Agarwal Law Associates

Managing Partner: Mahesh Agarwal

Number of partners: 6

Number of lawyers: approximately 100

Languages: English and other vernacular Indian languages

Firm Overview:

Agarwal Law Associates (ALA) is a leading full service dispute resolution law firm based in New Delhi. The firm also associates with a wide network of lawyers across India which enables it to have a Pan-India practice in numerous Courts and Tribunals. ALA has the strongest presence, both in terms of volume of filings and diversity of legal issues, before the Supreme Court of lndia. ALA has been a part of nearly all recent high-profile and landmark commercial litigations before the Supreme Court of India, High Courts across the Country and various Tribunals.

Since its establishment, ALA has built long-standing client relationships. The firm understands that effective legal recourse in a timely manner, legal ethics and client loyalty and trust are pillars of its foundation. The firm is recognised for quality of service and for the proficiency with which services are rendered. Practitioners at ALA have honed the requisite skill set, which enables them to balance the legal nuances while working on innovative and time-efficient solutions for the client. This facilitates prompt and personalised handling of client affairs.

The firm currently boasts a group of capable and experienced lawyers, paralegals and administrative personnel. The size of the firm enables ALA to provide clients with the expansive services of a large firm, while retaining the personalised attention of a boutique firm.

The firm’s client base includes Fortune 500 companies, high net worth individuals, banks and financial institutions as well as public-sector undertakings. ALA has advised clients across a wide range of industries including infrastructure, information technology, intellectual property rights, communication, energy and power, retail, entertainment, education, manufacturing, private equity and investment funds.

Practice Areas:

Antitrust

Arbitration

Constitutional Law

Contract Litigation

Corporate Restructuring

Corporate Commercial Litigation

Consumer & Product Liability

Competition

Customs & Excise

Communications Media & Entertainment

Criminal/Corporate Criminal Law

Employment

Environmental Law

Energy/Electricity Disinvestment (Privatisation)

Foreign Investment

Infrastructure

Insolvency & Bankruptcy

Insurance

Intellectual Property

Mergers & Acquisitions

Taxation (Direct & Indirect)

Company Law

Mines Law

Main Areas of Practice:

Arbitration:

3 partners, approximately 20 fee earners

Key Clients: GMR Group, Aditya Birla Group, Simplex Infrastructure, ADA Reliance Group, Essar Group, Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd, Punj Lloyd, L&T, Hindustan Construction Company, JSW, Bharat Forge, Adani Group.

Contacts: Mahesh Agarwal, Rishi Agrawala

Emails: [email protected], [email protected]

Competition:

2 partners, approximately 7 fee earners

Key Clients: Film production houses, Steel Manufacturers Associations, Cement manufactures, ACC Cement, Ambhuja Cement.

Contacts: Rishi Agrawala

Emails: [email protected]

Criminal Law:

3 partners, approximately 15 fee earners

Key Clients: High Net Worth individuals, certain Fortune 500 companies.

Contact: Mahesh Agarwal

Email: [email protected]

Electricity:

2 partners, approximately 10 fee earners

Key Clients: Essar Power, Reliance Power, GMR Ltd, Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd, JSW Steel Ltd, Adani Power Ltd., Nabha Power, Torrent Power, Rattan India Power.

Contact: Mahesh Agarwal

Email: [email protected]

Mining:

2 partners, approximately 8-10 fee earners

Key Clients: Essar Steel, Monnet !spat, JSW Steel Ltd, Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd., Triveni Earthmover, Adani Enterprises.

Contact: Mahesh Agarwal

Email: [email protected]

Telecom:

2 partners, approximately 20 fee earners

Key Clients: Vodafone—Idea Cellular Ltd., Association of Unified Service Providers of India [‘AUSPI’], L&T Finance Ltd., Asianet Satellite Communications Pvt. Ltd., JSW Jaigarh Port Ltd., HCL Comnet Systems & Services Ltd.

Contacts: Mahesh Agarwal

Emails: [email protected]

Insolvency Law:

3 partners, approximately 15 fee earners

Key Clients: Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd, Essar Steel Ltd , Ultratech Cement, JSW, Unitech Group, Swiss Ribbons, Binani Cemant.

Contact: Mahesh Agarwal

Email: [email protected]

International Work:

ALA is routinely engaged by its corporate client’s to represent them in international commercial arbitrations.