Top 50 Corporate Law Firms in India for Internships and Jobs

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AZB & Partners

Telecoms, e-commerce and financial services are sectors proving busy for AZB & Partners‘ practice, which encompasses M&A, joint ventures and general corporate work.

The team is evenly spread across Delhi and Mumbai, housing such recognised experts as Zia Mody, Gautam Saha, Darshika Kothari and Ajay Bahl. Additionally, Srinath Dasari‘s Bangalore practice handles venture capital and private equity transactions across a range of innovative sectors.

Marquee transactions in both the domestic and international markets are instructed by global conglomerates; indicatively, Bahl and Vinati Kastia acted for GlaxoSmithKline in its multibillion-dollar secondary stock trade of a stake in Hindustan Unilever in a market-leading divestment exercise. Nandish Vyas joined the Mumbai office from Veritas Legal in February 2022.

Practice head(s):

Zia Mody; Gautam Saha; Darshika Kothari; Ajay Bahl; Srinath Dasari

Other key lawyers:

Vinati Kastia; Nandish Vyas

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

With an expansive network of offices across India with talented corporate and M&A professionals, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas consistently acts on significant transactions for domestic and international clients operating across the breadth of highly regulated and traditional sectors.

Recent deal highlights included corporate amalgamations in the financial services sector, demergers in the insurance sector and equity stake acquisitions and disposals in the heavy industries and telecoms sectors. Practice head and founding partner Cyril Shroff spearheads the renowned corporate governance practice.

Among the team, Reeba Chacko, Nivedita Rao and Akila Agrawal stand out at the senior level, making it a female-led powerhouse. Distressed M&A is a growth area for the team.

Practice head(s):

Cyril Shroff; L. Viswanathan

Other key lawyers:

Reeba Chacko; Nivedita Rao; Akila Agrawal

IndusLaw

IndusLaw fields an extensive corporate bench of M&A experts across all major corporate arenas. Gaurav Dani maintains strong relationships with acquisitive US corporates and Kartik Ganapathy, Manish Gupta and Avimukt Darr among others execute similarly impressive acquisitions for both domestic and international clients.

Of the numerous new partner additions throughout 2020/21, Rashi Saraf (rejoining after a stint at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas) enhanced the team’s venture capital and private equity bench strength across sectors including healthcare, education, real estate and IT.

In addition to a spate of technology-sector deals, Bangalore-based Anindya Ghosh closed an impressive cross-border acquisition for a fitness company as part of a major global expansion project.

Other key lawyers:

Gaurav Dani; Kartik Ganapathy; Manish Gupta; Avimukt Darr; Rashi Saraf

J Sagar Associates

Present across the major financial hubs in the country, J Sagar Associates‘ corporate and M&A team advises prestigious domestic and international corporates on the breadth of transactions, corporate governance and regulatory issues.

Co-heads Sajai Singh and Shivpriya Nanda, Sidharrth Shankar, Rupinder Malik and Sandeep Mehta are equally adept at guiding clients through strategic acquisitions and divestments, distressed M&A, and post-acquisition integrations.

With impressive knowledge of the technology sector, Bangalore-based Probir Roy Chowdhury is deployed on marquee deals, including Google’s multibillion-dollar strategic investment in Jio Platforms.

Further recent deal highlights were executed in the automotive, telecoms, retail and media and entertainment sectors.

Practice head(s):

Sajai Singh; Shivpriya Nanda

Other key lawyers:

Sidharrth Shankar; Rupinder Malik; Sandeep Mehta; Probir Roy Chowdhury

Khaitan & Co LLP

Khaitan & Co.‘s pan-Indian corporate/M&A practice head Haigreve Khaitan alongside Mehul Shah, Vivek Sriram and Abhishek Dadoo acted for Reliance Industries on its court-approved scheme acquisition of the Future group of companies and majority stake acquisition of Just Dial Limited.

The team, which is credited with ‘formidable technical skills and strong commercial judgment‘ also advises on M&A transactions in the telecoms and consumer electronics sectors, among many others.

