Our Mission

Delivering high quality legal advice in a timely manner

Majmudar & Partners (formerly Majmudar & Co.) has evolved into one of India’s most contemporary and modern law firms blending 75 plus years of legal culture with state-of-the-art international best practices.  Our main clients are national and international companies, funds and financial institutions who need difficult legal problems solved speedily, and tricky transactions done quickly and correctly.

Complete Integrity

Practical Approach

International Orientation

Timely Delivery

“Majmudar & Partners provides world-class service, and it is our go-to firm for all India-related matters, including for our most important clients.”

– A Corporate / M&A Client

Practice Areas

Corporate/M&A

Top-notch corporate/M&A practice which is well regarded in India and abroad

Dispute Resolution

Leading practice covering litigation, arbitration and white-collar crime work for top MNCs and banks

Private Equity/Venture Capital

Well-regarded private equity/venture capital transactions practice across sectors

Foreign Investment

Advising foreign investors on India entry strategy and assisting them on foreign exchange, tax and corporate law advice

Tax

End-to-end advice on corporate tax, India investments, employee benefits, and indirect tax matters

Competition

Advising on CCI approvals for proposed M&A deals and advisory work on restraints on trade

TMT

Special focus on fintech, health-tech, edu-tech, digital media, data privacy, cloud migration issues, and outsourcing to India

Banking & Finance

A historical banking and finance practice that represents top national and international banks and companies raising finance

Projects & Energy

Rich experience in a wide range of infrastructure and construction-related projects in the areas of renewable energy, roads, ports and airports

Employment

Widely regarded as one of the best firms in India for providing an array of employment law solutions

Insurance

Well known for its insurance regulatory advisory capabilities and setting up insurance joint ventures

Governance & Policy

Meticulous and comprehensive advisory capabilities on governance, policy, and regulatory framework implementation

Intellectual Property

Well-established practice assisting global organizations in safeguarding their intellectual property assets (trademarks, copyrights, designs and patents) in India

Insights

New compliance requirements for payment companies

Background In 2020, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued guidelines to regulate payment aggregators and payment gateways.  The existing framework mandates banks and NBFCs to follow various rules for outsourcing of financial services, which include...

Recent amendments introduced by SEBI

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) recently approved changes to a number of regulations, which inter alia introduced stringent norms for independent directors, approved a shift away from the concept of “promoters”, and relaxed...

Changes to India’s Indirect Transfer Tax Provisions

Background The taxability of capital gains arising from the transfer of shares of a foreign company that derives substantial value from Indian assets (commonly referred to as an indirect share transfer) has been a litigative issue in India.  In January 2012, in...

Climate change initiatives in India

Majmudar & Partners has compiled a presentation that analyzes and scrutinizes the various initiatives to combat Climate Change in India. The presentation contains information regarding regulations, laws and measures taken by the Indian administration to curb the...

An analysis of the Reserve Bank of India’s ban on MasterCard

The Reserve Bank of India is proactively taking steps to ensure that customer payment data is processed and stored in India and is initiating actions against any company (including multinationals) who are in breach.   N. Raja Sujith and Swati Agrawal discuss...

The Impact of the Proposed Revamp of E-commerce Rules in India

On June 21, 2020, the Indian government issued draft rules (the “Draft Amendment”) to amend the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 (the “E-Commerce Rules”), which were introduced in July 2020. The Draft Amendment been issued against a backdrop of complaints...