Eshwars House of Corporate & IPR Laws

Eshwars started in the year 2006 as a sole practitioner firm by Mr. Eshwar Sabapathy, and has since then consistently grown organically to a strong team of self driven and energetic lawyers. It is now a full-service corporate, commercial & IP law firm with pan south India presence. Eshwars has extensive experience in advising large, medium and small business houses from varied business verticals in the various aspects of Indian business, corporate, commercial and intellectual property laws. The Firm believes “God is in detail” and supports enterprises in realising their business goals.

The Firm's oft-repeated quote is "Business and Law are inseparable twins". It partners with its clients and provides customised solutions based on their needs, and it's services are so designed to enable the entrepreneur to focus on the core activity of taking care of the business, and the Firm takes care of the client's legal matters both within and outside India.

The Firms people philosophy is that every team member is a Partner in Progress and Partner in Prosperity, which has helped Eshwars grow organically.

Eshwars derives its strength from a strong research-oriented approach, setting up processes in client servicing backed with maximum exploitation of technology. The Firm's team members can communicate in English, Japanese, Hindi, Bengali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Tulu and Marwari.

E - Ethical

S - Solution Oriented

H - Humble, Honest & Hard Working

W - Warm & Watchful

A - Agile

R- Robust

S - Socially Responsible

The practice areas at Eshwars are structured in such a way that it operates as a firm within a firm. Each practice area operates and behaves as if it is a firm by itself, giving that practice area the much needed flexibility.

Eshwars is known for its work in M&A, JV's, Corporate Governance & Compliance and is sought after in both buy side and sell side transactions. The Firm has worked on transactions of various sizes, and investors and promoters engage them for the energy that they bring to the transaction, coupled with the mind set of finding acceptable ways to close the transaction, and for being both competitive and collaborative during negotiations that help seal transaction structures and documents. Their approach to review of M&A and JV documents is unique and is appreciated by all parties concerned. The Firm's deep understanding of corporate governance and compliance matters adds to their forte in carrying out due diligence in M&As and JVs, and advises on complex and intricate commercial transactions and handles documentation in a wide spectrum of industries.

Contact: Eshwar Sabapathy, NV Saisunder, LakshmiNarasimhan SriKrishna, Sri Vidhya Kumar, Sharadaa Chandrasekaran, Ammu Brigit, Vishaka Sivakumar

The Firm regularly carries out inbound and outbound work and has alliances with law firms and accounting firms worldwide through different networks, which makes it a law firm with an edge in southern India. Also, the team at Eshwars is very well versed with all the 4 main languages of southern India, making it a Firm of choice for businesses who wish to set up place of business in the states of Tamilnadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telengana. Eshwars regularly assists businesses houses in this part of India in their foray outside India.

Contact: Eshwar Sabapathy, NV Saisunder, Aravinth Rajagopal, Ammu Brigit, LakshmiNarasimhan SriKrishna, Sharadaa Chandrasekaran

The other main expertise of Eshwars is in Intellectual Property, and clients engage it to carry out IP audits, strategising their IP protection - trademarks, copyrights, designs, patents, semi-conductor layouts and trade secrets, carry out national and international filings and prosecution, and handle litigation be it enforcement, defence, search and seizure. Eshwars in one of the Firms that has a very large portfolio of having successfully assisted in vacating cyber squatting and also securing registration of Well-known Trademark for its clients. The Firm also assists in structuring franchising models and works on the documentation for such models.

Contact: NV Saisunder, Srividya Sundaresan, C S Priyadharshini, Aanchal M Nichani, Vishaka Sivakumar, Ammu Brigit

Team Eshwars represents their clients at various arbitration forums in India and abroad and is sought after for the speed and accuracy that is required in any complex commercial litigation. The team members are adept not just in understanding commercial issues, but also go that extra mile required in shareholder disputes, IP disputes, consumer, constitutional, civil and criminal matters. The Firm regularly handles matters in various tribunals such as NCLT, NCLAT, Debt Recovery Tribunals, Industrial Tribunals, Consumer Forums, Electricity Tribunals, High Courts in India and also the Supreme Court. Eshwars has a stand out team for debt recovery which focuses on debt recovery through various judicial forums. The various decided and reported judgements that are there to the credit of the team members of Eshwars are a testimony to the insights it brings to a dispute and to the interpretation of the law.

Contact: Eshwar Sabapathy, NV Saisunder, Aanchal M Nichani, NS Sai Gautham, Vishaka Sivakumar

Eshwars represents and advises debtors, distressed companies, guarantors, resolution professional and liquidators in actions of insolvency, bankruptcy and winding up. It has successfully assisted many companies to carry out voluntary liquidations and exit their business operations. Many of the matters the Firm has worked on are reported for the point of law that is brought out in them.

Contact: Eshwar Sabapathy, Aanchal M Nichani

Eshwars is full service in real estate matters, providing legal and regulatory guidance to various stakeholders involved in a real estate project be it industrial parks, warehouse parks, malls or standalone commercial or residential projects. The Firm carries due diligence for all projects and advises on acquisition, sale, leasing, leave and license.

Contact: NV Saisunder, NS Sai Gautham

The Firm regularly handles work for promoters, directors and senior management on white collar crime. It's Managing Partner has authored a book titled "Case Digest on Insider Trading - Covering important Orders" published by Bloomsbury Legal. Eshwars advises on compliance, strategises litigation, handles investigations, bail, anticipatory bail, appeals and acquittals.

Contact: Eshwar Sabapathy, LakshmiNarasimhan SriKrishna, Sri Vidhya Kumar, NV Sai Gautham

Eshwars is sought after for its advisory support on law relating to employment law and industrial relations. Their knowledge and understanding on this branch of law is commended, and in particular on anti sexual harassment - advisory and investigations relating to the same. It regularly represents clients before industrial tribunals in various matters.

Contact: Ammu Brigit, Vishaka Sivakumar, NV Sai Gautham