Complementing the comprehensive domestic and inbound M&A work, the dual-qualified team members (such as US-qualified Rajat Mukherjee) also guide Indian entities through global expansion projects entailing investments and acquisitions across the US, EU, APAC and African regions.

Practice head(s):

Haigreve Khaitan

Other key lawyers:

Mehul Shah; Vivek Sriram; Abhishek Dadoo; Rajat Mukherjee; Nidhi Killawala; Bharat Anand; Pulkit Chaturvedi

Kochhar & Co.

In a headline deal indicative of the complex corporate and M&A work executed at Kochhar & Co., team head Rohit Kochhar and Chandrasekhar Tampi acted for state-owned natural gas company GAIL India in its distressed debt acquisition of Konkan LNG’s shares and respective share swap of Ratnagiri Gas to NTPC.

The team excels in highly regulated sectors, from insurance to fintech; Rajarshi Chakrabarti is a go-to partner for such transactions. The team has a wide geographical footprint, with Ajith C.R. leading on M&A deals out of the Chennai office and Deepti Bhat maintaining a strong Bangalore-based practice. 

Sarika Raichur co-heads the dedicated start-up and emerging companies’ practice desk. The team also draws praise for its effective client services during the difficulties caused by the COVID pandemic.

Practice head(s):

Rohit Kochhar

Other key lawyers:

Chandrasekhar Tampi; Ajith C.R.; Rajarshi Chakrabarti; Deepti Bhat; Sarika Raichur

S&R Associates

S&R Associates deployed an impressively large team (consisting at the partner level of Rajat Sethi, Tanya Aggarwal, Radhika Iyer and Shivaji Bhattacharya) on the closing of Indus Towers’ merger with Bharti Infratel. The multibillion-dollar transaction showcased the team’s substantial regulatory expertise in a pan-Indian exercise.

Additional highlights on the deal sheet include high-value acquisitions, foreign investments, distressed M&A and joint ventures in sectors ranging from hospitality, healthcare and real estate to aerospace and e-commerce. The group conducts corporate reorganisations entailing demergers, shareholding consolidations and court-sanctioned schemes of arrangement.

Other key lawyers:

Rajat Sethi; Tanya Aggarwal; Radhika Iyer; Shivaji Bhattacharya

Trilegal

Acting on behalf of prominent global and domestic conglomerates, Trilegal‘s highly reputed M&A practice is a leader in cross-border transactions across all major sectors. Co-head Yogesh Singh regularly snaps up some of the largest inbound M&A deals from the Nordics, evidenced by an impressive portfolio of household-name technology, energy, hospitality and pharmaceutics companies emanating from the region.

Co-head Harsh Pais, Sridhar Gorthi, Nishant Parikh and Bangalore-based Kosturi Ghosh often lead on high-profile, cross-border deals. The team is witnessing a dramatic uptick in the stressed assets market; Ashwyn Misra and counsel Deep Choudhuri are currently engaged on numerous matters in this space.

The firm was strengthened its corporate offering with the hire of Sai Krishna Bharathan, Vivek Bajaj, Shivani Kabra and asset management and funds specialist Pallabi Ghosal from AZB & Partners.

Practice head(s):

Harsh Pais; Yogesh Singh

Other key lawyers:

Sridhar Gorthi; Nishant Parikh; Kosturi Ghosh; Ashwyn Misra; Deep Choudhuri; Pallabi Ghosal; Sai Krishna Bharathan; Vivek Bajaj; Shivani Kabra

Bharucha & Partners

The senior partner-driven M&A practice at Bharucha & Partners attracts impressive, headline mandates from a global client base. Vandana Pai and co-head Alka Bharucha are key names, who handle high-value instructions from major industrial, telecoms, financial services and automotive conglomerates.

Though traditionally acting for acquisitive entities from India and abroad, co-head Justin Bharucha is driving the team’s sponsor-side practice, advising a sector-agnostic client portfolio on M&A as well as general corporate matters including governance, regulatory risk and incorporations. Managing associate Swathi Girimaji is driving the expansion of the Bangalore desk.

