Startup

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.