India
Advaita Legal was established 2013 and has expertise in construction, insolvency and tax disputes. The firm consists of 70 lawyers and key names of the firm include Atul Dua and Sujit Ghosh. Both of the key names are recommended for tax practice and Dua is singled out for his experience in competition and antitrust works.
Tax disputes highlights include acting for JCDecaux Advertising India on an indirect tax case in relation to a claim of the input tax credit on a mobile advertisement. This was the first case in India to examine the law concerning property for the purpose of application of the provision of service tax in the context of mobile advertisement structures. The firm also represented BBC Global India before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal on a direct tax case concerning complex transfer pricing issues.
Elsewhere in insolvency practice, the firm advised Deepak Seth before the National Company Law Tribunal in an insolvency proceeding involving a collusion between the parties. The firm also represented Teamlease Digital on a case concerning a non-compliance issue of some of the provisions in Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016.
Key clients of the firm include Central Electricity Regulatory Commissions, ESSAR Power, GMR Group, Kudgi Transmission, Shapoorji Pallonji Group, State Electricity Regulatory Commissions, and Tata Power Delhi Distribution.
India
Commercial and Transactions
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| Agarwal Law Associates |
| Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas |
| Karanjawala & Co |
| Khaitan & Co |
| Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co |
| Tier 2 |
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| AZB & Partners |
| DSK Legal |
| Federal & Company |
| J Sagar Associates |
| L&L Partners |
| Nishith Desai Associates |
| Rashmikant and Partners |
| Trilegal |
| Wadia Ghandy & Co |
| Tier 3 |
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| ALMT Legal |
| Dhir & Dhir Associates |
| Dua Associates |
| Economic Laws Practice (ELP) |
| IndusLaw |
| Keystone Partners |
| Kochhar & Co |
| Samvad Partners |
| Tier 4 |
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| Fox Mandal & Associates |
| Gandhi & Associates |
| HSA Advocates |
| Link Legal India Law Services |
| Phoenix Legal |
| Singh & Associates |
| Singhania & Partners |
| Tier 5 |
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| Advaita Legal |
| Doijode Associates |
| MDP & Partners |
| P&A Law Offices |
| PSL Advocates & Solicitors |
| Rajani Associates |
| Solomon & Co |
| Other notable firms |
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| Ahlawat & Associates |
| Archeus Law |
| Argus Partners |
| Beruar & Beruar |
| Hariani & Co |
| S K Singhi & Co |
| S&R Associates |
| Sim & San |
| Tandon & Company |
| Thiru & Thiru |
| Veritas Legal |
Competition/Antitrust
| Tier 1 |
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| AZB & Partners |
| Khaitan & Co |
| Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co |
| Tier 2 |
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| Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas |
| Economic Laws Practice (ELP) |
| L&L Partners |
| Talwar Thakore & Associates |
| Trilegal |
| Tier 3 |
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| Chandhiok & Mahajan |
| J Sagar Associates |
| Link Legal India Law Services |
| Tier 4 |
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| Advaita Legal |
| Gaggar & Partners |
| IndusLaw |
| Samvad Partners |
| Singh & Singh |
| Other notable firms |
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| Argus Partners |
| S&R Associates |
Construction
| Tier 1 |
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| Khaitan & Co |
| Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co |
| Tier 2 |
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| Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas |
| Hariani & Co |
| Kanga & Company Advocates and Solicitors |
| L&L Partners |
| Tier 3 |
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| Advaita Legal |
| AZB & Partners |
| Kochhar & Co |
| Nishith Desai Associates |
| Trilegal |
| Tier 4 |
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| Dhir & Dhir Associates |
| DSK Legal |
| Economic Laws Practice (ELP) |
| Federal & Company |
| Link Legal India Law Services |
| Rashmikant and Partners |
| Singh & Associates |
| Solomon & Co |
| Tier 5 |
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| AK Law Chambers |
| Archeus Law |
| Crawford Bayley & Co |
| Phoenix Legal |
| Other notable firms |
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| Keystone Partners |
| Singhania & Partners |
| Wadia Ghandy & Co |
