KOTHARI & JAIN / PRACTICE AREAS
Legal counsel for business and private clients.
A broad Indian legal practice spanning corporate advice, transactions, disputes and the legal affairs of individuals and families.
For domestic and overseas clients, our starting point is the matter itself: its legal context, commercial or personal objective, and the work required.
OUR EXPERTISE
Different disciplines. A connected approach.
A business decision may involve contracts, regulation and a potential dispute. A family matter may intersect with property, succession or another jurisdiction. Explore the relevant practice to understand the scope of assistance and the information needed for a first discussion.
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Business & commercial
Advice across the business lifecycle, from commercial documentation and ongoing legal requirements to financing and financial distress.
Business structuring, commercial contracts, shareholder matters and ongoing corporate legal advice.
Financing documents, guarantees, banking disputes and recovery-related matters.
Creditor and debtor positions, NCLT proceedings, claims and insolvency-related advice.
Commercial agreements, market conduct and competition-related regulatory questions.
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Disputes & investigations
Legal assessment, response and representation across civil, commercial and criminal matters.
Civil and commercial litigation, arbitration, interim relief and enforcement-related advice.
Complaints, bail-related advice, defence preparation and criminal proceedings.
Financial allegations, investigation-related responses and economic-offence proceedings.
Defective products, service complaints, warranty disputes and business responses.
Rights-related complaints, public-authority action and the assessment of available remedies.
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Family, property & succession
Advice on personal relationships, assets and the arrangements that protect individual and family interests.
Divorce, maintenance, child custody, domestic-violence matters and family disputes.
Property documentation, conveyancing, ownership issues and real-estate disputes.
Wills, estate arrangements, succession questions and inheritance-related documentation.
Preparation, negotiation advice and settlement documentation in civil, commercial and family matters.
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Workplace & tax
Legal guidance on employment relationships, workplace processes and tax disputes.
Employment documentation, workplace disputes, separation and compliance-related advice.
Sexual-harassment policies, complaint procedures and workplace legal responsibilities.
Income-tax and GST notices, disputes, responses and appropriate remedies.
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Technology, IP & media
Legal support for intellectual property, digital operations, technology agreements and creative work.
Trademarks, copyright, ownership, licensing and intellectual-property disputes.
Technology agreements, software projects, platform terms and digital-asset legal questions.
Privacy documentation, data-related contracts and legal issues arising from cyber incidents.
Creative agreements, permissions, licensing, distribution and content-related disputes.
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International & cross-border
Indian-law advice for matters involving overseas parties, investment, documentation and mobility.
Indian legal aspects of cross-border contracts, investment, documentation and disputes.
Indian immigration, citizenship and OCI questions, and related legal documentation.
FOR OVERSEAS CLIENTS & FOREIGN COUNSEL
Indian-law support for matters across borders.
A defined Indian-law brief can sit alongside the work of an overseas legal or in-house team.
A clearly defined role
Identify the Indian-law questions, relevant documents, required deliverables and timetable. The scope may involve advice, document preparation or assistance with Indian proceedings.
Businesses, individuals and families
India-related commercial matters, property and succession questions, family matters and documentation can require coordination across jurisdictions.
Jurisdiction-specific advice
The engagement should distinguish the firm’s Indian-law work from matters requiring appropriately qualified counsel in another jurisdiction.
THE NEXT CONVERSATION
Discuss the matter. Define the brief.
Share the parties’ names, a brief outline and any approaching deadline so the firm can assess conflicts and the proposed scope. Detailed confidential records can follow through an agreed channel.