I help Indian businesses, international companies, and law firms navigate the legal complexities of cross-border transactions — drafting contracts that hold up across jurisdictions, reviewing agreements before they become disputes, and advising on regulatory compliance from FEMA to DIFC to the Australian Consumer Law.
Lawyer & Legal Counsel
Across Every Border
Madhumita Khosla is a qualified Lawyer and Advocate enrolled with the Bar Council of India, holding an LLM (Master of Laws) with specialisation in International Business and Commercial Law. Over eight years of active legal practice, she has built a focused specialty at the intersection of Indian law and the legal frameworks of the UAE, Singapore, Australia, and other major trade jurisdictions.
Her work spans the full legal lifecycle of a cross-border transaction: structuring the deal, drafting the contracts, reviewing the counterparty's terms, advising on regulatory compliance, and preparing enforcement documents when things go wrong. Clients range from Indian SMEs exporting to the Gulf for the first time, to Singapore-based investors acquiring Indian tech companies, to Australian importers who need contracts that work under both the Australian Consumer Law and FEMA.
Beyond transactional work, Madhumita is an accomplished legal writer and researcher. She drafts legal articles and blogs for law firms and legal content platforms, prepares case summaries and legislative analyses for practitioners, writes research papers on international commercial law topics, and supports academic and professional legal publications. Her writing is known for being analytically rigorous, clearly structured, and accessible to both legal and non-legal readers.
Specialisation: International Business & Commercial Law
LLB, Faculty of Law
Continuing Legal Education — FEMA, Cross-Border Tax & International Arbitration
Bar Council of India
LLM — International Business & Commercial Law
Registration No. [●]
Hindi (native)
Working knowledge: Legal French
FEMA / ODI / FDI Advisory
IP Licensing · Employment Law
Due Diligence · Dispute Drafting
Legal Writing, Research & Publications
Legal Services for a
Borderless Commerce
Every service is built around one principle: cross-border legal work must account for both sides of the border. I draft contracts in English that are enforceable in DIFC courts, understood by Singapore solicitors, and compliant with Indian FEMA regulations — simultaneously.
Bespoke commercial contracts engineered for multi-jurisdictional enforceability — from choice of governing law to dispute resolution seat to FEMA payment mechanics.
- Exclusive & non-exclusive distribution agreements (India–UAE, India–Australia)
- International supply agreements with Incoterm clauses
- SaaS subscription agreements with PDPA / DPDP data protection provisions
- Joint venture term sheets and shareholders' agreements
- IP licensing agreements with royalty and DTAA withholding structures
- Agency, franchise and commercial representation agreements
Rigorous clause-by-clause review of counterparty contracts with colour-coded risk matrix, redline recommendations, and a ranked negotiation roadmap before you sign.
- Identification of asymmetric liability, termination, and exclusivity clauses
- Risk matrix: High / Medium / Low with recommended redlines for each
- Governing law and jurisdiction analysis — is your dispute clause enforceable?
- IP protection gaps: trademark registration, non-circumvention, assignment clarity
- Negotiation strategy: what to insist on, what to trade, what to accept
- UAE Commercial Agency Law trap assessment
End-to-end compliance advisory for Indian companies investing overseas and foreign companies entering India — from automatic route eligibility to ongoing RBI reporting.
- ODI structuring under OI Rules 2022: automatic vs. approval route analysis
- Form ODI filing guidance and Annual Performance Report (APR) compliance
- GST treatment of cross-border services: zero-rated supply, LUT filing, FIRC collection
- FEMA (Export of Goods & Services) Regulations compliance for SME exporters
- FDI inbound advisory: FC-GPR filings, pricing compliance, FIPB-exempted sectors
- DTAA analysis: Singapore, UAE, Australia, UK — withholding tax and PE risk
Structured, formally formatted legal opinions and advisory memoranda on complex multi-jurisdictional questions — suitable for board presentations, investor due diligence, and regulatory submissions.
- Legal opinions on FEMA / ODI compliance for proposed overseas investments
- Governing law and jurisdiction opinions for choice of contract law
- DTAA applicability opinions: treaty benefits, TRC requirements, withholding rates
- Market entry memoranda: India-to-UAE, India-to-Singapore, India-to-Australia
- Regulatory compliance certificates and comfort letters
- IP ownership opinions for technology companies before M&A
Comprehensive legal due diligence for acquisitions, investments, and joint ventures involving Indian target companies — presented in investor-ready risk register format.
- Corporate and governance review: MCA filings, shareholding, board composition
- Material contracts analysis: key client contracts, vendor agreements, loan facilities
- IP audit: ownership, chain of title, open-source compliance, third-party licences
- Employment and HR compliance: written contracts, PF/ESIC, POSH committee
- Regulatory standing: GST, MSME, sector-specific licences
- Pre-closing conditions and post-closing covenant recommendations
Strategically drafted pre-litigation documents that create a clear, documented legal record and signal credible enforcement capability to counterparties.
- Legal notices and demand letters — payment disputes, contract breaches, IP infringement
- Cease and desist letters for trademark and IP violations across jurisdictions
- Pre-arbitration notices satisfying DIAC, SIAC, and ACICA procedural requirements
- Settlement agreements: structured, enforceable, with release and indemnity provisions
- Arbitration clause drafting: seat, rules, language, interim relief preservation
- Jurisdiction analysis: where to sue, where enforcement is most effective
Professional legal writing services for law firms, legal publishers, corporate legal teams, and academic institutions — combining rigorous research with clear, authoritative drafting.
