Corporate & Commercial Advisory

The Firm’s corporate commercial advisory practice is widely recognized. We offer legal services at all stages of a business cycle in diverse sectors, right from the inception of an entity to general corporate matters, guiding companies routinely on their business and legal issues to assisting and advising them in relation to complex transactions, such as setting up of branch offices/liaison offices/project offices in India, legal structuring of commercial arrangements, formation of legal entities in India and overseas, commercial contracts and documentation, employment matters including contracts, formulation and implementation of employee stock option plan, lease arrangements, advising on franchising models, related structuring and advising and assisting clients on related documentation, mergers and acquisition, demergers, joint ventures, investments, share buybacks, acquisitions and sales of controlling interest, reduction of capital and corporate reorganization. We have also been advising clients on technology transfers and licensing, technical services / assistance arrangements, franchising agreements, drafting various licensing documentation, applying to obtain necessary regulatory approvals as applicable.

We provide legal advice and solutions to a global client base ranging from small and mid-sized businesses to largest multinationals. We also provide advisory services to clients across corporate transactions comprising mergers and acquisition, demergers, joint ventures, investments, share buybacks, acquisitions and sales of controlling interest, reduction of capital and corporate reorganization.

 

Expertise - Services Under The Practice Area

Corporate Governance
Corporate Governance
Contract Drafting and Negotiation
Contract Drafting and Negotiation
Company Formation and Structuring
Company Formation and Structuring
Shareholder Agreements and Disputes
Shareholder Agreements and Disputes
Corporate Restructuring
Corporate Restructuring
Compliance and Regulatory Advice
Compliance and Regulatory Advice
Employment and Labour Matters
Employment and Labour Matters
Risk Management and Dispute Avoidance
Risk Management and Dispute Avoidance
Intellectual Property (IP)
Intellectual Property (IP)

Experience - Client/ Key Transaction

Advising clients on shareholder disputes stemming from Shareholders Agreements across multiple jurisdictions, including the USA, UK, British Virgin Islands (BVI), Hong Kong, India and Dubai. 

Advising clients on shareholder disputes stemming from Shareholders Agreements across multiple jurisdictions, including the USA, UK, British Virgin Islands (BVI), Hong Kong, India and Dubai. 

Advising clients on Founders’ disputes stemming from breach of Intellectual Property.

 

Advising clients on Founders’ disputes stemming from breach of Intellectual Property.

Advising clients on various aspects of contract drafting and contract management, legal structuring drafting, drafting website policies and in certain other corporate advisory services.

Advising clients on various aspects of contract drafting and contract management, legal structuring drafting, drafting website policies and in certain other corporate advisory services.

Advising leading Pharma company on various aspects of Contract Manufacturing Agreement for active. pharmaceutical ingredient (API), Loan License Agreement, Master Service Agreement, Supply

Agreement, Technical Agreement with contract testing laboratory, Pharmaceutical Product Supply Agreement, legal structuring drafting and negotiating of various aspects of Distributor Agreement in relation to distribution of pharmaceutical products and in certain other corporate advisory services.

Advising leading Pharma company on various aspects of Contract Manufacturing Agreement for active. pharmaceutical ingredient (API), Loan License Agreement, Master Service Agreement, Supply

Agreement, Technical Agreement with contract testing laboratory, Pharmaceutical Product Supply Agreement, legal structuring drafting and negotiating of various aspects of Distributor Agreement in relation to distribution of pharmaceutical products and in certain other corporate advisory services.

Core Team

Vinayak Burman

Managing & Founder Partner

Vinayak Burman

Managing & Founder Partner

Practice Areas

  • Venture Capital
  • Private Equity
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Strategic Acquisitions
Archana Khosla Burman

Founder Partner

Archana Khosla Burman

Managing & Founder Partner

Practice Areas

  • Private Equity
  • Venture Capital and Mergers & Acquisition
  • Corporate Commercial Law
  • Joint Ventures
Amit Manubarwala

Senior Partner

Amit Manubarwala

Senior Partner

Practice Areas

  • Private Equity
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Joint Ventures
  • Strategic Alliances
Siddharth Raja

Senior Partner

Siddharth Raja

Senior Partner

Practice Areas

  • Private Equity
  • Venture Capital
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Cross Border Transaction
Vishal Mehta

Partner

Vishal Mehta

Partner

Practice Areas

Private Equity, Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions and General Corporate

Vikrant Anand

Partner

Vikrant Anand

Partner

Practice Areas

Private Equity / Venture Capital / Mergers & Acquisitions / Joint Ventures/ General Corporate.

Manasi Pathak Vermaa

Partner

Manasi Pathak Verma

Partner

Practice Areas

Regulatory & Compliances & Advisory / General Corporate / Venture Capital

Manu Varghese

Partner

Manasi Pathak Verma

Partner

Practice Areas

Regulatory & Compliances & Advisory / General Corporate / Venture Capital