Practice head(s):

Alka Bharucha; Justin Bharucha

Other key lawyers:

Swathi Girimaji; Vandana Pai 

DSK Legal

DSK Legal continues to handle noteworthy corporate and M&A mandates from domestic and international companies who are attracted to the firm’s end-to-end support throughout the whole deal lifecycle. It has robust sectoral knowledge spanning pharmaceuticals, automotives, TMT, infrastructure, and financial services.

The continually expanding bench includes Anand Desai Aparajit BhattacharyaHemang Parekh , Harvinder Singh and in Bangalore, Sharath Chandrasekhar , who excels in the e-commerce, fintech and software sectors. The firm’s highly rated dispute resolution and forensics practice routinely assists with in-depth due diligence exercises. Since publication, Srinivas B.R. joined the Bangalore office from Dua Associates in April 2022.

Other key lawyers:

Anand Desai; Aparajit Bhattacharya; Hemang Parekh; Harvinder Singh; Sharath Chandrasekhar; Srinivas B.R.

L&L Partners Law Offices

L&L Partners Law Offices’ M&A practice is headed up by Rajiv Luthra, a highly regarded senior practitioner whose ongoing work pertains to public and private sector mergers in the aerospace, telecoms, financial services and pharmaceuticals sectors. 

ay Parikh’s practice focuses on transactions and corporate governance for Indian promoters. The team saw the return of Sudipta Routh who joined from Agram Legal Consultants in September 2021, however, it also saw a number of partners departing to establish Saraf and Partners, including Mohit Saraf, Vikrant Kumar and Vaibhav Kakkar.

Practice head(s):

Rajiv Luthra

Other key lawyers:

Jay Parikh; Sudipta Routh

Link Legal

Market-leading knowledge of the infrastructure, aviation, power and associated sectors at Link Legal makes the firm a sought-after choice for cross-border corporate and M&A mandates as instructed by major international companies operating in those fields.

Joint practice heads Nusrat Hassan and Anand Srivastava  along with Anuj Trivedi, Milind Jha  and Yosham Vardhan are key lawyers for marquee transactions. Mandarin-speaking partner Santosh Pai heads the China desk for investors and corporates performing both inbound and outbound ventures in the country.

Practice head(s):

Nusrat Hassan; Anand Srivastava

Other key lawyers:

Anuj Trivedi; Milind Jha; Yosham Vardhan; Santosh Pai

Majmudar & Partners

A raft of client wins for Majmudar & Partners‘ corporate, M&A and joint ventures team reflects consistent growth in the life sciences, financial services (including fintech), technology, manufacturing and retail sectors. The trio of co-heads Akil HiraniRukshad Davar and Bangalore-based N. Raja Sujith, as well as associate partner Kritika Agarwal  and Amrit Mehta advise on the breadth of mandates, including strategic M&A, joint ventures, corporate restructuring and governance, often in tandem with the firm’s tax and competition experts.

Practice head(s):

Akil HiraniRukshad Davar; N. Raja Sujith

Other key lawyers:

Kritika Agarwal; Amrit Mehta

Phoenix Legal

In recent corporate and commercial highlights at Phoenix Legal, co-heads Saket Shukla and Sriram Ramachandra executed target-side investment deals for major fintech unicorn Pine Labs, whereas co-head Pranav Srivastava with assistance from senior associate Nikhil Pareek conducted investments and related corporate restructurings in the solar power sector.

Extensive knowledge of Indian regulatory laws is applied to M&A transactions and investments in the renewable energy, mining and telecoms industries. Co-head Abhishek Saxena regularly advises Fortune 500 companies on cross-border joint ventures.

Practice head(s):

Manjula Chawla; Saket Shukla; Abhishek Saxena; Sawant Singh; Pranav Srivastava; Ritika Ganju; Sriram Ramachandran; Siddharth Hariani

Other key lawyers:

Nikhil Pareek

Samvad Partners

Spanning multiple offices across India, Samvad Partners‘ corporate and M&A team advises start-ups through to international corporates on all manner of transactions, joint ventures and regulatory issues.

The group witnessed an increasing flow of share swaps and consolidations in both the domestic and cross-border context, including Ashwini Vittalachar‘s impressive buy-side e-health deals. Operating out of Bangalore, Natasha Mahajan deploys her sophisticated knowledge of the technology sector on M&A transactions and commercial contracts in the software (including SaaS) space.

