CORPORATE LEGAL SERVICES

Corporate and Commercial

• Formation of Companies
• Foreign Direct Investment
• Foreign Investment Promotion Board
• Corporate Reorganization and Reconstructions
• Liquidations
• Import & Export Code
• Foreign Investment Proposals
• Corporatisation and Privatization
• Joint Ventures / Shareholders Agreement
• Asset Acquisitions
• Trade Arrangement and Technology Transfers
• International Trade
• Statutory Filings under Company Law

Arbitration and Dispute Resolution

• Mediation and Conciliation
• Domestic and International Arbitration
• Enforcement of Awards in India
• Enforcement of Awards outside India
• Matters relating to inter-state disputes
• Matters relating to Bilateral Investment Treaties

NCLT & NCLAT

• Insolvency and Bankruptcy Court matters
• Company Law matters.

Anti-Dumping

• Anti-dumping Policies, Laws and Notification
• Challenging Anti-Dumping Duties before Proper Authorities
• Filing Anti-Dumping Cases & appeals

Consumer and Product Liability

• Product Liability Claims
• Consumer Protection Issues
• Warranties
• Terms and Conditions
• Consumer Credit and Finance
• Litigation

Environmental Laws

• National and International Legislations and Treaties
• Pollution Control in any environmental medium
• Construction related environmental issues
• Assistance for obtaining necessary permits, approvals, exemptions
• Compliance advice concerning new and existing statutes and regulations
• Due diligence assessment and allocation of environmental implications for mergers and acquisitions, lease requirements
• Counselling on issues relating to eco-auditing and eco-assessment
• Obtaining environmental clearances for infrastructure projects
• Environmental Audit
• Environmental Litigation

Employment and Industrial Relations

• Labour & Personnel Issues
• Compliance and Regulatory Issues
• Employment aspects of business transfer
• Employment Contracts
• Disciplinary and grievance matters and rules
• Maternity Provisions
• Handbooks and compensation packages
• Director’s Duties
• Wrongful and unfair dismissal claims and redundancy

Infrastructure

• Liaising with the Government Authorities
• Structuring Projects
• Loan Agreements

Intellectual Property & Information Technology

• Registration & Renewal of trade/service marks, copyrights, patents and designs
• Initial investigations into potential patentability of inventions
• License agreements including shrink-wrap and click-wrap licenses
• Merchandising agreements
• Assisting clients in obtaining and protecting domain names
• Infringement and Passing-off action
• Counterfeit Product Investigation/Seizure
• Trade secrets
• Branding

Real Estate & Construction

• Joint Venture Development
• Development of Townships
• Development and promotion of Real Estate
• Lease and Sale Documentation
• Title Investigation

Merger & Acquisitions

• Conducting Due-diligence
• Assist in Negotiations
• Preparation and finalization of Agreements
• Obtaining necessary permissions from the requisite authorities
• Execution and completion of the Transaction
• Obtaining Court sanction with regard to amalgamations
• Advice relating to the Takeover Code

Outsourcing

• Registration with the Department of Telecom
• Customs
• Real estate negotiations
• Tax Issues
• VSNL & BSNL permissions

Taxation

• GST
• Commercial Taxation
  • Excise Duty
  • Customs Duty
• Sales Tax
• Corporate and Personnel Income Tax
• Off-shore Tax Planning
• Company and Partnership Income and Capital gains tax
• Tax effectiveness of commercial ventures
• International Tax Planning