Corporate and Commercial Law Firm in India

Singhania & Partners

S&P House, H-186
Sector 63
Noida 201301
India

+91 120 4631000

+91 120 4631001

www.singhania.in

Contact Mr. Ravi Singhania

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Law Firm Overview

Singhania & Partners is one of the largest full service national law firms in India. It has established a successful international corporate and commercial law practice out of its offices at New Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai and Hyderabad.The firm comprises of a team of over 70 professionals in-house including Chartered Accountants and Company Secretaries.

The firm's practice areas include corporate & commercial law, intellectual property as well as arbitration and litigation. The firm has considerable experience in cross border transactions in the areas of joint ventures, foreign collaborations, technology transfer, mergers and acquisitions, as well as in assisting its clients in establishing wholly owned subsidiaries in India. The infrastructure practice of the firm has been active in projects in roads, power as well as telecom sector. The intellectual property practice comprises of both contentious as well as non-contentious matters in the areas of designs, trademark, copyright and patents. In the recent public private initiative of the Government of India, the firm has had considerable experience in the areas of disinvestments and privatization. Other areas the firm has been involved in include banking and finance, tax, regulatory approvals from governmental authorities such as Foreign Investment Promotion Board and Reserve Bank of India, litigation, domestic and international arbitration, labor and employment, real estate etc.

Singhania & Partners represents number of large as well as small and medium Indian businesses as well as multinational corporations including Fortune 500 companies. The firm also represents number of large Indian Government owned companies.

Year this Office was Established: 1999

Languages: English, Hindi

Practice Areas

Practice Areas Description

Singhania & Partners provides legal representation and services in the following areas of practice:

—Corporate & Commercial Law
The Corporate and Commercial group has considerable experience and handles all types of cross-border transactions relating to M&A, agency and franchise, contract, company, import/export, foreign collaborations and technology transfers, Securities Exchange Board of India regulations, Tax (direct/indirect), transfer pricing, restructuring and real estate.

—Intellectual Property
The firm's Intellectual Property practice covers copyright, trademark, design and patent registration, and litigation for enforcement of IP rights. The firm’s litigation department represents major trademark, patent and copyright infringement matters. The firm is also assisting its clients in investigation and prosecuting trademark infringement by counterfeit manufacturers and traders.

—Litigation & Arbitration
The Litigation & Arbitration group represents multinational and domestic companies involved in all areas of business such as automotive reprographics, chemicals, heavy industry, financial services, power, telecom and roads sector. Members of the firm appear before the Supreme Court of India, State High Courts and other judicial forums.

—Project Finance
The firm is active in the field of Project Finance and advises corporate houses and investment bankers on debt and equity offerings. The firm recently assisted the legal advisers of a multinational conglomerate going for initial public offering at the London Stock Exchange.

—Information Technology
The firm has considerable experience in Information Technology, e-commerce, internet based securities trading and e-security, and counseled them with regards to establishing their wholly owned subsidiary in India.

—Employment & Labor
The firm currently represents number of call centers, back office processing companies with regards to the labor and employment law related issues.

—Regulatory Law
The Regulatory & Compliance group handles government approvals for foreign investments and technical collaborations. The firm assists in obtaining RBI & FIPB approvals for direct foreign investment in India.

Affiliations

International Lawyers Network
American Bar Association
Supreme Court Bar Association (India)
Law Society of England & Wales

Partners

	Vikas Goel Partner Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice, Arbitration, Business Litigation, Civil Litigation		Rohit Jaiswal Partner Banking and Finance, Business and Industry, Employment, Real Estate
	Sunil Kumar Senior Partner Banking and Finance, Tax		Mrs. Manju Mohotra Chief Executive Officer
	Dipak Rao Senior Partner Banking Law, Intellectual Property, Mergers and Acquisitions, Project Finance, Science and Technology		Shambhu Saran Partner Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice, Arbitration, Business Litigation, Civil Litigation
	Shilpa Shah Senior Partner Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Banking Law, Commercial Law, Competition Law, Corporate Law		Ravi Singhania Managing Partner Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Employment, International Investments
	Madhu Sweta Partner Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Appellate Practice, Arbitration, Business and Industry

Representative Clients

Altera Corporation
America Online
American Bureau of Shipping
Assist America
Astadia Inc.,
BearingPoint
Brightpoint, Inc.
CTCI Corporation
Dorma
Egis International
Eli Research Inc.
Eschenbach Optik
Fiat New Holland
Fisher Scientific
For Life
Foundation 9 Entertainment
GEC
General Motors
IdaTech
IJM Corporation
International SOS
iSense Corporation
Jones Lang LaSalle
Lifestyle Solutions
Manchester United
Marconi Communication
McGraw-Hill Companies Inc.
Mentor Graphics
MidMark, USA
Mitsui Chemicals
National Instruments
Network Solutions
OECD
Omega Shipping Snc.
Petroleum Geo Services
Powerwave Inc.
PricewaterhouseCoopers
R.E. International
Raytheon
Remithome
Resort Condominiums Intl.
Ricoh
Sasol Chemicals, South Africa
Scott Wilson Mining
Scott Wilson PLC
Siemens First Capital
Signal Perfection Ltd., USA
Standard & Poor’s
Sun Chemical
Survey Sampling International Inc
Taiko
TETRA Technologies, Inc.
VeriSign Inc.
Warner Brothers
World Bank
Worthington Armstrong Venture
Verizon Business

Axis Bank
Bony Polymer
Boortmalt N V Malt & Silos
Credit Agricole S.A.
Calyon Bank
Crisil Ltd.
Dedicated Freight Corridor Corp. of India
Delhi Integrated Multi Model Transit System
East-North Interconnection Company Ltd.
Essar
GMR Hyderabad International Airport
IDBI Bank
IDFC
India Government Mint
Karnataka State Highways Improvement Project
Louis Berger
Madhya Pradesh Housing Board
Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority
Ministry of Chemicals and Petrochemicals
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Railways
Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways
Mormugao Port Trust, Goa
National Highways Authority of India
Naya Raipur Development Authority
Nuclear Power Corporation
Power Finance Corporation
Punjab National Bank
Punjab State Electricity Board
Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd.
Railtel Corporation
Rajasthan State Electricity Board
Rural Electrification Corporation
SBI Macquarie
State Bank of India
Steel Authority of India Ltd.
Technopak
Union Bank of India
Unitech Ltd.
Usha Breco Pvt. Ltd