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Corporate Litigation

The firm has handled corporate litigation involving mergers and acquisitions, shareholders disputes, corporate disputes, corporate insolvency and restructuring, economic offences, contractual disputes, public offerings etc. The firm is renowned for their work before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), erstwhile Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR), erstwhile Appellate Authority for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (AAIFR), Competition Commission of India (CCI), Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) etc.

Insolvency & Bankruptcy

The firm has expertise in Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code and is a go-to name in the field. The firm work closely with Corporate Debtors, Financial and Operational Creditors, Resolution Professionals and Resolution Applicants, with the sole intention of making the availability of insolvency and bankruptcy services more efficient, cost effective and achieve targets in a time bound manner. The firm has represented various stakeholders from the initiation of the litigation until the implementation of the resolution plans. The firm is a pioneer in many propositions of the IB Code and setting helpful precedents. The firm’s lawyers are equipped with both litigation experience and behind the scene working of the code including but not limited to negotiations, preparation of plans for the resolution applicant, advice to resolution professional, advise to committee of creditors and safeguards for the corporate debtor. The diversity of the cases handled by the firm has led the firm to achieve optimization in insolvency and bankruptcy. Some of our associate are qualified IP registered Professionals also to advice the client in better and more efficient way dealing with intricacies of the matter in hand.

We have expertise in Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code and is a go-to name in the field. Our team work closely with Corporate Debtors, Financial and Operational Creditors, Resolution Professionals and Resolution Applicants, with the sole intention of making the availability of insolvency and bankruptcy services more efficient, cost effective and achieve targets in a time bound manner. We are equipped with both litigation experience and behind the scene working of the code including but not limited to negotiations, preparation of plans for the resolution applicant, advise to resolution professional, advise to committee of creditors and safeguards for the corporate debtor. Merger, De-Merger & Reverse Merger.

To summarize, on the company side of NCLT we work in the following fields:-

Sale of Shares & Asset Acquisition.
Preparing schemes of Rehabilitation and financial package; and processing the same.
Asset Acquisition through De-mergers and Legal Proceedings.
Acquisition through Court Proceedings and in Bankruptcy or Liquidation

So far as on the corporate insolvency litigation and ancillary areas, we have following work experience:-

Negotiations / Arrangements with creditors and members;
Corporate Restructuring based on Mergers/Amalgamation/ Demergers/ Hive off/Take over/Acquisitions etc.
Acting as Lawyers/Advisors to RP/COC/Liquidator and Representation before NCLT/NCLAT/High Courts and Supreme Court of India;
Identifying strategic investors /Prospective Resolution Applicants;
Formal insolvency/ liquidation / bankruptcy filing and conducting proceedings before the court (NCLT/DRT) through Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code2016;
Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) including SAs under the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI);
Enforcement of Security Interest
Legal & Transactional Due Diligence;
Liquidations under IBC 2016 & Voluntary Liquidations;

Corporate Secretarial Services

Setting up compliances, approvals from all the government departments including approvals from the Registrar of Companies.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB),
Secretariat of Industrial Approvals (SIA), Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).
Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), approvals for establishment of 100% Export Oriented Units (EOU), approvals for establishment of units in the Special Economic Zones (SEZ), Foreign Exchange Regulations, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Real Estate, Retail, Trading, Non-banking finance companies etc.
Incorporation of Companies.
Formation of Limited Liability Partnership Firm.
Secretarial Audit
Approval Related Services under Companies Act, 2013.
Filling of document on MCA Portal.
All Post incorporation registration Compliance.
Amendment in MOA & AOA.
Drafting and Maintenance of minutes Board and shareholders meeting,
Maintenance of statutory records and register.
Due Diligence of the company for various purpose.
Consultancy Services and opinion on various Legal Provisions.
Filling of Petition and Application.  Representation and liaison with office of various Authorities.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA).
Regional Director (RD).
Registrar of Companies (ROC). All other matters connected with Company Law, Rules and regulation related to charge Management, liquidation and winding up, Strike off the name from the Registrar of Companies and all other compliance, advisory and other services under said Law. FEMA-RBI

Advisory Services

NRI Investment in shares, debentures, property and other instruments.
India entry Services for foreign clients-advisory services on mode & form of establishment of business in India, formation & registration of company, application & Approval from FIBP, RBI Compliance etc.
Filing Form FC GPR, FC TRS, FLA etc.
Issuing Certificate as required under the FEMA Act. SEBI
Matter relating to substantial Acquisition and Takeover Code.
Preferential Allotment and Pricing Guideline.