Practice Areas
Banking & Finance
Our Banking and Finance team is unrivalled in its industry knowledge and intuitive grasp of the industries requirements.
Data Privacy & Protection
Data Protection is new and nascent paradigm for legal practice in India but with the entire economy transforming to digital platforms, this sector has picked up pace in terms of legal challenges.
White Collar Crime
White-collar crime in India has escalated immensely as a result of the country’s tremendous technological and economic development in recent decades.
Competition Antitrust
With a stronghold on both the competition laws and economics, our team of well experienced lawyers represent domestic as well as foreign clients
Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions
Nyaayam Associates offers a wide range of innovative sophisticated legal services to its clients keeping in mind both the commercial and technical viability of these services for the best interests of the client.
Dispute Resolution
The Dispute resolution practice area is a core competency of the Firm. The Dispute Resolution wing is well adept in newer modern methods
Tax
Our team specializes in both direct and indirect taxation. They have a vast amount of in-depth experience in advising on tax efficient structures, supporting clients in their tax
Employment Labour & Benefits
Our team specializes in both direct and indirect taxation. They have a vast amount of in-depth experience in advising on tax efficient structures, supporting clients in their tax
Restructuring Insolvency
With numerous complex transactions under their belts, our team has amassed a wealth of restructuring experience.
Start-Ups & Emerging Companies
We offer regulatory advice across practices and industry sectors, including contentious litigation support, representing clients before sector
Private Equity & Venture Capital
With the surge in foreign direct investments, India is on its way to become one of the most favored destinations for investment.
Regulatory & Securities
Data Protection is new and nascent paradigm for legal practice in India but with the entire economy transforming to digital platforms, this sector has picked up pace in terms of legal challenges.
Banking & Finance
Our Banking and Finance team is unrivalled in its industry knowledge and intuitive grasp of the industries requirements. We are well-positioned to adapt to fluctuating market trends and provide realistic, viable solutions. Our clientele in the credit spectrum ranges from lenders, investors, and borrowers on a wide variety of domestic and international financing transactions. We are a one-stop point for all banking and finance-related issues, including but not limited to the following: all types of financing transactions, rupee and foreign currency financings, structured financing, including models such as co-obligor, cross collateralization, guarantee backed and corporate funding, loan against shares, mezzanine finance, acquisition finance, real estate finance, export finance, hybrid debt, securitization, bond issuances, including private placements to domestic investors, and loan against shares.
Data Privacy & Protection
Data Protection is new and nascent paradigm for legal practice in India but with the entire economy transforming to digital platforms, this sector has picked up pace in terms of legal challenges. When it comes to Data Privacy, our team is armed with a unique combination of technological knowledge and sectoral expertise. We aim to provide the most efficient business-friendly solution that aligns with the best interests and requirements of our client.
Our data protection practice consists of the following essential services: privacy and data protection compliance management (advising on an end-to-end data protection framework), transactional advisory (agreements for the transfer, storage, disclosure, licensing, etc. of data), and incident response (advisory on security incidents and data breaches).
White Collar Crime
White-collar crime in India has escalated immensely as a result of the country’s tremendous technological and economic development in recent decades. The White-Collar practice of Nyaayam Associates has adapted to the changing legal and regulatory landscape in India and beyond. Our banking and finance, corporate, dispute resolution, and tax teams, in particular, contribute significantly to the success of our White-Collar Practice.
Since anti-corruption laws in India have tightened, it is now the responsibility of Company Directors to implement a strategy to avoid fraud and corruption. At every stage of a transaction, our team checks to make sure our clients are in full compliance with Indian and international legislation. We also prepare for a possible post-transaction contingency.
We advise various domestic as well as foreign clients by assisting them in internal auditing, risk mitigation strategies, protection of intellectual property, investigations, criminal trials and legal proceedings. We protect our clients in case of regulatory investigations and prosecutions as well as advise them about preventative measures. We have regularly represented clients in proceedings undertaken by several regulatory authorities namely, “Economic Offence Wing, Central Bureau of Investigation, Directorate of Enforcement, various Crime branches (Police).”
Some of the matters that our Partners have handled for high-profile clients are Punjab National Bank (Accused named in Nirav Modi Scam), Britannia (CM Nuseli Wadia Maya Alagh), Britannia shareholders (Shares securities scam), Pramod Bhaichand Raisoni Co-operative Credit Society (NDFC 2014 Pune Scam), Galaxy Pvt Ltd (NBFC 1987 Scam).
