As one of the world's leading international law firms, Mayer Brown has extensive experience in helping clients achieve their business goals involving India.
India has opened its markets to the world through continuing landmark legal and regulatory reforms affecting almost every aspect of its economy, from business, finance, and foreign investment to trade, manufacturing, and intellectual property. India's rapidly changing business environment requires the ability to understand and maneuver through complex legal, financial and operational matters under multiple legal systems. We provide a full range of international legal services and work with our clients to devise creative solutions to achieve their strategic business objectives.
Mayer Brown's India Practice Group has over a dozen lawyers qualified in multiple jurisdictions, who together cover a variety of legal practice areas, and advises and represents U.S. and non-U.S., including Indian, companies in a wide range of cross-border transactions and other matters involving India. The group also includes lawyers that are fluent in the major languages spoken in India, including Hindi.
The India Practice Group also draws on the expertise of an extensive network of professional relationships with India's leading law firms.
The India Practice Group's broad experience on behalf of clients in a wide range of industries includes:
- Capital markets activities
- Corporate counseling
Equity investments and joint ventures
- Intellectual property protection
- International litigation and arbitrations
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Outsourcing of IT and business processes, including application development/maintenance, call centers, finance and accounting, and payroll
- Project finance
- Securitization and derivative transactions
- Structured financings
The India Practice Group's experience in India-related matters includes a truly broad roster of U.S., international, and Indian clients. For example, we have represented the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Bank of Nova Scotia, Whirlpool Financial, ICI, Merrill Lynch and Starwood Capital. We have also represented Indian companies in numerous transactions involving their U.S. and European interests, including mergers and acquisitions, equity investments and joint ventures, capital markets activities, and international litigation and arbitrations. Our Indian clients include, among others, Sahara India Pariwar, Jindal Group, Infosys Technologies, and Reliance Silicones.
