We identify the laws that apply to your business and help your team meet them.

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Who we are

A compliance practice built by legal professionals.

  • An association of legal professionals
  • In-house and Big 4 experience
  • Conglomerate roll-outs in several overseas geographies
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What we bring to each engagement: Subject-matter depth, Structured methodology, ReguCheck platform.

Who we work for

Growing start-upsMultinational enterprises

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MSA Consulting Services LLP is a Mumbai-based compliance management and consulting firm serving clients in India and overseas. We are an association of legal professionals with many years of experience in legal and compliance services, and we work with clients in a range of sectors and jurisdictions.

Our team has built and run enterprise-wide compliance frameworks both in-house and at Big 4 firms, including rollouts for large conglomerates in several overseas geographies. We now bring that experience to clients through subject-matter depth, a structured methodology and ReguCheck, our proprietary compliance technology platform.

In the corporate sector we offer concise guidance and support on compliance and regulation, covering legal and regulatory updates, compliance reviews, risk management and training, so that management has a clear view of which obligations apply to the business and how it stands against each of them.

Our clients range from growing start-ups to multinational enterprises, and in each case our team works to keep the business compliant as its operations and the applicable law change.

What we stand for

The standards behind our advice.

  • IdentifiedInterpretedReported

    Accuracy

    We identify and interpret each compliance requirement precisely and report on it on time, with every finding stated at its actual severity and none left out.

  • IndependentObjectiveTransparent

    Integrity

    Our advice is independent and objective and our processes are transparent, so the report you receive describes what is actually in place, even where that is uncomfortable to hear.

  • IndiaUAE44+

    Global perspective

    We have hands-on experience in India and 44+ other countries, the UAE among them, so a multinational group receives guidance that is consistent across its entities and aware of local requirements in each.

MSA Consulting Services LLP builds client trust through careful, accurate compliance work.

Leadership

Who leads MSA?

Monita Singh, Founding Partner, MSA Consulting Services LLP

Monita Singh

Founding Partner

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Earlier career

  1. PwC
  2. Essar Group
  3. Reliance Industries
  4. MSA

28+ years in consulting and corporate roles

Full bio and areas of work: Monita Singh
  • Assurance and advisory
  • Indian and international compliance audits
  • Mentoring in-house trainers
  • Compliance and policy implementation
  • Compliance frameworks for organisations of every size

Monita has 28+ years of experience across consulting and corporate roles, including periods with PwC, Essar Group and Reliance Industries. Her assurance and advisory work has covered Indian and international compliance audits, and she has mentored in-house trainers on putting compliance and policy into practice. She has also led the implementation of compliance frameworks for organisations of every size.

Mohammad Sadiq, Founding Partner, MSA Consulting Services LLP

Mohammad Sadiq

Founding Partner

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Earlier career

  1. Mehta & Mehta
  2. PwC
  3. EY
  4. MSA

18+ years in consulting

Full bio and areas of work: Mohammad Sadiq
  • Risk, legal, compliance and ethics
  • Compliance frameworks
  • Compliance audits and due diligence
  • Policy design and implementation
  • Drafting and vetting agreements
  • Secretarial support

Sadiq's 18+ years in consulting include periods with Mehta & Mehta, PwC and EY, and his practice covers risk, legal, compliance and ethics. For Indian and overseas clients of all sizes, he has implemented compliance frameworks, conducted compliance audits and due diligence, designed and implemented policies, drafted and vetted agreements and provided secretarial support.

Our track record

What we have delivered for clients to date.

  • 25+Enterprise clients in a range of industries and geographies
  • 44+Countries covered for clients, in addition to India
  • ReguCheckOur proprietary AI-driven compliance platform

Engagements delivered

  1. Conducted compliance assessments for both manufacturing and service sectors
  2. Assisted clients in implementing India's Labour Codes
  3. Deployed ReguCheck, our compliance tool, for listed and unlisted entities
  4. Acted as concurrent auditors for financial and compliance reporting
  5. Provided transaction advisory services to clients

We continue to take on governance work and global regulatory alignment for clients in India and overseas.

Our approach

People, process and policies: the 3P approach.

Compliance management means making sure an organisation meets its legal and regulatory obligations through a strong compliance framework, and testing at intervals whether its programmes, policies and processes work, so gaps are identified and risk is mitigated. We organise this work as the 3P approach.

Identify gapsMitigate riskImprove continuouslyPeopleProcessPoliciesComplianceframework
  • Owner for each obligation
  • Awareness among process owners
  • Training for teams

Each obligation is assigned to a responsible person. We then build awareness among process owners and train their teams, so that they can carry out the compliance work with confidence.