Government and regulatory
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| J Sagar Associates |
| Khaitan & Co |
| Nishith Desai Associates |
| Tier 2 |
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| AZB & Partners |
| Economic Laws Practice (ELP) |
| L&L Partners |
| Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co |
| Tier 3 |
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| Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas |
| HSA Advocates |
| IndusLaw |
| Keystone Partners |
| Phoenix Legal |
| Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors |
| Tier 4 |
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| Advaita Legal |
| Dhir & Dhir Associates |
| DSK Legal |
| Link Legal India Law Services |
| PLR Chambers |
| Trilegal |
| Other notable firms |
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| Argus Partners |
| Fox Mandal & Associates |
| Tandon & Company |
Insolvency
| Tier 1 |
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| Dhir & Dhir Associates |
| Khaitan & Co |
| Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co |
| Tier 2 |
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| L&L Partners |
| Phoenix Legal |
| Sibal & Company |
| Trilegal |
| Tier 3 |
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| Advaita Legal |
| AZB & Partners |
| Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas |
| Economic Laws Practice (ELP) |
| Fair & Just Legal Solutions |
| Link Legal India Law Services |
| Singh & Associates |
| Other notable firms |
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| Argus Partners |
| Gandhi & Associates |
| Majmudar & Partners |
| PSL Advocates & Solicitors |
| S K Singhi & Co |
| Solomon & Co |
| Thiru & Thiru |
Intellectual Property
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| Anand and Anand |
| Lall & Sethi |
| Remfry & Sagar |
| Singh & Singh |
| Tier 2 |
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| Inttl Advocare |
| K&S Partners |
| Rahul Chaudhry & Partners |
| S Majumdar & Co |
| Saikrishna & Associates |
| Tier 3 |
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| Khaitan & Co |
| L&L Partners |
| Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan |
| Mason & Associates |
| Obhan & Associates |
| R K Dewan & Co |
| WS Kane and Co |
| Tier 4 |
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| Advaita Legal |
| Beruar & Beruar |
| Khurana & Khurana |
| Kochhar & Co |
| Samvad Partners |
| Other notable firms |
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| Fidus Law Chambers |
| Fox Mandal & Associates |
| Keystone Partners |
| Sim & San |
| Solomon & Co |
| Tandon & Company |
International Arbitration
| Tier 1 |
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| Karanjawala & Co |
| Khaitan & Co |
| Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co |
| Trilegal |
| Tier 2 |
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| Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas |
| Economic Laws Practice (ELP) |
| L&L Partners |
| Nishith Desai Associates |
| PSL Advocates & Solicitors |
| Tier 3 |
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| AZB & Partners |
| Gandhi & Associates |
| J Sagar Associates |
| Phoenix Legal |
| S&R Associates |
| Tier 4 |
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| Advaita Legal |
| Dhir & Dhir Associates |
| Kochhar & Co |
| P&A Law Offices |
| Sim & San |
| Other notable firms |
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| Fox Mandal & Associates |
| Keystone Partners |
| Link Legal India Law Services |
| Rajani Associates |
Tax
| Tier 1 |
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| AZB & Partners |
| Economic Laws Practice (ELP) |
| Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan |
| Nishith Desai Associates |
| Tier 2 |
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| Advaita Legal |
| BMR Legal |
| Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas |
| Khaitan & Co |
| Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co |
| Vaish Associates |
| Tier 3 |
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| DSK Legal |
| HSA Advocates |
| Kochhar & Co |
| Trilegal |
| Tier 4 |
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| L&L Partners |
| Majmudar & Partners |
| Phoenix Legal |
| Singh & Associates |
| Other notable firms |
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| ALMT Legal |
| Argus Partners |
| Hammurabi & Solomon |
| PSL Advocates & Solicitors |
| Attorney | Ranking | Practice Area |
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| Bhattacharjee, Sudipta | Tax | |
| Dua, Atul | Dispute Resolution Star | Competition/Antitrust, Tax |
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