Saikrishna and Associates

Corporate Law

The Firm’s Corporate/M&A practice adds to the Firm’s ability to leverage its Industry expertise by assisting clients on the Corporate/ M&A/Commercial side. The Corporate Practice contained within the Tier 1 ranked full-service Intellectual Property law expertise offered by the Firm allows the team to effectively deploy its well-reckoned expertise areas in favour of its clients.

The team comprises of professionals with considerable experience in diverse areas such as Mergers, Acquisitions, Investments, Joint Ventures, Asset Purchase and Business Transfers, Shareholder agreements, etc.The team is able to support client needs ranging from Due Diligences (pre and post investment/merger), Foreign Investment related advice& assistance, company formation, and corporate compliance issues as well as assistance in relation to the application of labour/employment laws in India. The Firm’s professionals are particularly adept at assisting clients on their “India Entry” legal issues.

The pre-eminent reputation of the Firm in relation to Intellectual property laws combined with its corporate acumen allows the Firm to provide cutting-edge assistance in the areas of franchising laws. Professionals at the Firm comprising the Franchising Group are able to assist clients on the entire transactional spectrum surrounding franchising arrangements.

Following the Firm’s focused Industry and domain experience, the Firm corporate commercial expertise extends to the industry sectors like Automotive, Communication, Energy, Food & Beverages, Publishing, Healthcare, E-Commerce & Information Technology, Life-Sciences, Media & Entertainment, Hospitality, etc.

Consumer Protection

The Firm’s consumer law practice is an extension of its well-respected values that it has acquired over the years. While the Firm advises international clients with their consumer law exposure in India (including handling high value appellate cases), the firm has also emerged as a strong first instance & appellate consumer litigation practice with the judgment of the National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (“NCDRC”) in the “Kalypso Court” case. The judgement which was widely reported in the print and visual media is regarded as a game changer in the real estate market and seen as the ignitor of the present nation-wide campaign by home buyers. In the past three years, the Firm has represented over 5000 homebuyers in over a hundred consumer complaints making the Firm, a leading law Firm for consumers across India as well. The Firm is widely identified as a leader in the field of multi-party litigations on behalf of groups/associations of home buyers across the nation.

Criminal Law Practice

The Firm has a dedicated team advising and assisting clients in matters involving exposure under criminal law provisions, including under provisions of the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, Information Technology Act, Copyright Act, Trade Marks Act, Indecent Representation of Women Act, Public Gambling statutes, Drugs & Cosmetics Act, Legal Metrology Act, Prevention of Money Laundering Act, Prevention of Corruption Act, to name a few.

Dispute Resolution

The Firm has consistently been rated as one of the best in India in relation to Intellectual Property. The practice comprises of the IP Litigation, General & Commercial Litigation, Alternate Dispute Resolution, and the Competition Law teams. In 2014, the Firm was voted “Firm of the Year - India” by Managing Intellectual Property Magazine for Contentious Practice and has consistently maintained its Tier-One/Gold Band position since then.

The Firm’s Managing Partner, Saikrishna Rajagopal was ranked as a “Star Individual” in the category of IP litigation in 2014 and a leading Individual for more than one and half of the last decade . Other members of the Firm have also been ranked highly by various journals in relation to trademarks and copyright litigation.

Real Estate

The real estate practice group at the Firm actively advises clients with real estate transaction support and advisory matters. The Firm advises landowners, developers and entities with respect to purchase/lease (commercial, industrial and/or residential) arrangements, along with drafting and negotiations related to:

• Joint Development Agreements
• Conveyance/Sale
• Commercial Leases and Licenses
• Property Management and Maintenance Agreements
• Due Diligence

Copyright Registrations

The Firm works very closely with stakeholders in the IT Industry, Indian film Industry, Television and Media Industry including Production Houses, Music Labels, Print-Publishing Groups, Broadcasting Companies, and various Individual Designers and Artists, providing copyright filing, prosecution, registration-postregistration services, both nationally and Internationally.

Patents Prosecution & Litigation

The Firm´s patent practice is well placed to assist Indian and Foreign clients to protect, manage and maximize their patent portfolios in multiple technical domains. The Firm´s highly trained patent team consists of accredited patent agents and attorneys who are specialists in the fields of Pharmaceuticals, Life Sciences, Electronic, Wireless & Telecommunication, Biotechnology, Software, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering.

The patent services offered by the Firm are tailored to assist clients all along the invention/IP ladder, starting from the stage of conception of the invention until enforcement and commercialization, in multiple technical domains. A brief snapshot of our patent services is set out below.