Harish Narasappa and Vineetha MG are notable names, while the Hyderabad office housing Ekta Bahl provides a strategic base for deals in the pharmaceuticals and real estate sectors.

Practice head(s):

Vineetha MG; Harish Narasappa; Ashwini Vittalachar; Natasha Mahajan

Other key lawyers:

Ekta Bahl

Vaish Associates

Corporate and M&A clients of Vaish Associates benefit from one of India’s most comprehensive tax practices, as applied to the breadth of transactions including strategic demergers, buyouts and cross-border corporate restructurings.

Recent matter highlights pertained to scheme demergers for publicly listed entities and company acquisitions in the FMCG sector requiring complex IP and know-know considerations.

The partner bench is spread across Mumbai and Delhi and comprises Bomi Daruwala, Satwinder Singh , Martand Singh, Sandhya Iyer and Hemant Puthran.

Practice head(s):

Bomi Daruwala; Satwinder Singh; Martand Singh; Sandhya Iyer; Hemant Puthran

Saraf and Partners

Following a split from L&L Partners Law Offices, Mohit Saraf has established Saraf and Partners  together with a considerable number of other former partners. The new firm offers a deep range of expertise with a focus on corporate, M&A, banking and finance, litigation and restructuring/insolvency.  

Bikash Jhawar‘s corporate practice has a focus on energy projects together with restructuring whilst Vaibhav Kakkar   specialises in private equity and regulatory issues.  In addition to advising private equity companies, the team is advising a broad range of clients from areas as diverse as electronics and software to chemicals and consumer goods.

Practice head(s):

Mohit Saraf

Other key lawyers:

Vaibhav Kakkar; Bikash Jhawar; Vikrant Kumar

ALMT Legal

ALMT Legal‘s diverse practice advises on a combination of M&A and commercial contracts including terminations and regulatory guidance.

 Buy-side online retail transactions are a growth aspect of the practice. Statira Ranina and co-head Aliff Fazelbhoy‘s tax knowledge provides additional strategic benefits to clients, whereas Ryna Karani‘s cross-border practice encompasses joint ventures and business establishments.

Co-head S.R. Arun and Dhanya Menon handle operations in Bangalore, providing full-scope corporate advice to growth companies and investors alike.

Practice head(s):

Aliff Fazelbhoy; S Arun

Other key lawyers:

Statira Ranina; Ryna Karani; Dhanya Menon

Chadha & Co

Chadha & Co primarily serves the corporate and commercial needs of foreign companies in India, providing Japanese, Chinese and French language abilities for the high volume of clients from those regions.

Clients include household-name Fortune 500 companies. Due to prior in-house experience, co-head Namita Chadha has solid knowledge of the energy and oil and gas sectors. Co-head Rahul Chadha‘s compliance and regulatory expertise is deployed on transactions in the mining, life sciences, e-commerce and other regulated sectors.

Practice head(s):

Rahul Chadha; Namita Chadha; Ashish Gupta; Neeraj Prakash

Clasis Law

At Clasis Law, Vineet Aneja spearheads the transactional offering, regularly acting on spinoffs, acquisitions and joint ventures for a diverse client roster spanning the manufacturing, TMT, telecoms, infrastructure, retail and many other sectors. Vikram Bhargava  leads on general corporate matters, covering forex laws and regulatory issues, while Neetika Ahuja is often instructed by international clients on matters of FDI and entry and exit strategies.

Practice head(s):

Vineet Aneja; Vikram Bhargava; Neetika Ahuja

Fox Mandal & Associates

Operating primarily in the mid-market, Fox Mandall’s corporate and M&A practice handles mandates ranging from commercial negotiations, regulatory and compliance to joint ventures and corporate acquisitions, including domestic and multijurisdictional M&A in the energy (including renewables), logistics, TMT and e-commerce sectors. 

Jeevanandham Rajagopal (who leads operations across the south and west regions) recently advised on strategic corporate restructurings involving cross-border security issuances. Purnima Kamble and Sathya Prasad T lead on investment-related mandates for established and growth businesses.

