Businesses
For businesses
A company meets Indian law at the board table, in its contracts and filings, before its regulators and, when something goes wrong, in a court or tribunal. Advocates in the practice came to the law from engineering, technology products, procurement and scientific research, and the advice is written with the performance of the contract and the build of the product in view. This page sets out the advisory and disputes work for companies, their boards and their officers, and the Advocates responsible for each part of it.
Advisory
The work a company takes before it commits: the structure of a transaction, the documents, the filings and the compliance a regulator will look for afterwards.
Boardroom and corporate
Standing legal advisory to boards and promoters on governance, contract oversight, regulatory compliance and outsourced in-house legal support.
Transaction advisory
Structuring, documentation and due diligence for acquisitions, joint ventures and restructuring transactions under Indian law.
Capital markets
Advisory on public and private capital raising, listing compliance and continuing obligations under Indian securities law.
Contracts and procurement
Drafting, review and negotiation of commercial contracts and procurement documentation across the supply chain.
Technology, data and product
Advisory on data protection, technology contracting and product compliance obligations for technology-driven businesses.
AI, data and emerging technology
Advisory on how Indian law applies to artificial intelligence, under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
Foreign exchange (FEMA)
The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 for businesses and non-resident Indians: current and capital account rules, reporting, contraventions, compounding with the Reserve Bank, adjudication and appeal.
Restaurants, bars and pubs
Licensing, compliance and enforcement for restaurants, bars, pubs and other hospitality operators in Bengaluru, including suspension, cancellation, appeals and prosecutions.
Disputes and enforcement
The proceedings a company brings or answers: recovery, insolvency, regulatory and criminal exposure, employment and tax. Each is conducted through the disputes department, which sets out what each court and tribunal decides.
IP and licensing
Protection, licensing and enforcement of trademarks, patents, copyright and trade secrets under Indian intellectual property law.
Banking, SARFAESI and DRT
Representation in debt recovery, SARFAESI enforcement and regulatory banking matters before tribunals and financial regulators.
Insolvency
Advisory and representation in corporate insolvency resolution, liquidation and restructuring proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.
RERA and real estate
Advisory and representation on real estate regulatory compliance, project registration and disputes under the RERA framework.
Civil disputes
Representation in commercial suits, shareholder disputes and civil litigation before trial, commercial and appellate courts.
PMLA
Advisory and defence in money laundering investigations and proceedings before the Enforcement Directorate and PMLA authorities.
Projects and land
Advisory and litigation on infrastructure project structuring, land acquisition, zoning, environmental compliance and public-private partnerships.
Employment
Advisory and representation on employment disputes, disciplinary process, industrial relations and labour code compliance.
Taxation and fiscal
Advisory and litigation on goods and services tax, direct tax and indirect tax disputes before departmental and appellate forums.
White-collar and cyber defence
Defence and advisory in cybercrime, digital evidence and corporate regulatory offence proceedings before investigating and prosecuting authorities.
Cyber crime
Cyber crime matters for individuals and businesses, as victims or as accused: Information Technology Act offences, cheating and identity theft, reporting, and the freezing and release of bank accounts.
Technology disputes
Software and SaaS contract disputes, infringement suits in the Commercial Courts, data breach liability, intermediary and takedown disputes and arbitration of technology contracts.
Money recovery
Recovery of money owed to a business: cheque dishonour complaints under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, summary suits, commercial suits with pre-institution mediation, and execution of decrees.
Prevention of sexual harassment (POSH)
The Internal Committee and Local Committee machinery of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013: an employer's compliance duties, the stages of a complaint and inquiry, and the challenges to a committee's finding.
Employee's Compensation
Compensation for injury, occupational disease or death at work under the Employee's Compensation Act, 1923, its continuation in the Code on Social Security, 2020, claims before the competent authority, appeals and the Employees' State Insurance interface.
GST disputes
The route of a goods and services tax dispute: show cause notices and adjudication under sections 73, 74 and 74A, appeals with pre-deposit, the Appellate Tribunal, writ petitions, and refund and input tax credit disputes.
Education matters
Legal work for schools, colleges and universities, and for students and parents, on admissions, fees, recognition, examinations, staff service and writ proceedings before the Karnataka High Court.
Advocates
Each Advocate below is responsible for the work named against them and conducts it with associates and paralegals.
Adv. Adithya Karthik K
Commercial Disputes and Insolvency group: commercial disputes, Debts Recovery Tribunal and insolvency proceedings, transactions, capital markets and foreign exchange.
Adv. Harsha Swaroop P
Commercial and projects counsel: engineering, procurement and construction contracts and claims, supply chain and procurement, technology product agreements and compliance for connected devices and digital health, and board advisory on governance and corporate social responsibility; recovery and enforcement for banks and financial institutions before the Debts Recovery Tribunal; and the criminal exposure of a company and its directors.
Adv. Ravi Kumar
Banking recovery, employment and workplace matters, and business disputes in court.
Dr. Vijay Mishra
Technology, IP and Data group: technology contracts, intellectual property, data protection, artificial intelligence and technology disputes.
Sectors, tools and businesses outside India
The same work read by industry, the calculators built on the statutes, and the questions a business incorporated outside India meets on entry.