Abdullah Akhtar
Associate, Akhtars Legalitarian
Abdullah Akhtar combines a background in investment banking operations with legal practice. His work centres on debt recovery, underwriting and bankruptcy, where understanding the finance is as important as knowing the statute.
He advises start-ups on incorporation, shareholder arrangements, compliance and fundraising documentation, and has acted for a number of early-stage companies through their first years. Since college he has taken up education-related matters pro bono.
Education and qualifications
- LL.B.
Practice areas
- Debt RecoveryRecovery of commercial dues through summary suits, cheque dishonour complaints, DRT proceedings and insolvency.
- Insolvency & BankruptcyCorporate insolvency, liquidation, homebuyer claims and personal guarantor matters under the IBC before the NCLT and NCLAT.
- Start-up AdvisoryFounder agreements, fundraising documents, ESOPs, DPIIT recognition and compliance for early-stage companies.
Articles
- Copyright for Software and Content Businesses in India: Ownership, Registration and EnforcementEvery software product, website and marketing asset a business creates is copyright work, and who owns it depends on who created it and on what terms.Corporate, Tax & Intellectual Property
- Trademark Infringement vs Passing Off: Enforcing Your Brand in the Delhi High CourtDelhi is where most Indian brand disputes are fought, and the Delhi High Court's Intellectual Property Division has made enforcement faster.Corporate, Tax & Intellectual Property
- Trademark Registration in India: A Step-by-Step Guide for BusinessesA registered trademark is the cheapest strong protection a business can buy for its name and logo.Corporate, Tax & Intellectual Property
- GST Show Cause Notice under Section 73 or 74: How to Reply and Protect Your PositionGST demands are issued through show cause notices that decide the penalty exposure before the case is even heard.Corporate, Tax & Intellectual Property
- Reassessment Notice under Section 148: How to Respond and When to Challenge ItA reassessment notice reopens a year you thought was closed.Corporate, Tax & Intellectual Property
- Closing a Company in India: Strike-Off under Section 248 vs Voluntary LiquidationCompanies that have stopped trading still accumulate filing obligations and penalties.Corporate, Tax & Intellectual Property
- Mergers and Demergers through the NCLT: The Section 230 to 232 ProcessA merger or demerger of Indian companies is carried out through a scheme of arrangement sanctioned by the National Company Law Tribunal.Corporate, Tax & Intellectual Property
- ESOPs in Indian Start-ups: The Legal Framework and Common MistakesAn ESOP is the standard tool for hiring when cash is short, but the plan must comply with company law and the tax treatment surprises many employees.Corporate, Tax & Intellectual Property
