Corporate Legal Advisory
Ongoing corporate legal advice on company formation, restructuring, shareholders, investments, transactions, documentation and corporate risk.
- Estimate Cost
- ₹10,000 – ₹1,00,000
- Typical duration
- 15 days
Service overview
General corporate legal support covering both routine business issues and major corporate transactions. The service connects legal requirements with the company's actual decisions and records.
Who needs it? / When is it needed?
Companies undertaking incorporation, restructuring, investments, joint ventures, acquisitions or general corporate activity.
Advice is most valuable before the key approval or filing point, for example ahead of board meetings, related-party transactions, fund raising or regulatory disclosures.
What to expect from the WCP Professionals
WCP professionals would understand the commercial objective first, identify the legal routes available, flag risks and prepare or coordinate the necessary documentation and approvals.
How the work would proceed:
- WCP professionals would start by clarifying the commercial objective, the entities involved and any existing shareholder or contractual restrictions
- They would identify the available legal structures, compare the main risks and approvals, and prepare or review the documents needed to implement the selected route
- If the transaction touches tax, FEMA, competition or sector-specific regulation, those workstreams should be identified early so they do not become a closing surprise
Key deliverables
- Legal opinions
- Transaction structures
- Agreements
- Resolutions
- Filing checklist
- Closing documentation
Standard turnaround time
Routine advice: 2–5 working days.
Transactions run from a few days for a simple approval to several months for an investment, restructuring or acquisition; a timeline is agreed once the structure, approvals and counterparties are known.
Changes to the transaction, missing approvals and regulator queries can add time.
Government fees, timelines & key outcomes
Government fees: Advisory work has no government fee. MCA, stamp duty, registration, tribunal and regulatory fees depend on the transaction and are separate.
Key outcomes: A legally workable structure and a completed transaction.
Forms & filings involved
The forms follow the corporate event, for example:
- MGT-14 for special and certain board resolutions
- PAS-3 for allotment of shares
- SH-7 for alteration of share capital
- INC-22 for change of registered office
- FC-GPR / FC-TRS on the RBI FIRMS portal for foreign investment
The correct forms depend on the company type, listing status and event; they are confirmed against the current MCA and RBI requirements at the time of filing.
Documents required
- Corporate records
- Cap table
- Agreements
- Financials
- Transaction documents
- Regulatory correspondence
What we need from you
Your commercial objective, ownership structure and all existing contractual constraints.
Management should identify the decision-maker, and any conflict of interest or related-party connection should be disclosed before advice or drafting begins.
Important conditions
A legal structure should be designed around the actual commercial objective, not just the easiest filing route.
The same transaction may trigger company-law, securities and contractual requirements, so the matter should not be treated as complete until the required approvals, filings and record updates have been confirmed.
Additional information
Cross-border transactions may require separate FEMA, tax and competition-law analysis.
For listed companies, the scope should also identify any separate disclosure or sectoral approval workstream.
The estimated cost covers indicative professional fees only. Government fees, stamp duty and taxes are payable at actuals.
How it works
- 1. Raise a service enquiry describing your requirement.
- 2. A Relationship Manager reviews it and opens it for bidding.
- 3. Pay into escrow and assign the professional you select.
- 4. Track progress to completion, then accept and release payment.
Frequently asked questions
What does a corporate legal advisor do?
They turn a business objective into a legally workable route — structuring the transaction, flagging risks, drafting the documents and approvals, and coordinating the filings that complete it.
When should a company take corporate legal advice?
Before the decision is taken: ahead of board meetings, fund raising, related-party transactions, restructuring or any regulatory disclosure.
Is there a government fee for corporate legal advice?
No. Government fees arise only for connected filings, stamp duty or registrations, and are paid separately at actuals.
Can the same advisor handle FEMA and SEBI issues?
Often, but cross-border and listed-company matters may need separate FEMA, tax or competition analysis, which is scoped at the start.