Practice 01
India entry
インド進出支援From the first feasibility question to a registered company that can hire, bank and trade.
What the practice covers
- Establishing the business, with every registration it requires
- Legal support for acquiring land and buildings
- Resident director and registered office support
- Support for mergers, joint ventures and acquisitions
Practice 02
Legal
法務Advisory where advice is enough, and representation before Indian courts where it is not.
What the practice covers
- Contracts and corporate law advisory
- Industrial land acquisition and title search
- Labour law advisory, including POSH
- Disputes and litigation before Indian courts
Practice 03
Regulatory
規制対応A foreign-owned company answers to regulators a domestic one may never meet.
What the practice covers
- RBI and FEMA advisory
- Factory and labour law registrations and approvals
- BIS, import and export advisory
- Company secretarial advisory and support
Practice 04
Recruitment
採用支援Run end to end, from agreeing what the role actually needs to the candidate’s first day.
What the practice covers
- Understanding the job requirement
- Identifying suitable candidates
- Screening, evaluation and interview coordination
- Offer and onboarding support
Practice 05
HR and payroll
人事・給与An Indian team needs an HR function before it needs almost anything else, and it has to be right from the first payslip.
What the practice covers
- HR infrastructure and policy support
- Automated payroll processing
- HR outsourcing
- Loan staffing
Practice 06
Accounting and taxation
会計・税務Books kept to Indian requirements, and reported in a form head office can read: financial statements, forecasts and MIS.
What the practice covers
- Book-keeping and financial statements
- Income tax, withholding tax and expatriate tax
- Transfer pricing
- GST and customs
07 How an engagement runs
Five stages. You always know which one you are in.
Each stage has a purpose and an output. Engage the firm for the whole journey or only for the stage you need.
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01
Enquiry
A first conversation, in Japanese or English. We listen to where you are and what you are trying to do; you get an honest first view, including the risks.
You come away withA summary of your situation and the realistic paths forward.A reply within one business day of contact -
02
Assessment
The problem is structured before anything is proposed: objectives, constraints, and the legal, regulatory, tax and HR factors that decide the order of work.
You come away withA prioritised assessment that frames the whole engagement. -
03
Proposal
The recommended structure with the reasoning behind it, the sequence of approvals, the people who will do the work, the timeline and the cost.
You come away withA proposal your head office can review and approve. -
04
Execution
Incorporation, registrations, land, approvals, hiring and payroll, carried out by the firm in India, with the Japan desk reporting progress to head office.
You come away withA registered, staffed presence in India, ready to operate. -
05
Continuing support
Compliance, accounting, taxation and HR carried on for as long as the company operates, by the same named people who set it up.
You come away withA steady, compliant operation and a firm that answers.
Next step
Not sure which practice you need?
Describe where the company is and what it is trying to do. The firm will say which practice, or which combination, fits.
Request a consultation