Registration and Compliance Management. The industries I have worked in, and forte are Tech, Medical/Health, IT, manufacturing, IoT, SaaS and Engineering, HVAC, EPC sectors, Employment law, Web3, Crypto, Genomics, and Edtech.
Skilled in business structuring, business registrations, contract management and compliance management, investment structuring for startups, legal due diligence on startups and performing secretarial audits, trademark registrations, FDI, ODI, ECB, labour laws, and ESOPs. My services are of high quality, cost-effective and efficient.
I provide the following legal solutions:
-- Entry strategies in India.
- Corporate Restructuring, Mergers, Acquisitions, Due-Diligence, Angel and Venture Capital Investment-
1) Advice on the types of Mergers.
2)Advice on the types of acquisitions.
3) Legal Framework for mergers and acquisitions services.
4) Due Diligence Report for Mergers and acquisition services.
5) Procedure on Preparing Term Sheet.
6) Purchase Price of the Transaction
7) Negotiation of Employee Contracts
8) Negotiation on Warranties and Guarantees
9) Pre-Merger Advice and Post Merger Advice
10) Drafting, vetting and reviewing of M&A documents like
11) Incorporation documents- Buyer and Seller- Memorandum and Articles of Association.
12) Deal Documentation, such as-
a) Term Sheet.
b) Process Letter
c) Due Diligence Questionnaire
d) Employment Contracts
e) Non-Disclosure Agreements
f) Any other relevant documents.
-Corporate Secretarial
1)Entity Registration (LLP, Company, Section-8 Company);
2) Compliance related to the board, shareholders and other statutory meetings;
3) RoC reporting by filing various e-forms like DPT-1, MSME-1;
4) Annual filing of the company and LLP;
5) Board Report, Annual Report, Corporate Governance Report;
6) Maintenance of Minutes books, Statutory registers and other support services;
7) Change in the registered office of the company;
8) Alteration of name or objectives of the company;
9) Allotment of shares;
10) Change in authorized share capitals;
11) Share transfer compliance;
12) Appointment and resignation of directors, KMPs;
13) Director KYC;
14) Annual disclosure of interest;
15) ESOP, Buy Back, winding up, striking off, Insolvency and other event-based compliance and management;
- Contract Management-
1) Service Agreements, Customer Agreements, Vendor Agreements, SLAs, Supply Agreements, Commercial Contracts, Technology Contracts, EULA, SaaS Agreements etc.
2) Drafting, vetting, review, negotiation, and contract management, including but not limited to SLAs, employment contracts, share subscription agreement, shareholders' agreements, term sheet, non-disclosure/confidentiality agreements, co-founder's agreement, IP assignment agreement, settlement agreement, lease agreement and various other contracts as per their requirements;
3) Legal documents for a website i.e., privacy policy, terms of website use, shipping and return policy, disclaimer, and other documents for websites as per requirements of clients;
4) ESOP Plan drafting, documentation and implementation;
5) Human Resource documents, including offer letter, appointment letter, relieving letter, code of conduct, leave Policy, travel policy, prevention of sexual harassment at workplace policy, HR handbook etc;
6) Contract Management;
7) Business Legal Opinions.
Startup Support and Investment Readiness Services-
We support growth-stage startups where we mentor and support startups to get ready to raise their initial rounds of funding-
-Business Plan
-Lean Canvas
- Video Pitch
- Financial Projection
-Company Valuation
-Training on the Art of Pitching
-Startup India Registration
- Labour Laws Matter advisory, consultancy, department visit, employee grievances, compliances.
I work quickly and efficiently and answer all client inquiries as quickly as possible. My profile is full of 5-star reviews and extremely positive client comments about my work product, professionalism, and timeliness, so I encourage you to check those out.
Please let me know if you have any additional questions. I look forward to hearing from you and, hopefully, working with you.
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