07 · Practice Area
Employment & Governance
Governance-led counsel on people, policy and organisational risk.
Overview
People risk is where governance gets tested first. We advise on the full employment lifecycle — from hiring and ESOPs to sensitive exits, POSH investigations and workforce restructurings — with a governance lens applied above the operational drafting.
Our work covers senior-hire negotiations, ESOP design, contractor structuring, non-compete enforcement, POSH policy and enquiry management, workforce reorganisation and CXO exits. We work closely with HR, legal and boards, and know when a matter should sit inside HR and when it needs to sit at the audit-committee level.
For companies scaling across India and APAC, we co-ordinate multi-jurisdictional employment structures, mobility and inter-company secondment arrangements.
What we cover
Sub-services.
A representative view of the work we take on within employment & governance. Every engagement is tailored to the specific commercial reality of the business.
Employment Contracts & CXO
Senior-hire agreements, non-compete, non-solicit, garden leave and CXO exits.
ESOP & Long-Term Incentive Plans
ESOP scheme design, grant letters, exercise mechanics and secondary sale planning.
Contractor & Consultant Structuring
Contractor agreements, misclassification risk and IP assignment.
POSH Policy & Investigations
POSH policy design, IC constitution, enquiry facilitation and appellate defence.
Workforce Restructuring
RIFs, TUPE-style transfers, VRS design and communication strategy.
Multi-Jurisdictional Employment
APAC employment structures, secondments and expatriate contracting.
Whistleblower & Ethics
Whistleblower policy, hotline governance and investigation playbooks.
Employment Litigation
Labour courts, industrial tribunals, sexual-harassment appeals and non-compete enforcement.
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