Practice head(s):

Shuva Mandal; Jeevanandham RajagopalPurnima Kamble; Sathya Prasad T; Rajesh Vellakkat; Shyamal Mukherjee

HSA Advocates

HSA Advocates is highly active in the infrastructure, projects and energy sectors, being retained by prestigious domestic and international clients. Additionally, the team attracts new clients from diverse sectors, including retail, real estate and professional services.

The practice is skilled at advising Indian and multinational corporations on a wide array of corporate transactions, including inbound and outbound M&A, structuring of investments, joint ventures, and long-term government supply contracts, as handled by Hemant Sahai, Soumya Kanti De Mallik and Sunando Mukherjee.

Other key lawyers:

Hemant Sahai; Soumya Kanti De Mallik; Sunando Mukherjee

LexCounsel

LexCounsel‘s corporate and commercial group operates in a number of key industries, backed up by strong partner experience. 

Seema Jhingan ‘s education knowledge is applied to company incorporations and collaboration agreements necessitating core regulatory knowledge in the sector. 

Alishan Naqvee is in high demand in the pharmaceuticals and healthcare sector for advice on multijurisdictional M&A and corporate governance issues. Retail is also a sector of focus. Dhruv Manchanda has comprehensive knowledge of FDI and FEMA regulations.

Other key lawyers:

Seema Jhingan Alishan Naqvee ; Dhruv Manchanda

Singhania & Partners LLP

Singhania & Partners LLP assists growth and mid-market companies with early-stage business operations through to latter-stage M&A transactions. Ravi Singhania maintains a health sector practice working with innovative start-ups across India whereas Dipak Rao is noted for handling complex shareholder restructuring exercises.

Diverse sector knowledge in IT, retail, automotives and healthcare is vested in the team for sponsors and acquirers alike. The practice has a substantial presence in Gurugram which is utilised by local and international companies operating in that area.

Practice head(s):

Ravi Singhania; Shilpa Shah; Dipak Rao; Manish Kumar Sharma; Rudra Srivastava Gunjan Gupta 

Spice Route Legal

With a strong sector approach that focuses on TMT, energy and life sciences, Spice Route Legal‘s practice handles the breath of corporate advisory, M&A and private equity work. Practice head Praveen Raju recently advised on numerous acquisitions in the renewable and alternative energy sectors.

Highlights include corporate restructurings of major solar energy projects. Bangalore-based Mathew Chacko leads on hi-tech M&A for corporate sponsors and increasingly for multinational acquisitive entities.

Practice head(s):

Praveen Raju

Other key lawyers:

Mathew Chacko

Talwar Thakore & Associates

Talwar Thakore & Associates receives instructions pertaining to strategic inward investments, acquisitions and joint ventures from impressive foreign clients.

Owing to the comprehensive regulatory knowledge of the partner bench, complex and high-stakes mandates are often sourced from the pharmaceuticals, insurance and financial services sectors. 

Kunal Thakore and Feroz Dubash jointly lead the team. Newly made-up partner Shruti Zota is also a key member of the team, having returned from a secondment at GlaxoSmithKline.

Practice head(s):

Kunal Thakore; Feroz Dubash

Other key lawyers:

Shruti Zota

Tatva Legal

Sell-side M&A mandates are a primary focus for Tatva Legal‘s corporate department, particularly in the real estate sector.

The team keeps a domestic practice alongside international transactions, supported by a wide geographical footprint which includes a large Hyderabad offering. N.K. Dilip provides commercial and regulatory advice including entry strategies, regulatory approvals and joint ventures. 

Shailendra Komatreddy recently completed cross-border share acquisitions on behalf of Singaporean entities. Avinash Mody leads operations in New Delhi.

Practice head(s):

Dilip N.K; Shailendra KomatreddyAvinash ModyAnu IyerSantosh Ukkur

Veritas Legal

Led by Abhijit JoshiVeritas Legal‘s corporate and M&A practice enjoys impressive mandates in the pharmaceuticals and life science sectors, while also being active in manufacturing, insurance and consumer goods.

