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India Business Law
Directory
- 2015 India Business Law Journal presents its annual report on the state of play in
India’s legal market, accompanied by an essential directory of more than
50 of the country’s leading commercial law firms
Legal market report: page 38
Law firm directory: page 43

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With India gearing up for the entry of foreign law firms,
Rebecca Abraham checks the pulse of the market

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n July 2012, Shardul Shroff, then the New Delhibased managing partner of Amarchand Mangaldas,
said the firm’s plans to grow to 1,000 lawyers by its
centenary in 2017 would not be easy to realize. The
firm had expanded to around 550 lawyers from 80
over the previous 15 years and speaking to India Business
Law Journal, Shroff said that he and his brother Cyril were
“trying to create an institution … We are no longer asking
ourselves a question of why are we doing it. We just are
driven to do it. It’s an internal challenge, a mental challenge, like playing chess.”

There is a price war out
in the market
Rohan Shah
Managing Partner
Economic Laws Practice

Big is beautiful
Fast-forward three years and the game of chess continues,
although the implosion of Amarchand Mangaldas has meant
that plans to make it an institution have fallen by the wayside.
Now the Shroff brothers are pitted against each other as they
build separate firms, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
(SAM) and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM). India’s legal
community has been watching and some are concerned.
“Big has become beautiful for many, who are in the race
for the biggest number of attorneys – mostly for non-commercial reasons,” remarks Berjis Desai, managing partner
of J Sagar Associates, who sees the “churning” in the
market triggered by the Shroff brothers’ parting of ways as
a challenge. Desai adds that an overall fall in productivity
is inevitable as “the manner in which new hires are taking
place is disproportionate to the work available, so quite a
few of them would be sitting on the bench”.

Price wars
The apparent mismatch between the work available and
the number of lawyers and law firms chasing after it is a challenge for firms of all sizes. For despite expectations of an

Big has become beautiful for
many, who are in the race
for the biggest number of
attorneys – mostly for noncommercial reasons
Berjis Desai
Managing Partner
J Sagar Associates

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economic revival following the election of the Narendra Modi
government, corporate lawyers across India are yet to see a
substantial pickup.
As NS Nappinai, a Mumbai-based IP lawyer, puts it, the
“general sluggishness in the market” is reflected in work referrals and recoveries.
Mahesh Madan Bhat at MMB Legal, an 11-lawyer
Bangalore-based firm, reports that maintaining client relationships has been a challenge as clients have been facing
“severe cash flow problems”, which in turn affect the firm’s
invoice clearance timelines.
Add to this the fact that many large and mid-size companies have built up strong in-house capabilities and hire outside counsel only when a particular matter cannot be handled
in-house. This is the case even in areas such as intellectual
property, according to Manisha Singh, a New-Delhi based
partner at LexOrbis, a 42-lawyer IP boutique. “Some clients
who had one legal professional in the company a few years
back now have teams of over 40-50 IP lawyers,” she says.

When we lose out to the larger
firms on account of the fees, ...
that becomes an added challenge
Abhishek Dutta
Managing Partner
Aureus Law Partners

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Adjusting costs is challenging
particularly as there can be no
compromise on the superior
quality of service that we are
known for
Ashwin Julka
Managing Partner
Remfry & Sagar

All of this has triggered a steep decline in legal fees, which
has resulted in the larger firms agreeing to fees in some areas
that are a fifth of what they would have previously charged.
“There is a price war out in the market,” says Rohan Shah,
managing partner of Economic Laws Practice, adding that the
fees being quoted today would have been “unthinkable” two
to three years ago.
Desai at J Sagar Associates puts it even more bluntly: “The
idea is to grab work and also to starve the other fellow ... there
is a lot of undercutting.”
The undercutting appears to be affecting the market. Until
only two or three years ago small and mid-size firms could
draw in clients with offers of both competitive fees and greater
partner involvement. But with clients in India being well known
to gravitate towards service providers that quote the lowest
fees, the firms with the deeper pockets are beating out the
others.
“If the top tier firms are using a pricing strategy by which
they are competing not only with us but somebody below
us then it becomes difficult,” says Rajesh Begur, managing
partner of ARA Law, a 20-lawyer firm with offices in Mumbai
and Bangalore, which he describes as “probably a tier three
or tier four” firm.
Abhishek Dutta, founder and managing partner of Aureus
Law Partners, a year-and-a-half-old New Delhi firm that specializes in tax advisory, echoes similar sentiments. “When we
lose out to the larger firms on account of the fees, then that
becomes an added challenge,” says Dutta.
As is to be expected, the downward slide in fees has
emboldened clients. They have “turned into great negotiators
as far as legal fees” are concerned, laments Bhumesh Verma,
a partner at DGS Associates, a 15-lawyer New Delhi-based
firm.
With lower fees comes pressure to reduce costs, which can
be a problem for larger firms too. Ashwin Julka, managing
partner of Remfry & Sagar, an 80-lawyer IP firm that routinely
serves high-value clients, says: “Adjusting costs is challenging particularly as there can be no compromise on the superior quality of service that we are known for.”
Is there an end in sight? Probably not. For as Kunal
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We don’t have the bandwidth
to take extra work, we are
that busy
Mohit Saraf
Senior Partner
Luthra & Luthra

based Talwar Thakore and Associates, says, the pressure on
fees is expected to get worse as firms “continue to push hard
for greater market share”.

Good lawyers in short supply
A further challenge is the shortage of lawyers who can
deliver quality work. This is not new as even in the pre-financial crisis days when fees were rarely challenged, lawyers
with the requisite expertise were few and far between. But the
problem appears to have got worse recently. Why is that so?
Some lawyers cite the hiring frenzy surrounding the setting
up of SAM and CAM, which has skewed salary expectations, if
only temporarily. Others – including Shuva Mandal, Bangalorebased managing partner of Fox Mandal & Associates – say
their hiring problems have intensified because the expected
entry of foreign law firms is prompting Indian firms to beef up
their expertise. Mandal calls it a “war for talent”.
Hiring doesn’t seem to be too much of a problem for Luthra
& Luthra. Mohit Saraf, senior partner at the 270-lawyer firm,
says the firm has hired “almost 70 lawyers” in the past eight

It’s all about healthy competition
and about retaining good talent
… people are constantly looking
for better opportunities
Ruchi Khatlawala Pandya
Partner
Little & Co

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[While] people have become
portable, there is little
understanding of the concept
of portability of practices
Priti Suri
Founder Partner
PSA

months. “We don’t have the bandwidth to take extra work, we
are that busy,” says Saraf.
Attracting and retaining quality lawyers may pose particular
problems at long-established firms such as Little & Co, which
partner Ruchi Khatlawala Pandya describes as “a very conventional but very straightforward law firm that believes in

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The challenge is to recruit and
retain good people at a cost
that matches what they bring
to the table
Sakate Khaitan
Senior Partner
Khaitan Legal Associates

principles which are apparently a bit different from what the
new law firms follow”. Describing the market as “competitive”, she says that the working style and outlook of younger
lawyers can be different from that of lawyers at firms such as
hers and finding the right person is important. “It’s all about
healthy competition and about retaining good talent … people

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are constantly looking for better opportunities.”
Gunjan Paharia, managing partner at ZeusIP, says that
while the paucity of talent is not new the difference now is the
“impatience levels” in the new lawyers. “They like to jump all
the time to greener pastures.”
“It is fundamental to be aware of … the gamut of work
opportunities available in today’s day and age” remarks Abhay
Nevagi, managing partner of Abhay Nevagi & Associates, a
26-lawyer firm based in Pune.
Priti Suri, founder partner of PSA, believes that the problems associated with attrition are deep rooted. She says that
while increasingly “people have become portable, there is
little understanding of the concept of portability of practices
or even how to develop a practice” and until this is addressed
the future looks unsettled.
For Sakate Khaitan, senior partner at Khaitan Legal
Associates, a 25-lawyer firm which he founded in September
2014, “the challenge is to recruit and retain good people at
a cost that matches what they bring to the table”. And that
appears to be the crux of the matter, as although there is no
shortage of lawyers in India the challenge continues to be one
of finding expertise at the right cost.

Specializations on the increase
Another factor in the market is the steadily increasing recognition of the importance of sector and subject specialist
lawyers. This is an important turnaround as until quite recently
most lawyers took pride in their all-round abilities and few
would admit to lacking expertise in any area.
Promod Nair, founder of Arista Chambers, a one-year-old
dispute resolution practice, believes that clients “are increasingly mixing and matching their legal service providers in the
search for the best possible talent rather than going to a single
law firm for one-stop-shop legal assistance”.
Similarly, Anup S Shah, managing partner of a real estate
boutique with offices in Bangalore and Chennai, believes that
having “super specialized” lawyers as part of a team is vital for
the success of a firm.
The larger firms have long understood this and regularly
hire experienced sector specialists. Unusually for the market,
Khaitan & Co, which has 400 lawyers across four offices, has
also made lateral hires of high-profile non-lawyers to help it
get ahead of the pack. Gautam Chemburkar, a former partner
at KPMG India, was taken on recently to help with strategy.

When and no longer if
With the entry of foreign law firms likely to happen sooner rather than later,
what is going through the minds of Indian lawyers?
Rajesh Begur, managing partner of ARA Law: “It is not
as if there are hordes of them waiting in the wings to
enter. This will be a gradual process depending upon the
needs of the clients and industry. It would be interesting
to see how foreign law firms deal with the price sensitivity of Indian clients.”
Shardul Shroff, executive chairman of Shardul
Amarchand Mangaldas & Co: “The Indian bar has to be
safeguarded and Indian law firms should have reciprocal
rights to render legal advice across other jurisdictions.
The government should urgently consider opening marketing of Indian law firms through websites, brochures
and advertisements, as the current regime is highly
restrictive.”
Santhosh Mathew, partner at Ninan & Mathew: “Why
should we feel threatened about entry of foreign law
firms? … Why shouldn’t the young lawyers in our country
also get a real taste of the international legal market?”
Shrikant Hathi, partner at Brus Chambers: “Foreign law
firm should enter only if Indian law firms are allowed to
set up law firms in their country. There should be reciprocity and not a free piggy ride.”
Payal Chawla, founding partner of JusContractus: “I
think if foreign law firms came … the profession would
begin to be driven by merit and fees would start getting
benchmarked.”
Zulfiquar Memon, managing partner of MZM Legal: “I
think it will be a good development and will bring out the
best in us.”
Aditya Tiwari, partner at New Delhi Law Offices: “The
firm is open to utilize the reciprocity that would be
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allowed to Indian lawyers to practise abroad if entry of
foreign lawyers is permitted.”
Freddy Daruwala, partner at Nasikwala Law Office: “I
am indifferent to their entry although I feel that talent will
be at a further premium due to their entry.”
Tahera Mandviwala, partner at TDT Legal: “It is the
natural progression for further growth of the Indian legal
market.”
Ashok Ram Kumar, senior partner at IP Markets: “My
opinion is that foreign firms cannot survive  for long in
India for various factors.”
Ramanand Mundkur, partner at Mundkur Law Partners:
“If it helps clients get better service, and if it helps with
more rational regulation of the practice of law, it would
be a good thing.”
Vineetha MG, partner at Samvad Partners: “There is a
need to liberalize the legal profession internally as well,
so as to create a level playing field before the foreign
firms are allowed to enter and practise in India.”
Jaya, founder and chairperson of SiebenIP: “It may not
be a cakewalk for foreign law firms to survive in India for
many known practical reasons, notwithstanding the fact
that they may offer high quality service.”
Ranjeev Dubey, managing partner of N South: “Any
imagery of bloodthirsty foreign lawyers swinging their intellectual axes decimating local law firms is not credible …
What’s not to like about the arrival of foreign law firms?”
Ranji Dua, managing partner of Dua Associates: “It
would be healthy to allow foreign law firms a phased entry
into India provided the regulatory framework is clearly in
place with timeframes for the phases contemplated.”
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Sector and domain
specialization is clearly
emerging as a key theme
Rabindra Jhunjhunwala
Partner
Khaitan & Co

“Sector and domain specialization is clearly emerging as a
key theme,” says Rabindra Jhunjhunwala, a Mumbai-based
partner at Khaitan & Co.

Clients pushing for change
Rajat Sethi, a partner at S&R Associates, a 55-lawyer firm,
highlights another trend – “the modernization of law firm
structures in line with international practices”. This has been
prompted by the evolving expectations of Indian clients who
continue to expand their global presence.
Law firms across India are also increasing their use of technology. Aaron Solomon, managing partner of Solomon & Co,
sees this is as a “necessary development” as “many clients
are more technologically advanced than most law firms”.
Similarly, Kirit Javali at New Delhi-based Jafa & Javali says
technology is an area where law firms are being forced “to
adapt or face extinction”, while Sunita Sreedharan at SKS
Law Associates, a specialist IP firm, sees keeping the team
“in sync with the new developments in the technology space”
as a challenge.

To have an infrastructure and
bench strength, which are
normally associated with a large
firm, has been our hindrance
Aseem Chawla
Managing Partner
MPC Legal

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SS Rana & Co, a 30-lawyer IP boutique, reports that it is
setting up systems to improve information security in all its
processes and that it has recently received ISO 27001:2013
certification for this.
Another emerging trend is the consolidation of law firms –
the split of Amarchand Mangaldas being a high-profile exception. After several years when entrepreneurial lawyers peeled
off from larger firms to set up on their own, there have been
several mergers or acquisitions of small firms by larger firms.
A recent example is the merger in January of V Law
Partners, a seven-lawyer Mumbai-based firm headed by
Vivek Daswaney, with DH Law Associates. Daswaney says
V Law Partners had been grappling with the challenges of
keeping pace with clients’ expanding legal needs. “My clients
had grown manifold during the six years I was running V Law
Partners. There was a demand from within to grow in numbers and practice areas,” he says, explaining that the synergies from the merger seemed right as there was little overlap
in practice areas.

