ECA has a vibrant practice in Banking and Finance with some complex projects already under our belt in areas of NBFC, Credit Societies, Structured & Asset Finance, External Commercial Borrowings and Debt Recovery to name a few. Our lawyers endeavor to deliver the highest quality standards. Our work in Banking & Finance covers a wide range of banking issues including syndicated loans, structured finance, asset finance and project finance.
ECA also provides up to date regulatory and risk management advice to its clients along with day to day regulatory compliance. 

Our diverse practice includes:

(i)  Credit Co-operative & Financial Institutions;
(ii) Banks & NBFCs;
(iii) Financial Intermediaries;
(iv) Payment Banks;
(v) Urban Credit Co-operative Banks;
(vi) Structured & Asset Finance; 
(vii) External Commercial Borrowings;
(viii) Capital Markets;
(ix) Alternative investment Funds;
(x) Real Estate Finance including Collective investment Schemes;
(xi) Securitization; and 
(xii) Debt recovery.

ECA has the required expertise and experience in dealing with matters connected to Debt Recovery Tribunal (“DRT”), Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal(“DRAT”) and Securitization Act including drafting of DRT and DRAT replies, counter-claims, counter-suits, suits, writ petitions, etc.
If you are seeking experienced legal representation in connection with your Banking & Finance business before legal forums such as DRT, Supreme & High Courts or liasoning with Reserve Bank of India or other government authorities, general business advisory, day to day business affairs, or other similar transaction, please contact us admin@equicorplegal.com or by telephone at +91 8448824659.

Corporate and Commercial law practice is a cornerstone of EquiCorp Associates’ practice. Our lawyers cover the full range of corporate & commercial transactions, including but not limited to General Corporate Advisory, Joint Ventures, Investment Structuring, Corporate Restructurings, Corporate Governance, Corporate Share Offerings, Inbound & Outbound Investment in India, Drafting agreements such Share Holders, Founders, Investment, Technology Transfer and other commercial agreements. We advise companies both public and private and their directors on legal, regulatory and compliance issues. Our clients include leading domestic as well as major international corporations, leading financial institutions, multinational banks and governments.
Our expertise is reinforced by our in-depth experience and knowledge of specific industries and their regulatory, financial and technological characteristics. We have provided services to clients from various industries including energy, financial markets, information technology, tourism, food, sports, retail, real estate & construction, consumer products, healthcare, agriculture, e-commerce, luxury & lifestyle.
ECA’s Corporate and Commercial practice can be divided into the following broad areas: -
(i) General Corporate & Commercial - ECA assists clients as they operate, regulate and grow their businesses, helping them to manage their existing commercial relationships, form alliances and expand into new markets. Our lawyers are involved with virtually all aspects of business relations and, in particular, participate in negotiations, drafting and advice on a wide variety of commercial contracts. These include advising clients on manufacturing, distribution and agency/franchise issues, outsourcing, public private partnerships, partnering arrangements and regulatory matters. ECA also assist its clients in employment matters including ESOP, Exit of top management from the Company and any other legal service requisite by the clients
(ii) Capital Markets - Our capital markets lawyers advise on matters relating to Takeovers, Initial Public Offerings, SME IPO, Global Depository Receipts, American Depository Receipts, External Commercial Borrowings, Foreign Currency Convertible Bond, domestic debt issues and secondary issues, across a wide range of industry sectors
(iii) Corporate Recovery–ECA has a leading corporate recovery practice, with specialized lawyers from a multi-disciplined base who provide prompt and reliable advice on all aspects of reconstructions, receiverships, administration and liquidations. We also advise creditors on matters such as the enforcement of security and strategies for debt recovery.
A depth of experience working for all types of business organizations, local, national & international, has equipped us well help client deal with the ever changing & evolving complex legal system in India.
Additionally, our Corporate & Commercial Law team also works with international law/consulting firms to deliver seamless solutions to global challenges, through single point of contact with the client. If you are seeking experienced legal representation in connection with your business, general corporate advisory, day to day business affairs, or other similar transaction, please contact us admin@equicorplegal.com or by telephone at +91 8448824659.

Our Environmental law practice routinely advise clients on the impact of ever-changing laws & regulations covering solid & hazardous waste, air emissions, water quality & employee health & safety.

