At WECOS, we take pride in our ability to help you navigate the complexities of designing and bringing to market your products or services in multiple markets with different legal frameworks. We can help you build your safety net, and identify all the pitfalls and unseen obstacles that lie in your path to a successful startup business.
We specialize in providing support on all aspects of starting and running a business in the early-stage ecosystem, including handling contracts, intellectual property protection, licensing agreements, and more. Our team of lawyers and company secretaries diligently work with startups, and SMEs, helping them navigate through the various legal and regulatory challenges to structure deals. Our services include –
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1. Corporate Secretarial Services
We offer advanced company secretary services to assist all your businesses. We take responsibility for the administration and communication of shareholders, maintaining corporate governance and statutory compliance. Our corporate secretarial services include incorporation of a company (Public/Private/LLP), maintenance of statutory records, creation, modification, and satisfaction of charges, and filling various forms, returns, and documents with ROC. We can also dematerialize securities or fulfill the requirements of companies currently holding Demat accounts.
2. FEMA & SEBI Compliances
We know that compliance is a challenge. We've been helping clients navigate the complicated, time-consuming process of making sure they're in line with their regulatory obligations. We offer comprehensive services regarding FEMA & SEBI regulations, Audits, and stock exchange. We have a focused team of experienced professionals to handle the complexities of compliance.
We assist in the procedural aspects regarding the requirements of FEMA compliance. Monitoring the application status with the RBI and other authorities and post-compliance service with RBI and FEMA. Our team stays constantly abreast with the regulatory environment in India and assists in applications under various regulations, SEBI compliance audit and issue of compliance certificates, and ongoing advisory and retainer services. Our well-planned approach to operations provides deliverables in a time-bound and effective manner.
3. Legal Support Services
As your business grows, so will your legal needs. Our team is made up of people with deep experience in offering quality legal support services in safeguarding clients' commercial intent, hands-on approach, cross-functional expertise, and experience across legal, secretarial, and regulatory institutions.
We offer services to fast-moving entrepreneurial companies seeking legal counsel in the following areas - Transactional advisory for corporate mergers & acquisitions, equity issuance, patents and trademarks, ongoing regulatory representations, IP protection, employment & labor law advisory, infringement resolution, litigation, and strategic directions to navigate the myriad corporate laws. We also assist our clients with immediate access to experienced professionals who can help them address their most pressing legal matters at a moment's notice. Our experts will be there with you to guide you through every stage of the business lifecycle.
4. Business Restructuring Services
Our team of experts has extensive experience in restructuring companies across sectors, helping them get out of debt, restructure their assets, or take advantage of new opportunities. We help companies under stress and lenders looking to revive or exit non-performing assets. Our value proposition is in our technical strength in understanding the customer requirements precisely and delivering to their needs and satisfaction.
Through our business restructuring services we critically evaluate the business restructuring options available from the stakeholders’ perspective, we help identify potential tax costs associated with the various options and suggest suitable options for cash and tax optimization. Our team assists in drafting and reviewing schemes, buyback offers board resolutions, shareholders’ approval, and much more.
5. Risk Advisory and Assurance
Our risk advisory and assurance services provide an unparalleled level of expertise and insight into your business's operations. We know when it comes to risk management, there is no substitute for an independent professional evaluation. We focus on efficient corporate governance and risk management strategies; we review existing business practices, policies, and processes to suggest the best solutions. We help identify areas of weakness violating the laid-out business rules and regulations, assess critical formations, analyze areas requiring improvement, design an optimized testing strategy, and report results back to clients.
Our team of professionals is equipped with the necessary knowledge and skillsets to help companies deal with the risks that could unbalance their business existence, and enhance the confidence of the stakeholders through experienced independent professional evaluations.
6. Tax Compliance
As a global business, you are probably already aware of the importance of tax compliance and how it influences your organization's bottom line. At WeCos we take the guesswork out of tax compliance by helping our clients meet their tax obligations while managing the impact these requirements have on their businesses. We advise companies on their local and overseas tax affairs while acting as a strategic consultant and handling tasks such as business analysis, the management of working capital, and profit sharing amongst partners. We also help organizations understand the pricing implications of goods and services between related parties, as well as provide advice on the tax implications of deals.
Under our tax compliance and advisory services, we assist in corporate and commercial law, global compliance and reporting, transfer pricing compliance and documentation, labor and employment law, and direct and indirect tax compliance.
7. Litigation Support
Our litigation support services are here to power your investigation and analysis. We unitedly work with your firm or in-house law department to formulate an array of litigation services that are suited to your particular case. Our litigation experts have the professional qualifications and experience and are well-acknowledged for a speedy response, fast preparation for court, poise, and credibility as expert witnesses.
Our support services combine high-quality output coupled with fast turnaround times to simplify the litigation process. Our expert attorneys and lawyers with extensive experience in handling complicated legal issues and are trained across all disciplines of the law. These experts provide invaluable support to attorneys by providing comprehensive litigation support throughout a case.
8. Employment Law Advice and Counseling
We believe that every employee deserves a fair and just workplace. That's why we've dedicated our practice to providing you with the legal counsel and representation you need to protect your rights while building a strong team. We offer services ranging from advice on contentious and non-contentious employment matters to drafting contracts and service agreements. We also provide support in disputes involving gender or equal pay, strikes, lockouts, and more. We specialize in conducting internal investigations and audits in close coordination with our law experts. We offer diligent support in organizing training sessions for management and employees to provide clarity and awareness regarding the relevant regulations. We can also help out with pre-dispute advisory services, crisis management, reputational management, or any other employment-related issues you may have.