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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
India’s Budget 2019-20: key highlights
Introduction India’s Union Budget (the “Budget”) was announced on July 5, 2019, and the Finance Bill, 2019 (the “Finance Bill”) was tabled in Parliament. The Finance Bill will be discussed in Parliament before its enactment, and therefore, it is likely that the...
India’s Supreme Court reiterates the tests to determine whether contract labourers can be employees
In a recent ruling, India’s Supreme Court (the “SC”) reiterated the basic tests to be applied in determining whether contract labourers can be classified as direct employees. This update discusses the SC ruling and analyzes the precautions that employers should adopt...
RBI revises framework for resolution of stressed assets
On April 2, 2019, India’s Supreme Court (the “SC”) quashed the Reserve Bank of India’s (the “RBI”) consolidated framework for resolution of stressed assets (the “2018 Framework”) as being ultra vires the RBI’s powers under the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (the...
RBI releases draft guidelines to better regulate India’s shadow banks in the aftermath of the IL&Fs crisis
On May 24, 2019, the Reserve Bank of India (the “RBI”) released a draft liquidity risk management framework (the “Proposed Framework”), which is proposed to be made applicable to all non-deposit taking non-banking financial companies (“NBFCs”) with a minimum asset...
India’s Supreme Court allows registered trade unions to file application as operational creditors on behalf of members
In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court (the “SC”) resolved a long-standing dispute between JK Jute Mill Mazdoor Morcha (the “Union”) and Juggilal Kamlapat Jute Mills Company Limited (the “Debtor”) by allowing registered trade unions to initiate insolvency proceedings...
Amendments to India’s insider trading regulations come into effect
On December 31, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (the “SEBI”) introduced several changes to the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading Regulations), 2015 (the “Regulations”), which became effective on April 1, 2019. They were introduced pursuant to the...