Corporate & Commercial Laws - Sarin Partners

Corporate & Commercial Laws

Aviation Law

We have experienced team of professionals who have in-depth knowledge of the global aviation industry, and all aspects of it such as operational, regulatory, commercial and leasing aspects.

Corporate & Commercial Agreements

We assist our clients in drafting and vetting different kinds of agreements and commercial contracts. Our team has extensive experience of drafting, vetting and negotiating sector-specific agreements including agreements such as shareholder agreements, investment agreement, technology transfer agreements, intellectual property licensing agreements including common commercial documents for diverse industries.

Company Law
We are well versed and experienced in the field of company law and have assisted a gamut of clients to draw up a robust legal framework that shapes their business practices, rights as a stakeholder and company law compliant business transactions, among other things.
Competition Law

Our competition law team advises clients on important issues such as merger control, market dominance, restrictive practice, etc. We regularly advise our clients in Competition law matters and represent them before the Competition Commission of India and are actively involved in advising on commercial transactions including issues related thereto.

Conveyance, Wills, Probate, Trusts & Property Disputes

We have expertise in providing necessary support in conveyancing of properties, creation of wills, probate matters, creation of trusts including property disputes and more.

Data Privacy

Our experienced data privacy and cybersecurity teams guide clients relating to collection, storage, use and dissemination of the sensitive personal data & information under the SPDI Rules and the newly introduced legislation Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 (yet to be passed). We also advise our clients regarding their compliances under the General Data Protection Regime (GDPR) requirements in foreign jurisdictions. We offer seamless support and practical advice on privacy-related concerns.

E-Commerce Transactions & Advisory

With a thorough understanding of the technical and regulatory issues faced by businesses in e-commerce, we provide strategic, legal and regulatory advice to ensure legally compliant structures. This ultimately helps our clients achieve real commercial advantage in their operations.

Environmental Law

Our environmental law practice focuses on advising clients in different sectors on a variety of regulatory matters pertaining to India’s environmental laws. We assist clients in their regulatory compliances with environment protection laws and regulations.

Foreign Direct Investment & Trade

Our robust foreign trade & investment practices focus on advising international and domestic clients on the aspects relating to foreign direct investment (FDI) policy, foreign trade policy (FTP), Reserve Bank of India (RBI) regulations and other foreign exchange management laws. Our specialized team advises clients across sectors in establishing presence in India, structuring investments, conducting due diligences, preparation of terms sheet, joint ventures including regulatory compliances under the foreign exchange management laws.

Gaming Law

We are one of the few law firms who specializes in online gaming laws. We have advised many clients in their online gaming regulations, categorization of gaming as a game of skill and/or chance, etc.

Immigration Law

We offer dynamic solutions to complex immigration law problems, and help our clients successfully achieve their immigration goals and objectives. Our immigration attorneys help corporations, institutions, small businesses and individuals to obtain immigration-related legal counsel.

Information Technology - Internet & Cyber Law

We advise clients on multiple provisions of the Information Technology laws and regulations, cyber- phishing, criminal complaints regarding data theft, libel (defamation) on the internet, injunction including damages suits in relation to cyber defamation. We also liaise with the Cyber Crime Unit-Cyber Cell (CyPAD) on behalf of our clients to protect their interests. We also assist companies across sectors in regarding their IT compliant structures by helping them draft, negotiate and finalize commercial and licensing contracts.

Insolvency & Bankruptcy

Our team with specialist knowledge in Insolvency and Bankruptcy helps rescue and reorganize businesses to get the maximum value. We help protect businesses and investments, preserve relationships and minimize write offs, while also assisting and handholding in statutory processes under Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016.

Joint Ventures

Our highly qualified team of lawyers assist clients in drafting and negotiating variety of joint venture agreements across industries and geographies. We also help our clients with thorough due diligence processes, structuring transactions, regulatory compliance, approvals, etc.

Labour & Employment

Our team helps with labour and employment related advice across sectors. We represent our clients in labour and employment related regulatory compliances including dispute resolution in relation to thereto.

Licensing and Franchising

We offer our clients extensive legal assistance and advice in every form of licensing and franchising agreements, both domestically, and across borders. We help them draft licencing, franchising, co-branding agreements, etc.

Media & Broadcasting

Our law firm provides a host of services to help our media & broadcasting clients in obtaining up-linking and down-linking licenses from the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) including a range of issues regarding consultations, negotiations and agreements for engagement of agency and professionals. We also advice clients in host of issues relating to cable television legislations, DTH services and OTT platforms including representation of clients in their tariff disputes before the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

Mergers & Acquisitions

We assist clients in securing successful deals that elevate the value of their business through effective risk assessment and negotiations. Our highly experienced M&A team provides best legal support right from negotiating the transaction, drafting of definitive investment/ acquisition documents to securing the interest of investors as well as the promoters.

Oil & Gas

Our team of lawyers and experts have been representing various stakeholders in the oil and gas industry. We offer a wide-ranging service in energy law practice, right from transactional, to dispute and regulatory matters in key oil and gas geographies.

Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace (POSH)

We provide end-to-end compliance management solutions to our clients, with the best-in-class service. We ensure all processes, compliances, and investigations of sexual harassment cases at the workplace are duly complied and help clients with their litigation needs at different stages of their cases. The firm is instrumental in providing POSH training workshops to the corporates.

Private Equity & Venture Capital

At every stage of the corporate lifecycle, we assist our clients with the best legal advice and strategy for their PE and/or VC funding needs. Our team has thorough knowledge of the global regulatory framework trends that affect the private equity sector and has worked on varied high-value deals across the world. The firm offers services right from preparation of the terms sheet, to investment agreement, negotiations and exits.

Real Estate

Our team has been a trusted partner to a host of real estate projects in India. We represent our clients in their real estate issues such as conveyancing deeds, lease deeds, license agreements including due diligences.

Sports

Our team represents the sporting fraternity including sports management organisations, sportspersons, leagues and foundations. We offer services for relating to franchising, protection from surrogate advertising, sponsorship issues, brand acquisition including licensing and actively engage with key stakeholders.

Indirect Taxation

We provide legal advice on the aspects of indirect tax to varied set of clients across verticals. We represent our clients through our indirect tax associate firm.

Telecom

We are experienced in offering legal advice relating to telecom legislations. We are backed by our in-depth understanding of telecom issues faced by the industry. We have expertise in advising and represent licensed GSM operators in their telecom issues and disputes. The lawyers of the firm advise on issues relating to internet service providers (ISPs) licensors and other service providers (OSPs) licensors including obtaining of the aforesaid licenses.

Technology

Our expertise in the technology law space is our distinguishing factor. We advise clients in their issues relating to product safety and certification; wireless compliances; energy efficiency, packaging, end-of-life/waste disposal; cloud services; product labelling and information technology. We also advised clients in connection with their Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) license and issues relating to the policy on work-from-home.