The attempts of mergers
between the law firms are
good signs for the growth
of Indian law firms
Lalit Bhasin
Managing Partner
Bhasin & Co

Aseem Chawla, managing partner of MPC Legal, a 14-lawyer tax boutique, expresses similar sentiments when he refers
to “the invariable comparison” with a big law firm. “To have an
infrastructure and bench strength, which are normally associated with a large firm, has been our hindrance”, he says.
“The attempts of mergers between the law firms are good
signs for the growth of Indian law firms,” remarks Lalit Bhasin,
managing partner of Bhasin & Co and president of the Society
of Indian Law Firms (SILF).
The evolution of lawyers and law firms across India is testament to the persuasive power and strength of their clients.
In addition, some clients are challenging the status quo by
bypassing India’s corporate law firms. While the Advocates
Act, 1961, says that legal advice can only be provided by lawyers in reality India’s law firms face competition from company
secretaries and chartered accountants.
Law firm groups such as SILF have been working to
highlight and curb this problem. But that such turf battles are happening points to the overall instability in the
market. Will the entry of foreign law firms add to this
instability? g
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ANA Law Group
Established in 2011





Number of partners: 1
Number of associates: 12
Principal office: Mumbai

Key practice areas
Corporate & commercial, banking & restructuring, intellectual property,
employment & HR, telecommunications, information technology, data
protection & privacy, media, gaming, licensing, outsourcing, antitrust
& competition, real property, dispute resolution, clinical trials, retail &
distribution, food, beverages, packaging and labelling.


Our services

ANA Law Group is a full-service law firm based in Mumbai, with a team of
internationally qualified, experienced, talented and committed professionals
with broad industry knowledge and specialization across a wide spectrum
of laws. Founded on traditional values, coupled with prominent cross-border
exposure, a solution-oriented approach and international quality services, the
firm provides significant value to clients’ businesses. We combine personal
attention with commercial expertise in providing speedy, clear, practical and
straightforward advice. The firm has a multi-city presence through associates
which makes the functioning seamless on national projects.

Contact us
Indiabulls Finance Centre
Tower-2, 11th Floor, 1103
Elphinstone Road
Mumbai – 400 013, India
Telephone
+91 22 6112 8484
Fax
+91 22 6112 8485
Email
[email protected]
Contact
Mr Anoop Narayanan
www.anaassociates.com

Anand and Anand
Established in 1979, but with a lineage of practice dating back to 1923






Number of partners: 21
Number of associates: 90+
Principal offices: New Delhi, Noida
Other offices: Chennai, Mumbai

Key practice areas
Patents, designs, litigation & dispute resolution, trademarks, copyright,
antitrust & competition, compliance & regulatory, agreements, commercial
exploitation of IP licensing and franchising law, tax law on IP matters, packaging law, advertising law, custom recordal & enforcement, domain name
disputes, investigations, sports law, and media & entertainment law.


Our services

Anand and Anand is at the forefront of contentious IP litigation and trademark
and patent prosecution. It advises on all aspects of IP law as well as geographical indications; contractual and commercial IP; conveyancing; character merchandising; personality rights; libel and privacy law; brand acquisitions;
advertising law; competition and consumer law; border control measures;
domain names; internet law; technology transfers; IP audits and valuation; IP
leveraging; IP mortgage/pledging; VC and idea incubation; pre-IPO audits of
IP rights and compliances; and obtaining government approvals.
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Contact us
New Delhi
B-41, Nizamuddin East
New Delhi – 110 013
Tel: + 91 120 405 9300
Fax: + 91 120 424 3056 / 058
Contacts
Pravin Anand
Safir Anand
Debjit Gupta
Binny Kalra
Archana Shanker
Email
[email protected]
Website
www.anandandanand.com

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ARA LAW
Established in 1996






Number of partners: 4
Number of associates: 15
Principal office: Mumbai
Other office: Bengaluru

Key practice areas
Private equity/venture capital: ARA LAW advises leading offshore and
domestic private equity and venture capital funds and fund of funds on a
broad array of issues spanning the entire private equity fund cycle, transactions relating to growth capital, take-private, mezzanine, venture capital,
tender-offers and general commercial issues.
Mergers and acquisitions: ARA LAW advises on structuring domestic and
cross border acquisitions and divestments, takeovers, joint ventures, entry
and exit strategy, business restructurings, leveraged buyouts, spinoffs, general commercial and antitrust issues, etc.
Alternative investment funds: ARA LAW advises registered and unregistered AIF sponsors, limited partners, general partners, investment advisers,
investment managers and individual investors on all matters relating to the
formation, structuring, carry, documentation and investment strategies of
various types of domestic and offshore AIFs.
TMT: ARA LAW advises leading technology companies, marketplaces,
television broadcasters, content owners, media companies and telecom
providers on structuring, licensing, issues and agreements relating to technology transfer, broadcasting, telecom infrastructure, IPR, data protection,
privacy issues, etc.
Capital markets: ARA LAW advises leading corporates, PE funds, asset
management companies, portfolio managers and investment banks on
complex and innovative domestic and cross-border equity and debt products, including structured securities.
Banking and finance: ARA LAW advises leading corporates, international
banks, financial institutions, asset management companies, broking houses
and investment bankers on transactions covering project finance, debt
restructuring, securitizations, ISDAs, derivative trading, etc.
Real estate: ARA LAW advises several leading real estate funds, institutional investors, HNIs, NRIs, developers and other service providers on real
estate corporate finance, tax, securitization, REITs and asset finance.
Infrastructure: ARA LAW advises public sector bodies, banks, project
developers, mining companies and financial institutions on policy and regulatory issues, foreign investments, asset financing and leasebacks, structuring and strategizing project finance, infrastructure, roads, port concessions
and power financings.

Contact us
Mumbai
The Capital, 1001 C, B Wing
Bandra Kurla Complex
Bandra (East)
Mumbai – 400 051
India
Tel: +91 22 6619 9815
Fax: +91 22 6619 9899
Bengaluru
237, Sumitra, 2’C – Cross
1st Main, II Stage, Domlur,
Bengaluru – 560 071
India
Tel: +91 80 4123 9800
Website
www.aralaw.com
Contact
Rajesh Begur
[email protected]

Our services
ARA LAW is a leading first generation law firm, specializing in our key
practice areas. Our philosophy embodies our primary objectives of our
commitment to quality legal services, prompt & effective responsiveness
to clients’ needs, advanced technical proficiency & a creative approach, in
tune with the changing legal & business environments.
Our people are result-driven, commercially savvy, ethical & recognized as
exemplary leaders in their respective practice areas. Our legal network
across India & offshore enables us to ensure timely & insightful delivery of
quality legal solutions keeping in mind client requirements.

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ARSS Legal
Established in 2004






Number of partners: 4
Number of associates: 35
Principal office: Kolkata
Other offices: Bangalore, Mumbai, New Delhi

Key practice areas
Foreign direct investment, joint ventures, foreign collaborations, due diligence, mergers & acquisitions, corporate law, licensing & franchising, insurance, banking & corporate finance, debt restructuring, employment & labour
laws, real estate & property related matters, intellectual property, contracts,
taxation (direct and indirect), information technology, telecom, retail & distributions, food industry, business process outsourcing, general litigation, dispute
resolution & arbitration.


Our services

We are a full service multi-jurisdictional Indian law firm with special expertise in corporate and business law, intellectual property, real estate, project
finance & implementations and general litigation.

Contact us
Kolkata
63, Radha Bazar Street, 3rd Floor
Room No 17 & 18
Kolkata – 700 001, India
Tel: + 91 33 2210 1824, 40051809
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Rajiv Chatterjee, Partner
Mumbai
Tel: + 91 22 2854 6168/4010 7817
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Amit Kumar Saraogi, Partner
Bangalore
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Soujanya Dwarkanath, Partner
Website
www.arsslegal.com

Ascentialls
Established in 2009





Number of partners: 3
Number of associates: 9
Principal office: New Delhi

Key practice areas
Intellectual property rights, with focus on trademarks, IP used online, e-commerce and app related protection, copyrights, geographical indications,
domain names, related contractual obligations and portfolio management.


Our services

The firm is a specialist boutique for all intellectual property related matters.
The firm’s practice encompasses prosecution as well as protection of intellectual property rights. Our IP protection practice extends to civil, criminal
and administrative actions, including preliminary market searches, investigations, and search and seizure compliances of court orders. We also advise
on alternative dispute resolution, licensing, portfolio management, corporate
transactions, assignments, registered user agreement, strategy advisory, IP
due diligence and the online use of IP. The firm has carved a niche for IP work
related to start-ups, e-commerce and apps. Led by Ms Sumita Singh, a leading lawyer for intellectual property, the firm has been ranked by several publications and mentioned as an “emerging law firm” and a “law firm to watch”.
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Contact us
G-1/5, Flat No. 1, Ring Road
Model Town-3
Delhi – 110 009, India
G-1/4, Flat No. G-3, Ring Road
Model Town-3
Delhi – 110 009, India
Tel: +91 11 4708 2554
Fax: +91 11 4370 9552
Email: [email protected]
Contact
Ms Sumita Singh
Managing Partner
[email protected]
Website
www.ascentialls.com

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AZB & Partners
Established in 2004






Number of partners: 45
Number of associates: 260
Principal office: Mumbai
Other offices: Delhi, Gurgaon, Bangalore, Pune

Key practice areas
M&A, joint ventures and general corporate, regulatory practice and securities laws, private equity, capital markets, funds practice, banking and
finance, microfinance, derivatives, infrastructure and project finance,
intellectual property, real estate, media and entertainment, information
technology and business process outsourcing, employment insurance,
pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, taxation, aviation, competition law,
litigation and arbitration.


Our services

AZB & Partners is one of India’s prominent law firms. Its practice is
structured to offer an appropriate combination of legal and transactional
expertise in a timely and effective manner. The firm aims to provide clear,
concise and practical advice based on an in-depth knowledge of the legal,
regulatory and commercial environment within which our clients operate,
and a full understanding of their business objectives.

Contact us
AZB House
Peninsula Corporate Park
Ganpatrao Kadam Marg
Lower Parel
Mumbai – 400 013, India
Telephone
+91 22 6639 6880
Fax
+91 22 6639 6888
Email
[email protected]
Contact
Zia Mody

Bharucha & Partners
Established in 2008






Number of partners: 8
Number of associates: 45
Principal office: Mumbai
Other office: New Delhi

Key practice areas
Mergers & acquisitions, corporate restructuring, joint ventures, private equity,
banking, structured finance, projects & project finance, capital markets,
litigation, international & domestic arbitration intellectual property, telecoms,
information technology, real estate, employment law, financial regulation and
tax advisory.


Our services

Bharucha & Partners was founded in March 2008 on immutable principles
of professional ethics and excellence. MP Bharucha, Alka Bharucha, Justin
Bharucha and Vivek A Vashi are the founding partners of the firm. Within a
span of 5 years the firm as grown to three offices in two cities with 45 associates. Bharucha & Partners offer a blend of rich experience, creativity and the
energy of youth. Each partner has a proven track record in handling complex
commercial transactions or disputes. Each associate has been individually
groomed or selected as sharing the qualities and vision of the partners.
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Contact us
Mumbai
Cecil Court, 4th Floor
MK Bhushan Marg, Colaba
Mumbai – 400 039, India
Telephone: +91 22 2289 9300
Email: [email protected]
Contact person: MP Bharucha
Hague Building
9, SS Ram Gulam Marg, Ballard Estate
Mumbai – 400 001, India
Tel: +91 22 6132 3900
New Delhi
705 Kailash, 26, K.G Marg
New Delhi – 110 001, India
Telephone: +91 11 4593 9300
Email: [email protected]
Contact person: Arjun Anand

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Bhasin & Co
Established in 1970






Number of partners: 6
Number of associates: 30
Principal office: New Delhi
Other office: Mumbai

Key practice areas
Dispute resolution (including arbitration and litigation), aviation, labour &
employment, banking & finance, capital markets, consumer protection,
competition law, corporate, commercial & conveyancing, energy & power,
entertainment & hospitality, intellectual property laws, M&A, technology,
media & telecommunications, transport laws and real estate laws.


Our services

The firm is a full-service law firm that focuses on niche areas of practice
and provides strategic legal advice and disputes resolution services,
primarily in the field of corporate and commercial laws.
The firm has been ranked among the top-tier Indian law firms by reputed
guides such as Chambers & Partners and Legal 500. The managing partner
of the firm, Lalit Bhasin, is consistently listed in the elite “Leading Lawyers”
list as “Leading Individual” by the Asia Pacific Legal 500. The firm is a winner of India Business Law Journal’s prestigious Indian Law Firm Awards.

Contact us
New Delhi
10 Hailey Road,10th Floor
New Delhi – 110 001, India
T: +91 11 2332 2601, 2331 5024
F: +91 11 2332 9273, 2335 7521
Mumbai
116 Mittal Court ‘A’ Wing
Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400 021, India
T: +91 22 2284 2050, 2204 2954
F: +91 22 2287 4332
Email
[email protected], [email protected]
Contact
Ms Nina G Bhasin
(mobile +91 8800922455)

BMR Legal
Established in 2010






Number of partners: 5
Number of associates: 47
Principal office: New Delhi
Other offices: Mumbai, Bangalore

Key practice areas

Contact us
13A-B, Hansalaya Building
15, Barakhamba Road
New Delhi – 110 001, India

Tax disputes and advisory; private equity & venture capital (fund formation); M&A, private equity and venture capital (transaction advisory);
general corporate law advisory.


Telephone
+91 11 6698 3000

BMR Legal is an Indian law firm offering a range of legal and tax advisory
services, including M&A, private equity, venture capital, and other transaction advisory services, as well as tax policy and dispute resolution services,
for domestic and global businesses of all sizes. The firm enhances value for
clients by focusing on solutions that are innovative, yet practical, and that
can be implemented. This is achieved by blending domain expertise with
analytical rigour, while maintaining an uncompromising focus on quality by
hiring and nurturing high quality professionals with a passion for excellence.
BMR Legal is committed to making a difference to clients and to its people,
and delivers this through the integrity of its effort and by living its core values.

Email
[email protected]

Our services

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Fax
+91 11 6698 3001

Contact
Mukesh Butani
Managing Partner

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Chadha & Co
Established in 2002





Number of partners: 6
Number of associates: 25
Principal office: New Delhi

Key practice areas
Inbound investments, M&As, joint ventures, technology transfer, private
equity, corporate restructuring, corporate & project finance, corporate
governance, regulatory compliances, commercial litigation, labour,
employment & industrial relations, real estate and antitrust.


Our services

Chadha & Co is India’s leading boutique law firm with a specialized practice
in advising foreign companies doing business in India. We advise international
corporations on their India entry strategy, structuring their entry, establishing
Indian operations, and on post-entry legal and regulatory issues. Our clients,
from over 31 countries include leading Fortune 500 corporations as well as
SMEs. Our partners are involved in a hands-on manner on every assignment.
This ensures that our quality of work does not have peaks and troughs – the
know-how, experience and commercial understanding of our partners is
crucial to our ability to provide consistent, world-class service.

