Practice Areas
Competition & Antitrust
With years of the experience representing Clients before the Competition Commission of India (‘CCI’), appellate forums, High Courts and Supreme Court & now empaneled to represent the CCI before various forums, we provide strategic guidance and authoritative defense that keeps businesses competitive in regulated markets, including investigations, merger control filings and compliance under India’s evolving competition landscape.
Data Protection, Privacy & Security
Our unique advantage stems from an inherent understanding of technological advancements and resulting opportunities / risks in India. This helps provide proactive counsel that measure the entities’ strength against the backdrop of several legislations across the world and their potential impact in India.
Our core services ensure robust and scalable compliance:
- Policy & Transparency: Structuring compliant Privacy & Cookie Policies, managing effective Notice and Consent, and safeguarding Cross – Border Data Transfers.
- Risk Mitigation: Developing advanced Breach Strategies and policies for Data Minimization & Retention.
- Internal Governance: Creating essential internal documents, including employee handbooks, training managements and teams and agreements with third – party data processors.
- Operational Readiness: Executing internal Data Mapping and providing specialised training for management and operational teams.
Dispute Resolution
Our Dispute Resolution team provides robust, end – to – end representation, grounded in comprehensive litigation strategy. Our representation for Clients spreads across fora including, civil & commercial courts, High Courts, tribunals, statutory authorities across India, and the Supreme Court of India.
While maintaining a strong, established presence in South India, we ensure this same level of commitment and excellence is extended pan-India. We leverage a tested and trusted network of local advocates to guarantee consistent quality and timely action in every corner of the country.
General Corporate
We serve as dedicated outside General Counsel, integrating deeply with business to transform vision to viable, legally sound operations, providing a seamless support system. Our General Corporate practice provides end-to-end strategic partnership throughout an entities’ life cycle. Some key areas include:
- Business formation and structuring
- Day-to-day Operations & Advisory (including contract drafting, negotiations, internal policies, commercial strategies etc.
- Compliance and Governance
Transactions and Crises Management
Intellectual Property
Our practice is dedicated to the strategic safeguarding of creative and commercial assets. We provide focused counsel across the entire intellectual property lifecycle, from conception to enforcement. Some key areas include:
- Brand Protection: Comprehensive support for Trademark search, registration, and opposition
- Creative Rights: Advising on the protection, registration, and commercial use of Copyrights.
- Enforcement & Litigation: Strategic action against infringement, including cease-and-desist procedures and representation in IP litigation.
- IP Strategy: Guidance on the development and implementation of internal IP policies and commercialization strategies.·
Tax
Drawing on decades of experience, our firm offers specialised and unmatched expertise in Customs, GST, Income Tax (Corporate and International taxation), International Trade & WTO, and the erstwhile indirect tax regime. We guide Clients from ideation of a business module to implementation of the transaction (structuring, interpreting provisions, including compliance mandates), audits, optimizing supply chain structures and advising on intricate classification and valuation matters.
We represent Clients before all judicial and quasi-judicial forums, including appellate tribunals, High Courts and the Supreme Court of India. Our focus is on complex tax litigation, handling significant matters concerning classification, valuation, constitutional validity and export related disputes.
International Trade & Customs
We address the complexities of cross – border trade, offering specialized advisory and dispute resolution services related to:
- World Trade Organization (WTO): Advising on compliance with multilateral trade agreements, trade remedies, and implications of international trade law.
- Customs & Foreign Trade Policy: Matters concerning import / export controls, licensing, valuation, anti-dumping, countervailing duties and other barriers.
Private Client Practice
We advise high-net worth individuals, entrepreneurs and their family offices with the objective of securing inter-generational wealth transfer and preservation of wealth. Some key areas include:
- Wealth & Succession Planning: Structuring and drafting comprehensive documents, including Wills, Trusts and Power of Attorneys, to ensure smooth asset devolution and succession
- Family Office Advisory: Legal support on corporate structuring, governance, regulatory compliance, and managing legal risks inherent to large family enterprises.
Restructuring & Tax: Advising on legal and tax-efficient corporate and family restructuring, including regulatory compliances.