 A recent hire from J Sagar Associates, Manav Raheja has an active venture capital practice, handling work from both sponsors and funds clients. Since publication, Nandish Vyas departed.

Practice head(s):

Abhijit Joshi

Other key lawyers:

Manav Raheja

AnantLaw

Recently established by partners from market-leading corporate practices, AnantLaw’s deal sheet includes high-value, cross-border share acquisitions across the sectors of hospitality, homewares and pharmaceuticals, as handled by co-heads Subodh Sadana and Rahul Goel.

The team assists with joint ventures, investments and corporate governance.

Practice head(s):

Subodh Sadana; Rahul Goel

Dua Associates

Complementing Dua Associates‘ established international corporate and M&A practice as engaged by a notable number of Fortune 500 names, numerous regional hubs including Chennai and Siddhartha Kumar‘s Chandigarh desk act for a growing list of domestic sponsors.

Key partners including Salil Gulati, Neeraj Kumar and Gurugram-based Sita Khosla lead on inbound investments, business establishments and cross-border joint ventures. Adjacent group Dua Consulting is deployed on regulatory matters in the pharmaceuticals and telecoms sectors.

Practice head(s):

Neeraj Kumar; Shishir Sharma; Sita Khosla; Anish Ghoshal; Manoj Menon; Siddhartha  Kumar 

Economic Laws Practice

Leveraged by a strong SEBI practice, Economic Laws Practice is gaining traction in the Gujarat-based IFC, driven by instructions from international funds houses. Co-head Sujjain Talwar attracts M&A work in the hospitality, infrastructure and related sectors, whereas fellow co-head Suhail Nathani leads on inbound acquisitions and joint ventures for US and APAC clients operating in sectors including real estate, chemicals and pharmaceuticals.

Practice head(s):

Suhail Nathani; Sujjain Talwar

Krishnamurthy and Co

Krishnamurthy and Co’s team handles private equity investments, corporate reorganisations, M&A transactions and joint ventures.

Practice head Naina Krishna Murthy is experienced in dealing with domestic and cross-border deals, notably in the healthcare and pharmaceuticals sectors. Clients also retain the firm for routine contractual matters and advice on outsourcing and manufacturing agreements.

Practice head(s):

Naina Krishna Murthy

Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Steady growth at Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan’s corporate practice saw the addition of new partners in Delhi — including Gaurav Dayal and Kunal Arora — and Bangalore-based Hemant Krishna, whose in-house experience in the technology sector reflects substantial firm growth in the e-commerce, online gaming, fintech and other innovative industries. Pharmaceuticals and energy are also focus sectors. 

Badri Narayanan leads the practice, offering M&A expertise fully integrated into the firm’s leading tax offering.

Practice head(s):

Badri Narayanan

Other key lawyers:

Sudish Sharma; Gaurav Dayal; Kunal Arora; Hemant Krishna; Noorul Hassan; Asish Philip

Lumiere Law Partners

Lumiere Law Partners maintains a healthy stream of mid-tier M&A transactions as instructed by domestic and international clients.

Highlights point to strong activity in the manufacturing, telecoms and consumer goods sectors, as handled by co-heads Vihang Virkar and Probal Bhaduri. The team evenly acts on both buy-side and sell-side of corporate transactions.

Practice head(s):

Vihang Virkar; Probal Bhaduri

P&A Law Offices

P&A Law Offices sustains a busy cross-border corporate and M&A practice, noted for handling inbound acquisitions and investments from US west coast technology companies and Alabama-based industrial clients.Key partners include Anand Pathak and Shashank Gautam, as well as new join Harsh Kumar from Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co, who brings venture capital and private equity expertise, notably in the medtech sector.

Practice head(s):

Anand Pathak; Shashank Gautam; Kumarjit Ray; Nabik Syam; Harsh Kumar

S&A Law Offices

Co-headed by Daizy Chawla S&A Law Offices‘s corporate and allied laws vertical combines M&A experience with sharp knowledge of tax and regulation to assist with corporate issues.