Contact us
New Delhi
S-327, Greater Kailash II
New Delhi – 110 048, India
Tel: +91 11 4383 0000
+91 11 4163 9294
Fax: +91 11 4163 9295
Contact
Ms Namita Chadha
Email
[email protected]
Website
www.chadha-co.com

Chandrakant M Joshi
Established in 1968





Number of associates: 15
Principal office: Mumbai
Other offices: New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad

Key practice areas
IP prosecution for patents, trademarks, copyrights and designs; IP licensing, domain names, IP consulting; patent and trademark search; IP litigation and enforcement; patent and trademark opposition and investigations;
anti-counterfeit action and brand valuations; infringement suits; technology
transfer and joint venture agreements.


Our services

Our law firm has been exclusively practicing IPR matters since 1968. Hiral
Chandrakant Joshi heads the firm, which comprises a team of highly experienced technical and legal professionals in the fields of chemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, electronic and mechanical patent law. In addition, lawyers
at the firm specialize in various facets of trademarks, designs and copyright
law and practice in India. The firm represents reputed privately owned companies, research institutes and universities, both Indian and multinational,
around the world. It is an active member of several leading IPR associations in
the US, the UK, Germany, Japan, France, Switzerland and other countries.
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Contact us
5th & 6th Floor, Vishwananak,
Chakala Road, Andheri (East),
Mumbai – 400 099, India
Telephone
+91 22 2838 0848, 2832 4920
Telefax
+91 22 2838 0737, 2838 9839
Email
[email protected]
[email protected]
Website
www.cmjoshi.us
Contact Person
Mr Hiral Chandrakant Joshi

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Chhanda Legal Associates
Established in 2012






Number of partners: 5
Number of associates: 45
Principal office: Mumbai
Other offices: Gurgaon, New Delhi, Goa

Key practice areas
Corporate advisory, drafting and regulatory compliance: We advise on
corporate structuring, mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures & setting up
of wholly-owned subsidiaries, corporate governance & regulatory compliance, general corporate & commercial law, exchange control regulations, international trade & customs law, competition & antitrust laws,
employment & labour laws, environment protection laws, immigration
laws, insurance, taxation, winding up services, aviation, media, entertainment & telecommunication, shipping and real estate.
Litigation management and alternative dispute resolution (ADR): We
represent clients in constitutional matters, appeals & special leave petition, civil disputes, criminal matters, recovery of debt and enforcement
of securities by banks and financial institutions, corporate law, service
law, consumer law and competition law. We also advise and represent
in all arbitration proceedings, including international commercial arbitration & domestic institutional arbitration, in addition to assisting in appeal
against arbitral award and execution of such awards.
We also advise on intellectual property rights.

Our services
Chhanda Legal Associates was founded by Partha Banerjee, an advocate
with over 19 years’ experience in active practice. Our principal focus is
on attaining quality that meets global standards and expectations
Chhanda Legal Associates is a strong and dynamic institution. The firm
has a network of lawyers covering 480 districts in India as well as strategic associations with law firms in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia
and South Africa. This enables us to meet the needs of our clients while
maintaining a strong focus on quality control.
Our team of 45 lawyers are highly motivated and client centric. Our motto
is to act as a moral keeper of the client and to provide out-of-the-box
solutions that comply with all legal requirements and meet the business
objectives of our clients. We recognize that our success depends on
close coordination with our clients. Therefore, our lawyers work collaboratively to set objectives and conduct periodic review sessions to
measure our progress against those objectives.

Contact us
Mumbai
30, Calicut House, Calicut Street,
BPT Plot No. 162, Fort
Mumbai – 400 001, India
Telephone:
+91 22 2270 1732
+91 22 2270 1733

Gurgaon
339, Vipul Trade Centre, Sohna Road
Gurgaon, Haryana – 122 001, India
Telephone:
+91 124 414 1644
+91 124 414 1655

Goa
Amaral Apartments
Ground Floor, Flat No 8
Near Mahila & Nutan School
Comba, Margao, Salcete
Goa – 403 601
India

Contacts
Partha Banerjee
[email protected]
Sharon Pinto
[email protected]

Website
www.classociates.co.in

Our Clients: Chhanda Legal Associates are currently serving a diverse
spectrum of clients including: Carrefour India Limited, ICICI Bank, ICICI
Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited, RPG Enterprises, Religare
Enterprises Limited, Aegon Religare Life Insurance Company Limited,
Marico Limited, AXIS Bank, Canara Bank, Indiabulls Financial Services
Limited, H&R Johnson (India), Bharati Airtel Limited, NIIT Limited and
its group of companies, Reliance MediaWorks Limited, Essar Shipping
Limited, PNB MetLife Life Insurance Company India, Kaya Skin Clinic
Umak Resources Communications Pvt. Ltd, Titan Industries Limited,
Luxor, G.V. Films Limited and Sidesh Films, Development Credit Bank,
Central Bank of India, Union Bank of India, Max Life Insurance, Kotak
Mahindra Bank, Nestle India Limited, Mahindra & Mahindra Financial
Services Limited, Raheja Group, Ratnakar Bank Limited, and ING Vysya
Bank.
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Crawford Bayley & Co
Established in 1830






Number of partners: 20
Number of associates: 125+
Principal office: Mumbai
Other offices: New Delhi, Pune and Bangalore

Key practice areas
Corporate & commercial practice, mergers & acquisitions, capital markets, joint ventures & foreign collaboration, privatisation & disinvestment,
banking & corporate finance, intellectual property law, litigation & dispute
resolution, real estate & property law, indirect taxation, labour & employment, admiralty & shipping law, information technology, e-banking &
e-commerce.


Our services

Crawford Bayley & Co, established in 1830, currently has a team of 150
members, 20 partners, more than 125 associates and 15 paralegal personnel. It also has a supporting staff of more than 75 individuals. It has
served its Indian clients with complete dedication and adherence. It has
reached to the top of the peak, where its strength is matched with the top
10 law firms of India.

Contact us
4th Floor, State Bank of India Buildings
NGN Vaidya Marg,
Fort, Mumbai – 400 023, India
Telephone
+91 22 2266 8000
Fax
+91 22 2266 3978
Email
[email protected]
Contact
Mr Sanjay Asher
Senior Partner
Direct tel: +91 22 2266 3353
Mobile: +91 98200 23823

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Established in 2015






Number of partners: 90
Number of associates: 512
Principal office: Mumbai
Other offices: New Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Ahmedabad

Key practice areas
Corporate, banking & finance, capital markets, dispute resolution, infrastructure & project finance, competition law, employment, financial services
regulatory, investment funds, intellectual property, private client, real estate,
tax, investigations, TMT.


Our services

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, founded on 11 May 2015, takes forward the values of the erstwhile 97-year-old Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff &
Co, whose pre-eminence, experience and reputation of almost a century has
been unparalleled in the Indian legal fraternity. Tracing its lineage to 1917, Cyril
Amarchand Mangaldas is India’s largest full-service law firm with offices in key
business centres. It advises a large and varied client base, including domestic
and foreign businesses, financial institutions, private equity funds, start-ups
and governmental and regulatory bodies. The firm was recently awarded
“India Deal Firm of the Year, 2015” by ALB SE Asia Law Awards, 2015.
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Contact us
Mumbai
Peninsula Chambers
5th Floor, Peninsula Corporate Park
Ganpatrao Kadam Marg, Lower Parel (W)
Mumbai – 400 013, India
Tel: +91 22 6660 4455, 2496 4455
Email: [email protected]
New Delhi
4th Floor, GYS Platinum
D-3, District Centre, Saket
New Delhi – 110 017, India
Tel: +91 11 6622 9000
Email: [email protected]
Contact
Cyril Shroff
Managing Partner
Email: [email protected]

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Dhir & Dhir Associates
Established in 1993






Number of partners: 10
Number of associates: 75
Principal office: New Delhi
Other offices: Mumbai, Japan

Key practice areas
Corporate & commercial, corporate restructuring & insolvency, mergers &
acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity, FDI, regulatory, capital markets &
securities law, criminal law, dispute resolution & arbitration, bid-process &
project management, antitrust & competition, anti-dumping, international trade
& WTO, employment, environment, and intellectual property.


Our services

Dhir & Dhir is a full service law firm that brings to the table more than two
decades’ expertise and experience. Our team is over 100 strong and includes
lawyers (some of whom are also qualified as chartered accountants) company
secretaries, cost accountants, MBAs and engineers. The firm is recognized
as the leader in restructuring & insolvency. It has also been ranked highly
for banking & finance, infrastructure, corporate advisory and dispute resolution work by leading legal publications including India Business Law Journal,
Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, IFLR1000 and Asialaw Profiles.

Contact us
D-55, Defence Colony
New Delhi – 110 024, India
Tel: +91 11 4241 0000
Fax: +91 11 4241 0091
Contact
Mr Alok Dhir
Managing Partner
[email protected]
Website
www.dhirassociates.com
Languages
English & Hindi

Dua Associates
Established in 1986






Number of partners: 53
Number of associates: 210+
Principal office: New Delhi
Other offices: Gurgaon, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderrabad,
Pune, Chandigarh, Singapore

Key practice areas
Corporate/M&A/PE, litigation & dispute resolution, project finance & infrastructure, nuclear, banking & finance, governance ethics & compliance, aviation,
real estate, mining, defence, TMT, food & beverages, competition & antitrust.


Our services

Dua Associates is well recognized for its extensive experience in all aspects
of Indian law, ranging from corporate and commercial law to dispute resolution. The firm provides a broad range of services to a diverse clientele,
including Fortune 500 companies, PSUs, financial institutions, banks, PE/
venture capital firms and multi-lateral organizations from India, the US,
Europe, Japan and Asia Pacific. India’s specialized commercial environment, over-regulated economy and complex legal environment require multiple specialties. Dua Associates has created teams headed by experienced
partners to meet these requirements, particularly for sensitive sectors.
July/August 2015

Contact us
Mr CR Dua
Managing Partner
Email
[email protected]
Telephone
New Delhi: +91 11 2371 4408
Gurgaon: +91 124 280 3366
Mumbai: +91 22 6636 9966
Bangalore: +91 80 2558 8799
Chennai: +91 44 2431 4304
Hyderabad: +91 40 2354 7881
Pune: +91 20 2611 9760
Chandigarh: +91 172 278 4394
Singapore: +65 6538 1437
Website
www.duaassociates.com

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Economic Laws Practice
Established in 2001






Number of partners and associate partners: 27
Number of associates: 93
Principal office: Mumbai
Other offices: New Delhi, Pune, Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Chennai

Key practice areas
Banking & finance; competition law & policy; corporate & commercial;
hospitality; infrastructure (including real estate & construction); international trade & customs; litigation & dispute resolution; policy and regulation; private equity & venture capital; securities laws & capital markets; tax
(including direct tax, indirect tax and transfer pricing); technology, media
and telecommunications (TMT).

Our services
Economic Laws Practice (ELP) is a leading full-service Indian law firm
established in the year 2001 by eminent lawyers from diverse fields. ELP
brings to the table a unique combination of professionals, which constitutes of lawyers, chartered accountants, cost accountants, economists
and company secretaries; enabling us to offer services with a seamless
cross-practice experience and top-of-the-line expertise to our clients.
ELP has a unique positioning amongst law firms in India from the perspective of offering comprehensive services across the entire spectrum of
transactional, advisory, litigation, regulatory, and tax matters. With offices
in Mumbai, New Delhi, Pune, Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Chennai, we
have a team of over 120 qualified professionals having professional acumen in diverse practice areas. We work closely with leading global law
firms in the UK, USA, Middle East and Asia Pacific region. This gives us the
ability to provide a pan India and global service offering to our clients.
Our commitment is to develop and nurture long-term relationships with
our clients by providing the most optimal solutions in a practical, qualitative and cost efficient manner. Our in-depth expertise, immediate availability, geographic reach, transparent approach and the involvement of
our partners in all assignments has made us the firm of choice for our
clients.

Awards and recognition
Ranked amongst the top 10 firms in India, with the highest client satisfaction score (9/10) amongst the top 10 firms, and rated as the fastest
rising law firm in India in the RSG India Report, 2015.
Winner of Taxation Law Firm of the Year award in India Business Law
Journal’s Indian Law Firm Awards 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014.
Winner of Competition & Antitrust Law Firm of the Year award in India
Business Law Journal’s Indian Law Firm Awards 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
& 2014.
Winner of Best Tax Firm of the Year and Best Dispute Resolution Firm
of the Year awards in LegalEra awards 2015.
Recognised as one of the top 100 specialist arbitration firms in the
world by GAR100 2013 & 2014.
Also highly recommended by several international guides, including
Chambers & Partners, IFLR1000, Asialaw Profiles, and Legal 500 AsiaPacific.
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Contact us
Mumbai
1502 A, 15th Floor, Dalamal Towers
Free Press Journal Road
Nariman Point
Mumbai – 400 021, India
T: +91 22 6636 7000
F: +91 22 6636 7172
E: [email protected]
New Delhi
801 A, 8th Floor, Konnectus Tower
Bhavbhuti Marg
Opp. Ajmeri Gate Railway Station
Nr. Minto Bridge
New Delhi – 110 001, India
T: +91 11 4354 8400
F: +91 11 4354 8436
E: [email protected]
Pune
701, 7th Floor, Suyog Fusion
197 Dhole Patil Road
Nr. Ruby Hall Clinic
Pune – 411 001, India
T: +91 20 4146 7400
F: +91 20 4146 7499
E: [email protected]
Ahmedabad
801, 8th Floor, Abhijeet III
Mithakali Six Rd, Ellisbridge
Ahmedabad – 380 006, India
T: + 91 79 6605 4480 /1
F: + 91 79 6605 4482
E: [email protected]
Bangalore
6th Floor, Rockline Centre
54, Richmond Road
Bangalore – 560 025, India
T: + 91 80 4168 5530/1
E: [email protected]
Chennai
No. 6, 4th Lane
Nungambakkam High Road
Chennai – 600 034, India
T: +91 44 4210 4863
E: [email protected]

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Fidus Law Chambers
Established in 2008





Number of partners: 1
Number of associates: 10
Principal office: New Delhi

Key practice areas
Intellectual property, IT, data privacy, trade secrets, competition law.