Our lawyers are familiar with requirements for permits, variances, and exemptions for new or existing facilities or processes; storage & import of hazardous chemicals; chemical process safety; routine and emergency reporting; waste management and disposal; hazardous waste cleanup; emissions banking; and day-to-day compliance matters. We handle all aspects of environmental compliances including registration, evaluation, authorization, and appeals. We also have experience in such diverse areas as labeling and packaging requirements, pollution prevention and recycling issues, material safety data sheet requirements, underground storage tank requirements, wetlands issues, pesticide registrations, premanufacture notification requirements, and responding to industrial accidents.

Our lawyers have conducted due diligence in connection with various large and small environmental transactions for both public and private companies. Transactions involving industrial & manufacturing facilities, solid waste management, water treatment plant, real estate and renewable energy projects (including brownfields) require comprehensive evaluation of the regulatory, liability, and workplace safety and health issues related to the transaction. ECA offer substantial experience in structuring and coordinating these types of investigations, including working closely with environmental consultants.If you are seeking experienced legal advisory and representation in environmental law, general corporate advisory, day to day business affairs, or other similar transaction, please contact us  admin@equicorplegal.com  or by telephone at +91 8448824659.

In today’s global economy, it is of utmost importance to have a sound Intellectual Property Strategy. ECA has developed the required skills to help you out with managing, preserving, and protecting intellectual property and prosecuting on your behalf on a multitude of issues.
Our work in this practice area includes the following: -

(i) Prior art search;
(ii) Analysis of patentability;
(iii) Search of Patent validity;
(iv) Drafting of Patent specifications for filing;
(v) Drafting and prosecution of Patents;
(vi) Intellectual Property due diligence and auditing;
(vii) Registrations and opposition of Trademarks;
(viii) Registration and enforcement of Copyrights;
(viii) Registration and opposition under Geographical Indication Act; and
(viii) Domain name registrations.

Additionally, ECA also advises in relation to intellectual property infringement and legal recourse for the same. If you are seeking experienced legal representation in connection with liasioning or approval from regulatory authority, legal audit, regulatory & legal compliance, day to day compliance management, or other similar transaction, please contact us admin@equicorplegal.com or by telephone at +91 8448824659.

ECA assists with and provides representation to clients on commercial matters in various courts, tribunals and adjudicatory bodies which include the Supreme Court of India, High Courts and District and Subordinate Courts, National Company Law Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal, Debt Recovery Tribunal, Central Administrative Tribunal, Consumer Dispute Forums, Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal, Consumer Courts, Competition Commission etc.

We have our own network of expert litigation attorneys around the country and thus you do not have to engage local lawyers.

To protect our clients’ interests is at the core of our commercial and business litigation practice. We cater to the needs of our clients in all various areas of litigation including but not limited to the following:-(i) Corporate Litigation; (ii) Recovery/Enforcement; (iii) Contractual/Commercial Litigation; (iv) Medical Negligence; (v) IP Litigation; (vi) Civil Litigation; (vii) White Collar Crimes; (viii) Economic Offences; (ix) Bankruptcy/Insolvency; and (x) Criminal Litigation. Our Litigation team also devise legal strategy for our clients on case to case basis. After conducting a full investigation of the case, our Litigation Team consider all options for resolving the matter and to advise them to settle or litigate the matter on the merits of the case. We strategically negotiate if settlement is in our client’s best interest. As a result of our strategic efforts, many of our clients return to us for all their business disputes, as well as seek assistance with preemptive planning to avoid litigation.

Arbitration is a much more commercially prudent and faster method of dispute resolution. ECA assists clients with resolution of commercial disputes through arbitration. The arbitration regime in India is governed by the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 which is based on the UNCITRAL model. ECA is well equipped to execute and enforcement any arbitral awards, foreign or domestic.

If you are seeking experienced legal representation in connection with your litigation matter before any legal forum such as Supreme & High Courts; Tribunals including DRT, NCLT, NCLAT, SEBI etc. , assisting in creating legal strategy to manage the legal affairs of your company, or for any legal issues, please contact us admin@equicorplegal.com or by telephone at +91 8448824659.

