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Stratum Law Associates

Counsel for institutions that cannot afford ambiguity. We advise on foreign direct investment, corporate and commercial matters, banking and finance, and dispute resolution in Nepal.

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What we do

Practice areas

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01Foreign direct investment & market entryApprovals, structuring and registration for foreign investors establishing operations in Nepal.02Corporate & commercialCompany formation, governance, shareholder arrangements and the commercial contracts a business runs on.03Banking & financeLending, security, regulatory compliance and recovery for banks, financial institutions and borrowers.04Energy & infrastructureHydropower, transmission and infrastructure projects, from licensing through to power purchase and construction.05Mergers & acquisitionsShare and asset transactions, due diligence, and the regulatory approvals a change of control requires.06Employment & labourContracts, workplace policy, termination process and disputes under the Labour Act 2074.07TaxCorporate tax, VAT, withholding, transfer pricing and disputes with the Inland Revenue Department.08Intellectual propertyTrademark and patent registration, licensing, and enforcement against infringement.09Dispute resolution & arbitrationCommercial litigation before the Nepali courts, domestic and international arbitration, and enforcement of awards.10Criminal & white-collar litigationDefence in economic offence, banking offence and corruption proceedings, and related investigations.
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Why clients stay

One partner on the file, from first instruction to final order.

Mandates are not passed down to whoever is free. The partner who takes your first call is the partner who argues the matter — which is why most of our work comes from clients we have already acted for.

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Practice areas

Corporate, finance, energy, disputes and more

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Guidance notes

Written for in-house counsel, free to read

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Languages

Instructions taken in English and Nepali

The firm, briefly

Stratum Law Associates advises corporate clients on Nepali law — foreign investment approval, company formation, banking and security, and the regulatory frameworks governing energy and infrastructure projects.

Criminal and white-collar litigation is a real but secondary practice, handled separately from the firm’s corporate work.

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Foreign direct investment & market entry

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Banking & finance

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Energy & infrastructure

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Criminal & white-collar litigation

Recent publications

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Foreign direct investment & market entry

The FDI approval pathway under FITTA 2019

9 min read

Corporate & commercial

Company incorporation steps for a foreign investor

8 min read

Employment & labour

Social Security Fund enrolment: what employers still get wrong

7 min read

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