Our firm

In seven years, Fidus has built a reputation for strategic advice and creative
problem solving. With deliverables of international standards packaged with
individual attention, it is not surprising that the firm features in all major IP
rankings. World Trademark Review 1000 remarks: “[Fidus] … renders businesscritical advice … making valuable contributions to its clients’ bottom lines …
[it] also shines across the range of enforcement issues”. “Pragmatic and intelligent litigator” Shwetasree Majumder exemplifies the firm’s “thorough and
customer-focused approach” and “excels in prosecution”. India Business Law
Journal recently quoted a legal counsel at a Silicon Valley-based company:
“Majumder understands business and the needs of her in-house clients and
provides relevant, timely and incredibly responsive advice.” Managing IP
reports similar tributes: “We are impressed with Fidus’ enthusiasm and creativity … The lawyers are responsive, skilled, and keen to win business.”

Contact us
G-165, 1st Floor, Sector 63
Noida – 201 301, India
Telephone
+91 120 484 7550
Fax
+91 120 484 7551
Mobile
+91 9971693876
Email
[email protected]
Skype
shwetasree_majumder
www.fiduslawchambers.com

Gagrats
Established in 2005





Number of partners and associates: 60+
Principal office: Mumbai
Other offices: New Delhi, Dubai

Key practice areas
Arbitration, asset-based finance, aviation, banking & finance, capital markets,
competition law, corporate, dispute resolution, infrastructure, projects &
energy, insurance, IP, investment funds, M&A, oil & gas, private equity, project
finance, real estate, securities law, shipping, TMT and tax.


Our services

Gagrats has a broad-based practice covering a wide range of legal disciplines.
Most of the firm’s members have attended prestigious universities in England,
the US, Canada and India and some have qualified as solicitors in England.
The firm has received many awards, including the 2015 M&A Law Firm of the
Year – India Award, the 2015 Banking & Finance Law Firm of the Year Award –
India, the 2014 Capital Markets Law Firm of the Year Award – India, the 2015
Antitrust & Competition Law Firm of the Year Award – India, the 2015 Law Firm
of the Year Award - Tax - India, the 2015 Dispute Resolution Award, the 2015
Cross Border Dispute Resolution Award and the 2015 Aviation Law Firm of
the Year Award – India.
July/August 2015

Contact us
Nirmal, Nariman Point
Mumbai – 400 021, India
Email : [email protected]
Telephone
+91 22 6752 9037-52 (Mumbai)
+91 11 2332 2311 (New Delhi)
+971 4370 9447 (Dubai)
Fax
+91 22 6752 9053 (Mumbai)
+91 11 2371 3657 (New Delhi)
+971 4370 9448 (Dubai)
Contacts
Mr RJ Gagrat (Mumbai)
Mr. UA Rana (New Delhi)
Mr HD Gardi (Dubai)

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HSA Advocates
Established in 2003







Number of partners: 13
Number of associate partners: 6
Number of associates: 70
Principal office: New Delhi
Other offices: Mumbai, Kolkata and Bangalore (correspondent office)

Key practice areas
Banking & finance, including project finance; competition & antitrust;
corporate M&A, including private equity; foreign investment and joint
ventures; disputes including international arbitration; environment & CDM;
infrastructure/projects & energy including PPP projects; intellectual property; labour and employment; real estate; regulatory & policy; securities &
capital markets; taxation; technology, media & telecom (TMT).

Our services

Contact us
New Delhi
81/1 Adchini
Sri Aurobindo Marg
New Delhi – 110 017, India
Tel: +91 11 6638 7000
Fax: +91 11 6638 7099
Mumbai
Construction House, 5th Floor
Walchand Hirachand Marg
Ballard Estate
Mumbai- 400 001, India
Tel: +91 22 4340 0400
Fax: +91 22 4340 0444

HSA Advocates has consistently been ranked as one of the top tier law firms
in India across its diverse areas of practice. HSA is a full service firm offering legal services over a wide spectrum of industry verticals, with offices in
New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata, and with a correspondent relationship in
Bangalore.

Kolkata
31/1, Lake Avenue
Kolkata – 700 026, India

With a large team of professionals led by a significant collegium of partners
and associate partners, HSA advises leading companies (both domestic and
international), financial institutions, and governments on a wide array of matters ranging from corporate M&A, private equity investments, capital markets,
banking and finance, projects, infrastructure and energy, tax, regulatory and
policy and disputes and litigation. HSA has also acted on several large infrastructure projects in India and overseas as the lead attorney, some of which
are amongst the largest projects in the world.

Contact
Mr VP Jayamon
Chief Operating Officer
[email protected]

Website
www.hsalegal.com

HSA services clients in diverse segments of commerce and industry both in
the services and manufacturing sectors. The spectrum of industries in which
HSA services clients ranges from manufacturing (across diverse sectors),
consumer products and durables, retail, banking and finance and financial
services, infrastructure/projects, energy, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, hospitality and healthcare, commodities trading and commodities exchanges,
CDM projects and carbon trading, IT and software, etc.
Our clients acknowledge and recognize HSA for the professionalism and
commercial perspective that we bring to transactions, our strong commercial
acumen, our ability to manage transactions in an efficient and cost effective
manner and our ability to address and resolve demanding transactional and
legal issues. HSA’s strong commitment to providing superior client services is
reflected in the way we selectively and efficiently staff our assignments. At the
core of this client-focused staffing is the belief in cultivating project teams that
possess the requisite skills and sector specific experience. Our understanding
of the regulatory and commercial risks and nuances of the underlying sector
is what distinguishes the quality of our services.
HSA’s stated philosophy is to partner with clients and therefore, the firm consciously invests in building client relationships, demonstrated in part by the
high levels of commitment that the firm brings to the table. Our pragmatic and
businesslike approach to problem solving translates into comprehensive yet
cost-effective legal services.
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India Law Offices
Established in 2003







Number of partners: 7
Number of associates: 48
Principal office: New Delhi
Other offices: Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Pune
Associate offices: Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Goa, Jammu, Jalandhar,
Chandigarh, Lucknow, Jaipur, Agra, Indore, Cochin, Patna and 15
other cities

Key practice areas
Corporate (foreign direct investment into India, outbound acquisitions
and joint ventures, project finance, private equity & venture capital investments, corporate advisory and compliances).
Litigation (commercial litigation, litigation including divorce, family, labour
& employment, etc. at trial courts, appellate courts, high courts and the
Supreme Court).
Direct and indirect taxation (income tax, transfer pricing & international
taxation, customs, central excise, service tax, central sales tax and value
added tax).
Intellectual property (trademarks, patent, copyrights & design – filling &
infringement).

Our services
India Law Offices is a law firm with a vision. With a deep presence all over
India, including Tier II and Tier III cities, the firm is set up to service its clients
wherever their businesses take them.
We are a full service firm with taxation and accounting capabilities too. We
have partners & associates in 78 countries.
Our law firm has a unique distinction of being able to support businesses
from inception to the point of successful commercial operation. With lawyers, chartered accountants, company secretaries and sector experts, India
Law Offices has all it takes to help clients realize their national & global
ambitions.

Contact us
New Delhi
D-19 (GF) & D-31
South Extension-I
New Delhi – 110 049, India
Mumbai
106, Durga Chambers
8A Veera Desai Industrial Estate
Veera Desai Rd
Andheri (W)
Mumbai – 400 053, India
Bangalore
S 45 Vatika Business Centre
Divyasree Chambers, 2nd Floor
Wing A, 11, O’shaugnessy Road
Langford Town
Bangalore – 560 025, India
Chennai
23/10, I Avenue
Shastri Nagar, Adyar
Chennai – 600 034, India
Pune
Vatika Business Center
Level-5, Tech Park-1
Airport Road, Yerwada,
Pune – 411 006, India
Hyderabad
Vatika Business Centre
3rd Floor, NSL Icon, Road No 12
Banjara Hills
Hyderabad – 500 034, India

Telephone
+91 11 2462 2216, 2462 2218
& 2461 9751
Fax
+91 11 2465 4364
Email
[email protected]

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Integrity Law Offices
Established in 2015





Number of partners: 4
Number of associates: 6
Principal office: New Delhi

Key practice areas
Anti-corruption & compliance; sexual harassment & workplace discrimination; capital markets & securities; corporate & commercial Law; HR, employment & labour law; FDI; immigration & citizenship; IP; JVs & collaborations;
litigation; M&A; real estate; social sector/NGOs.


Our services

We are a full service law firm with partners who have extensive experience in
their domains. We provide timely, high quality and economical legal services
after understanding each client’s needs, industry & preferences. Members of
the firm have experience in a variety of matters in different jurisdictions and
industry sectors including agro, automobile, aviation, BPO, energy, health
and pharmaceutical, heavy engineering, hospitality, infrastructure, IT, liquor,
manufacturing, media, mining, non-profit, railways, real estate, retail, sugar,
telecommunication, textile, trading, etc. for various national and MNC clients. They are also authors for numerous publications and members of the
Supreme Court and various high courts’ bars in India.

Contact us
D-16, Lower Ground Floor
Lajpat Nagar, Part-III
New Delhi – 110 024, India
Telephone
+91 11 4167 1010
Fax
+91 11 4579 1112
Email
[email protected]
Website
www.integritylawoffices.com
Contacts
Ms Nidhi Mathur, Partner
Mr Arihant Jain, Partner

IPR International Services
Established in 2003





Number of partners: 1
Number of associates: 14
Principal office: New Delhi

Key practice areas
Patents, trademarks, designs, copyright, domain names, plant varieties,
geographical indications.


Our services

IPR International Services is a specialist intellectual property-focused law firm
which works to safeguard the IP rights of its clients. The firm has acquired
broad professional expertise in all aspects of IP and has a team of well-qualified experts in the fields of science, engineering and law. The firm has manpower qualified in the legal and technical fields of science and technology.
Our prime concern is to provide a service of quality and professionalism. We
aim to work closely with clients to gain a genuine insight into their commercial
situation. This helps us find the most cost-effective way to provide the required
level of protection to meet the specific needs of individual clients. We understand the varied needs of IP owners and recognize that, to be successful, IP
lawyers we must be actively involved in a client’s business development.
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Contact us
Block No. 8, Building No. 2
Rajinder Nagar
New Delhi – 110 060, India
Telephone
+91 11 2586 1168/2576 1755
Fax
+91 11 4243 6540/258 64213
Email
[email protected], [email protected]
[email protected]
Websites
www.ipr.in, www.iprindia.org
Contact
Neha Chugh

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Juris Corp
Established in 2000






Number of partners: 8
Number of associates: 30
Principal office: Mumbai
Other office: New Delhi

Key practice areas
Banking, strategic financing, bankruptcy & restructuring, capital markets
& derivatives, competition law, corporate commercial, dispute resolution &
arbitration, employment & labour laws, energy & infrastructure, family, estate
planning & trust laws, funds, IT, insurance, IP, media & entertainment, Islamic
finance, mergers & acquisitions, private equity, project finance, property &
real estate, securitisation, sports law, structured finance.


Our services

Juris Corp was founded in 2000 by H Jayesh and Talat Shah with the objective of becoming the preferred law firm for a select clientele. The firm is run as
a professional services organization. According to our clients, what works in
our favour is our ability to think ahead of the client. We are known to act in the
best interests of our clients and work on bringing down unnecessary or avoidable legal costs through innovation and forward thinking. We are proactive in
our endeavour to assist clients in achieving their transaction objectives.

Contact us
Mumbai
902, Tower 2, Indiabulls Finance Centre
Senapati Bapat Marg
Elphinstone Road (West)
Mumbai – 400 013, India
Tel: +91 22 6720 5555, 2421 2546
New Delhi
H-17, LGF, Kailash Colony
New Delhi – 110 048, India
Tel: +91 11 4175 1889
Contacts
Kiran Punjabi
[email protected]
Ninad Phatarphekar
[email protected]
www.jclex.com

Kanga & Company
Established in 1890





Number of partners: 16
Number of associates: 25
Principal office: Mumbai

Key practice areas
Banking & finance, capital markets, corporate law, foreign collaborations & joint ventures, private equity, M&A, real estate, litigation/dispute
resolution, franchising, IP, project finance, shipping, direct & indirect
taxes.


Our services

Kanga & Co is one of India’s oldest law firms. Its expert teams are known for
their sound advice and swift turnaround time, which is highly appreciated by
clients worldwide. Kanga & Co has expertise in all matters relating to banking,
securitization and shipping loans. It also has a strong reputation for handling
capital markets transactions, including IPOs, GDR, QIPs, private placements
and public offers. Kanga & Co has an outstanding track record in foreign
investment, joint ventures, private equity and M&A deals. It is also ranked as
one of the country’s top firms for real estate work. Kanga & Co has vast experience in advising Indian and international clients on franchising and IP matters. It also boasts a large and active litigation and arbitration department.
July/August 2015

Contact us
Readymoney Mansion
43, Veer Nariman Road, Fort
Mumbai – 400 001, India
Telephone
+91 22 6623 0000
+91 22 6633 2288
+91 22 2204 2288
Email
[email protected]
Website
www.kangacompany.com
Contact
Mr ML Bhakta

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Khaitan & Co
Established in 1911






Number of partners: 100
Number of associates: 315
Principal office: Mumbai
Other offices: Bengaluru, Kolkata, New Delhi

Key practice areas
Banking & finance, capital markets, competition/antitrust, corporate/
commercial & M&A, cross-border investments (inbound & outbound),
dispute resolution, energy, infrastructure & resources, environment laws,
estate planning, trusts & private clients, funds, intellectual property,
labour & employment laws, private equity, real estate, taxation (direct &
indirect) and technology, media & telecom.

Our services
Founded in 1911, Khaitan & Co is one of the oldest full service Indian law
firms. It combines a rich heritage of over a hundred years with modern,
cutting-edge and solution-oriented legal practice and offers full-service
legal solutions to its domestic and international clients.
The firm is adequately equipped to respond with the speed and creative solutions that are demanded in today’s highly competitive and rapidly changing environment. The firm advises a wide array of clients on
complex domestic and cross-border transactions and issues requiring
an understanding of corporate finance and strategy, sectoral expertise,
international and domestic taxation, employment, regulatory and other
relevant practices.

