MVKini is a dynamic, long established Law Firm with a reputation for excellence and results. It has a large network of offices across India and the support of associates in Europe and the US. The Firm's team comprises of sharp and accomplished legal practitioners dealing in diverse sectors.
It offers a blend of youth and experience, expert knowledge and commercial acumen. Although the management team is the youngest among its peer groups, the Firm has served clients for more than 35 years. During that period India's economy has evolved from an era of state-run monopolies to become one of the most important and exciting emerging markets. It is home to thriving capital markets and attracts vast amounts of foreign investments.
Many of MVKini's clients have been key players in the nation's transformation and the Firm has evolved to meet the needs of companies growing rapidly in India and internationally.
The Firm's lawyers have a deep understanding of key industry sectors and as a result we hold leading positions in aviation, banking, environmental law, infrastructure, nuclear law, project finance and shipping, besides corporate and commercial.
Founded in 1978
50 people in their team
The Firm' s multi-disciplinary corporate and commercial team advises clients on foreign investment regulations in India, setting up of businesses in the country and abroad, joint ventures and collaborations, mergers and acquisitions, business restructuring, statutory compliance audits, due diligence, government approvals and clearances. It also provides regular advisory services and legal opinions to domestic and foreign clients.
The Firm brings with it an extensive and thorough understanding of issues relating to Companies Act, FEMA Rules & Regulations, SEBI & RBI guidelines, Foreign Direct Investments(' ' FDI' ' ) and compliances thereto, Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (' FCRA' ) and all other related laws, regulations and guidelines issued by Government, RBI, SEBI, MCA and other regulatory authorities.
The Firm has advised a number of foreign clients including foreign banks, software technology park units, and consultancy companies for setting up operations in civil aviation and other sectors in India. The Firm has been involved in mergers & acquisitions including bank mergers, sale of various banks' retail portfolios, and the legal compliance audits of software and other companies.
The Firm assists numerous private and public sector companies on corporate governance best practices. With an increasing demand for disclosure and transparency across all areas of corporate functions, there has been a surge in the need for devising systems to support clients to meet the standards of good corporate governance. The Firm also assists clients in developing and meeting corporate governance benchmarks which boosts business performance and market integrity.
The Firm has assisted several non-profit companies, trusts and societies from various countries meet specific client requirements for doing business and setting up of entities in India.
The Firm has assisted several non-profit companies, trusts and societies from various countries meet specific client requirements for doing business and setting up of entities in India.
The Firm acted as the Borrower' s counsel for a leading American technology company and assisted it to obtain a "no objection" and approval under FEMA for pledge of its shares in the subsidiary in India and coordinated with various agencies including Lenders' Counsel and their Administrative Agent. The case related to a Credit Facility Agreement for 1.4 billion USD availed by the Corporation from as many as 28 banks spread in various jurisdictions including Netherlands, Australia, Canada, France, India, Japan, Luxemburg, Russia, the UK and the USA.
Our Firm has been acting as 'full service Law Firm' and assisting and advising foreign clients and hand holding them through the entire process, right from setting up of an entity in India, ensuring proper documentation, advising on HR related matters, compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, timely preparation and submission of reports and returns, coordination with professionals like chartered accountants and company secretaries for ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, advising on statutory requirements for setting up of factory, leasing of land/premises and obtaining requisite facilities and utilities in coordination from State and Central Government authorities.
Dispute Resolution is one of the cornerstones of the Firm' s practice. The Firm specialises not only in the traditional avenues of dispute resolution like litigation in diverse forums including the Supreme Court of India, High Courts, Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, National Consumer Redressal Commission, National Green Tribunal & others, providing strategic advice & opinions; drafting pleadings, appearing and conducting matters - both at original and appellate stages, involving disputes arising from commercial contracts of various sectors including building and construction law related legal issues, but also at alternate methods such as arbitration, mediation and conciliation. The Firm has been proactive in adapting to emerging trends in alternate dispute resolution. It is actively engaged in arbitrations in commercial and contractual issues across various sectors of the industry, including, highways, aviation, shipping, land acquisition, labour, environment, power , etc.
MVKini has an extensive practice in arbitration related litigation. With a dedicated team of Advocates, the Firm has the expertise, experience and capacity to provide a complete range of professional services. The Firm has experience in all aspects right from invocation of arbitration to finally defending and challenging the arbitral awards in courts.
Our clientele consists of companies from both the public and private sectors, besides foreign clients. This add variety to the Firm' s experience and gives it a unique edge.
MVKini has been at the forefront, prosecuting numerous white-collar crime cases against top-level management in several organisations. Some of these cases have led to high-level cover-ups being exposed resulting in leadership changes at several related banks and other organisations.
A number of high-profile money laundering cases had resulted in MVKini prosecuting borrowers who fraudulently siphoned-off money from Indian banks to overseas accounts and were doing business in the country. In such cases the firm has vast experience in coordinating with investigators and forensic accountants for drawing out the exact nature of crime and prosecuting the perpetrators.
MVKini also assists foreign businesses operating in the country with false criminal cases filed against them to settle business disputes.
In the last decade India has gained interest as a lucrative market for business, resulting in an increase in IPR filing from outside India. Moreover, the publication of India's national IPR policy, support schemes and amendments to various IPR laws, have revitalized the IPR regime within India.
At MV Kini, the IPR team with its diverse and extensive experience is well equipped to advise and support clients on IPR matters, ranging from identification, protection, enforcement of patents, trademarks, designs and copyrights.
The team has advised various clients on strategizing, preparing and implementing the IPR policy within the organization's framework. Additionally, the team has extensively worked with organizations to train their employees and conducting IPR mining and IPR audit sessions, which in turn has led to a change in culture and proactive IPR protection.
Over the years, the team has become skilled in successfully challenging IPR situations, such as handling IPR during a post-merger or acquisition phase, or during technology/IPR license negotiations, in cutting edge and upcoming technologies such as block chain, driverless cars, AI, etc. Further, the IPR team, in collaboration with MVK's corporate team, has also advised on various IPR issues in service agreements, product agreements, end-user agreements, open source licensing and technology licensing.
Together with MVK's litigation team, the IPR team has assisted clients with various issues relating to the enforcement of intellectual property. With about 15 offices across India and associate firms across the globe the firm can handle local and global issues related to IPR enforcement and litigation. We have successfully defended clients in several high-stake litigation matters.
The team actively and closely monitors legal developments on IPRs across major jurisdictions, such as the USA, EU, China, Japan along with India. This helps the team to advise clients on diverse technology areas with to regards to cross-border IPR issues, thus enabling efficient IPR protection in multiple countries. The team also offers advisory and facilitation services to start-ups, with focus on various Indian Government Schemes, like the Start-up India Program.
