Legal For Startups - Open House

I am a Chartered Accountant with strong technical prowess and entrepreneurial experience. Currently, I am one of two Directors of Peseko Solutions — a leading accounting and tax consultancy based in Mumbai, and head the operations at the firm.

I bring a good balance of strategic and tactical expertise in conceiving solutions for my clients’ financial needs. Thanks to my rigorous professional training, I have closely seen the challenges businesses face in managing their finances. I approach problem-solving with an analytical mindset, believe in getting down to the root of the problem and provide solutions that are holistic, permanent, and cost-effective.

My experience spans multiple sectors and industries and businesses of all types and sizes. At Peseko, we are growing at a tremendous pace, have built lasting business relationships with most of our clients many of whom are among the reputed businesses in their respective industries.

With a masters in law from the London School of Economics, UK, Goda has anchored the corporate-commercial vertical at AK Law Chambers, India. She brings to the table a rich and varied experience of over 10 years across sectors of software, automobiles technology, ed-tech, fintech, ports, NBFCs, healthcare, shipping, ecommerce and manufacturing. Goda advises early stage startups, growth companies, angel investors, HNIs and funds on several corporate-commercial issues. She prides herself in providing quality yet affordable legal advisory and support. 

Goda has a strong market understanding and is able to navigate through complex legal issues of equity-debt financing, exit strategies for investors, transaction structuring which includes foreign parties and FEMA compliances, general contract negotiation, founder compensation and setting up of employee stock options, etc. In addition to this, she specialises in general corporate advisory, mergers & acquisitions and joint ventures in addition to advisory on insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings. 

She has several publications to her credit, for The Hindu, The Economic Times, etc, in these areas of practice. Goda is also a qualified Company Secretary. She was awarded the first rank in the Institute of Company Secretaries foundation exam for securing the highest in the State of Karnataka.

Vishakha is a Corporate Lawyer who specializes in Commercial laws, Corporate law, Transactions, and Drafting of deeds and documents. She is proficient in business structuring, evolving corporate plans and their implementation through drafting and execution of the right documents, negotiating terms with various parties and formulating workable business models along with generally required compliances.