The Corporate and Commercial Law Practice is at the heart of the Firm with advise being rendered on a broad spectrum of matters ranging from general corporate advise, corporate governance, company formations, contract laws, exchange control regulations, mergers and acquisitions and takeover of Companies. The Firm has advised diverse range of clients in evaluating business options, advice on corporate debt restructuring documentation.
Specified advice is rendered by the Firm on all aspects of Company Law and being a full service firm, provides day to day corporate and contract laws. The Law of Contract being vital to any business, commercial or corporate transaction forms significant area of the Firm’s Practice. Firm had advised, represented and handled for clients either buyers, sellers or investors in consummating commercial and specialized corporate transactions. The ability of the members of the Firm to understand the client’s business requirements together with their understanding the laws and practical experience gained by them has proved invaluable in the successful completion of such transactions.
The partners of the firm has thorough knowledge and experience in handling major infrastructure projects which includes bot, boot, road projects, bridges, dams, metro rail projects, co-generation power projects, hospitality projects, amusement, structuring of consession agreements, escrow arrangements etc., and worked for major infrastructure companies in india.
The Firm having well experienced corporate team considers itself as the best in drafting and reviewing various kinds of loan and security documentation such as Loan Agreements, Guarantees, MoUs/ Agreements, Mortgage Deeds, Escrow Agreements, Pledge and Lien/Charge, Hypothecation, Assignment, Indemnity, BoT, etc., including Corporate Debt Restructuring. The Firm has experience in advising on loan syndications, restructuring of Debts, Specialized Escrow Mechanism based on dedicated stream of cash flows, Consortium Funding etc.,
The Firm has been rendering Project Finance related advise on various projects such as Retail Finance, Term Loan Facilities to Housing/Infrastructure/Hospitality/Entertainment/Amusement/Co-Generation/Power Projects/Commercial/STPs/Metro Rail/Expressways/Road Projects/Educational Institutions /Foreign Direct Investment/External Commercial Borrowings/Venture Capital etc.
The Firm handles all kinds of Civil and Commercial Litigation including Mergers and Amalgamations, Service Matters, Recovery Suits etc., The Firm represents clients before the High Court, the Original and Appellate Courts, Tribunals including the DRT, DRAT, Consumer Forums, Labour Courts etc.,
The firm also represents clients in domestic arbitrations, the services of the firm extend to litigation in the areas of banking, insurance, property, inheritance, employer and labour disputes etc. the team of the firm is competent to jointly work with lawyers from other jurisdictions in arbitration and litigation matters involving multiple jurisdictions.
The Real Estate Practice of the Firm includes assisting clients in the Purchase, Sale, Leasing etc., of commercial, industrial, agricultural and residential properties and advising them on the applicable local revenue laws to deal with all categories of lands and also on stamp duties and registration procedures.
The Firm regularly assists real estate developers, institutional lenders, borrowers and investors in all phases and aspects of real estate development such as financing, acquisition, investment, disposition and leasing matters. The Firm also advises on land use regulations and property management.
The Firm advises a wide range of clients on ways to develop and safeguard a valuable Intellectual Property Portfolio by providing advice on trademarks, patents, copyrights and designs and by representing clients in opposition and rectification proceedings. The Firm advises on a wide range of agreements relating the use, protection and acquisition of intellectual property. The Firm undertakes works of registration of trademarks, patents and copyrights.
The Senior Most Associate of the Firm has wide range of experience and expert in dealing with all matters on Intellectual Property Disputes, both in the Courts, Tribunals like IPAB, and by way of Arbitration. While the Firms experience extends to litigation involving patents, copyrights, trademarks, designs as well as Computer Software and Hardware and Confidential information, Technology Know-how, the Firms commercial practice encourages clients to resolve disputes without litigation, if possible.
The firm has experience in advising on employee benefit trust, stock option schemes, voluntary retirement schemes, provident fund, gratuity and related employee benefits and in the drafting necessary documentation thereof. advising on aspects of regulatory compliance, statutory contributions and registration(s) in accordance with the labour and industrial laws. attending to the labour related disputes, conducting internal enquiries etc.