Awards & recognition

Contact us
Mumbai
One Indiabulls Centre
13th Floor, Tower 1
841 Senapati Bapat Marg
Mumbai – 400 013, India
Tel: +91 22 6636 5000
Email: [email protected]
Bengaluru (Bangalore)
Simal, 2nd Floor
7/1 Ulsoor Road
Bengaluru – 560 042, India
Tel: +91 80 4339 7000
Email: [email protected]
Kolkata (Calcutta)
Emerald House
1B Old Post Office Street
Kolkata – 700 001, India
Tel: +91 33 2248 7000
Email: [email protected]
New Delhi
Ashoka Estate, 12th Floor
24 Barakhamba Road
New Delhi – 110 001, India
Tel: +91 11 4151 5454
Email: [email protected]

The firm has received several awards in recent times in recognition of its
exceptional services, some of which include:










India National Law Firm of the Year, Chambers Asia Pacific Awards
2015
Best Overall Law Firms, India Business Law Journal – Indian Law Firm
Awards, 2014
Winner in the following practice area categories in India Business
Law Journal’s 2014 Indian Law Firm Awards: Competition & antitrust,
Employment & industrial relations, Mergers & acquisitions, Private
equity & venture capital.
Corporate & M&A, Most Responsive Domestic Law Firm, Asian-Mena
Counsel Firm of the Year 2014
Silver Award 2014 – Best Indian law firm, International Legal Alliance
Summit Awards 2014
Law Firm of the Year – Private Equity, VCCIRCLE Awards 2014
Capital Markets Law Firm of the Year – India, Corporate INTL Global
Awards 2014
Best Indian Law Firm of the Year/Best Private Equity Law Firm of the
Year, Legal Era Awards 2013-14

Khaitan & Co is the exclusive member of Meritas in India. Meritas is a worldwide alliance of more than 170 independent commercial law firms located in
over 60 countries, membership to which is purely by invitation.

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Khaitan Legal Associates
Established in 2014






Number of partners: 6
Number of associates: 25
Principal office: Mumbai
Other office: London

Key practice areas
Corporate & commercial, mergers & acquisitions, restructuring, insurance,
infrastructure, corporate/secretarial & other compliances, tax, private equity &
funds, project finance, real estate, litigation & dispute resolution, private client,
employment & immigration.


Our services

Khaitan Legal Associates (KLA) is a full-service independent Indian law firm
with offices in Mumbai, an active presence in New Delhi and correspondent
offices in various cities in India. KLA also has a fully staffed office in London.
Equipped with international vision, reach, scope and capability, KLA is committed to the highest principles of legal expertise, excellence, client care and
focus. We pride ourselves on providing solution-driven legal services to our clients by addressing their Indian law requirements. Our mission is to effectively
manage our clients’ legal risks in a manner that is practicable and cost effective and enables them to extract optimum value from business initiatives.

Contact us
Mumbai
1st Floor, Century Bhavan
771 Dr Annie Besant Road, Worli
Mumbai – 400 030, India
Tel: +91 22 6140 0000
Fax: +91 22 6140 0099
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Mr Sakate Khaitan
London
Ground Floor, 29 Gloucester Place
London, W1U 8HX, UK
Tel: +44 20 7034 1430
Fax: +44 20 7034 1431
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Mr Satyendra Shrivastava

Lex Favios
Established in 2015






Number of partners: 4
Number of associates: 12
Principal office: New Delhi
Other office: Mumbai

Key practice areas
Mergers & acquisitions, private equity, capital markets, taxation, banking &
finance, real estate & property laws, hotels & hospitality, drugs & cosmetics,
litigation & dispute resolution.


Our services

The firm’s founder and managing partner, Sumes Dewan, has over 20 years’
experience and is named by Asialaw Leading Lawyers as one of the most
highly acclaimed legal experts in the Asia-Pacific region for capital markets
and corporate finance. Other key partners include Sarvesh Srivastava (taxation), Neeru Tuteja (capital markets) and Indranil Ghosh (dispute resolution),
who is included in The International Who’s Who of Commercial Litigators 2007.
The firm represents a wide range of clients, including Fortune 500 companies
such as Samsung, General Motors, Verizon Communications, Spice Telecom,
Carlson, InterContinental Hotels, Steel Authority of India, National Hydel
Power Corporation, State Bank of India, Targus and Accor Group.
July/August 2015

Contact us
New Delhi (corporate office)
E-277, Level 3, Greater Kailash Part-1
New Delhi – 110 048, India
New Delhi (litigation office)
C-43 Pamposh Enclave
New Delhi – 110 048, India
Mumbai
Regus BKC Kalina, Raheja Centre Point
294 CST Road, Nr. Mumbai University
Kalina, Mumbai – 400 098, India
Contact
Mr Sumes Dewan
Tel: +91 11 3208 4941
Direct: +91 11 4143 5188/4526 4524
Email: [email protected]
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LexOrbis
Established in 1997






Number of partners: 8
Number of associates: 36
Principal office: New Delhi
Other office: Bangalore

Key practice areas
LexOrbis is a premier intellectual property law firm providing end-to-end
IP services starting from ideation to monetization, including procurement,
protection, maintenance and enforcement of all forms of IP rights.

Our services
Being one of the pioneers in the industry in India, LexOrbis provides services
including identification, clearances, preparation and prosecution, transactional and commercial advisory, enforcement and assertion, dispute resolution and general advisory on all forms of intellectual property rights and
related areas, such as biodiversity laws, information technology, advertising,
media and entertainment and legal metrology.
IP assets identification: We provide valuable search based analytics of
patent and non-patent data to assist our clients in developing and directing effective research and development strategies leading to the creation
of valuable IP assets and rights. We also assist clients in developing efficient invention disclosure forms (IDF) for their inventors, provide training
to inventors on writing effective IDFs and write new cases working with
inventors.
Branding strategies: We provide domestic and global trademark clearance
services to assist our clients in identifying enforceable marks, logos and
names to create a unique identity for every product or service. We also help
assist clients in the early stages of developing their online presence and
signature, to ensure the most comprehensive protection. This includes registering domain names as well as addressing infringements on the internet.
Protecting IP assets: Our finest team of patent attorneys writes claims
and complete specifications in almost all areas of technology as per the US
Patent & Trademark Office standard. We file patent applications in India and
international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty and through
national phase applications in almost all countries through our network of
associate law firms. The legal practice group at the firm also assists clients
in filing and obtaining registrations of national and international trademark
and design applications either using the Madrid system of WIPO, CTM or by
filing independent applications in such countries.
Enforcement and assertion: Our experienced litigators provide clients
with practical advice to enable them to enforce and assert their IP assets in
India. We represent clients at all judicial forums including district courts, high
courts and the Supreme Court of India. We deploy industry specific operatives to generate market intelligence, monitor physical and virtual markets
for instances of IP infringement and un-earth fixers, manufacturers and lead
importers of counterfeit and pirated goods in India. We organize enforcement actions across the country with the assistance of the police, customs
officers and through the criminal administration system.
Offering the advice you need: Since our inception, our hands-on approach,
domain expertise and ground-breaking processes have helped us emerge
as a key player in the intellectual property arena. Our expertise in allied
areas of IP, such as drugs & cosmetics laws, biodiversity, plant varieties,
branding and advertising, information technology, media and entertainment,
consumer protection and legal metrology, enables us to flawlessly cater to
each client’s every need.
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Contact us
709-710, Tolstoy House
15-17 Tolstoy Marg
New Delhi – 110 001, India
Telephone
+91 11 2371 6565
Fax
+91 11 2371 6556
Email
[email protected]
Website
www.lexorbis.com
Contact
Ms Manisha Singh
[email protected]

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Lexygen
Established in 2006






Number of partners: 3
Number of associates: 12
Principal office: Bangalore
Other office: Singapore

Key practice areas
Private equity & venture capital, fund formation, mergers & acquisitions, joint
ventures & strategic alliances, infrastructure projects, corporate restructuring,
technology/internet, media & telecom and general corporate advisory.


Our services

Lexygen was founded by Vijay Sambamurthi in June 2006. We are focused
on providing premium legal representation to a global clientele in the areas of
private equity/venture capital, M&A, infrastructure projects, and corporatecommercial services. Over the past few years, our corporate practice has
witnessed a rapid and significant increase in terms of complexity of deals and
profile of clientele. Increasingly, we have become the preferred Indian counsel
for several large buyout and growth funds, as well as exciting start-ups and
established corporations who value our advice and representation on account
of our strong capabilities in structuring complex transactions.

Contact us
Bangalore
Ground Floor, Thapar Niketan
Brunton Road,
Bangalore – 560 025, India
Tel: +91 80 6684 0100
Singapore
Level 58, Republic Plaza
9 Raffles Place
Singapore 048 619
Tel: +65 6823 1342
Contact
Vijay Sambamurthi
Email: [email protected]

Little & Co
Established in 1856






Number of partners: 12
Number of associates: 50
Principal office: Mumbai
Other offices: New Delhi, Pune

Key practice areas
Litigation; corporate law; general corporation law (including advising on
insurance, shipping, power projects & intellectual property); commercial
law; arbitration & dispute resolution; indirect taxation; mergers & acquisitions; intellectual property law; real estate; banking & finance transactions;
foreign investment; joint ventures; energy & telecommunications; testamentary law; maritime; admiralty; takeovers & joint ventures.


Our services

Little & Co, a Mumbai-based law firm, has had the privilege of representing the East India Company way back during its inception. The firm has
also had a rare privilege of having the last English partner up to 1994.
The firm has an extensive all-India civil practice. It is a well-reputed fullservice law firm presenting an appropriate mix of the necessary legal
expertise, industry specialization and commercial acumen. Little & Co
has specialist practitioners in all of the practice areas listed above.
July/August 2015

Contact us
Central Bank Building, 3rd Floor
Mahatma Gandhi Road, Fort
Mumbai – 400 001, India
Telephone
+91 22 2265 2739, +91 22 4049 9116
+91 22 4049 9100
Email
[email protected]
[email protected]
Contacts
Mr Jayendra P Kapadia
Mr Ajay M Khatlawala
Managing Partners
Website
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Luthra & Luthra Law Offices
Established in 1990






Number of partners: 48
Number of associates: 270
Principal offices: New Delhi, Mumbai
Other offices: Bangalore, Hyderabad

Key practice areas
Aviation, banking & finance, capital markets, competition and antitrust,
corporate & commercial, criminal law, debt recovery, dispute resolution & commercial arbitration, employment, environment & regulatory
exchange control, infrastructure & project finance, insurance, international trade, intellectual property, investment structuring, joint ventures,
media & entertainment, mergers & acquisitions, policy & regulatory,
private equity & venture capital, privatizations & disinvestments, real
estate and tax.

Our services
Luthra & Luthra Law Offices is one of India’s leading full-service law firms,
and is consistently rated as a Tier 1 firm. The firm was recognized as
“National Law Firm of the Year – India” at the IFLR Asia Awards 2015.

Awards and recognition










Awarded the “National Law Firm of the Year - India” at the IFLR Asia
Awards 2015, 2011 & 2010.
Awarded the “National Law Firm of the Year - India” at the Chambers
Asia Pacific Awards, 2012.
Recognized as “India Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year”
at the ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2015.
IFLR 1000 Financial and Corporate 2015 has ranked the firm in the
top-tier band.
IFLR 1000 Energy and Infrastructure 2015 has ranked the firm in the
top-tier band.
Awarded “Best Overall Law Firms” by India Business Law Journal
consecutively for 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011.
Ranked “Highly Recommended” firm by Asialaw Profiles 2015 in the
following practice areas: aviation, capital markets, competition &
antitrust, construction & real estate, corporate/M&A, dispute resolution, insurance, intellectual property, IT, telco & media, labour &
employment, private equity, project finance, tax.
Ranked 1st in the world in the Dealogic Global Review 2010 in the
category of “Global PFI/PPP Deals”.

Prominent clients include
Abbott Laboratories, Arcelor Mittal, Axis Bank, Blackstone, Capgemini,
Carlyle Group, Chinese Exim, Citigroup, DLF, EDF Energies Nouvelles,
GMR Group, GVK Group, Godrej Properties, Goldman Sachs, I Squared
Capital, ICICI Bank, Indiabulls Group, Japan Bank for International
Cooperation, Khazanah Nasional Berhad, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts,
Lufthansa, Max Life Insurance, Monsanto, Morgan Stanley, Mylan Inc,
Renew Power, State Bank of India, Samsung, Sequoia Capital, Tata
Group, US Exim, Yes Bank.

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Contact us
New Delhi
1st & 9th Floor, Ashoka Estate
Barakhamba Road
New Delhi – 110 001, India
Telephone: +91 11 4121 5100
Fax: +91 11 2372 3909
Contact
Rajiv Luthra (Managing Partner)
[email protected]

Mumbai
Unit A2, 20th Floor, Tower 2
Indiabulls Finance Centre
Elphinstone Road
Senapati Bapat Marg
Lower Parel
Mumbai – 400 013, India
Telephone: +91 22 4354 7000
Fax: +91 22 6630 3700
Contact
Mohit Saraf (Senior Partner)
[email protected]

Bangalore
Unit Nos. G-01 & G-02
Prestige Garnet, No-36
Ulsoor Road
Yellappa Chetty Layout
Bangalore – 560 042, India
Telephone: +91 80 4112 2800
Fax: +91 80 4112 2332
Contact
Mohit Saraf (Senior Partner)
[email protected]

Website
www.luthra.com

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Maheshwari & Co
Established in 2004







Number of partners: 4
Number of associates: 16
Principal office: New Delhi
Other offices: Mumbai and Lucknow
Associate offices: Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Banagalore

Key practice areas
Corporate law, mergers & acquisitions, private equity, corporate restructuring, project finance, intellectual property matters, litigation, criminal
matters & arbitration, immigration, real estate, pharmaceutical & healthcare telecommunication, information technology, infrastructure projects,
employment matters & research.


Our services

Maheshwari & Co is a full-service law firm providing innovative legal solutions
to domestic and international clients. Under the able guidance of our partners,
who are leading experts in various areas of law, the highest standards of service are maintained and seamlessly delivered. Maheshwari & Co has assisted
companies in various industrial sectors by conducting industry research and
establishing their businesses in India, either as joint ventures or wholly owned
subsidiaries, and handling the legal, secretarial, tax and compliance issues.

Contact us
New Dehi
B-7/1, Safdarjung Enclave Extension
New Delhi – 110 029, India
T: +91 11 2610 1906, +91 9910002881
F:+91 11 2617 1201
E: [email protected]
Contacts: Mr Vipul Maheshwari
and Jyotsna Chaturvedi
Mumbai
Level 8, Vibgyor Towers
C-62, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex
Mumbai – 400 098, India
T: +91 22 4090 7025
F: +91 22 4090 7025
E: [email protected]
Contact: Jyotsna Chaturvedi

MPC Legal
Established in 2012





Number of partners: 3
Number of associates: 12
Principal office: New Delhi

Key practice areas
Corporate, taxation, litigation and business advisory.


