Shilpi Thapar & Associates (‘STA’)having office at Ahmedabad and Vapi, India was established by Ms. Shilpi Thapar, who is working as Practising Company Secretary since 2002. Ms. Shilpi Thapar is a Commerce and Law Graduate, Fellow Member of The Institute of Company Secretaries of India and Associate Member of The Institute of The Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of England and Wales. She is awarded a lifetime certificate as “Certified Director” from World Council of Corporate Governance, London and is Life Member of The Institute of Directors, New Delhi. She is undergoing CFE from Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, USA. She is founder of 21st Century Corporate Governance Forum. Pl visit: www.shilpithapar.com, www.21corporategovernance.com.

She was a Chairperson of Ahmedabad Chapter of The Institute of Company Secretaries of India in 2008. She is also member of Ahmedabad Management Association, Director of Shilpi Thapar Advisory Pvt. Ltd. She contributed articles for many professional magazines and presented papers in national and international conferences. She is invited to speak on topics related to Corporate Laws by many professional institutions (CII, GCCI, ICSI, IOD etc.).

Areas of Practice :Corporate Governance and Company Laws Related: Advisory to Board, CEO for implementing Corporate Governance Code, Advisory and incorporation of Limited Liability Partnership [LLP], Periodical advisory and/or retainer ship for Private Company /LLP / Closely held Company / Listed Company / Joint Venture Company / Section 25 Company for Company law related matters, Secretarial Compliance Audit, Corporate Governance Audit, IPOs, SEBI & Stock Exchange related matters including Listing / Delisting matters,, FIPB and/or RBI related approvals , advisory and related matters, Merger / Amalgamation / De-merger / Restructuring /Winding-up, Secretarial issues relating to – MCA filings, holding of meetings, maintenance/filing of records/returns, Corporate Governance, ESOP, Buy back, Takeover, Insider Trading etc, CLB matters for approvals, compounding, company, Ownership/management disputes, Legal Drafting of Director's Report, Corporate Governance Charter and Report, Annual Report presentation and such company law related applications for central Government approvals for managerial remuneration, Shareholders , P/E , JV Agreements, approval u/s. 212, approval of interested party contracts ,Advising on Applicable Statutory Laws to the Company, Audit section wise / rule wise Status for EACH applicable Law to the Company, Due-diligence for takeover / merger / amalgamation, Preparation of Check-lists for Internal Audit for CEO / CFO, Intellectual Property Rights: Trademarks, Copyright or Design Registrations an renewals ,Foreign Direct Investments – Inbound / Outbound, Investment related services Trade Credits Arrangement of Buyers Credit for capital/non-capital goods from overseas banks (mainly Mauritius, Singapore & US).