Naveen A

Semi-Qualified Company Secretary and Lawyer (B.Com., LL.B Hons.) with over 21 Months of comprehensive experience in secretarial compliance, corporate governance, and legal drafting. Cleared CS Professional Group 1 (Results awaited for Group 2). Adept at handling secretarial audits, SEBI regulations, due diligence, and MCA statutory filings for listed entities, NBFCs, and private companies.

CS Management Trainee at Alagar and Associates LLP (Oct-2025 – Present)

• Prepared Notices, Agendas, Minutes for Board Meetings, Committees, AGM & EGM
• Prepared SEBI SAST disclosures, stock exchange intimations
• Assisted in Conducting Secretarial Audits for equity-listed companies, unlisted public companies, and joint ventures
• Assisted in Labour Audits, ensuring compliance with applicable labour laws and statutory requirements
• Prepared Reconciliation of Share Capital Audit Reports (RSCA) and reviewed regulatory compliances
• Drafted Annual Secretarial Compliance Reports and Form MR-3 (Secretarial Audit Report) in accordance with the Companies Act and SEBI regulations
• Conducted legal and secretarial due diligence for private companies, including review of legal documents, statutory records, Secretarial documents, and regulatory filings
• Drafted, reviewed, and vetted commercial agreements, including Lease Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), Non-Compete Agreements, and other contractual documents, ensuring legal compliance
• Managed annual corporate compliance, including AGM notices, Board Reports, MGT-8, statutory filings, and maintenance of shareholder/director records and statutory registers
• Prepared Scrutinizer Reports for postal ballot processes of listed and unlisted companies, and handled appointments of Additional, Whole-time, and Managing Directors
• Conducted legal and secretarial due diligence for private companies, including preparation of search reports for Middle Layer NBFCs
• Prepared and filed FEMA compliances, including FLA Returns, and handled registration, modification, and satisfaction of charges with regulatory authorities
• Drafted corporate governance policies and secretarial documents in compliance with the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI Regulations
• Handled legal opinions and advisory assignments for a leading listed banking company (among the Top 1000 listed companies) and resolved complex regulatory queries for listed and unlisted clients, including Base Layer and Middle Layer NBFCs
• Conducted in-depth research on SEBI regulations, circulars, adjudication/settlement orders, and regulatory amendments, and prepared legal notes and compliance updates for Alagar & Associates' LinkedIn page

CS Management Trainee at HVS Associates (Oct-2024– Aug-2025)

• Handled incorporation of Private Limited Companies and LLPs, and drafted compounding applications and strike-off documentation
• Prepared corporate action documentation relating to ESOPs, Rights Issues, and Preferential Issues, along with documentation for alteration of MOA/AOA, registered office shifts, director and auditor appointments, and charge-related filings
• Conducted legal and secretarial due diligence for private companies and prepared comprehensive due diligence reports
• Managed annual compliance and secretarial documentation, including Board Reports, AGM documents, MGT-8, statutory filings, and maintenance of statutory records and registers for Private Limited Companies
• Drafted corporate policies in compliance with the Companies Act, 2013
• Managed MCA E-forms Filing, company & LLP, inspections, regulatory research, and compliance activities under the Companies Act, 2013 and LLP Act
• Drafting of Various Resolutions under Companies and SEBI
• Liaised with RTAs, MCA, statutory auditors, Bank Manager and other regulatory authorities for various compliance requirements

B.Com., LL.B (Hons) in Commerce and Law – The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University (SOEL) (2019 – 2024)

10th Standard – V.O.C Vidiyalayaa Matriculation Higher Secondary School (2017 – 2017)

12th Standard – V.O.C Vidiyalayaa Matriculation Higher Secondary School (2019 – 2019)