About
Sreenu Online is the advisory practice of Sreenu Thulasidharan Nair, a Fellow of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (FCS) and a Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, United Kingdom (MCSI). The practice is based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, and has worked in corporate law and regulatory matters for over 9 years.
- Fellow
- FCS, Institute of Company Secretaries of India
- Member
- MCSI, Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, UK
The work
Most of the work is for private companies, their founders and promoters, and families that run businesses together. It covers how a business is structured and governed, how it raises money, how it brings in or sends out foreign investment, how it protects its name and ideas, and how it deals with regulators when something goes wrong.
Main areas of work
- Trademark and IP: registration, objections, oppositions, assignment, and protecting brand names for growing businesses.
- Due diligence: legal and secretarial due diligence for investment, acquisition and lending, with reports on gaps and how to fix them.
- Legal opinions: written opinions on company law, FEMA and regulatory questions.
- Finance companies: registration and ongoing compliance for NBFCs and Nidhi companies, including RBI returns and governance requirements.
- Corporate law and FEMA: company and LLP structuring, share issues and investor rounds, foreign and overseas investment reporting, and replies to notices from the Registrar of Companies, the Reserve Bank of India and other authorities.
Why the site exists
The articles here began as notes on questions that came up repeatedly in practice. They are kept detailed, and as current as possible, because people make better decisions when they understand the law themselves. The site is for information only. It does not advertise or solicit work.
Teaching and interests
Sreenu has taught Financial Management and Taxation, which shapes how the articles on this site are written: step by step, and in plain words. Outside work, he practises and teaches martial arts, and plays and teaches musical instruments.
Contact
Enquiries can be sent through the contact page.