ECA provides expert advice on full range of M&A transactions and help clients to get through the myriad of government rules and regulations. We handle various M&A transactions such as: (i) Mergers & Amalgamations; (ii) Demergers; (iii) Acquisitions & Divestments of listed and unlisted entities; (iv) Distressed Transactions; and (v) Restructuring (for listed & unlisted entities), including Capital & Debt restructuring, buy-back of securities & reduction of capital.

ECA expertise in Tax laws provide an edge to our clients with a collective integrated solution from a legal as well as tax perspective. More particularly, we specialize in the following:

(i) Transaction Structure – We assist with preparing viable transaction structures which are easy to implement while achieving the business objectives keeping in mind the need the minimize legal liabilities and tax losses;

(ii) Due Diligence – We conduct due diligence on behalf of our client to analyze the legal and financial health of the target entity and highlight the deal impacting issues;

(iii) Legal Documentation – Drafting, negotiating and reviewing all documents related to the transaction such as Memorandum of Understanding, Share Subscription Agreements, Share Purchase Agreements, Management Buy-In Management Buy-Out Agreements, Memorandums and Articles of Association, Combination Agreements, Asset Purchase Agreements, Joint Venture Agreements etc.

(iv) Investment Related Approvals – We assist with all procedural matters and regulatory compliance required before and after incorporation along with seeking requisite approvals from Reserve Bank of India, Registrar of Companies, Securities Exchange Board of India, Competition Commission of India, Sectoral Authority or the Tax Authorities as the case may be. Additionally, our M&A team also works with international law/consulting firms to deliver seamless solutions to global challenges, through single point of contact with the client.
  
If you are seeking experienced legal representation in connection with your business, general corporate advisory, day to day business affairs, or other similar transaction, please contact us admin@equicorplegal.com or by telephone at +91 8448824659.

Our Mining and Minerals law practice provide comprehensive legal services to domestic and international companies that finance, explore, mine, process and sell minerals.

The regulatory regime governing the mines & minerals industry is complex. EquiCorp help clients navigate through the evolving landscape and ensure that they understand and are complying with the applicable requirements, including those related to mining disclosure, mineral and surface rights, and environmental standards. Our Firm has the experience to assist clients with the drafting and negotiation of mining joint ventures, options and joint operating agreements, land and mineral leases, royalty agreements and other business agreements. We also advise clients with regard to the transfer, sale or acquisition of mining properties, processing facilities, guidance on financing projects as well as advice respecting general corporate and taxation issues and the optimal way of structuring their operations.

EquiCorpprides itself on having one of the strongest mining practices in India. Our lawyers serve domestic and international mining companies of all sizes and have the knowledge and experience to provide timely and effective advice and solutions for the myriad issues facing modern mining and mineral processing companies. Whether it be financing, real estate acquisitions, exploration agreements, environmental permissions, compliance and diligence, land use authorizations, liasoning with the government authorities, royalty agreements or appeals and litigation, nearly every practice in our firm provides services to our mining clients. We pride ourselves on being a truly full-service law firm to the mining industry and we provide legal counsel in the following areas:

Royalty and mineral lease agreements :

» Exploration agreements

» Drilling and coring agreements

» Development and operation agreements

» Sand processing plants

» Transportation

» Reclamation

» Mining permission

» Environmental factors

» Litigation & Dispute Resolution

» Public and governmental relations

A depth of experience working for all types of business organizations, local, national & international, has equipped us well help client deal with the ever changing & evolving complex legal system in India.

Additionally, our Mining & Minerals Law team also works with international law/consulting firms to deliver seamless solutions to global challenges, through single point of contact with the client.

If you are seeking experienced legal representation in connection with your business, general corporate advisory, day to day business affairs, or other similar transaction, please contact us admin@equicorplegal.comor by telephone at +91 8448824659.