- Legal articles & blogs — jurisdiction updates, regulatory changes, practice area explainers
- Case summaries & case notes — Indian and cross-border commercial judgments
- Research papers — international commercial law, arbitration, FEMA, investment law
- Legislative analyses — new laws, amendments, regulatory frameworks (India & cross-border)
- Legal opinion pieces — thought leadership for law firm websites and journals
- Law journal contributions, academic papers, and conference papers
- White papers for corporates on regulatory developments and market entry frameworks
Four Reasons to Work
With Madhumita Khosla
The Engagement
Process
Jurisdictions &
Legal Frameworks
Each engagement involves at least two jurisdictions. I maintain current working knowledge of the commercial law frameworks in each region below — not just Indian law, but what the contract needs to do on the other side of the border.
Sample Legal
Writing & Drafting Work
What Clients
Say About Working Together
We were expanding into Dubai for the first time and had no idea how the UAE Commercial Agency Law could affect our distributor appointment. Madhumita not only explained the risk clearly — she restructured the entire agreement so we were protected from day one. Three years later, that contract has held up perfectly through a distributor dispute that could have been catastrophic without those clauses.
As a Singapore-based VC with Indian portfolio companies, we needed an India-desk lawyer who could move fast and think commercially. Madhumita drafted our entire suite of shareholder agreements and employment contracts for three portfolio companies in six weeks. Every document was first-rate, every deadline was met, and her FEMA compliance advice on our ODI structure saved us significant complications with the RBI.
I run a boutique law firm in London with India-facing clients. Finding a reliable India correspondent who can draft to English law standards, communicate clearly, and turn documents around quickly has been a longstanding challenge. Madhumita solves all three. Her work product is excellent, her availability is exceptional given the time difference, and her clients — and ours — are well served.
We came to Madhumita with a counterparty contract that our team had already partially reviewed and were comfortable with. Her fresh review identified a non-circumvention gap that would have allowed our UAE distributor to poach our ten largest retail relationships on termination. That single clause, which she added in the negotiation, was worth more than her entire fee many times over.
Before Madhumita, we were signing Australian supply contracts drafted by our buyer's lawyers without any review. After she reviewed our first contract, we realised how exposed we were — from the uncapped liability to the lack of FEMA compliance language in the payment clause. Her fixed-fee model made it easy to get every subsequent contract reviewed, and we now go to market with genuine confidence.
The due diligence report Madhumita prepared for our acquisition of an Indian SaaS company was exactly what we needed — not a lengthy document that buried the key issues, but a clear risk register with prioritised findings and specific pre-closing conditions. The IP ownership issue she identified in her review was critical. We would not have spotted it without her and it materially affected the deal structure.
Transparent Pricing
All Fees in USD
All fees are quoted and payable in US Dollars (USD) via international wire transfer, Wise, or PayPal. Invoices comply with Indian GST zero-rated export of services requirements. A formal engagement letter and fixed-fee quote is provided before every engagement.
Standard contract · USD 300–450
Complex multi-party · USD 450–600
- Full contract draft tailored to your jurisdiction
- FEMA / GST compliance built in
- Governing law & arbitration clause
- Two rounds of revisions included
- Delivered in 5–7 working days
Standard contract · USD 200–300
Complex agreement · USD 300–400
- Full clause-by-clause risk analysis
- Colour-coded High / Medium / Low risk report
- Redline recommendations document
- Negotiation roadmap included
- Delivered in 3–5 working days
Legal article (1,500–3,000 words) · USD 120–220
Research paper / white paper · USD 220–300
- Legal articles, blogs, case notes
- Research papers & legislative analyses
- Fully cited, publication-ready drafts
- SEO-optimised legal blog posts available
- Delivered in 3–5 working days per piece
FEMA / ODI advisory · USD 250–750
Due diligence (per target) · USD 800–2,500
- Formal letterhead legal opinions
- FEMA, ODI, GST compliance advisory
- Full M&A due diligence reports
- Demand letters & legal notices: USD 100–350
- Law firm co-counsel: bespoke quote
- Up to 3 contracts drafted or reviewed per month
- Unlimited email / WhatsApp advisory queries
- Priority turnaround — 48-hour response guarantee
- 2 legal articles or blog posts per month included
- Quarterly regulatory compliance update briefing
- Discounted rates for additional documents beyond scope
- India-desk advisory for UK / Singapore / UAE / Australian firms
- Co-drafting and review alongside foreign qualified counsel
- Due diligence support for M&A and investment transactions
- Legal content creation for law firm websites and journals
- Formal referral network with revenue share arrangements
- NDA and engagement letter provided on request
- 4 blog posts / case summaries per month — USD 200
- 4 legal articles (1,500+ words each) per month — USD 400
- Mixed package: articles + case notes + research — USD 300–600
- SEO and legal journal formatting on request
- Consistent tone, citation style, and author voice maintained
- Topic research and content calendar planning included
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Complexities Together
Whether you are an Indian business entering the UAE or Australian market, a Singapore or UK law firm needing an India-desk partner, or an international company with a cross-border contract to review — I am here to help. First consultation is always complimentary.
LLM — International Business & Commercial Law
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