Competition & Antitrust
With years of the experience representing Clients before the Competition Commission of India (‘CCI’), appellate forums, High Courts and Supreme Court & now empaneled to represent the CCI before various forums, we provide strategic guidance and authoritative defense that keeps businesses competitive in regulated markets, including investigations, merger control filings and compliance under India’s evolving competition landscape.
Data Protection, Privacy & Security
Our unique advantage stems from an inherent understanding of technological advancements and resulting opportunities / risks in India. This helps provide proactive counsel that measure the entities’ strength against the backdrop of several legislations across the world and their potential impact in India.
Our core services ensure robust and scalable compliance:
- Policy & Transparency: Structuring compliant Privacy & Cookie Policies, managing effective Notice and Consent, and safeguarding Cross – Border Data Transfers.
- Risk Mitigation: Developing advanced Breach Strategies and policies for Data Minimization & Retention.
- Internal Governance: Creating essential internal documents, including employee handbooks, training managements and teams and agreements with third – party data processors.
- Operational Readiness: Executing internal Data Mapping and providing specialised training for management and operational teams.
Dispute Resolution
Our Dispute Resolution team provides robust, end – to – end representation, grounded in comprehensive litigation strategy. Our representation for Clients spreads across fora including, civil & commercial courts, High Courts, tribunals, statutory authorities across India, and the Supreme Court of India.
While maintaining a strong, established presence in South India, we ensure this same level of commitment and excellence is extended pan-India. We leverage a tested and trusted network of local advocates to guarantee consistent quality and timely action in every corner of the country.
General Corporate
We serve as dedicated outside General Counsel, integrating deeply with business to transform vision to viable, legally sound operations, providing a seamless support system. Our General Corporate practice provides end-to-end strategic partnership throughout an entities’ life cycle. Some key areas include:
- Business formation and structuring
- Day-to-day Operations & Advisory (including contract drafting, negotiations, internal policies, commercial strategies etc.
- Compliance and Governance
Transactions and Crises Management
Intellectual Property
Our practice is dedicated to the strategic safeguarding of creative and commercial assets. We provide focused counsel across the entire intellectual property lifecycle, from conception to enforcement. Some key areas include:
- Brand Protection: Comprehensive support for Trademark search, registration, and opposition
- Creative Rights: Advising on the protection, registration, and commercial use of Copyrights.
- Enforcement & Litigation: Strategic action against infringement, including cease-and-desist procedures and representation in IP litigation.
- IP Strategy: Guidance on the development and implementation of internal IP policies and commercialization strategies.·
Tax
Drawing on decades of experience, our firm offers specialised and unmatched expertise in Customs, GST, Income Tax (Corporate and International taxation), International Trade & WTO, and the erstwhile indirect tax regime. We guide Clients from ideation of a business module to implementation of the transaction (structuring, interpreting provisions, including compliance mandates), audits, optimizing supply chain structures and advising on intricate classification and valuation matters.
We represent Clients before all judicial and quasi-judicial forums, including appellate tribunals, High Courts and the Supreme Court of India. Our focus is on complex tax litigation, handling significant matters concerning classification, valuation, constitutional validity and export related disputes.
International Trade & Customs
We address the complexities of cross – border trade, offering specialized advisory and dispute resolution services related to:
- World Trade Organization (WTO): Advising on compliance with multilateral trade agreements, trade remedies, and implications of international trade law.
- Customs & Foreign Trade Policy: Matters concerning import / export controls, licensing, valuation, anti-dumping, countervailing duties and other barriers.
Private Client Practice
We advise high-net worth individuals, entrepreneurs and their family offices with the objective of securing inter-generational wealth transfer and preservation of wealth. Some key areas include:
- Wealth & Succession Planning: Structuring and drafting comprehensive documents, including Wills, Trusts and Power of Attorneys, to ensure smooth asset devolution and succession
- Family Office Advisory: Legal support on corporate structuring, governance, regulatory compliance, and managing legal risks inherent to large family enterprises.
Restructuring & Tax: Advising on legal and tax-efficient corporate and family restructuring, including regulatory compliances.