ECA Legal team excel in full range of legal services for Nidhi Company, Micro Finance Institutions & other Alternative Banking Institutions including but not limited to Producer Companies, Cryptocurrency, CIC Schemes, PPI, P2P lending, E-Wallets and others which had emerged with the changing landscape of Indian financial sector and given rise to cultivation of thrift and saving business.
As financial technology innovation grows and consumer preferences change, payment systems are changing and expanding. Our Nidhi, Microfinance & Alternative Banking Practice helps through the myriad of highly-regulated and evolving landscape by providing practical, actionable advice on the legal, business and regulatory issues around Nidhi Company, Micro Finance, Producer Companies, Multi-State Credit Co-operative Societies, Collective Investment Schemes, Online and Mobile Payments, Consumer and Peer-to-Peer Lending, Crowd Funding,Virtual and Digital Currency, Blockchain Technology, as well as Prepaid Instruments, Loyalty and Rewards Programs. ECA has advised on a number of microfinance related transactions and prides itself on being able to provide real and much-needed solutions helping to transform businesses in success stories.
ECA Lawyers assist technology companies that accept payments or relay money or other denominations of value between parties including : -
(i) Consumer-facing technology companies
(ii) Payment processors and issuers of payment instruments
(iii) Producer Companies
(iv) Housing Finance Companies
(v) Collective Investment Schemes
(vi) Multi- State Credit Co-operative Societies
(vii) Virtual currency exchangers and administrators
(viii) Blockchain technology and Bitcoin startups
(ix) Digital signature companies
(x) Other companies developing novel payment solutions
Leveraging deep technical, business and legal knowledge, ECA address novel and complex payment systems issues including:
→ Emerging payments, online and mobile payments, and micro-transactions
→ Money transmission and consumer lending licensing, compliance and regulatory interventions
→ Payment ecosystem design and implementation
→ Vouchers, coupons, promotions, sweepstakes, lotteries, and gaming
→ Virtual currency risk assessment, business model development and mitigation
→ Prepaid card program design and vendor agreement negotiation
We also frequently represent clients in connection with regulatory matters and have experience with matters relating to the following regulatory bodies:
» Reserve Bank of India (RBI);
» Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
» Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA)
» Ministry of Agriculture (MoA)
» Department of Co-operative
» Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority (PFRDA)
» State financial regulatory agencies
If you are seeking experienced legal representation in connection with your business, general corporate advisory, day to day business affairs, or other similar transaction, please contact us admin@equicorplegal.com or by telephone at +91 8448824659.

ECA is widely recognized for its expertise in the corporate transactions and private equity arenas where its focus is primarily on the mid-market sector. Our clients range from private equity funds and multinational companies to entrepreneurs, management teams, investee companies, family offices and high-net-worth individuals. The breadth of experience this brings enables us to understand the key commercial issues that drive transactions and to devise appropriate and pragmatic solutions to issues that arise. ECA often acts for investee companies from the initial investment through subsequent investments rounds and ultimate exits.

Our private equity practice advises on all stages of the funding cycle including seed capital, first round and down round funding. We also advise on exits, including initial public offerings and secondary sales. We act for private equity houses, venture capitalists, founders and management.

ECA provides legal advice and assistance in the following areas:- (i) Due diligence and risk analysis of the investee company; (ii) Drafting offer document for fund raising; (iii) Assistance with negotiation from term sheet stage till conversion of investment into the investee company; (iv) End-to-end documentation and transaction support; (v) Liaising, Approval & Compliance with RBI, SEBI, CCI and other Sectoral/Regulatory/ Government Authority; (vi) Providing viable exit strategies to promoters and investors either by way of acquisition, merger, public offering (domestic or international) or strategic sale; and (vii) Related tax issues.

Our Private Equity & Fund Investment team specializes in providing advice and support to clients on : -

» Private equity investments;
» Start-Up investments;
» Energy/infrastructure investments;
» Credit investments (including mezzanine, senior loan and distressed);
» Secondary investments;
» Venture capital investments;
» Other types of funds, pursuing “alternative investment” strategies.

If you are seeking experienced legal representation in connection with your business, general corporate advisory, day to day business affairs, or other similar transaction, please contact us admin@equicorplegal.com or by telephone at +91 8448824659.

Regulation encompasses all aspects of a commercial business. Its broad application means businesses had to ensure compliance and evaluate regulatory risk from the outset with a continuing obligation to ensure there are appropriate structures and governance in place and pro-active compliance.

We understand that dealing with regulators requires a different approach to that adopted in general. There are often reputation issues that had to be addressed. We represent our clients and offer strategic advice to ensure that such parallel objectives are dealt with alongside the main regulatory actions. We navigate our clients through complex legislative maze and ensure compliance with the ever evolving legal system of India. We are also experienced in dealing with the related civil, criminal and employment claims that can arise from breach of regulatory provisions.

