Real Estate & Infrastructure Projects
Advising on state and central laws and regulations concerning real estate, property development, leases and licenses, conveyances, construction contracts, setting up of trusts, liaising with government bodies related to land and property, transfer of property (including under the Indian laws of inheritance). Negotiating and drafting the requisite documents in relation to the transactions. Advising various stakeholders (government agencies, development agencies, regulators, owners, concessionaires, investors, lenders, suppliers and contractors) in infrastructure projects in various sectors including power, telecommunications, broadcasting, roads, bridges, ports, airports/aviation, and urban infrastructure projects.




Information Technology, Media and Entertainment
Advising knowledge and technology based businesses and investment funds, emerging technology companies in diverse areas on legal issues in domestic and international technology transfer and licensing agreements, preserving intellectual property rights. Advising in the areas of print and electronic media, drafting documentation for business process outsourcing and the entertainment industry (including artist and technician contracts, financing, co-production, and media rights contracts).




Intellectual Property
Counselling on protection of IP rights in India and worldwide; searches, filing, prosecution and registration of trademarks, copyright, patents, designs, domain names and geographical indications, attending to post filing requirements, oppositions, IP enforcement and litigation at all fora; border enforcement measures including lodging complaints with Customs authorities; IP transactional assignments; development and management of IP portfolio; IP due diligence; conducting IP sensitization programs and training of In-house personnel on IP.



Employment Laws
Practice area extends to employment, industrial and other service law issues in India with focus on recruitment, terms of appointment, terms and conditions of service, discharge or dismissal and change in terms and conditions of services consequent to the change of employer and/or transfer of undertakings.

Corporate Commercial, Mergers & Acquisitions
Investments, Mergers and Acquisitions Strategic Alliances & Collaborations, Transactions which includes advising on policies, laws, and regulations and approvals in relation to inbound investment, outbound investment, mergers and acquisitions, divestment and acquisition of businesses, divisions assets, alliances and collaborations, structuring of investment and investment vehicles, subsidiaries and joint ventures; technology transfers, assistance and licensing, and regulatory compliance related thereto. Advising on legal structuring of commercial arrangements, corporate management, setting up of legal entities, transactional documentation, day to day legal issues concerning business, employment and infrastructure.



Corporate Finance
Capital Market (Equity and Debt), Securities law which includes advising on securities laws and regulations concerning Equity (public offerings, private placement, venture capital) and Debt, takeovers, mergers, divestments, acquisitions of businesses, divisions and legal entities of listed companies, corporate restructuring and regulatory compliance. Advising on matters concerning Securities Exchange Board of India, Securities Appellate Tribunal and securities regulations, legal & regulatory compliance practice for various capital market intermediaries, derivatives, structured finance products and banking.

Project Finance
Advising on secured, unsecured, limited recourse and project finance, commercial lending and borrowing (domestic as well as external), equipment leasing, securitization transactions and regulatory compliance.



Compliances
Legal support on compliance including filing under various acts in the field of labour laws, corporate compliances, service and property tax on a pan India basis.

Environment Laws
Advising the Industry and the Government on Environment, Natural Resources Laws and Pollution Preventions laws. Further providing full service in this domain including drafting of laws, legal advisory works and litigation especially in the Supreme Court and the High Courts.




Constitutional Law and Social Infrastructure Regulation
Advise on Constitutional Law and Rights especially to the Government of India, State Governments, Industries and Other Organisations; providing full legal services including drafting of laws and advisory works on Urban and Rural Local Self Governance, specialised legal advisory works on Water and Irrigation Projects and in other domains of Social Infrastructure Regulation.

Direct and Indirect Taxation
Advising on corporate and personal income tax, off shore tax planning, company and partnership income, capital gains tax, excise duty, customs duty, service tax, sales tax/VAT.



Litigation and Arbitration
Representation before various judicial and quasi-judicial authorities and tribunals including the Supreme Court of India, High Courts of various States, District Courts, Electricity and Telecom Regulatory Authorities and Appellate Authorities, Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission, Board and Appellate Tribunal Authority for Industrial & Financial Reconstruction and Consumer Protection Fora. Representation in arbitration (in domestic and international fora) and in other alternate dispute resolution processes.