Desai & Diwanji

Firm Overview 

With a legacy spanning almost 90 years, Desai & Diwanji is among India's leading law firms, helping clients achieve their goals by combining the highest global standards with local expertise. With two offices in Mumbai as well as one each in New Delhi, Gurugram and Pune, the firm caters to a wide variety of client needs across practice areas and jurisdictions, and specialise in knowledge of both the legal framework as well as the specific business requirements of various industry sectors.

As a full-service law firm, Desai & Diwanji offers a broad range of services to clients that include governments, regulators, multilateral organisations, funds, financial institutions, banks, lenders, multinational companies, Indian business houses, start-ups and high net worth individuals. The firm's highly experienced lawyers are widely recognised in the industry and trusted for being able to offer innovative, customised and effective solutions that balance a client's business objectives with the complexities of Indian laws. The firm draws on the experience of members from across the firm's practices to create collaborative teams that provide clients with robust legal advice coupled with a seamless service experience.

The firm's lawyers have a deep understanding of the statutory and regulatory landscape in India as well as the constantly evolving best practices amongst business leaders, and they work on some of the most challenging, complex and stimulating domestic as well as cross-border assignments. The firm is a market leader across various verticals and has received various awards and recognitions for its work in several practice areas, including banking and finance, project finance, infrastructure and project development, mergers and acquisitions and private equity.

Main Areas of Practice 

The firm's main practice areas include:

• Banking and finance
• Boardroom strategy and risk management
• Capital markets
• Competition
• Corporate and commercial
• Employment and labour
• Energy and natural resources
• Environmental, social and governance (ESG)
• Funds
• Infrastructure and project development
• Insolvency
• Media and entertainment
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Private clients, trusts and estates
• Private equity, venture capital and start-ups
• Project finance
• Real estate and construction
• Regulatory and compliance
• Technology
• Telecommunications
• White collar crimes and investigations

Offices 

Desai & Diwanji has two offices in Mumbai as well as one each in New Delhi, Gurugram and Pune:

Mumbai (Lentin) 

Address: Forbes Building, 4th floor, Charanjit Rai Marg, Fort, Mumbai 400001

Telephone: +91 (22) 4560 1000

Email: [email protected]

Mumbai (Lentin) 

Address: Lentin Chambers, 2nd floor, Dalal Street, Fort, Mumbai 400001

Telephone: +91 (22) 4296 1000

Email: [email protected]

New Delhi 

Address: D-65, Ground floor, Defence Colony, New Delhi 110024

Telephone: +91 (11) 4121 2808

Email: [email protected]

Gurugram 

Address: 16th floor, Building no. 5, Tower C, DLF Epitome, DLF Phase 3, Gurugram 122002

Telephone: +91 (124) 485 0300

Email: [email protected]

Pune 

Address: Smartworks, AP81, 16th floor, 83 N Main Road, Koregaon Park Annex, Pune 411036

Telephone: +91 (20) 6901 1000

Email: [email protected]