Topic: Laws & compliances - A guide for Startups 

Key takeaways from the session: Navigating through selecting the appropriate legal structure for start-ups, initial entity set up- pros and cons, definition of start-ups, overview of compliances- secretarial and labour laws, importance of intellectual property and relevance of founders agreement.

About the speaker: Junia Sebastian is part of ALMT’s corporate-commercial team. She was admitted to the Bar in 2001 after receiving BA and BL degree from Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College in Chennai. She had completed her Masters’ in International Law and Constitutional Law from University of Madras in 2003. 

She has extensively worked on various employment law matters including those arising as a consequence of business transfers, integration of acquired businesses and internal compliance audits. In this regard, she has drafted and advised on employment related documentation including ESOPs (Employee Stock Ownership Plan), Employee Policies and Code of Conduct, Employee Contracts for senior managers and service agreements. She has been instrumental in advising companies on formulating anti-sexual harassment policies and being part of the internal committee in the capacity as “external member”.

Who should attend: Founders, consultants, startup employees