Economic Offences Advisory

Strategic Advisory in Asset Laws, Financial Crimes, and White-Collar Investigations

At Mallix Advisory and Advocacy, we offer highly specialized legal and strategic advisory services in India’s most sensitive and high-stakes economic offence laws. Our Economic Offences Advisory Practice is uniquely designed to assist corporates, professionals, HNIs, NRIs, and family offices in navigating complex statutory frameworks related to money laundering, benami assets, undisclosed foreign income, and regulatory enforcement actions.

We not only defend — we help you structure, prevent, and respond strategically.

PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002) Advisory

Transactional and risk-based assessment under PMLA framework
Advising clients on potential exposure to “proceeds of crime”
Pre-emptive compliance guidance for regulated entities
Drafting legal responses to Enforcement Directorate summons
Advisory on provisional attachment and prosecution risk mitigation
Internal SOPs on AML (Anti-Money Laundering) compliance

Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 Advisory

Structuring lawful ownership in high-value properties and proxy investments
Vetting of shareholding patterns, nominee arrangements, and power-of-attorney assets
Drafting legal opinions on historical and disputed property holdings
Advisory on corporate group structures to mitigate benami exposure
Family business and trust structuring with benami compliance safeguards

Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) Act, 2015 Advisory

Analysis of cross-border asset holdings, legacy assets, and beneficial interests
Advisory on disclosure under ITR Schedules & foreign asset reporting
Legal structuring for foreign inheritances, gifts, and repatriation
Drafting strategic responses to show-cause notices under BMA
Representing clients in pre-litigation assessment or inquiry stages

FEMA (Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999) Advisory

Compliance for outward remittances, overseas property/investment
Structuring advisory for FDI, ODI, ECB and NRI gifting regulations
Risk assessment and rectification of historic FEMA violations
Representation in compounding applications and penalty proceedings
Preventive compliance support for companies, startups, and NRIs

SFIO Investigations & Corporate Fraud Advisory

Strategic advisory in investigations initiated under Sections 210/212 of the Companies Act
Legal risk assessment for directors, promoters, CFOs, and KMPs under fraud scrutiny
Drafting responses to SFIO notices and coordinating legal communications
Advisory on whistleblower-triggered investigations or MCA-directed probes
Structuring board-level decision protocols to avoid allegations of complicity

EOW & IPC-Based Economic Offences Advisory

Strategic response plans for offences under Sections 420, 406, 409 IPC
Advisory for FIRs and criminal complaints arising from business disputes, investor frauds, or cheque bounces
Legal audit of disputed transactions for criminal exposure
Advisory for shielding directors and shareholders from false implication
Defence documentation strategy and settlement advisory

Integrated Approach

We adopt a multi-law, multi-agency strategy, combining deep domain expertise with regulatory foresight. Whether it’s an ED summon, SFIO inquiry, EOW FIR, or FEMA contravention — we guide our clients not only with what to say, but how to structure, document, and defend themselves lawfully and smartly.

“Mallix Economic Offences Advisory

Protecting Assets. Preventing Exposure. Preparing Strategy.”

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