Startups

Robes & Bands team advises startup businesses on a wide variety of legal issues on the following:

BUSINESS STRUCTURING

• Structuring of business (Co-founders agreement, LLP, partnership, Pvt. Ltd., an association of persons)
• Non-profit (trust, society, Section 8 Company)  
• Drafting and execution of the above agreements  
• Creation of the books and resolutions, etc. of the company, corporate governance for key actions 
• MSMED Registration & Implementation  
• Obtaining PAN, DSC, TAN, GST, Trade License etc.. 
• Shops & Establishments Act – Registration/ exemption  
• Tax advice 
• CSR-related work for entities which obtains CSR funds from companies.
• Intellectual Property advice (Registration service) 

Employment & Labour law Advice

• Labour registrations (PF, ESI, LWF, PT, LIN)
• Employment Agreements/ Consultancy agreements – Incorporating  Confidentiality,  IP protection, assignment, Non-compete, clauses in the agreement. 

Insurance 

Group insurance for employees b. General liability insurance c. Fire and special perils insurance d. Directors & Officers Liability Insurance (D&O insurance) e. ESIC f. Keyman insurance f. professional indemnity insurance

 FDI-related advice

Drafting of various Agreements

Technology-related work

• Terms and conditions 
• Privacy Policies 
• Various other policies depending on sector 
• GDPR / Personal Data Protection Act and related compliance 
• Software-development agreement  
• Service-level agreements 
• Master Services Agreement, Statement of Work and Change Order 
• Domain name assignment agreement 

Basic Dispute Resolution Advice– Recovery of Money, Arbitration, interim relief from court, and approaching of various forums based on the matter.

Policies

• Drafting of Anti-sexual harassment
• Drafting of Anti-bribery policy 
• Drafting of Code of Conduct and whistleblower policy 
• Drafting of Social marketing policy 

Sectoral advice

Import-Export related advice