ALL AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Taxation
(Direct and Indirect)

Corporate, Commercial
(including the Insolvency & bankruptcy laws)
Consumer & Competition laws

Litigations
Civil, Criminal & Commercial

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration

Family, Matrimonial, Domestic Violence& property disputes

Labour law compliances & disputes

Banking & Finance

IPR, Trade marks & related laws

Litigation support in several areas including the following:

  • Corporate and Securities Law
  • Commercial and Civil Laws
  • Family/ Matrimonial/ Domestic Violence & property related
  • Consumer Protection Act, 1986
  • Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973/ Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999
  • Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
  • Proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
  • National & State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission
  • Appellate Tribunal for Foreign Exchange, Debts Recovery Tribunal, NCLT. NCLAT etc.

Direct Tax Laws:

  • Advisory Services- Domestic and International Tax
  • Compliance and Regulatory
  • Litigation before all forums (Supreme Court, High Court, Tax Tribunals, and Tax Authorities)
  • Strategic Tax Planning
  • Transfer Pricing – study, compliance and representation
  • Tax related criminal prosecution- advisory & litigation

Indirect Tax Laws:

  • Customs/Foreign Trade Policy: We provide integrated solutions as well as litigation support to clients on issues relating to customs valuation, classification and structuring of international supply chains with an objective to optimize Customs duties costs and processes.
  • Central Excise: We have expertise in the field of consultancy and litigation in the areas of classification, valuation, etc. and structuring of complex value chains.
  • Service Tax: We have vast experience in advisory and litigation on Service Tax issues across all sectors.
  • Central Sales Tax/VAT: We regularly render advisory and litigation support before various forums including on the issues relating to Central Sales Tax, VAT, Works Contract Tax and Entry Tax. We also undertake VAT compliance of major businesses across sectors.
  • Goods and Services Tax (GST): We are rendering advisory, compliance and litigation services pertaining to GST.

Mergers and Acquisitions:

  • Advisory and litigation under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC)
  • Corporate Re-structuring
  • Debt Re-structuring
  • Financial distress remedies
  • Merger and Demerger

Foreign Investment:

  • Inbound and Outbound Investments
  • Joint Ventures, Financial and Technical Collaborations
  • Drafting and vetting of Commercial Agreements
  • Cross-border Transactions
  • External Commercial Borrowings & Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds
  • Foreign Exchange Laws (FEMA & FCRA)
  • Setting up Liaison/ Branch/ Project Offices, subsidiaries of foreign entities
  • Employment and Labour Laws governing expatriates

Joint Ventures/Strategic Alliances:

  • Negotiation, drafting of joint venture agreements in the nature of share purchase/subscription agreements, shareholders’ agreements and other related incidental agreements.

Banking and Finance:

  • We offer a full spectrum of services in the area of Banking and Finance by actively assisting corporate clients in drafting and reviewing various documents pertaining to all kinds of financial arrangements.

Legal and Secretarial Due Diligence of Companies

  • Assessing the level of legal compliance under applicable laws
  • Highlighting the extent of non-compliance & consequence of the same under applicable laws
  • Suggesting remedial measures for becoming legally compliant

Real Estate

  • We provide advisory services with regard to property matters including mutations, title search, related documentation and litigation

Employment & Labour:

  • Advising and drafting employment contracts, retainership agreements, termination letters, non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality agreements, secondment agreements
  • Advising and drafting policy on Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Work Place, conducting internal investigations of allegations of sexual harassment, fraud etc.
  • Drafting of HR manual
  • Registration and licensing of establishments
  • Legal opinion(s) on diverse matters pertaining to employment laws
  • Assistance in obtaining work permit/employment visa for foreign nationals coming to India for work
  • Representing clients before courts, tribunals, commissions, and other authorities in matters connected with employer-employee disputes

Alternate Dispute resolution Practice :

  • Representing clients in contractual arbitration proceedings according to the Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and the ICC, SIAC rules etc.