Our services

MPC Legal is a specialised law firm with expertise in advising on strategic
investments, both inbound and outbound, corporate law, domestic and
international tax (including litigation), mergers & acquisitions, securities and
capital markets, real estate, information technology, anti-trust and dispute
resolution.
MPC Legal has a diverse pool of professionals with multi-disciplinary qualifications having a global orientation, enabling it to provide a true 360-degree
perspective. The firm’s unique ability to render niche services makes it possible to deliver timely, efficient and practical legal solutions. The members of
the firm understand the value of relationships and its mainstay has been its
ability to work closely with clients on a “hands on” basis.
The firm’s in-depth and specialist experience lends it a functional
advantage.
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Contact us
1H, Vandhna, 11 Tolstoy Marg
New Delhi – 110 001, India
Telephone
+91 11 4710 2250
Fax
+91 11 4710 2290
Contacts
Aseem Chawla
[email protected]
Dipankar Vig
[email protected]

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Mulla & Mulla & Craigie Blunt
& Caroe
Established in 1895






Number of partners: 13
Number of associates: 100+
Principal office: Mumbai
Other offices: Bangalore, New Delhi

Key practice areas
Admiralty, arbitration (domestic & international), aviation law, banking &
securities, capital markets, competition & anti-trust, construction, company/commercial law, customs & tariffs, employment & industrial relations,
energy law (oil & gas), entertainment law, environmental law, finance law
(aircraft, ship & project), foreign investment, IT, infrastructure (power &
ports), IP, insurance law, litigation, logistics, mergers & acquisitions, media
& entertainment, offshore investment & securities, privatization, real estate
& property law, tax laws, telecommunications, trade & transport.

Our services
A worldclass firm with a broad-based practice and a diversified client base.
Founded by Sir Dinshaw Mulla in 1895, the firm has emerged as a top tier
leading law firm known for its unparalled legacy in litigation and trend-setting solution-providing capabilities. As one of India’s leading law firms, Mulla
& Mulla & Craigie Blunt & Caroe proudly acts as legal counsel to numerous
multi-national companies and large Indian corporates. Individual partners
concentrate on different practice areas providing specialist legal, commercial & technical services to clients.












With one of the strongest litigation and dispute resolution practices, the
firm advises on managing litigation risk and facilitates negotiations to
resolve disputes.
The firm also advises on day-to-day legal issues concerning commercial
and business affairs, including the formation of legal entities, mergers &
acquisitions, transactional matters, commercial contracts and documentation, including supply chain contracts and take or pay contracts.
The firm has a strong admiralty and aviation law practice with a worldwide reputation as well as an extensive ship and aircraft finance practice, which acts for international lenders.
The firm has the expertise in relation to project, infrastructure and
construction contracts, including the expansion in relation to project,
infrastructure and construction contracts, including the expansion of
ports and investments in Indian private ports. It has a vast experience in
drafting EPC contracts compliant with FIDIC templates.
The firm is traditionally known for its pan-India real estate practice.
It also has a well-organised insurance and reinsurance practice group,
which developed over 40 years.
The firm represents Indian and foreign clients in the oil and gas industry
and regulary advises on contracts and sub-contracts in relation to legal
and regulatory permissions required for onshore, offshore, intertidal
area drilling and oil exploration.
The firm acts on both contentious and non-contentious IP matters and
advices in relation to licensing, frachising, and the protection and registration of IPRs, particularly with regard to brands and copyright.

Contact us
Mumbai
Mulla House
51, Mahatma Gandhi Road
Flora Fountain
Mumbai – 400 001, India
Telephone
+91 22 2262 3191
+91 22 2204 4960
Fax
+91 22 6634 5497
+9122 2204 0246

Bangalore
209, Regency Enclave
4, Magrath Road
Bangalore – 560 025, India
Telephone
+91 80 2555 0370
Fax
+91 80 2559 8549

New Delhi
502, Nilgiri Apartments, 5th floor
9 Barakhamba Road
New Delhi – 110 001, India
Telephone
+91 11 2332 1501
Fax
+91 11 2332 1520

Email
[email protected]

While the firm exclusively practices Indian law, several of our lawyers are
admitted as attorneys at the New York Bar and as solicitors on the rolls of
both the Supreme Court of England & Wales and Hong Kong.
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New Delhi Law Offices
Established in 1992






Number of partners: 8
Number of associates: 24
Principal office: New Delhi
Associate offices: Hyderabad, Pune

Key practice areas
Mergers & acquisitions, restructuring, transaction advisory (domestic/
cross border), competition laws, strategic alliances and joint ventures,
private equity & venture capital, capital markets, banking & finance (structured finance, project finance), policy & regulatory, defence, real estate,
infrastructure, power (conventional/ renewable), telecom, environmental
law, education, technology/e-commerce, corporate & commercial, labor
and employment, taxation, domestic & cross border litigation, alternative
disputes resolution, mediation, consumer law, antitrust litigation, national
green tribunal, company law board.

Our services
Founded at the cusp of the Indian economic liberalization by Mr PS
Dasgupta (founder partner) as a premier corporate commercial law firm,
NDLO as a firm has accumulated more than two decades’ of experience in
advising and assisting clients through multiple investment cycles. Coupled
with its keen understanding of clients’ business objectives, the firm has
been providing practical bespoke solution-oriented legal advice across its
practice areas.
With an even blend of international and domestic clients, such as Bose
Corporation, Bausch & Lomb, Cummins, Timken, LNJ Bhilwara Group,
Ansal API, Experion, Avigo, Snap On, JAS Forwarding, OTIS, etc., the firm
is regularly engaged for providing strategic advice on market entry or outbound investments, regulatory and policy issues, mergers and acquisitions,
projects, structured financing, etc., across industry segments. Furthermore,
its regular engagements in providing cross border investments advisory has
also seen the firm get frequently engaged for strategizing and assisting in
the conduct of multi-jurisdictional cross-border litigations.

Contact us
Suite 303
DLF South Court
Plot A-1
Saket District Centre
Saket
New Delhi – 110 017, India
Telephone
+91 11 4072 5050
Fax
+91 11 4103 4665
Email
[email protected]
Contacts
PS Dasgupta
Founder Partner
Sanjeev Saraswat
Managing Partner
Rakesh Chatterjee
Partner
Website
www.ndlolegal.com

Supported by a set of creative young lawyers and of-counsels, and under
the guidance of the founding partner, NDLO continues to provide legal
advice and assistance in a hands-on and responsive manner. This approach
has seen lawyers at NDLO being rated highly by clients.

Award & recognition
The firm was named “Corporate Regulatory Law Firm” in India by Global
Law Expert in 2014.

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Phoenix Legal
Established in 2008





Number of partners: 8
Number of associates: 48
Principal offices: Chennai, Mumbai, New Delhi

Key practice areas
Antitrust & competition, banking & finance, corporate commercial
advisory, dispute resolution (arbitration & litigation), energy, oil & gas,
environment, employment & industrial relations, foreign investment &
exchange control, infrastructure, insurance, intellectual property, joint
ventures, foreign & technical collaboration, mergers & acquisitions,
mining & resources, private equity & funds, real estate, project finance,
regulatory affairs, TMT, taxation, compliance, bribery & anti-corruption,
corporate insolvency & restructuring.


Our services

Phoenix Legal is one of India’s foremost full service law firms, offering an extensive range of transactional, regulatory, advisory and dispute resolution services. We advise a diverse clientele which includes
domestic and international companies, banks and financial institutions,
funds, promoter groups and public sector undertakings.

Contact us
Chennai
Seethakathi Business Centre
9th Floor, Office no. 2B
# 684-690, Anna Salai,
Chennai – 600 006, India
Telephone: +91 44 2829 4626
Contact
Saket Shukla
Email: [email protected]

Mumbai
Vaswani Mansion
Office no.17 & 18, 3rd Floor
120 Dinshaw Vachha Road, Churchgate
Mumbai – 400 020, India
Telephone: +91 22 4340 8500
Fax: +91 22 4340 8501

Based out of offices in Chennai, Mumbai and New Delhi, the firm has
successfully been able to establish its identity outside its origins,
dealing in significant depth with complex domestic and international
matters.

Contact
Sawant Singh
Email: [email protected]

The key reason for setting up Phoenix Legal was its founding partners’ desire to bring client service into sharper focus and to provide
commercially viable legal advice in all sectors of the economy. A few
characteristics which set us apart from conventional firms are: a high
degree of partner involvement and availability; top quality commercially
oriented legal advice; attention to detail; responsiveness and a flexible
billing policy.

New Delhi
2nd Floor, 254 Okhla Industrial Estate,
Phase III, New Delhi – 110 020, India
Telephone: +91 11 4983 0000
Fax: +91 11 4983 0099

There are eight partners at the firm now with five of them in New Delhi
and three in Mumbai.
The firm distinguishes itself from conventional firms with its level
of partner involvement in all deals/transactions, at all times and its
approach to provide commercial solutions on the basis of intensive and
detailed legal research.

Contact
Abhishek Saxena
Email: [email protected]

Website
www.phoenixlegal.in

Many of our clients look to Phoenix Legal, not just for legal expertise
but for advice on business critical issues.
Phoenix Legal has been recognized year-on-year in India Business Law
Journal’s Indian Law Firm Awards, winning in a diverse range of categories including Energy, Projects and Infrastructure and Structured
Finance & Securitization. It also worked on one of India Business Law
Journal’s 2014 Deals of the Year.

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PLR Chambers
Established in 2013






Number of partners: 1 (+ 2 directors)
Number of associates: 17
Principal office: New Delhi
Other offices: Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bangalore

Key practice areas
Public policy & government affairs, legislative drafting, crisis management,
compliance & regulatory risk management, anti-corruption, white-collar crime,
public procurement, IT & internet, privacy & data protection, cybersecurity, telecom, e-commerce, retail, pharma, food & drugs, defence, nuclear power, aviation, international trade & investment, innovation (startups/incubators/accelerators), CSR, charities, education, sustainability biodiversity & environment.


Our services

PLR Chambers is a boutique policy and regulatory law firm with extensive
experience in representing Indian and international clients before regulators, administrative and judicial forums and federal and state governments.
The firm is retained by governments, multilateral agencies and industry to
draft legislation and policy papers and to advise on legal issues, including
government affairs, market entry strategies, business sustainability and
crisis management.

Contact us
Suite 1B, Plot 8B, Main Mathura Road
New Delhi – 110 014, India
Contacts
Suhaan Mukerji, Partner
Tel: +91 8800601364
[email protected]
Aditya Rao, Counsel
Tel: +91 8800601360
Email: [email protected]
Website
www.plrchambers.com
PLR Chambers was a winner of India
Business Law Journal’s 2014 Indian
Law Firm Awards in the category of
Policy and Regulation.

PSA
Established in 2008






Number of partners: 1
Number of associates: 15
Principal office: New Delhi
Other office: Chennai

Key practice areas
Automotive & parts, aviation & aerospace, banking, insurance & securitization,
corporate & securities, commercial law, competition law, defence, dispute
resolution, environmental law, food & pharmaceuticals, infrastructure, intellectual property, labour & employment, mergers & acquisitions, outsourcing,
project finance, real property, start-ups, private equity and venture capital –
VICTUS, taxation, technology, media & telecommunications.


Our services

PSA is a pragmatic client-driven, solution-oriented firm whose primary goal is
to anticipate future needs of clients. The firm is headed by Priti Suri, a business lawyer with over 29 years’ experience in three continents. Understanding
the pulse of the client is a key driver of who we are. The legal team possesses
in-depth industry knowledge and multilingual capabilities. Exposed to both
Western and Indian cultures, we bridge the “business cultural” gaps. Our practice is broad-based and extends to multitude industries and practice areas.
July/August 2015

Contact us
14A & B Hansalaya
15 Barakhamba Road
New Delhi – 110 001, India
Telephone
+91 11 4350 0500
Fax
+91 11 4350 0502
Email
[email protected]
Contact
Ms Priti Suri
Website
www.psalegal.com

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Puthran & Associates
Established in 2004






Number of partners: 2
Number of associates: 20
Principal office: Chennai
Other offices: Bangalore, Trivandrum

Key practice areas
At P&A, we provide a complete range of legal services relating to all intellectual property matters involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, geographical indication and industrial designs.


Our services

Puthran & Associates is a progressive professional law firm providing high
quality intellectual property services in line with global best practices.
With a strong foundation based on ethical legal practice and emphasis on
prompt and efficient service, P&A partners with organizations worldwide
in protecting intellectual property rights. Our clientele are from diverse
backgrounds and are leading players in their respective domains, and our
steady growth stands testimony to the implicit trust that they have in our
services. We are noted for being a customer-centric law firm, with attorneys and paralegals who are deeply committed and dedicated to the best
interests of our clients.

Contact us
B-3, Kesavan Orchid
5/7, North Mada Street
Sri Nagar Colony, Saidapet
Chennai – 600 015
Tamilnadu, India
Telephone
+91 44 4206 4209
+91 44 4231 2604
Fax
+91 44 4206 4219
Email
[email protected]
Website
www.puthrans.com

RNClegal
Rajinder Narain & Co
Established in 1950





Number of partners: 2
Number of associates: 16
Principal office: New Delhi

Key practice areas
Aircraft leasing & financing, regulatory, repossessions & enforcement;
mergers & acquisitions; corporate/commercial advisory, arbitration & litigation; industrial relations & employment; exchange control laws; company
law & regulatory compliance; competition laws and technology transfer.


Our services

RNClegal/Rajinder Narain & Co was one of the first legal firms to be
established in New Delhi soon after the independence of India in 1947
and the promulgation of the Constitution in India.
The firm’s partners have been judges and chief justices of the high court,
and have held offices as presidents and secretaries of various Indian and
overseas bar associations.
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Contact us
Maulseri House
7, Kapasehera Estate
New Delhi – 110 037, India
Shivam House
14-F Connaught Place
New Delhi – 110 001, India
Telephone: +91 11 4122 5000
Fax: +91 11 4122 5001
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.rnclegal.com
Contact: Mr Ravi Nath

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RRG & Associates
Established in 2010






Number of partners: 4
Number of associates: 22
Principal offices: New Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai
Other office: Kolkata

Key practice areas
Corporate & commercial litigation, civil litigation, criminal litigation, mining,
foreign exchange, taxation, media & broadcasting, constitutional laws, IP,
competition law, consumer rights, cross-border dispute resolution, corporate
& commercial advisory, capital markets, banking & finance, restructuring &
reorganization, M&A, real estate & infrastructure, commercial contracts, joint
ventures & technical collaborations, foreign investments, PE & VC.