Of note is Chawla’s work in the financial services sectors, advising on critical FEMA and RBI regulatory approvals. The Bangalore desk (which houses co-head Neeraj Dubey ) provides corporate and inbound investment advice to edtech, e-commerce and IT companies.

Practice head(s):

Daizy Chawla ; Neeraj Dubey 

Advaya Legal

In a highlight for Advaya Legal’s corporate advisory and M&A bench, co-heads Ramesh Vaidyanathan and Sharanya Ranga advised both targets and international private equity purchasers on share acquisitions, investment transactions, divestments and corporate expansion.

Sectors of focus include IT, fashion, consumer goods and manufacturing. Corporate governance advice is provided to retained clients.

Practice head(s):

Ramesh Vaidyanathan; Sharanya Ranga

ATLAS LAW PARTNERS

Long-standing clients of ATLAS LAW PARTNERS‘ corporate and M&A practice include Indian and foreign corporates in the renewable energy, real estate and manufacturing industries.

The team, which is led by Niti Paul, assists with general M&A deals alongside more complex regulatory issues, government approvals and competition due diligence. Harry Chawla is the go-to partner for private equity transactions.

Practice head(s):

Niti Paul

Other key lawyers:

Harry Chawla

Hammurabi & Solomon Partners

Hammurabi & Solomon Partners‘ team advises on M&A deals (including distressed arrangements) outward investments by Indian companies, joint ventures and spinoffs.

Headed by Manoj Kumar, the group excels in the infrastructure, real estate and automotives sectors.

Practice head(s):

Manoj Kumar

Juris Corp

Healthcare is a sector of focus at Juris Corp‘s corporate, commercial and M&A group, with instructions spanning inbound investments, regulatory support and supply-line issues.

Bangalore-based co-head Arunabh Choudhary recently completed mergers in the energy sector while co-head Avikshit Moral advised on the Indian operations of an international edutech company.

Practice head(s):

Avikshit Moral; Arunabh Choudhary

Kanga & Company Advocates and Solicitors

Kanga & Company Advocates and Solicitors performs domestic and international M&A and joint ventures under the guidance of ML Bhakta and Preeti Mehta.

Recent highlights showed activity in the TMT sector, including sell-side instructions relating to data centre services. The team also handles work in the manufacturing, consumer goods and food and drink industries.

Practice head(s):

ML Bhakta; Preeti Mehta

Obhan & Associates

Obhan & Associates‘s extensive network of IP and data protection experts lends itself to corporate and commercial activity in publishing, media and other IP-rich sectors.

Furthermore, practice head Ashima Obhan advises on joint ventures, M&A, strategic investments and contract negotiations for clients in the industrial, manufacturing, FMCG and financial services.

Practice head(s):

Ashima Obhan

Rajani Associates

Acting for acquirers and sellers across a broad range of sectors, Rajani Associates’ experts have experience in M&A, leveraged buyouts, corporate reorganisations and divestments.

Highlights include cross-border deals in the regulated defense sector and scheme mergers between financial services companies. Prem Rajani, Poorvi Sanjanwala and Ankur Singhania jointly lead the team.

Practice head(s):

Prem Rajani; Poorvi Sanjanwala; Ankur Singhania

Gandhi & Associates 

Gandhi & Associates advises clients, which include Mastercard Asia Pacific, on M&A, JVs, and foreign direct investments. Headed by Vishal Gandhi in Mumbai, it has expertise in advising foreign entities regarding foreign exchange laws and tax matters.

NovoJuris Legal 

Based in Bangalore, NovoJuris Legal is ‘a unique and decent sized boutique’ that is popular with private equity houses, start ups and for venture capital. It has a focus on the tech sector and supports female entrepreneurs.

Solomon & Co. Advocates & Solicitors 

Solomon & Co. Advocates & Solicitors is noted for providing ‘good, practical advice and competitive pricing‘ to its domestic and European clients doing business in India. Its expertise covers acquisitions, sales and the transfer of securities.

Vertices Partners 

Vertices Partners in Mumbai provides specialist expertise in M&A, venture capital and  private equity transactions. Its clients come from a variety of industries including banking, pharmaceuticals and technology which the practice assists with its investments and acquisitions.


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