Corporate and Commercial Advisory

Practical legal assistance for businesses concerning formation, governance, contracts, compliance and commercial risk management.

FA Legal Point provides advisory support to companies, entrepreneurs, partnerships, professionals and commercial enterprises throughout the business lifecycle.

• Business structure: Assessment of sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability partnership, single-member company and private company structures.
• Company incorporation: Assistance with name selection, incorporation documents, objects, share capital and foundational records.
• Corporate governance: Advice concerning directors, board meetings, shareholder meetings, resolutions, authority and statutory records.
• Founder and shareholder arrangements: Drafting and review of voting, transfer, reserved-matter, deadlock and exit provisions.
• Commercial agreements: Drafting and negotiation of supplier, customer, distribution, licensing, outsourcing, technology and consultancy contracts.
• Regulatory compliance: Assistance concerning prescribed corporate filings, changes in officers, registered office, capital and annual compliance.
• Business restructuring: Advice concerning share transfers, reorganisations, ownership changes, cessation, winding-up and available exit procedures.
• Competition compliance: Advice concerning prohibited agreements, dominant position, deceptive marketing and merger-related issues.
• Beneficial ownership and AML compliance: Advice concerning ownership disclosure, records and applicable risk-based compliance obligations.
• Dispute prevention: Review of business relationships and internal processes to identify and reduce foreseeable legal exposure.

Principal Legal Framework

Companies Act, 2017; Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2017; Competition Act, 2010; Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2010; and relevant SECP rules, regulations and notifications.