Retainer Counsel · Startups · MSMEs · NBFCs
Corporate Legal Advisor in Mumbai
Overview
Counsel you can reach, in courts we appear in daily
Most legal problems in a business are cheap to prevent and expensive to litigate. As retained corporate legal advisor we sit on the business side of that line — reviewing the contracts, notices and policies that arrive week to week, so disputes are avoided or at least set up properly if they cannot be.
Because the same team also litigates, advisory work here is written with the courtroom in mind: dispute-resolution clauses that hold up, invoicing and acknowledgement trails that survive a recovery suit, and employment documentation that stands scrutiny.
Engagements are structured as monthly or annual retainers with a defined scope, so you know what is covered and what is billed separately.
Services
How we help
Contracts
Drafting and review of vendor, customer, distribution, SaaS, NDA, consultancy and leave-and-licence agreements.
Compliance advisory
Company law filings, board and shareholder documentation, POSH policy and committee setup, and data-handling practices.
Employment
Appointment letters, ESOP documentation, exit and separation terms, disciplinary processes and industrial-dispute exposure.
Recovery
Legal notices, Section 138 cheque bounce actions, summary suits, arbitration and execution for unpaid receivables.
Dispute strategy
Early assessment of notices and claims, pre-litigation negotiation and instructions to counsel where escalation is needed.
Transactions
Term sheets, investment documentation, business transfer and due diligence support for MSME and startup deals.
Scope
What a retainer typically includes
- Defined monthly hours for review and advisory calls
- Turnaround commitments on contract review
- Standard-form contract templates for your business
- Legal notice drafting and replies
- Quarterly review of recurring contractual risk
- POSH and HR policy documentation and refreshes
- Preferential rates for litigation arising out of retained work
- A single point of contact who knows your business
Process
Working with us
- 01
Scoping call
We map the contracts you sign, the disputes you keep having and the compliance obligations that actually apply to your entity.
- 02
Retainer proposal
A written scope, monthly hours and fee, with clear carve-outs for litigation and transaction work.
- 03
Onboarding
Template contracts, policies and an escalation protocol put in place in the first cycle.
- 04
Ongoing advisory
Week-to-week review, notices and advisory calls, with a quarterly risk review.
FAQ
Questions clients ask
How is a retainer different from paying per matter?
A retainer covers recurring advisory — contract review, notices, policy work — at a fixed monthly cost. Litigation and transactions are quoted separately so the retainer stays predictable.
Do you advise early-stage startups?
Yes. Founder arrangements, employment documentation, customer contracts and basic compliance are usually where the value is highest at that stage.
Can you work alongside our existing counsel or CS?
Yes. We routinely coordinate with company secretaries, auditors and existing litigation counsel rather than displacing them.
Is there a minimum retainer term?
We usually start with a three-month term so both sides can judge fit, then move to annual engagement.
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