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“Majmudar & Partners provides world-class service, and it is our go-to firm for all India-related matters, including for our most important clients.”
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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 insurance regulator rings in a new regulatory framework for insurance businesses
Download .pdf In a significant move, aimed at improving the efficacy and efficiency of the insurance sector and achieving the objective of “Insurance for All by 2047,” the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (the “IRDAI”), at its recent board...
Telecom entities have no obligation to withhold tax on discounts offered through distributors
Download .pdf In a recent ruling in the Bharti Cellular Limited case (the “Taxpayer”), India’s Supreme Court has held that because a “principal-agent” relationship does not exist between the Taxpayer and the distributor, the discounts offered by the Taxpayer on SIM...
Fact-check units: Unchecked fact checkers
Download .pdf In the case of Kunal Kamra v. Union of India, on January 31, 2024, the petitioners challenged the constitutional validity of the 2023 amendment (the “2023 Amendment”) made to Rule 3(1)(b)(v) (pertaining to due diligence by an intermediary) (the “Impugned...
Foreign investment liberalised in India’s space sector
Download .pdf Recently, India's Union Cabinet approved a significant amendment (the “FDI Amendment”) to India’s Foreign Direct Investment (“FDI”) Policy (the “FDI Policy”) in the space sector. The FDI Amendment aims to open India’s space sector for foreign...
Indian tax implications in cryptocurrency transactions
Download .pdf India’s Finance Minister introduced a specific tax regime for virtual digital assets (“VDAs”) in the Finance Bill 2022. Section 2(47A) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the “IT Act”) was brought in and defines VDAs to mean any information or code or number or...
India’s insurance regulator seeks to simplify the operations and listing of insurance companies
Download .pdf The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (the “IRDAI”) has circulated an exposure draft of the IRDAI (Registration, Capital Structure, Transfer of Shares and Amalgamation of Indian Insurance Companies) Regulations, 2024 (the...