We specialize in arbitration services, covering both domestic and international arbitration, with expertise in commercial, construction, employment, technology, real estate, and shareholders’ disputes. We have navigated arbitrations from the arbitration table to the courtrooms (including obtaining interim/injunctive reliefs) and also successfully defending, challenging, and enforcing arbitration awards. Our partner, Sneha Nagaraj, is an internationally certified arbitrator.

We support businesses that require ongoing legal support by offering a full range of corporate and commercial services, including drafting and finalisation of commercial contracts, negotiations with counter-parties as well as regulatory compliance and general corporate advisory. These services involve actively working with the business teams and growth teams and finance teams of the clients as well as with internal legal counsels and ensure that you have timely legal support and actionable advise and assistance.

Our IP and data law practice offers a range of services, including on data privacy laws and regulations (both Indian laws and GDPR), drafting and review of privacy policies, IP licensing agreements, technology collaborations, trademark registration, copyright protection and IP litigation. We ensure that your data collection and usage practices meet Indian and global legal and commercial standards.

Our real estate practice offers comprehensive legal services for a wide range of real estate transactions and disputes. We conduct thorough title reviews and provide legal opinions to ensure the legitimacy and security of property transactions. Our expertise extends to structuring, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating various types of documentation, including joint development agreements, joint venture agreements, and sale deeds. We have successfully represented clients in matters involving commercial spaces, residential properties, agricultural land, and industrial facilities. We also represent some of the largest apartment owners’ associations in Bangalore on their legal requirements, whether internal or issues with real estate developers.

Our practice areas encompass a broad spectrum of legal disputes, including civil and commercial matters, shareholder disputes, intellectual property disputes, debt recovery, service law, tax disputes, employment and labour disputes, and real estate disputes. We represent clients before the Supreme Court of India, various High Courts, Tax Tribunals, the National Company Law Tribunal, National Company Law Appellate Tribunal as well as the trial courts. We work closely with our clients to develop tailored litigation strategies that achieve favourable outcomes while minimizing risks and costs.

We specialize in cross-border structuring, advisory, and regulatory assistance under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), and regulatory advisory and documentation for compliance under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). We guide Indian and overseas corporates, HNIs, and NRIs on overseas and foreign investments, conduct FEMA audits, handle compounding matters with the Reserve Bank of India, and provide strategic advice on regulatory approvals. We advise and assist in search and seizure processes, handling of summons, and appearances before the Directorate of Enforcement, the Appellate Tribunal and various High Courts. On FCRA-related matters, we support international NGOs and India not-for-profit entities with FCRA compliance, ensuring smooth navigation of foreign contribution regulations and issuance or receipt of grants for various not-for-profit causes.

Transaction advisory and facilitating investments is a core area of specialization of our firm. We provide a broad spectrum of services, ranging from investments into companies to acquisitions and joint ventures. We advise and assist companies and promoters as well as the investors on the transactional mandates. We provide end to end assistance right from the term sheet to diligence to drafting and finalization of the transaction documents, as well as closing processes and compliances. We have advised and continue to advise Indian promoters, high net worth individuals as well as family offices in acquisitions and joint ventures.

We are passionate about supporting the growth and innovation of startups. Our venture capital and startup practice offers a range of legal services tailored to the unique needs of early-stage companies. We assist with structuring and negotiating funding rounds, from seed investments to venture capital financing. Our team provides strategic advice and assistance on the transactional processes, and seeking to draw a balance between the rights of the investors and the obligations of the founders, while at the same time ensuring that there is a roadmap in place for future fund raising activities by the start-ups. We also advise and assist venture capital funds by undertaking diligence and drafting of the required investment documents to ensure their rights are adequately protected.

We believe that maintaining compliance with employment laws and fostering a positive workplace environment is critical for any business. Our employment law practice provides comprehensive services, including drafting of employment contracts, consultancy agreements, advising on workplace policies as wel as handling of disciplinary actions. We assist both domestic and international clients with advisory services, compliance issues, dispute resolution, and representation in employment litigation, and during the course of our services, our counsels handle employment matters not just in India, but also European jurisdictions.

We support Indian and international businesses that require ongoing legal support by offering a full range of corporate and commercial legal services - this involves drafting and finalisation of domestic and international commercial contracts, negotiations with counterparties as well as regulatory compliance and advisory across corporate laws. We active work with the business, growth finance teams of clients as well as with internal legal counsels and ensure that there is timely legal support and actionable advice and assistance. Our clients include Indian entities, as well as entities based in European and American jurisdictions.

Our insolvency and restructuring practice involves representing both creditors and debtors as well as resolution professionals before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), ensuring their interests are robustly enforced/ defended. Our services also include executing out-of-court restructurings, handling distressed sales, and drafting resolution plans. We also offer expert advisory on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), while navigating financial challenges and achieve sustainable recoveries.

Investigation of and defending against allegations of white-collar crimes requires expertise and strategic defense strategies. Our white-collar crime practice provides robust investigation services, examinations, and questioning of employees and contractors, as well as defense services for clients facing potential charges of fraud, embezzlement, bribery, and other financial crimes. We offer strategic legal advice for the boards of such companies as well as overseas parent entities and represent clients in court proceedings. Our team is committed to protecting our client's rights and reputations, providing a strong defense against any allegations of white-collar misconduct.