Managing Partner · HST Assure Advisors

Harshad Tekwani

Legal, accounting, fraud-examination and privacy advice from one advisor — practical, and properly documented.

  • CA
  • CFE
  • CIPP/E
  • LL.M
  • LL.B
  • B.Com
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Harshad Tekwani, Chartered Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner and Managing Partner of HST Assure Advisors
Managing Partner HST Assure Advisors

At a glance

Experience in numbers.

0Years in risk & governance
0Disciplines, one advisor
0Big 4 firms — PwC, EY, KPMG
0Lectures & publications

What I do

Four disciplines. One advisor.

Most problems sit between a lawyer, an auditor, an investigator and a privacy officer. I work across all four, so the advice holds up before boards, regulators and investors.

I

Legal & Regulatory

M&A and restructuring, FEMA and company law opinions, SEBI / RBI / IFSC licensing, founder and shareholder agreements.

LL.M
II

Finance & Assurance

Quality-of-earnings, statutory and internal audit, IFRS, Ind AS and US GAAP reporting, SOX and internal financial controls.

CA
III

Fraud & Forensics

Forensic audits, anti-corruption and AML compliance, investigations and control design that anticipates misconduct.

CFE
IV

Data Privacy & Technology

DPDP Act, GDPR, HIPAA and PDPA programmes, privacy impact assessments, Virtual DPO and product-counsel support.

CIPP/E
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Ventures & roles

Ventures and roles.

Prime focus · Managing Partner

HST Assure Advisors

Legal and regulatory advisory for founders, boards and companies: board decisions, investor transactions, compliance gaps and regulatory correspondence.

  • Corporate & Regulatory Strategy
  • Legal & Dispute Advisory
  • Data Privacy & IPR
HST Assure GD — Global Delivery Center

HST Assure GD — our Global Delivery Center, a division of HST Assure Advisors for cross-border support.

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Founder · Non-Exec Director

The TaxEco

Edtech startup with its own LMS and Android app, offering courses in tax, finance and allied laws, including ADIT. I teach a few courses on it.
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Non-Executive Director

Peshori Consultants

Legal and tax advisory practice. I serve on the board as a Non-Executive Director.

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Journey

Where I have worked.

Twelve-plus years across the Big 4, Johnson Controls and now my own firm.

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  1. Managing Partner, HST Assure AdvisorsAlso Founder & Non-Exec Director, The TaxEco · Non-Exec Director, Peshori Consultants

  2. Lead Internal Auditor, APACJohnson Controls

  3. DGM — Governance, Risk & ComplianceJohnson Controls

  4. Assistant Manager, Statutory Audit & Financial ReportingKPMG India

  5. Experienced Associate, IFRS Reporting & SOXEY Dubai

  6. Senior Associate, US GAAP, SOX & IFCFRPwC India

Teaching & writing

Teaching and writing.

Lectures delivered

  • Introduction to Global Data Privacy RegimeRGNUL
  • Emerging Landscape of Data Privacy Regime in IndiaWIRC of ICAI
  • CA Final Audit — LVC FacultyBoard of Studies, ICAI
  • Ind AS — Young Members Mentorship PanelistWIRC of ICAI
  • Audit & Companies Act UpdatesMumbai CPE Study Circle
  • Impact of COVID on Financial StatementsBKE, KDUB & Chembur Study Circle
  • Ind AS 36 & Ind AS 116 — Practical ApplicationsKalyan Dombivli Branch, ICAI

Publications & citings

  • Comments on Revised Guidance Note on Accounting of Political PartiesGreen Tick by Taxsutra
  • Evaluating SEBI's Proposals Regarding Shares with DVRsLaw Street India
  • Comments & Suggestions on Tax Morality to OECDCayman Financial Review
  • Financial Reporting Planning in COVID-19 TimesLaw Street India
  • Issues within Indian Economy and RecommendationsSSRN
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Contact

Let’s talk.