through its “integrated practice model” delivers comprehensive legal advice and consulting services to clients to any part of the world. The Firm offers niche and unique services.
RESEARCH & REPORTS
Considering the importance of research in the field of international trade, the Firm has set up a separate Research & Consultancy Division with a view to providing the industry and all concerned an objective and result-oriented research support, particularly in the areas of anti-dumping, safeguard & countervailing duties, market access, and other trade matters relating to RTAs, FTAs, rules of origin, anti-circumvention, technical barriers, etc. The Firm has been retained by various reputed institutions and industry bodies to carry out specific studies with respect to the above. Apart from the fields and sectors mentioned above, the partners of the Firm have acted as seminar leaders, lectured and authored well-appreciated books, treatises and studies on various areas of law both nationally and internationally.
GOVERNMENT ADVISORY
The Firm’s partners and associates have served on various panels of the Government of India and industrial bodies on various areas of legal concern. The Firm has also actively assisted the Government of India and several foreign governments on drafting of legislations and policies, training of judges, officials of foreign governments and advising on the negotiation strategies for governments before multilateral agencies.
INTERNATIONAL LINKAGES
The Firm is structured to provide efficient, high quality legal services to clients operating throughout the world. The Firm has a global network of tax, corporate, finance, management consulting and audit specialists, to assist in structuring and implementation of international business transactions and initiatives. The Firm relies on this international network of professional and attorneys to handle complex cross-border transactions, many involving multiple jurisdictions and practice areas. This provides clients economies and efficiencies not otherwise available.
CENTRALIZED KNOWLEDGE BUSINESS CENTRE
The Firm is one of the few firms in the country which has a dedicated 15 member knowledge management team called the Centralised Knowledge Business Centre ( CKBC) which offers clients unrivalled access to critical legal and regulatory information at the click of a mouse or on a telephone call. The Firm today manages the CKBC for 5 leading industrial groups in India. To ensure that the CKBC functions efficiently, the Firm leverages its ownership of the country’s largest private electronic database of legal, tax and regulatory documents. The team at the CKBC works closely with the legal and secretarial team of clients in the documenting of process maps, building training curriculum and thereafter ensure that the clients have the necessary up-front tools and knowledge.
CYBER LAW & IT SECURITY
The Firm trains clients and implements various kinds of systems for securing and protecting the proprietary knowledge, processes, attorney-client work product, trade secrets, et al. Subject to design and efficacy, the Firm has implemented all conceivable security systems to protect against cyber-attacks and business espionage including- viruses, worms and trojan horses; spywares, internet probes, firewalls and intrusion detection systems; encryption proxy servers; wireless access devices; and laptop security. All employees and personnel of the Firm are trained in the proper practices for safe computing.
SPECIALISED CLIENT SERVICE
The Firm’s client list includes several Fortune 500 companies and a large number of India’s blue chip companies. The Firm also advises some of the world’s largest philanthropic organizations, embassies, multinational donor organizations, independent institutions and governments. A list of clients can be presented upon request.