Our corporate team has in-depth understanding, developed through years of experience, of transactional work encompassing M&A, joint ventures, investment agreements, take-over offers as well as other capital market advisory in in-bound, domestic and out-bound deals. The team brings to the table the capability of giving end-to-end legal advice and support required in such transactions, including the ability to turn-around on demanding diligence exercise, drafting documentation, driving negotiations or providing negotiation support, advice on foreign exchange implications, handling closing requirements.
The Firm has attorneys with expertise and experience in advising on indirect and direct tax issues. The team is well-versed in advising on taxation aspects of cross-border transactions, tax structuring of foreign investment, handling anti-dumping matters and other trade remedies, and the like. The team brings deep knowledge on Customs, Goods & Service Tax, erstwhile indirect taxes spanning Excise, Service Tax, Value Added Tax / Central Sales Tax especially in the context of inter-state commercial transactions, supply agreements, sale and purchase transactions, including classification of goods under different Tariffs and eligibility for exemptions & concessions. The firm’s attorney represent the clients in high value and complicated tax matters before all the relevant judicial, quasi-judicial and administrative authorities such as adjudicating authorities, tax tribunals, advance ruling authorities, settlement commission, high courts and the Supreme Court of India.
We provide strategic advice and solutions on all aspects of competition law: cartels, leniency applications, anti-competitive agreements, concession arrangements, abuse of a dominant position, joint ventures, distribution systems, merger control, interface with IPRs and sector regulators, state aids, subsidy and consumer law. The team regularly advises on anti-competitive behaviour/agreements, dominance and practices and has the capability to provide compliance audit.
The Firm’s attorneys have substantial experience in advising on corporate debt and financing, including consortium financing, syndicated loans, secured and unsecured loans, revolving credits, guarantee facilities and other forms of security. The team regularly advises on project financing, structured financing, and asset and equipment financing including that of vessels and aircrafts. Through years of experience, the team has gained perspective from lenders’ as well as borrowers’ sides, which enables the team to provide insights in such matters.
The Firm’s attorneys have a deep understanding of pre-tendering, tendering and bidding norms including relevant concession documents in relation to several infrastructure sub-sectors such as power (including renewable power), roads, railway, ports, airports, etc. The team is well versed in various models of grant of concession under PPP mode. Other than PPP mode, the team has extensive experience in handling and advising on implementation of such matters through the EPC channel.
Our team has the expertise and capability to advise, represent and run litigation and dispute resolution process for clients in their corporate commercial matters at various courts (District Courts, High Courts and Supreme Court), forums, commissions and tribunals. The team offers full range of litigation and dispute resolution services ranging from drafting and filing writ petitions, special leave petitions, civil suits, civil appeals and company matters, arbitration filings, etc.; developing appropriate dispute strategy; coordinating with external, specialized or local counsel, as required.