INDUSLAW Bengaluru

INDUSLAW's Corporate and Commercial Advisory practice provides advice on a range of transactional and regulatory matters, advising companies, directors, shareholders, partnerships, limited liability partnerships, trusts and other business entities on:

• Doing business in India (including the Make In India campaign)
• Structuring and setting up operations in India, including applying for and obtaining requisite approvals
• Legal and regulatory implications in the context of a business structure, including Company Law, corporate social responsibility, directors duties and FDI
• Partnership and Limited Liability Partnership matters
• Trust law, foreign contributions and their regulation
• Structuring, drafting and negotiating contracts including consultancy, confidentiality, services, strategic alliance, distribution, franchising, marketing, teaming, joint venture licenses, technology licensing, technology transfer and cooperation, reseller and consortium agreements
• Commercial law
• Re-structuring, exit strategies, winding up and repatriation of proceeds

INDUSLAW's employment team advises clients on all aspects of employment law including litigation, transactional and advisory matters.

We assist in the management of employment risks at all levels in addition to providing strategic, board-level advice on employment-related and compliance issues, as well as day-to-day support for human resources departments and in-house counsels.

Our employment team advises on:

• Employment agreements and policies, employee severance, structuring of compensation and benefits, consulting and secondment arrangements, termination of contracts, confidentiality and non-compete arrangements
• All types of employment litigation, mediation and dispute resolution
• Employment aspects of mergers, takeovers and buyouts
• Taxation issues and other legal requirements that arise when sending employees to foreign countries and recruiting from abroad
• Employee communication, drafting service regulations and handbooks
• Conducting disciplinary proceedings and related documentation
• Whistleblower, harassment and FCPA investigations
• Employment law audits, reduction-in-force (RIF) exercises, and employment law training exercises for Legal and HR personnel

INDUSLAW is the exclusive India member of L&E Global, an alliance of employers counsel worldwide.

INDUSLAW advises clients in the insurance sector on a wide range of regulatory, tax, commercial risks, energy, marine, aviation, insolvency and technology matters. Our insurance team provides advice on:

• Complex forms of risk transfer
• The conduct of general insurance and business
• Cross-border litigation and arbitration
• Cross-border regulation
• Demutualization and outsourcing transactions
• Development of innovative financial products
• Mergers & Acquisitions

The Intellectual Property (IP) practice group at INDUSLAW advises diverse clients from start- ups to large corporations across varied sectors. The IP Practice team at INDUSLAW consist of individuals who are not only proficient at building, protecting and enhancing IP rights for their clients but also passionate about doing so. The team is well experienced and adept at working with different IPs including trade marks, copyrights, designs, geographical indications and patents.

Our support to clients extends not just in India, but across the Indian Sub-Continent and in other parts of the world as well.

The team’s specialized offerings include:       
 

IP ideation, identification and protection- Assisting our clients in identifying the right IP for their business, strategizing on the optimum form(s) of IP protection, conducting searches to ascertain availability to register and use IPs, as well as freedom to operate/use clearance searches, and taking steps to register the IP with the relevant authorities.

 Contentious matters (non-litigation)- Handling varied types of contentious matters before different forums, as well as devising commercially driven enforcement strategies. This includes handling oppositions and rectifications before IP Offices and Courts, as well as enforcement of rights through the Internet including domain name transfer/cancellations and take-down-stay-down requests, and enforcement of rights at international borders through the Indian Customs.

IP Litigation and Dispute Resolution- Appearing before various Courts in India assisting clients in enforcing and defending their IP rights, both on the civil and criminal side. The team handle complex litigations involving different IPs and are also adept at strategizing and executing anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy enforcement actions on behalf of clients. The team also work closely with different enforcement authorities in executing litigation strategies and enforcement actions.

IP commercial and transactional support- Supporting clients on complex and large commercial transactions and strategizing on the best mechanism to commercialize IP. While proficient in conducting audits and due diligence, the Team also routinely advise clients in structuring their IP in acquisition, investment and other commercial transactions, as well as in matters concerning sale/license of trademarks, licensing of content, software development agreements, technology transfers and patent and know-how licenses.

INDUSLAW's litigation and dispute resolution practice advises a range of clients including corporate entities, government bodies, investors, shareholders, lenders, directors and other institutions on civil matters before the courts and commercial disputes before arbitration forums in India and overseas.

INDUSLAW's litigation and dispute resolution team represent clients on a variety of matters including: 
 

• Writ litigation, corporate litigation, original side appeals and tax matters before the High Courts and the Supreme Court
• Prosecution, injunctions and defensive actions relating to infringement of patent, trademarks, copyright, design and confidential information in relation to intellectual property disputes
• Corporate litigation before the Company Law Boards
• Contractual and commercial disputes, injunctive and specific performance actions including shareholder disputes, disputes relating to contracts such as distributor, franchise and licensing agreements, non-compete and non-solicit obligations
• Actions in tort including negligence and defamation
• Disputes relating to property, succession, sale, lease, mortgage, joint development transactions and damages claims
• Disputes relating to power purchase agreements, tariffs, wheeling, banking arrangements and grant of open access before the Electricity Regulatory Commissions
• Arbitration proceedings across all practice areas, including advice in relation to injunctive relief from the courts prior to, during and post arbitration proceedings, and proceedings in court for enforcement of arbitral award
• Actions in relation to the Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act (1993) before the Debt Recovery Tribunals and Appellate Tribunals and advice in relation to the SARFAESI Act
• Proceedings before Tax Tribunals and quasi judicial authorities and litigation relating to Sales Tax and Value Added Tax, Service Tax, Customs and Excise Duty

INDUSLAW's Real Estate team advises developers, corporates and individuals on a range of transactions and regulatory issues including:

• Due diligence
• Regulatory matters relating to land acquisition and leases
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating joint development, purchase, lease and license agreements
• Land acquisition by business enterprises and development companies
• Mortgage and security registration and applicable stamp duty issues
• Leases, leave & licenses, mortgages and service charge disputes, legislation relating to land and land usage
• Real estate and immoveable property disputes