The Firm advises its clients on the intricacies of setting up business in the various jurisdictions and the legal ramifications of all the peripheral issues involved in the process.
Examples of the issues with which it deals in advising a client on the formation of a business in a specific jurisdiction are: researching the forms of businesses allowed in the jurisdiction; structuring the business to conform to both the client’s and the jurisdiction’s requirements; negotiating and drafting the relevant agreements; and obtaining necessary documents and licenses from the appropriate ministry, etc.
It also advises its clients on more specific corporate and commercial issues. One of the most common and helpful services it provides to the clients is reviewing existing agreements and documents to determine if their terms are within the laws of a particular jurisdiction and their interests. It also advises clients doing business in a certain jurisdiction of obligations they may face of which they may be unaware.
It also offers its clients a superior level of region-specific work, such as due diligence, translations and location of agents and other sources. It maintains active contact with its clients. It monitors the local daily newspapers and the official Gazette of the various jurisdictions for items of interest to its clients and items that may affect its clients’ business dealings in their specific regions. Additionally, it monitors the legislative processes of the various countries and notify its clients of recent enactments that may be of relevance to them. It assists foreign investors in structuring the appropriate form of business and in negotiating and setting up commercial presence region wide.
The Firm also regularly acts as the outside counsel for major banks and corporations for all aspects of their corporate legal work. It also helps negotiate, and draft relevant agreements and obtain necessary documentation and licenses. It offers comprehensive legal services on business and corporate matters which includes all sorts of company matters and matters related to partnership, joint venture; e.g. filing and preparation of Memorandum and Articles of Association, Partnership Deeds, Agreements, Service Agreements, Supply Contracts, GSA Agreements and supplemental, modification and amendments thereof and other related papers and documents, basic charge and modifications thereof with the RJSC and obtaining necessary permissions and approvals from concerned governmental authorities, giving legal opinion on various matters relating to the companies and partnerships.
It has also very strong base and provides all sort of legal services regarding laws relating to international trade, documentary credits, insurance, and admiralty matters etc. It carries out due diligence assignments in connection with corporate mergers and acquisitions, and debt and equity financing, and assists in the purchase and sale of real property in bankruptcy and probate proceedings.