Our services

RRG & Associates is led by Ms Ranjana Roy Gawai, a reputed lawyer with
vast experience in corporate and commercial law and and SEBI matters. RRG
& Associates has an inspiring team of dynamic professionals with an impressive practice in corporate/commercial work and litigation. It has a practice in
the Supreme Court of India, various high courts, districts courts and tribunals
across the country. Ms Vasudha Sen has become equity partner. Mr Salim A
Inamdar recently joined the firm as a partner with a team of four associates.

Contact us
New Delhi
C-14, LGF, Chirag Enclave
Greater Kailash-I
New Delhi – 110 048, India
Tel: +91 11 4056 3742
+91 93 1191 1201/06
Fax: +91 11 4100 5046
Mumbai
115, 1st Floor, Birya House
265, Nariman Street, Fort
Mumbai – 400 001, India
Contact
Ms Vasudha Sen
[email protected]
Website
www.rrgassociates.com

Saikrishna & Associates
Established in 2001





Number of partners: 10
Number of associates: 66
Principal office: Noida, National Capital Region (NCR)

Key practice areas
Dispute resolution (IP, regultory & general commercial), IP prosecution
(trademarks, copyrights, designs & patents), commercial IP advisory &
transactional services, TMT, film, music, TV, cyberlaws, software, publishing, policy development, competition law, corporate law.


Our services

Saikrishna & Associates is a leading intellectual property and general practice
law firm specializing in prosecution, litigation, transactions and policy development, and related areas, such as trade secrets, confidential information and
defamation. The firm also has extensive expertise in the media, broadcasting,
publishing and software sectors. Ranked among the top IP litigation practices
in India, with individual members representing several Fortune 500 companies, the firm also engages in IP enforcement and has a strong investigation
and enforcement unit. The firm’s focused transactions practice assists clients
with issues including licensing, merchandising, content/script clearance, libel
read memos, aggregation and the auditing of large content libraries.
July/August 2015

Contact us
A-2E, CMA Tower, 2nd Floor
Sector 24, Noida – 201 301
National Capital Region, India
Telephone
+91 120 463 3900
Fax
+91 120 463 3999
Email
[email protected]
Contact
Mr Saikrishna Rajagopal
(mobile: +91 9910153099)

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Samvad Partners
Established in 2013






Number of partners: 9
Number of associates: 35
Principal offices: Bangalore, Mumbai, New Delhi
Other office: Chennai

Key practice areas
Anti-corruption & corporate governance; banking & finance; commercial
real estate; dispute resolution (arbitration & litigation); general corporate
advisory; human resources & employment; infrastructure; intellectual property; mergers & acquisitions and joint ventures; private equity & venture
capital funds & investments; technology, media & telecommunications.


Our services

Samvad Partners is a partner-led, solution-oriented law firm. The firm is committed to providing smart and quality legal advice to our clients; maintaining
the highest levels of professional integrity; and nurturing our lawyers in a work
environment that motivates them to achieve and maintain the highest standards. Samvad has consistently received the highest accolades and ranking
from our peers, including recognition in Chambers & Partners and Legal500,
over the past few years.

Contact us
Bangalore
Harish B Narasappa, Partner
T: +91 80 4268 6000, F: +91 80 4268 6031
[email protected]
Mumbai
Vineetha MG, Partner
T: +91 22 6104 4000, F: +91 22 6104 4014
[email protected]
Chennai
Rohan K George, Partner
T: +91 44 2374 0774, F: +91 44 4306 3208
[email protected]
New Delhi
Ashwini Vittalachar, Partner
T: +91 11 4172 6200, F: +91 11 4172 6201
[email protected]

Seth Dua & Associates
Established in 1998





Number of partners: 12
Number of associates: 30
Principal office: New Delhi

Key practice areas
Aviation; aerospace & defence; automotive; arbitration & litigation; banking
& finance; capital markets/securities; corporate & commercial, transactions;
competition law; corporate fraud; energy & natural resources; employment
law; foreign exchange law; joint ventures; foreign investments; M&A; hospitality & leisure; infrastructure projects; intellectual property; PPP; procurement;
private equity & venture capital; real estate & construction; direct & indirect
tax; international trade & WTO; telecoms, media & technology (TMT).


Our services

Seth Dua & Associates (SDA) is a leading full-service Indian law firm. Highly
recommended and rated consistently by all renowned legal directories
(Chambers, Legal 500, AsiaLaw, etc) for word class quality services to clients
across the globe, SDA has a dedicated team of professionals practicing various disciplines of law. The professional strength of the firm is derived from a
unique combination of legal, tax and dispute resolution services that can be
offered to client along with in-depth industry focus.
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Contact us
601, 6th Floor
DLF South Court, Saket
New Delhi – 110 017, India
Tel: +91 11 4164 4400
Fax: + 91 11 4164 4500
Website: www.sethdua.com
Contacts
Sunil Seth, Senior Partner
[email protected]
Mobile: +91 9810055100
Atul Dua, Senior Partner
[email protected]
Mobile: +91 9810162645

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Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
& Co
Established in 2015






Number of partners: 69
Number of associates: 294
Principal offices: New Delhi, Mumbai
Other offices: Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Gurgaon, Kolkata,

Key practice areas
General corporate (mergers & acquisitions; joint ventures & collaborations; private equity; real estate; taxation; insurance; employment; technology, media, & telecommunications); projects & project finance; capital
markets; banking & finance; intellectual property; dispute resolution;
competition law; policy & regulatory.

Firm overview
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co (SAM & Co) is one of India’s leading
full service law firms. Founded on almost a century of legal achievement,
SAM & Co started anew in May 2015. With over 69 partners and about
370 lawyers, the firm deploys its legal resources across all major practices and focuses on several core areas of commercial activity.
The mission of the firm is to enable business by providing solutions as
trusted advisers through excellence, responsiveness, innovation and
collaboration. We are the exclusive Indian member firm of the prestigious
Lex Mundi, the world’s leading network of independent law firms.

Practice highlights
General corporate: The general corporate practice of the firm includes
mergers and acquisitions, JVs, private equity and business restructuring, which are well documented in the annals of Indian corporate
history. The tax, competition law, intellectual property and regulatory
teams work very closely with the corporate teams to facilitate deal closures. Our insurance practice is robust and well recognized.
Projects and project finance: We advise developers, EPC contractors, investors and lenders on various infrastructure projects in the
power, oil & gas, ports, roads and mining sectors.
Capital markets: Our offerings include legal and regulatory advice on
IPOs, FPOs, rights issues, QIPs, ADRs, GDRs, IDRs and AIM listings on
the equity side. On debt capital markets, our offerings include issuance
and restructuring of FCCBs, and non-convertible bonds.
Dispute resolution: We are considered a go-to firm for domestic &
international arbitration, commercial, corporate and regulatory disputes
in various courts, tribunals, forums, administrative authorities and regulators in India.
Banking & finance: Our offerings range from traditional banking documentation to securitization, factoring, setting up payment banks, syndicated loans, structured finance, and acquisition finance.
Other practice areas and industry expertise: Bankruptcy and insolvency, consumer protection and product liability, corporate/commercial
advisory, defence, e-commerce, employment, environment and climate
change, e-trade and outsourcing, FCPA and bribery investigations,
infrastructure, internet governance, mining and energy, pro-bono, philanthropy and trusts, real estate & trusts, regulatory and public policy,
retail, taxation, TMT, trade law and white collar crime.
July/August 2015

Contact us
Shardul S Shroff
Executive Chairman
Email: [email protected]
New Delhi
216, Amarchand Towers
Okhla Industrial Estate
Phase III, New Delhi – 110 020, India
Tel: +91 11 4159 0700, 4060 6060
Contact: Ms Pallavi Shroff
Email: [email protected]
Mumbai
Express Towers, 17th Floor
Nariman Point
Mumbai – 400 021, India
Tel: +91 22 4933 5555
Contact: Mr Akshay Chudasama
Email: [email protected]
Bengaluru
Prestige Sterling Square
Madras Bank Road
Off Lavelle Road
Bengaluru – 560 001, India
Contact: Mr Jatin Aneja
Email: [email protected]
Ahmedabad
301-302, Parshwanath E-square
Corporate Road, Prahladnagar
Ahmedabad – 380 015, India
Tel +91 79 4900 9200, 2929 7831
Contact: Mr Pankaj Agarwal
Email: [email protected]
Gurgaon
MPD Towers, 6th Floor
DLF Phase V
Sector 43, Golf Course Road,
Gurgaon – 122 022, India
Tel: +91 124 459 5150, 436 7734
Contact: Mr Amit Kumar
Email: [email protected]
Kolkata
Anand Lok, 227
A.J.C. Bose Road
Kolkata – 700 020, India
Tel: +91 33 4010 8400, 2283 6748
Contact: Mr Siddhartha Datta
Email: [email protected]

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Singhania & Co
Established in 1969






Number of partners: 12
Number of associates: 51
Principal office: New Delhi
Other offices: Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad,
Jaipur, London

Key practice areas
Antitrust & competition, admiralty, anti-dumping, aviation, corporate &
commercial, company registration, dispute resolution, international trade,
venture capital & private equity.

Contact us
New Delhi (Head Office)
N- 17 Pal Building, Green Park Extension
New Delhi – 110 016, India
T: +91 11 4652 3123 or 4052 8340
Mobile: +91 9958065656
Contact: Anshuman Tiwari
Mumbai
83-C Mittal Tower, Nariman Point
Mumbai – 400 021, India
T: +91 22 2204 9973 or 218 2441
E: [email protected]
Contact: Pradeep Kumar Jain

Our services
Singhania & Co comprises of a large team of law practitioners conversant
and specialized in various faculties of international business law to ensure
the delivery of customized practicable and affordable solutions to the clients. In the process of providing the solutions to our clients we provide
various inputs and valuable insights regarding the development in the field
of the economic and commercial climate of india.
Antitrust & competition: Our antitrust and trade regulation team advises on
a whole range of competition and antitrust issues, cartels and antitrust investigations, abuse of dominant position, merger control regulations, bidding and
public procurement, and commercial agreements.
Admiralty: Singhania & Co has extensive experience and a global reputation
of handling ship arrest and release and all other aspects of maritime matters.
The firm advises on all types of disputes, representing owners, charterers,
suppliers, repairers, cargo owners and their insurers, including P&I clubs.
Anti-dumping: The team has expertise in legal analysis, preparation of complaints, consultations, settlement, negotiations, preparation of legal and factual submissions, making oral submissions, adjudication and implementation
of dispute settlement reports.
Aviation: We provide litigation support to aviation companies before high
courts, the Supreme Court, various forums, commissions and authorities.
Corporate and commercial: Corporate and commercial law is a major part
of our practice. The team offers legal documentation, contracts and agreements (including setting up business in India and abroad), foreign direct
investment regulation obtaining approval from statutory bodies, collaborations, joint ventures, M&A, due diligence, restructuring, statutory compliance
audits, government approvals and clearances.
Company registration: We provide company registration services at affordable price to our global clients in India and across the globe, which meet the
client’s requirements and expectations completely.
Dispute resolution: The firm has a formidable dispute resolution and arbitration practice which includes competition law, corporate and commercial law,
IP, labour, securities and taxation matters before a wide range of courts and
tribunals.
International trade: Singhania & Co has one of the oldest international
trade practices in India and has been advising clients on a wide range of
areas such as anti-dumping, subsidy and safeguard investigations, bilateral agreements, free trade agreements (FTAs), market access initiatives,
foreign trade policy, export incentives and customs.
Venture capital and private equity: We have earned a reputation for
representing companies which are seeking financing, as well as financing
sources such as venture capital firms, private equity firms, institutional
investors, and angel investors.
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Bangalore
204-A Mittal Tower, 6 Mahatma Gandhi Rd
Bangalore – 560 001, India
T: +91 80 2558 8763
E: [email protected]
Contact: Anindya Mazumdar
Kolkata
1st Floor, Suite E-1, 75-C Park Street
Kolkata (Calcutta) – 700 016, India
T: +91 33 2229 5088
E: [email protected]
Contact: Rakesh Kumar
Chennai
1 Rayala Towers, 781-785 Anna Salai
Chennai – 600 002, India
T: +91 44 2852 1626
E: [email protected]
Contact: Abhilash KS
Hyderabad
6th Floor Suit # 614 Babu Khan Estate
Bashir Bagh, Hyderabad – 500 029, India
T: +91 40 2323 6219
E: [email protected]
Contact: Revathi P
Jaipur
A-4 Yudhishter Marg, Jaipur, India
T: +91 141 510 3161
E: [email protected]

London
134 Buckingham palace Road
London SW1 W9SA, UK
T: +44 20 7799 1688
E: [email protected]
Contact: Vijay Goel

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SK Singhi & Co
Established in 2009





Number of associates: 20
Principal office: Kolkata
Other office: New Delhi

Key practice areas
Corporate advisory: corporate, banking & securities, private equity & FDI,
merchant banking & capital markets, mergers & acquisitions, competition
law, intellectual property, due diligence & legal audit, commercial contracts
& agreements, joint ventures & collaborations, accounting and taxation to
foreign nationals & NRIs.
Transactional & litigation: arbitration, conciliation & alternate dispute
resolution, litigation, intellectual property & cyber law, industrial & labour
law, real estate & property law, taxation planning & legal.

Our services
SK Singhi & Co is a young professional Indian law firm based in Kolkata.
The firm operates through a network of associates across the country and
beyond its borders. It provides specialized advice on legal, fiscal, corporate
and commercial law and matters related to company law, infrastructure,
mining, manufacturing, real estate, banking, financial services, NBFCS as
well as insurance, mutual funds, trusts, societies and individuals.
Within the organization we have a separate division for advisory on accounting and taxation headed by Mr Ankur Singhi, a chartered accountant,
whereby we provide accounting and taxation advice to foreign nationals
and NRIs.
SK Singhi & Co’s skill and expertise are best suited to the needs of clients
who demand quick and specialized professional services. The firm offers to
its clients a positive approach towards fulfilling their targets and objectives
in a time-bound schedule with minimum possible cost. We closely work
with each of our clients, be it a corporate or an individual, to understand the
practical aspect of their business or profession and analyse their problems
commercially or otherwise to give practical advice and services.

ISO certification
SK Singhi & Co is the first law firm in eastern India to be awarded an ISO
9001:2008 certificate by the British Standard Institute.

Awards & accolades
The firm has been awarded the prestigious titles of The Best Rising Indian
Law Firm of the Year, 2013-14, and the Regional Law Firm of the Year (East),
2014 – 2015, by the Legal Era Awards.