Our experience in this field includes: (i) Advising on all day-to-day compliance issues, including regulatory due diligence and the implementation of appropriate structures and controls;
(ii) Providing advice as to whether authorization is needed for certain activities, including assisting with the presentation of applications to the appropriate regulators;
(iii) Offering pragmatic advice on matters arising out of investigations of possible breaches of the Company law’s principles and rules;
(iv) Responding to information requests and cooperating in open dialogue with the regulator;
(v) Interview advice and representation;
(vi) Assisting with devising and implementing remediation programmes;
(vii) Providing practical advice as to the enforcement process and advising as to possible sanctions;
(viii) Attending to settlement negotiations.
ECA through its various practice areas works closely with various regulators on behalf of the clients for varying transactions and issues. ECA assist in liasioning and obtaining approvals with Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Electricity Regulatory Commission, Pension Fund Regulatory Development Authority (PFRDA), FSSAI, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Airport Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA), Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB), Department of Telecommunications (DOT), Competition Commission of India (CCI), Competition Appellate Tribunal, Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) etc. If you are seeking experienced legal representation in connection with liasioning or approval from regulatory authority, legal audit, regulatory & legal compliance, day to day compliance management, or other similar transaction, please contact us admin@equicorplegal.com or by telephone at +91 8448824659.

ECA understands the unique legal and strategic business needs of startup and emerging growth companies and the entrepreneurs behind them. We have represented several entrepreneurial companies across a broad range of industries and have adopted best practices uniquely suited to meet those needs. ECA is instrumental in advising various startups in setting up business in India. ECA not only have some of the best legal minds, but the best business minds too: lawyers are intimately familiar with the business environment, and know the emerging risks and opportunities of their industries and practice groups.
ECA understands the challenges that face people starting a new business and we pride ourselves on our ability to provide high quality, timely and cost-effective start up legal advice across the range of our practice areas. Therefore, we adopt handhold approach for startups, where we not only provide support for the legal requisite enquired by the clients but also navigate through aspects which may not have been given a thought by the client at that time including advice on choice of legal entity, capital structuring, stock option planning, documentation and maintenance; drafting and adopting bylaws; board formation matters, contractual safeguards, corporate compliance and policies; raising funds for startups as seed fund then subsequent round of investment till ultimate exits; employment, board advisory, consulting and confidentiality agreements; and establishing processes and policies for protecting clients’ intellectual property, along with counseling on various aspects of transfer of intellectual property from founders and other third parties to the startup venture. 
Our depth of experience and best-in-class client service team allow our entrepreneurial clients to take comfort in the fact that our ability to provide high quality legal services will scale as rapidly as their businesses require. ECA lawyers are well experienced with investment transactions across various sectors of the economy and are well versed with various stages of the investment cycle for startups. By putting together, a suite of offerings, tailored to the needs of entrepreneurs and startups, EquiCorp Associates is perfectly placed to help you make a success of your new business. 
If you are seeking experienced legal representation in connection with your business, general corporate advisory, day to day business affairs, or other similar transaction, please contact us admin@equicorplegal.com or by telephone at +91 8448824659.

ECA’s Tax team advises high-net-worth individuals (HNI) and ultra-high-net-worth individual (UHNI) including wealthy families and entrepreneurs on the most complex and demanding tax issues facing businesses today. We provide a comprehensive range of direct and indirect tax services covering advice on corporate and financing transactions and contentious taxes and represents clients on a wide range of tax matters in connection with business transactions, ongoing operations, controversy proceedings, investments, and legislative/regulatory issues.
We consider all commercial, legal, regulatory and tax aspects to ensure efficient planning and implementation, and are best placed to advise on the law, its purpose, scope and ambit and how clients can comply. 
We provide our clients with tax planning guidance and advice to address a broad range of business matters, including: (i) Restructuring of a Business; (ii) Merger and Acquisitions; (iii) Joint Ventures; (iv) Asset Purchase (v) Business Transfer; (vi) Raising Fund & Investment.
Our Tax team represents clients in tax litigation from the level of departmental proceedings to the appellate level (Tribunals, High Courts and the Supreme Court).
If you are seeking experienced legal representation in connection with your business, general corporate advisory, day to day business affairs, or other similar transaction, please contact us admin@equicorplegal.com or by telephone at +91 8448824659.