Competition Antitrust
With a stronghold on both the competition laws and economics, our team of well experienced lawyers represent domestic as well as foreign clients in a broad spectrum of industries such as information technology, pharmaceuticals, fibre cement sheets, ports, electricity, steel, automobile manufacture, automotive component manufacturing, the natural gas industry and sports to name a few.
We offer services such as merger control fillings during M&A transactions, cartelization and abuse of dominance matters, representation in contentious matters and enforcement cases, regulatory litigation and sector-specific compliance/ due diligence. We integrate litigation and regulatory services to ensure an end-to-end solutions to our Clients.
Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions
Nyaayam Associates offers a wide range of innovative sophisticated legal services to its clients keeping in mind both the commercial and technical viability of these services for the best interests of the client. We are equipped to cover the entire spectrum of corporate transactions given our extensive experience in the relevant industries. Our expertise includes joint ventures, securitization, restructurings, public and private mergers and acquisition deals, flotations, share offerings, private equity funding, corporate advisory and corporate recovery.
Our clientele includes renowned financial institutions, global banks, government authorities, main domestic and international corporations operating in a variety of industries, including but not limited to financial services, energy, healthcare, insurance, education, infrastructure and real estate, FMCG and information technology.
Our Partners have represented eminent clients like Global Telecommunication Ltd; ICOMM Tele Pvt Ltd; Britannia Pvt Ltd; Fertiplant Pvt Ltd and Vijaya Energy Pvt Ltd in corporate as well as commercial litigation. They also have experience in handling complex and marquee corporate transactions.
Dispute Resolution
The Dispute resolution practice area is a core competency of the Firm. The Dispute Resolution wing is well adept in newer modern methods of resolutions such as arbitration and excels in traditional methods of litigation in various forums by providing tactical advice and opinions, drafting pleadings, appearing and conducting matters – both at original and appellate stages, involving disputes arising from commercial contracts of several sects.
With an eye toward the future, the Firm has been flexible in its approach to new methods of conflict resolution. We are involved in commercial and contractual arbitrations in many different industries such as transportation, aviation, shipping, land acquisition, construction, environmental protection and energy production to name a few. Our lawyers possess the required experience and resources to offer a full spectrum of legal counsel and has handled cases from the initial invocation of arbitration to the successful defense and challenge of arbitral awards in court.
Companies from both the public and commercial sectors, as well as international businesses are amongst our long-standing clients and as a result, the Firm’s experience has a greater breadth and depth, giving it a competitive edge.
Tax
Our team specializes in both direct and indirect taxation. They have a vast amount of in-depth experience in advising on tax efficient structures, supporting clients in their tax compliance issues as well as defending client interests before various tax authorities, tribunals and courts including all State High Courts and the Supreme Court of India.
When it comes to the indirect taxation practice, we offer advisory on taxes including Excise, Customs, Service Tax, Sales Tax/Value Added Tax (VAT), Entertainment Tax, Entry Tax to recently introduced Goods and Services Tax (GST). We have assisted companies with transitioning into GST, but in certain cases handheld the organizations/companies in the transition process. We also often advise clients on Foreign Exchange Regulations, Foreign Trade Policy and Export Control and Trade Sanctions.
Our direct tax practice covers all facets of foreign and domestic tax matters. To help clients accomplish their company goals in a tax and regulatory compliant way, our team lays up economically feasible structures and offers solutions. To help our clients plan for their taxes in the future, we provide innovative and cutting-edge approaches to problems that arise throughout the transaction structuring phase.
Employment Labour & Benefits
With globalization and digitization, the number of companies entering the global and domestic markets is increasing day by day. New start-ups are cropping up every day and the e-commerce industry is booming. These recent advancements have led to a tremendous increase in the number of job opportunities which has in turn shifted the focus on the importance of human capital and retention of talent. Due to a highly competitive market, recruiters in companies are perplexed with the issue of attrition rates and retention of employees. Retention is extremely important for success of a business.
Our Labour and Employment practice provides the client with practical and advanced advisory on various aspects of the sector. The extensive past work experience helps us offer valuable insights and strategic legal solutions to mitigate any adverse impact on the clients and help them grow a successful business. We assist our clients in addressing the applicable Indian Labour Laws, regulatory obligations imposed on companies, preparing and revising employment contracts and staff manuals, as well as establishing and executing employee retention and incentive schemes.