Contact us
Corporate office
4 Kiran Shankar Roy Road
Raja Chambers, 1st Floor
Kolkata – 700 001
West Bengal, India
Branch office
Tobacco House
Room No.14, 1st Floor
1/2-Old Court House Street
Kolkata – 700 001
West Bengal, India
New Delhi
I-44 Jangpura Extn
New Delhi – 110 014, India

Telephone
+91 33 2231 8652
+91 33 4005 6425
Fax
+91 33 2262 3321
Email
[email protected]
[email protected]
Website
www.sksinghiandco.com

Contacts
Mr SK Singhi
+91 97 48035250
Mr Ankur Singhi
+91 98 36209981
Ms Riti Basu
+91 98 30773361

In the media
Articles by Mr SK Singhi and other associates of the firm have been published in various legal magazines and journals, including Lex Witness and
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SS Rana & Co
Established in 1989






Number of partners: 3
Number of associates: 34
Principal office: New Delhi
Other offices: Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, Noida

Key practice areas
Strategizing, protecting & monetizing intellectual property, including
trademarks, patents, designs, copyrights, IP litigation, IP infringement and
passing off matters, in India and abroad.

Our services
SS Rana & Co is a premier intellectual property law firm that provides impeccable services in respect of contentious and non-contentious IP-related matters, business and commercial laws.
Since its inception in 1989, the firm has represented multinational clients in all
phases of contentious litigation, primarily before the Supreme Court of India,
the Indian Patent Office, the Trade Marks Registry, the Copyright Board, the
Intellectual Property Appellate Board and the National Internet Exchange
Board of India (NIXI). It is one of very few IP firms registered as “advocateon-record” with the Supreme Court of India and thus is able to represent its
clients in litigation matters right from district courts to the Supreme Court.
The firm has been awarded the ISO 27001:2013 Information Security
Management Certificate from DNV-GL (a European international certification body), marking its commitment to best practices aimed at improving its
business performance and ensuring the highest degree of data security and
confidentiality for its clients.
The proactive team comprises professionally qualified IP attorneys, advocates,
patent agents, engineers, software professionals and experts from disparate
fields such as IT, biotechnology, chemistry, pharmaceuticals, applied science
and business management. Under the guidance of the managing partner, the
talented and exuberant team makes constant endeavours for maximum utilization of time and resources and ensures that every client receives undivided
attention and benefits from the firm’s broad range of expertise.
With more than four decades of experience, senior litigators of the firm are
committed to providing counsel of the highest quality and helping clients
to achieve strategic business objectives. The firm’s long standing relationship with many Fortune 500 companies and other esteemed international
and national corporations speaks laurels for its diligent and strategic legal
services. The growth in number of clients bears testimony to the world class
proactive legal services provided by the firm. It has also been recognized by
several reputed journals and publications for its high quality services.

Corporate social responsibility
The firm understands its corporate social responsibility and makes every
effort to comply with the spirit of the law and ethical standards. The firm
actively participates in IP sensitization programs organized by government and non-government bodies such as ISRO, TIFAC, PFC, FICCI, CII,
ASSOCHAM, WIPO, MSSI and NIESBUD, with the sole intention of raising
IP awareness in India.
The firm offers pro-bono services to support the cause of grassroots innovators to enable them to monetize their innovations and inventions and benefit
from the burgeoning rural industries in India.

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Registered office
317, Lawyers’ Chambers
High Court of Delhi
New Delhi – 110 003, India
Corporate office
81/2, 2nd & 3rd floors
Aurobindo Marg
New Delhi – 110 016, India
Noida
604/605, Chokhani Square
P-4, Sector 18
Noida – 201 301, India
Mumbai
G/F & 1/F, Trade Center
Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra
Mumbai – 400 051, India
Kolkata
RDB Boulevard, 8th floor
Plot K-1, Sector V, Block EP & GP
Salt Lake City
Kolkata – 700 091, India
Chennai
2nd Floor, Altius Olympia Tech Park – 1
SIDCO Industrial Estate, Guindy
Chennai – 600 032, India
Bangalore
2nd Floor, Prestige Omega
No. 104 EPIP Zone, Whitefield
Bangalore – 560 066, India

Telephone
+91 11 3056 2000 (10 lines)
Fax
+91 11 3056 2010
Contacts
Vikrant Rana
[email protected]
Lucy Rana
[email protected]
Website
www.ssrana.in

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Titus & Co, Advocates
Established in 1996






Number of partners: 7
Number of associates: 75
Principal office: New Delhi
Other offices: Milan (Italy), Bangalore, Chennai, Chandigarh,
Hyderabad, Jabalpur, Jalandhar, Kolkata, Mumbai

Key practice areas
Admiralty, maritime & shipping; alternative dispute resolution; arbitration
(national & international); aviation; banking & finance; biotechnology & life
sciences; capital markets & securities; commercial litigation; corporate
governance, compliance & legal audits; criminal litigation; data protection;
infrastructure projects; insurance; intellectual property & anti-counterfeiting; IT, outsourcing & licensing; labour; media & entertainment; mergers,
acquisitions, takeovers, corporate restructuring, project finance; real
estate & construction; regulatory & government affairs; tax (direct & indirect); telecommunications & IT; trade law & anti-dumping; venture capital
& private equity.

Our services
Titus & Co is one of India’s leading and prominent full-service commercial
law firms with substantial representations in transactional, tax, intellectual
property, civil and criminal litigation and arbitration matters. Titus
& Co represents a wide range of clients from the US, Europe, Australia and
Asia, including 59 Fortune 500 Global corporations.
In July 2010, Titus & Co established an office in Milan, Italy, in association
with Mr Jacopo Gasperi, a prominent Italian lawyer with an India-focused
practice.

International groupings

Contact us
R- 77 A, Greater Kailash-I
New Delhi – 110 048
India
Telephone
+91 11 2628 0100
Fax
+91 11 2648 0300
Email
[email protected]

Contacts
Diljeet Titus, [email protected]
Baljit Singh Kalha, [email protected]
RS Mittal, [email protected]
Ujjwal Sharma, [email protected]

Languages
English, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian,
Malayalam, Punjabi, Spanish, other Indian
languages

International Bar Association, Inter-Pacific Bar Association, ICC India
(International Chambers of Commerce), Licensing Executives Society,
Association of Trial Lawyers of America, The Association of European Lawyers
(AEA International), US-India Business Council and Swiss Business Forum.

Memberships
India Legal Group (founding member), Delhi High Court Bar Association,
Company Law Board Bar Association, Supreme Court Bar Association,
Indian Council of Arbitration, Society of Indian Law Firms, Federation of
Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Confederation of Indian
Industry, Indo-Italian Chamber of Commerce, PHD Chamber of Commerce,
Joint Business Councils, Indo American Chamber of Commerce, The
Council of EU Chambers of Commerce in India, Indo Israel Business
Alliance, ASSOCHAM, INSOL India, ITPO, Federation of Indian Export
Organizations, Indo-German Chamber of Commerce, TiE, NCTI, CanadaIndia Business Council.

Awards & recognition
Titus & Co is recognized and awarded by the Government of India, India
Business Law Journal, Asia-Pacific Legal 500, Chambers and Partners, IFLR
1000, Asia Law & Practice, The Global Counsel 3000, Asialaw Profiles, Who’s
Who Legal, Which Lawyer PLC and Business Today.
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Trilegal
Established in 2000





Number of partners: 27
Number of associates: 161
Principal offices: New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad

Key practice areas
Mergers & acquisitions, strategic alliances & joint ventures, private equity &
venture capital, defence & aviation, energy & infrastructure, banking & finance,
taxation, restructuring, capital markets, telecoms, media & technology, dispute resolution, regulatory, competition law, labor & employment, real estate,
hospitality, pharma, manufacturing and others.


Our services

Trilegal is one of India’s top-tier law firms with offices in four of India’s major
cities. We represent clients on a large number of the most complex and high
value transactions in India, leading to our key practices winning top industry
awards and accolades. We believe that the combination of our firm’s culture,
depth of sectoral and transactional experience, wide range of expertise and
the quality and energy of our lawyers, allows us to offer a level of client service
that is unique to the Indian legal market. Our lawyers are trained to take a
commercial perspective of the issues our clients face with a solution-oriented
approach and give high quality practical advice.

Contact us
Telephone
New Delhi: +91 11 4163 9393
Bengaluru: +91 80 4343 4646
Mumbai: +91 22 4079 1000
Hyderabad: +91 40 2355 6781
Email
[email protected]
Contact
Bakul Anand
Website
www.trilegal.com

Trust Legal
Established in 2005





Number of partners: 2
Number of associates: 10
Principal office: New Delhi

Key practice areas
Environment, infrastructure, healthcare & pharmaceutical, dispute resolution,
corporate, private wealth & family laws.


Our services

Trust Legal was founded in 2005 by Sudhir Mishra, alumni of the International
Visitor’s Leadership Program, sponsored by the Government of United States
of America, with a very strong focus on corporate and dispute resolution
practice areas related to environment, healthcare, infrastructure, banking and
finance and the oil and gas sectors. The niche practice of environmental law
is well known and Sudhir was awarded as the “Best Environmental Lawyer
of Year Award, 2013” by Legal Era magazine. The Economic Times, on 26th
August 2014, singularly highlighted the leadership position of Trust Legal in
environmental laws. The arbitration and dispute resolution practice is headed
by Mamta Tiwari who has been consistently ranked by Asia Pacific Legal 500
and Chambers & Partners. The firm advises and represents companies in their
contentious issues, including trans-boundary issues and litigation.
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Contact us
I-5, Ground Floor
Jangpura Extension
New Delhi – 110 014, India
Telephone
+91 11 4356 0349
+91 11 4355 1349
+91 9811041967
Email
[email protected]
[email protected]
Contacts
Mr Sudhir Mishra
Ms Ritwika Nanda
Website
www.trustlegal.in

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Tuli & Co
Established in 2000







Number of partners: 3
Number of associates: 27
Principal office: New Delhi
Other office: Mumbai
Associate offices: Auckland, Beijing, Belfast, Birmingham, Bogota,
Brussels, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Copenhagen, Dubai, Dublin,
Edinburgh, Glasgow, Hong Kong, Karachi, Lisbon, London, Madrid,
Maidstone, Manchester, Mexico City, Miami, Moscow, Paris, Rio
de Janeiro, Santiago, Sao Paulo, Shanghai, Sheffield, Singapore,
Sydney, Taunton, Warsaw

Key practice areas

Contact us
New Delhi
7A Lotus Towers, Community Centre
New Friends Colony
New Delhi – 110 025, India
Tel: +91 11 4593 4000
Fax: +91 11 4593 4001
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Neeraj Tuli

Insurance & reinsurance, dispute resolution, coverage issues, corporate &
commercial.


Mumbai
513 B-Wing, Sahar Plaza Complex
MV Road, Andheri (E)
Mumbai – 400 059, India

Tuli & Co was established in 2000 to service the Indian and international insurance and reinsurance industry. We are an insurance-driven commercial litigation and regulatory practice and have working associations with firms in other
Indian cities as well as globally via our association with Kennedys.

Tel: +91 22 6725 5421
Fax: +91 22 6725 5422
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Rajat Taimni

Our services

Veritas Legal
Established in 2015





Number of partners: 3
Number of associates: 17
Principal office: Mumbai

Key practice areas
Mergers & acquisitions, private equity, corporate law & restructuring,
dispute resolution, real estate & franchising, competition law.


Our services

Veritas Legal is a boutique law firm recently established by Abhijit Joshi,
former senior partner and CEO of AZB & Partners. Veritas brings together the
experience of lawyers who have worked in India’s leading law firms. Our aim
is to provide clear-focused legal advice and solutions based on an in-depth
knowledge of the legal, regulatory and commercial environment in India.

Contact us
Forbes Building, 3rd Floor
Charanjit Rai Marg, Fort
Mumbai – 400 001, India
Telephone
+91 22 4368 6700
Contact
Abhijit Joshi
Tel: +91 22 4368 6701
Email: [email protected]
Webpage
www.veritaslegal.in

Our clients benefit from our past experience, blended with personal and
streamlined legal advice. We maintain a competitive fee structure; we simplify
processes and gain efficiency without compromising the quality of service we
provide.

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VERUS
Established in 2011





Number of partners: 5
Number of associates: 30
Principal offices: Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata and Hyderabad

Key practice areas
Corporate advisory/transactions: Mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures,
banking & finance, private equity, infrastructure & projects, capital markets, corporate restructuring.
Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation & arbitration, debt recovery &
enforcement of security interest, securities litigation, white collar offences,
mining & energy disputes, consumer disputes.


Our services

Contact us
Mumbai
T: +91 22 2286 0100, 2283 4130
E: [email protected]
New Delhi
T: +91 11 2621 5601/02
E: [email protected]
Kolkata
T: +91 33 4016 4844/45
E: [email protected]

VERUS is a young pan-Indian law firm focusing on corporate advisory and
transactions as well as dispute resolution. VERUS is led by five partners
and has offices in Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata and Hyderabad.

Hyderabad
T: +91 40 3993 5766
E: [email protected]

Recognized as a Best New Law Firm in India Business Law Journal’s 2012
Indian Law Firm Awards, VERUS has already become clients’ choice for
superior counsel and service through partner-level advice that is mature,
timely and cost-effective.

Contact: [email protected]
www.verus.net.in

Vutts & Associates
Established in 2008





Number of partners: 2
Number of associates: 4
Principal office: New Delhi

Key practice areas
Patents, designs, trademarks, copyright, IP litigation, conflict resolutions, enforcements, geographical indications, competition laws,
agreements, domain name disputes, investigations, IP licensing & franchising, negotiations for sale of IP, due diligence and IP audit.


Our services

“Keep it Simple” is the philosophy at Vutts & Associates. The firm takes pride
in serving clients through its enthusiastic professionals, who are willing to roll
up their sleeves to provide the best possible services. Moving away from the
traditional setup of Indian law firms, Vutts & Associates provides simple and
practical solutions to diverse issues related to intellectual property laws. The
firm’s practice includes all aspects of intellectual property and allied commercial laws, including portfolio management, cyber laws, licensing, litigation,
character merchandising, brand acquisitions, competition and consumer
laws, the recordal of IP rights with customs, domain names, internet laws,
technology transfers and certain types of non-IP litigation.
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Contact us
A-1/232, Safdarjung Enclave
New Delhi – 110 029, India
Telephone
+91 11 4109 6441
Fax
+91 11 4109 6442
Contacts
Vaibhav Vutts
Partner
[email protected]
Prabhakar Mani Pratap
Partner
[email protected]

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