India

Firm overview

ThinkLaw is a new age law firm, established with an objective of delivering deeply thought through, high quality research-based & strategy-driven advice with a detail oriented personalized attention by a team of highly driven professionals living up to our approach of "Navigating the Complex".

The firm started in 2021 and primarily has 2 broad verticals – corporate and commercial and dispute resolution. These verticals include various practice areas i.e., Corporate and Commercial Advisory, Digital Forensics and Fraud Investigations, Information Technology & Intellectual Property, Labour and Employment Laws, Mergers and Acquisitions, Pre-Litigation Strategy & Dispute Resolution, Venture Capital and Private Equity. The firm specialises in carefully crafting the entire pre-litigation and dispute resolution strategy for clients, to be comprehensively adopted across multiple fora and regulators. the firm has a unique practice vertical that specializes in advising and representing promoters, high net worth individuals and large families in respect of various aspects of promoter/family disputes. Our lawyers have significant experience in transaction structuring and advisory across a wide range of key sectors such as manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, e-commerce, technology, ed-tech, agriculture and food processing, F&B, etc., across different geographies. The firm also has an active commercial arbitration practice and has several high stakes matters before the SIAC, Bengaluru Arbitration Centre and other ad-hoc arbitrations presided over by retired judges. In the last year, the firm has gained traction for the orders received by its clients against SEBI where SEBI has been asked by SAT to pay costs of INR 5,00,000/- for its lackadaisical attitude and failure to act despite court orders. The firm is also on a path to expand its digital forensics & fraud investigations practice.

Firm overview

Obhan & Associates (O&A) is a highly skilled and professionally managed full-service law firm in India, offering end-to-end services in intellectual property law and corporate law, consistently ranking among India’s best law firms, including among the top five IP firms.

Practice Areas:

Intellectual Property: Our IP team comprises multi-disciplinary legal and technical experts. Our services include the preparation, filing, and prosecution of patents, designs, trademarks, and copyright applications in India and overseas. We also advise on IP transactions, litigation, dispute resolution, and rights enforcement globally. The team regularly advises on global patent portfolio and patent prosecution management.

Corporate Law and M&A: Our experienced corporate team provides legal services at all phases of the business cycle, from incorporation to exits. We offer complete and integrated transactional, contractual support and advisory services, specialising in M&A transactions, commercial contracts, and corporate advisory support.

Litigation: Our litigation team specialises in corporate and commercial disputes. We provide strategic solutions and attain favourable outcomes, whether through litigation avoidance, settlement negotiation, or assertive courtroom advocacy. We have a proven track record in high-stakes IP litigation and representing leading publishing houses in defamation disputes.

Other Practices: Our team also provides guidance and representation in data protection, privacy laws, cybersecurity, media & entertainment, and advertisement.

The Firm has been described as ‘meticulous and quick’ in its service and advice. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional service and value, building meaningful and long-lasting client relationships, and providing responsive and tailored services. Our well-balanced domestic and international clientele represent a cross-section of industries, including software, digital technologies, pharmaceuticals and biotech, engineering, fast-moving consumer goods, apparel, and media houses.

Firm overview

Firm overview

Established in 1986, Dua Associates is one of India’s prominent law firms, serving a wide spectrum of clients .The Firm is well known for its experience in complex litigation and arbitration matters, delivering high standards of quality across a variety of litigation disciplines ranging from high value contractual disputes to white-collar/regulatory investigations to complex disputes involving the environment, constitution and administrative laws, intellectual property, M&A, and other commercial litigation. Dua Associates’ Insolvency& Bankruptcy practice has grown significantly, and the firm represents all stakeholders in the insolvency process, be it a financial creditor, corporate debtor, resolution professional, homebuyers and so on.

The Firm recognizes the impact any litigation has on business and manages the disputes with a clear understanding of the client’s commercial objectives. The prominent litigation lawyers of the firm include Sr Solicitor Shiraz Patodia, Partner L.K. Bhushan, Partner Amit Dhingra, Partner Ganesh Chandru, Partner Rajdeep Panda, Partner George Joseph, Partner Tejas S.R. , Partner Ashish Singh among others.

Key clients for the Dispute Resolution practice include The Dow Chemical Company Eastman Kodak Company, Commercial Bank of Dubai, TransAsia Private Capital Limited, DuPont, ELCA Cosmetics Pvt Ltd, TAFE , Decathlon Sports India, Sadara Chemical Company, SWAMIH Investment Fund - Govt. of India, Piramal Capital and Housing Finance Limited, ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited, HSBC and Altico Capital India Limited among others.

Several partners of the Firm continue to be individually ranked and awarded for stellar contributions in Dispute Resolution. This practice group across the major cities in India works collaboratively with one another while building productive relationships with eminent Senior Counsels to effectively assist clients in the most complex and high-stakes disputes. The team comprises of courtroom-tested lawyers who have appeared in significant and challenging cases around the country.

The Firm also has a robust and dedicated Supreme Court presence through “Dua Associates AoR”, a firm of Advocates-on-Record registered with the Supreme Court. The Advocates-on-Record of the firm forms the bulwark of the Supreme Court practice, ably supported by other partners of the Firm. The other seven offices of the Firm are in complete sync with the Supreme Court practice of the Firm and work seamlessly with the team in Delhi.

Dua Associates’ litigation and arbitration/ alternative dispute resolution practice represents companies involved in business-critical lawsuits including IPR, taxation, white collar with focus on helping clients’ businesses succeed. The firm has acted on behalf of clients from sectors as varied as aviation, corporates, asset reconstruction firms, non-banking financial companies and banks, amongst others. The experience in addressing complex issues with reference to stakeholders including committee of creditors, public sector, international banks and distressed debtors in corporate restructurings, enables the team to offer valuable insights and perspective to clients.