Clients come to us for support across a full range of corporate activity. As legal advisors, we help clients with all their corporate and commercial needs, from their corporate governance responsibilities to the equity offerings that help take their business to the next level. Our lawyers have expert knowledge of the legal framework in their field of specialisation as well as strong commercial and contract drafting skills.
Corporate and Commercial Practice
We have advised foreign companies in setting up liaison offices, branch offices, joint ventures and wholly owned subsidiaries including obtaining requisite permissions and drafting all related documents/agreements. Our lawyers have given legal opinions to both domestic and foreign clients on various issues under corporate and commercial laws on acquisitions and divestments of shares, assets and businesses (by private, public and listed entities); schemes of arrangement, mergers, demergers, and amalgamations; leveraged buy-outs; sale and purchase of distressed assets; and restructurings, including capital and debt restructuring, buy-back of securities, reduction of share capital etc.
Our scope of services, include the following:
- Commercial Assistance – We emphasize on advising corporates for regulating, operating and growing their business. We support them in company secretarial services, and assist them in carrying out annual company law compliances. We advice on public private partnerships, outsourcing, partner arrangements, distribution and agency issues and other related regulatory matters.
- Documentation and Negotiations – We have developed expertise in negotiating, drafting and vetting of commercial contracts for our clients. We undertake drafting of memorandum of understanding and agreements including share purchase agreement, shareholder’s agreement, joint venture agreement, non-disclosure, non-compete, distribution agreement, partnership and employment contracts, agency agreement, manufacturing agreement, sale deeds, lease deeds, leave and license agreement etc.
- Corporate Revivals – We advice on all aspect of recoveries, reconstructions, administrations and liquidations. We assist Financial Creditors and Operational Creditors and investors in matters of enforcement of security and strategies for the debt recovery.
- Structuring Mergers & Acquisition – We have specialization in cross border transactions and expertise in domestic regulations to devise innovative structures. We are also actively involved in conducting due diligence of the companies involved in M&A.
- IT assistance- We assist and advise in drafting and vetting of agreements such as Master Service Agreement, Master Teaming Agreement, End User License Agreement, Escrow Agreement, Source Code Agreement, Software Development Agreement etc. and also assist in obtaining IEM and Information Technology (IT)/ Information Technology Enabled-Services (ITES) registration.
Employment and Labour Law
We assist our clients by providing them legal advice on all employment laws applicable to their business establishments in India, whether it be state or central laws. Besides advising them on legal matters relating to employment laws, we represent them before different legal forums for adjudication of the disputes between the employee and the employer.
Our scope of services, include the following:
- Negotiating, drafting and advising on contract of employment, confidentiality agreement, and non-compete agreement for all levels of the employees including Managing Director, CEO etc.;
- Assisting in drafting of employee handbook, pay roll outsourcing agreements, office manual etc.;
- Advising on matters relating to recruitment and designing compensation package;
- Advising and assisting in integration of terms and conditions of employment on merger/ acquisition;
- Assisting in compliance of labour laws;
- Assisting and advising in conducting disciplinary actions, including issuance of charge sheets, holding of departmental enquiry;
- Advising and assisting in the matters of resignation, termination or other cessation of employment; and
- Advising and assisting in settlement of legal dues such as gratuity, provident fund, pension, etc.
Real Estate
We represent clients in connection with acquisitions and dispositions for real estate/ properties in India. We represent eminent business houses, developers, investors, lenders and individuals in diverse real estate transactions. We focus on innovative structures for assisting the clients in documentations and negotiations.
Our scope of services, include the following:
- Investigating title documents and advising clients with regard to title of the property;
- Drafting and vetting documents including deeds of sale, transfer, mortgage, assignment, agreement to sell, leave and license agreement, lease agreement, development agreement, etc. and other property related documents;
- Conducting due diligence and advising the client for both commercial and residential properties;
- Advising on matters relating to Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016; and
- Representing clients before Real Estate Regulatory Authority and Appellate Tribunal.