In addition, we offer services such as advise on good faith negotiation, efforts to prevent industrial action, and, if required, litigation strategy and assistance, as well as the formulation and effective implementation of appropriate workplace laws.
Private Client Practice
With various personal laws in play, estate planning in India is an extremely complicated procedure. The ever-evolving tax laws in India and the imposition of restrictions on the manner in which non-residents can own / transfer Indian property or Indian residents can plan their offshore wealth also poses an issue while planning.
Based on many years of industry expertise, as well as in-depth knowledge and comprehension of the Indian economy; our private client practice team serves as trusted advisors to our domestic and international clients, who are high-net-worth individuals, family offices, or the banks, trustees, and other institutions that represent such clients.
We work to assist our customers in accomplishing goals that may include succession planning, asset preservation, charity, and the care of dependents in accordance with the requirements of their families and businesses.
Intellectual Property
The recent decade has seen a rise in the number of intellectual property rights (IPR) applications filed by parties outside of India as they see India as a promising market for business. India’s IPR regime has been reinvigorated thanks to the country’s newly published domestic IPR policy, as well as its accompanying support packages and modifications to key IPR statutes.
Our team is well-versed in the identification, protection, and enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRs), including patents, trademarks, designs, and copyrights, and can provide advice and support to customers in these areas. We have helped a wide range of clients’ plan, draft, and implement their company’s intellectual property rights strategy.
Our team has honed its expertise in cutting-edge and emerging technologies like block chain, AI, etc. to negotiate technology/IPR licenses and handle other complex intellectual property (IP) rights scenarios. In addition, the IPR team has collaborated with our corporate team to provide advice on a wide range of IPR-related matters in the context of service agreements, product agreements, end-user agreements, open-source licensing, and technology licensing.
Restructuring Insolvency
With numerous complex transactions under their belts, our team has amassed a wealth of restructuring experience. We have established ourselves as a reliable partner to the customers thanks in large part to the early warnings we provided that helped optimize returns for various creditors and stockholders. Underperforming or troubled organizations in the commercial and public sectors can turn to us for thorough and comprehensive answers to a wide variety of difficulties they confront throughout the restructuring process.
We provide our clients with comprehensive legal services by combining our expertise in dispute resolution, finance, and corporate law. We conduct investigations thoroughly and take a practical approach to litigation and asset recovery. Our firm encompasses both statutory and regulatory restructuring as well as lender-driven informal restructuring. We assist investors, lenders, banks, and corporate directors and trustees among others as our clients.
Start-Ups & Emerging Companies
The Indian start-up market has been booming for the past decade and India is right on the path to become the hub for start-ups. Our team at Nyaayam Associates is well equipped to advise companies and start-ups.
We provide sophisticated and pragmatic legal guidance on business model issues across several regulated sectors, including financial services, insurance, retail, technology, healthcare, and life sciences, for several leading technology–disrupting unicorns. We have a deep understanding of the market terms for fundraising transactions and have a strong foothold on the legal technicalities.
Private Equity & Venture Capital
With the surge in foreign direct investments, India is on its way to become one of the most favored destinations for investment. Nyaayam Associates provides clients in this industry with pragmatic and progressive solutions. Our team offers end-to-end services to our clients ranging from fund formation, investment advisory, step-down portfolio acquisitions and exits.
Our clientele includes a broad spectrum of global, regional and domestic financial sponsors including private equity funds, banks, real estate private equity funds, general partners, hedge funds, specialist secondary funds, pension funds, private debt funds, and other sources of capital across asset classes and infrastructure funds.
Investment managers, sponsors and seed investors, lead investors, funds of funds, placement agents, and co-investors are just some of the parties that the team has helped in the context of private equity funds. We have significant experience with regards to representing both funds and portfolio firms. The team is well-versed in the issues of both sides of a transaction.
Regulatory & Securities
We offer regulatory advice across practices and industry sectors, including contentious litigation support, representing clients before sector regulators, quasi-judicial authorities, commissions and tribunals. In addition, we provide advocacy support to companies and industry associations.
With the dynamic nature of the regulatory landscape, this practice area provides clients with personalized guidance on financial services regulated by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDA), and the Public Financial Regulations Development Authority of Pakistan (PFRDA). Our team in regulatory law has advised and enforced in a variety of areas, some of which were highly contentious.
