Commercialize IP
Commercialize IP
Corporate / M& A
With a distinctive blend of expertise in commercial law, corporate finance, and taxation, our Corporate Practice Group is well-positioned to handle complex, high-value domestic and cross-border transactions. Our focus spans mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private equity, venture capital—including angel and early-stage funding—and corporate restructuring under India’s Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).
The group is spearheaded by dedicated teams of commercially savvy lawyers who provide strategic, pragmatic, and outcome-driven legal solutions. We assist clients at every stage of the deal lifecycle—from private M&A, public takeovers, and buyouts to joint ventures, strategic alliances, inbound and outbound investments, and business reorganizations.
Our corporate practice benefits from robust, pan-India support across allied disciplines, including real estate, tax, employment, antitrust and competition law, intellectual property, regulatory matters, and dispute resolution. This cross-functional collaboration, combined with deep sectoral knowledge, enables us to proactively address potential challenges and deliver integrated legal counsel.
We have advised clients across industries—from multinational corporations investing in India to Indian enterprises expanding globally—on a wide array of transaction types.
Transaction support services include:
- Structuring and strategic planning of deals
- Conducting sector-specific legal due diligence
- Securing necessary regulatory approvals and permissions
- Filing of merger control applications and antitrust compliance
- Drafting and negotiation of definitive agreements
- Advisory on tax implications and employment-related matters
- Resolving disputes, including shareholder and governance conflicts
Focus Areas:
- Corporate & Commercial
- Public M&A
- Private M&A
- Mergers, Demergers & Restructuring
- Joint Ventures, Strategic Alliances & Partnerships
- Disinvestments
- Capital Markets
- Regulatory Compliances
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
- Technical Collaborations & Technology Transfer
Corporate Governance, Compliance & Advisory
At HS Lance IP, we provide strategic legal counsel on some of the most challenging corporate issues businesses face today. Our advisory spans corporate governance, foreign exchange regulations, corporate and securities law, and ongoing regulatory compliance for multinational and foreign entities operating in India.
We serve as trusted advisors to directors and senior management of both listed and unlisted companies, guiding them on their legal responsibilities, potential liabilities, and risk mitigation under a wide range of Indian laws—including corporate, securities, employment, environmental, and taxation laws.
Our team brings deep industry insight across multiple sectors, including those with stringent regulatory frameworks. This allows us to deliver proactive, client-specific legal strategies and solutions that are both commercially sound and time-efficient.
The Corporate Governance practice at HS Lance IP is built on a foundation of legal acumen and practical business judgment. We work closely with company boards, shareholders, board committees, and top executives, providing actionable guidance on navigating regulatory frameworks, disclosure requirements, and enforcement actions from authorities such as SEBI, RBI, and other key regulators and tribunals.
We take a collaborative approach—engaging with client stakeholders to align our legal advice with broader business objectives. Our ability to integrate legal, strategic, and tax considerations into our advice is one of our core strengths.
Our corporate law services include:
- Entity Setup in India: Assisting with the formation of companies, LLPs, and other business structures in compliance with Indian legal requirements.
- Board Advisory: Guiding directors and managing directors on governance matters, including in the context of shareholder disputes or regulatory scrutiny.
- Governance Audits: Conducting detailed audits and helping establish customized, sector-specific standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Regulatory Compliance: Advising and supporting clients on compliance under key statutes such as the Companies Act, FEMA, SEBI regulations, and related frameworks.
- Legal Advisory for Operations: Providing day-to-day legal support for running a business in India, including contract, employment, and risk-related advice.
- Regulatory Representation: Representing clients before various authorities, including during compounding proceedings for non-compliance or enforcement matters.
Training entrepreneurs and research practitioners in effectively managing inventions is a prima facie activity that we have envisaged as a part of our consulting program. We undertake seminars that help streamline innovation and patenting practices towards market requirements.
Technology Landscapes
Inventive in its own accord, is our technology landscapes. We offer a blend of patent and market based landscapes for your innovation and products. A technology landscape helps one to leverage the market from a investor and an inventor perspective. The commercial value of a patent portfolio, is derivable when a geography and player in the market of interest is identified
Inventive in its own accord, is our technology landscapes. We offer a blend of patent and market based landscapes for your innovation and products. A technology landscape helps one to leverage the market from a investor and an inventor perspective. The commercial value of a patent portfolio, is derivable when a geography and player in the market of interest is identified
Networking Innovators
Our reach enables us to put you across to investors and players that could harvest potential of your patented products across jurisdictions.
Our reach enables us to put you across to investors and players that could harvest potential of your patented products across jurisdictions.
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