How do we build a compliance framework?

  1. Identification

    We circulate questionnaires, study your business and operations, and review your existing licences, registrations, approvals and compliance tracker.

  2. Preparation

    We identify applicable legislation, finalise the list with your process owners, draft the compliance checklist, and agree risk-rating and categorisation criteria.

  3. Deliverables

    • A list of applicable laws
    • Compliance checklists with actionable compliances, act/rule references, categorisation, risk rating, frequency and statutory authority
    • An awareness session for process owners
Scope of expertise

The categories of law we cover, in India and overseas.

  • Corporate Secretarial Laws
  • Environment, Health & Safety Laws
  • Tax Laws
  • Foreign Exchange, Export/Import Laws
  • Labour, Human Resources & Establishment Laws
  • Information Technology & Data Privacy Laws
  • Industry-Specific / Regulatory Laws
  • Social Security Laws
CentralStateLocalLevels of lawGeographic coverageIndiaOverseas
Global footprint

Clients we have supported in India and 44+ other countries.

India (India & South Asia)Bangladesh (India & South Asia)Maldives (India & South Asia)Nepal (India & South Asia)Sri Lanka (India & South Asia)Bahrain (Middle East & Africa)Egypt (Middle East & Africa)Israel (Middle East & Africa)Kenya (Middle East & Africa)Mauritius (Middle East & Africa)Oman (Middle East & Africa)Qatar (Middle East & Africa)Saudi Arabia (Middle East & Africa)South Africa (Middle East & Africa)UAE (Middle East & Africa)Australia (Asia-Pacific)China (Asia-Pacific)Hong Kong (Asia-Pacific)Indonesia (Asia-Pacific)Japan (Asia-Pacific)Malaysia (Asia-Pacific)Philippines (Asia-Pacific)Singapore (Asia-Pacific)South Korea (Asia-Pacific)Taiwan (Asia-Pacific)Thailand (Asia-Pacific)Vietnam (Asia-Pacific)Austria (Europe)Denmark (Europe)France (Europe)Germany (Europe)Hungary (Europe)Italy (Europe)Luxembourg (Europe)Netherlands (Europe)Romania (Europe)Spain (Europe)Sweden (Europe)Switzerland (Europe)UK (Europe)Brazil (Americas)Canada (Americas)Chile (Americas)Mexico (Americas)USA (Americas)Mumbai

India & South Asia

  • India
  • Bangladesh
  • Maldives
  • Nepal
  • Sri Lanka
Who we work with

Sectors we have worked in.

Sectors

  • Steel & wire manufacturing
  • Automotive
  • Aviation
  • IT / ITeS
  • Retail (fashion & lifestyle)
  • Life sciences
  • Consumer products manufacturing

How we work with clients.

  • Expertise in several sectors

    We have handled sector-specific regulation in heavy manufacturing, aviation, technology, retail and life sciences.

    See the sectors
  • Frameworks shaped to your business

    We shape each framework and tool around your business model and the jurisdictions it operates in.

    Compliance framework service
  • A transparent, practical process

    Our methodology and deliverables are set out clearly, and our advice is written so that your team can act on it.

    See the 3P approach
  • Senior, accessible team

    The partners who scope an engagement stay involved in its delivery.

    Meet the partners
  • Technology-enabled

    ReguCheck, our proprietary platform, turns frameworks into daily, monitored practice.

    About ReguCheck
  • Work in India and overseas

    We have supported clients in India and 44+ other countries.

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Questions about MSA

Where is MSA Consulting Services LLP based?

MSA Consulting Services LLP is a compliance management and consulting firm based in Mumbai. We have supported clients in India and 44+ other countries.

Who leads MSA?

The firm is led by two partners, Monita Singh (M Com, FCS) and Mohammad Sadiq (B Com, LL.B, FCS), who between them have 45+ years of experience in assurance, advisory, legal and compliance work.

How does MSA build a compliance framework?

We start with questionnaires and a review of the business, its operations and its existing licences, registrations, approvals and compliance tracker. We then identify the applicable legislation, finalise it with process owners and draft the compliance checklist. The deliverables are a list of applicable laws, compliance checklists and an awareness session for process owners.

Which sectors has MSA worked in?

Steel and wire manufacturing, automotive, aviation, IT and ITeS, retail (fashion and lifestyle), life sciences and consumer products manufacturing.

Discuss your compliance requirements with our team.

Tell us where your business operates and which obligations concern you.