- Mediation
- Negotiating settlements
- Pre-litigation preparation
- Litigation across different jurisdictions in diverse fora, courts and tribunals in Delhi and Gurugram, including the Trial Courts in Delhi and Gurgaon, High Court of Delhi, High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Supreme Court of India, Debt Recovery Tribunal and the Debt Recovery Appellant Tribunal, Industrial Tribunals and Labour Courts, the Provident Fund Appellate Tribunal, Consumer Forums and Competition Appellate Tribunal.
- Disputes under contracts; money recovery by business houses, banks and other financial/institutional lenders; injunctions; disputes relating to immovable property; Industrial Disputes and Labour Court proceedings; writ petitions assailing action taken by Government Bodies and quasi-judicial forums; cases relating to anti-competitive agreements; appeals and revisions; petitions for winding up of companies.
- ‘Arbitration’ under Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 and UNCITRAL Model; Institutionalized arbitration.
Inbound & Outbound Investment
- Entry Strategy- Structuring transactions in light of foreign investment norms in various sectors, including share swaps
- Regulatory Work
Joint Ventures, Collaborations & Acquisitions
- Structuring transactions
- Undertaking party and transaction due diligence
- Preparing, negotiating and finalizing transaction documents
- Assistance in closing
Corporate
- Advisory under Companies Act
- Foreign Exchange Laws, particularly export and import of goods and services
- Structuring transactions for units in special economic zones
- Advisory on labelling requirements, including imported goods
- Advisory under Motor Vehicles Laws to auto manufacturing companies
Competition Law
- Preparation and assistance in implementation of Competition Compliance Program
- Review of documents from the Competition Law aspect
- Advisory at policy making stage
- Handling Investigations
- Handling CCI applications
- To enable corporate houses to focus on their core activities, it is important for associated risks to be managed effectively. Tools for legal risk management include;
- Legal Audit and Gap Analysis
- Master Checklist for applicable, laws at central, state and local level
- Compliance Manual
- Code of Conduct for Employees / Best Practices
- Documentary Legal Due Diligence
- Legal Due Diligence of records with Relevant Authorities
- In addition to states of Delhi and Haryana, we have access to local resource pool, particularly for inspection of records with Relevant Authorities in Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Cochin and Bhubaneshwar.
- Retail banking documentation and legal advisory
- Project Financing for various sectors
- Debenture Issues
- Private Equity and Venture Capital Fund incorporation and structuring
- Advisory in relation to employment and labour laws
- Dealing with day to day discipline issues and advise in relation to conducting domestic inquiries
- Documentation, including Appointment Letters, Employment Agreements (executives, managerial and senior personnel), Stock –Options, Sweat Equity Offerings.
- Representational services before relevant fora
- Review of personal data processing, including follow-up analysis
- Preparation of internal guidelines, working procedures and manuals, employee’s accord for data processing
- Revision and adjustment of the appropriate contractual relationship with the persons involved in processing, including subscribers and other business partners
- Analysis of whether it is required to carry out an impact assessment on the protection of personal data and any follow-up support in the process, as well as when dealing with a supervisor, with whom the results of the assessment should be consulted
- Other customised services
Energy, Infrastructure & Petrochemicals
- Oil & Gas. Drafting, negotiating and finalizing documents including;
- Production Sharing Contracts and Joint Operating Agreements (negotiated and finalized); Farm-in and Farm-out Agreements; Service Contracts (Gas Field); Gas Supply Agreements & Master Gas Sales Agreement; Gas Transportation Agreements; LNG Supply Agreement & Regasification Agreements; Technology Licensing & Know-How Agreements.
- Renewable Energy. O&M for Wind Turbine Generators and downstream agreements.
- Port Concession Agreements, Sub-Concessions
- Concessions for Aviation Fuel Farms and downstream documentation
Information Technology and IT enabled services.
- Drafting, negotiating and finalizing documents, including, Software Development Contracts; Software Licensing and Maintenance Agreements, Software Integration Agreements; and Teaming Contracts, Web hosting and Development Agreements; Site Usage Agreement, Preparing Security policies including policies on data, and protection and privacy.
- Digital Space. Advisory on transaction structure and documentation structure and preparation of transaction documents
Pharmaceutical; Healthcare & Healthcare Professionals
- Drafting, negotiating and finalizing documents, including, Contract Manufacturing Contracts, Licensing Contracts, Distribution Agreement, Procurement Agreements.
- Preparation of Policy documents such as Standards for Interacting with Healthcare Professionals.
- Structuring acquisitions and completion of transactions.
Logistics
- Advisory & Documentation
- Transportation and Warehousing
Real Estate & Hospitality
- Due diligence exercise
- Drafting, negotiating and finalizing agreements in the area of real estate. Documentation including, Agreements for development of townships and complexes and associated documentation including underwriting agreements and documentation for retail sale; Construction Contracts; Collaboration Agreements; Agreements for Maintenance and Allied Services, and Retail documentation including, Commercial and Residential Lease Deeds, Sale Deeds and Leave and License Agreements
Education
- Structuring transactions in education sector (technical, non-technical, K-12 and supplementary), and negotiating and drafting documents, including, Operation and Management Services Agreement, Collaboration Agreement, and Charter Documents of a society (including all control and management issues involving multiple parties).
Start ups
- Advising start-ups in relation to structuring business and risk identification; early stage compliance issues, addressing financing requirements; preparing for equity funding; and Negotiating private equity funding documents.