Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India

Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India is a pioneer in commercial legal advice, which is based on its deep understanding of clients’ businesses across diverse sectors and jurisdictions. The Firm is known today for its adeptness to identify and mitigate risks for its clients by providing top-notch legal solutions. Our 55 Partners and over 300 members, spread across at New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad, work close together with our clients to find a solution to legal challenges and help them succeed.

Main Areas of Practice

• Banking & Finance
• Competition and Anti-trust
• Capital Markets
• Dispute Resolution - Litigation & Arbitration
• Environmental Social & Governance (ESG)
• General Corporate
• Intellectual Property
• International Trade Laws and Policy & Advisory
• Investigations, Compliance & Forensic
• Labour & Employment
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Private Equity & Venture Capital
• Restructuring & Insolvency
• Projects, Energy & Infrastructure
• Real Estate
• Regulatory
• Tax (Direct & Indirect)
• Technology, Media & Telecommunication

The firm has received several awards and recognitions over the years including:

• Legal500 Asia Pacific 2024 ranked and recognized as a ‘Top-Tier Firm’in 12 practice areas and 44 lawyers.
• Legal 500 (Legalease) Green Guide 2024 distinguished as one of the leading firms in Asia-Pacific for Clean Energy Practice.
• India Business Law Journal recognized amongst‘Best Overall Law Firms’for two consecutive years, 2020 and 2019.
• ‘General Corporate Law Firm of the Year’at the BW Businessworld, Global Legal Summit and Legal Awards 2023.
• Ranked #1 by deal count in the Debtwire (Acuris) 2021 India Lead Banks' Legal Counsel League Table.
• BloombergNEF’s ranked and recognized in‘Clean Energy League Tables 2023’. The ‘Only Indian Law Firm’ to feature in the ‘Top 10’of the said table.
• Global Data Review's GDR100 listed as‘Top 100 World’s Best Data Law Firms’, consecutively in 2023 and 2022.

Award Winning Deals-  

• Indian Deal of the Year for the ‘Cooperative Rabobank- Serentica Renewables’ deal at the Project Finance International (PFI) Awards, 2023.

• Asset Triple A - Sustainable Infrastructure Awards 2023, in the following categories:

-Asia-Pacific Deal of the Year - ReNew Surya Roshini Private Limited - USD 985 Million hybrid round-the-clock battery-enabled project financing.

-Renewable Energy Deal of the Year - ReNew Surya Roshini Private Limited - USD 985 Million hybrid round-the-clock battery-enabled project financing.

-Petrochemical Deal of the Year - Hindustan Uravarak & Rasayan Limited – 41.79 Billion rupees working capital facilities.

• India Business Law Journal (IBLJ) 2022- Deals of the Year awards for the following two deals:

- Corrugated Box Manufacturers win order against anti-competitive practices.

- Tyre companies win in cartel order.  

• Asia-Pacific Green Deal of the Year Award for the ‘Renew-RTC Project’ at the PFI Awards 2022.

• Best Renewable Energy Legal Consulting Firm for the State of Maharashtra’ for Firm's presence in the implementation, transactions, and financing of Solar Power Projects within the state at the Surya Con Pune and Maharashtra State Annual Awards 2022.

• Golden Book of World Records-2022 for the 'Fastest Subscribed IPO' for Venus Pipes & Tubes Limited.

International Work

Corporate/M&A:  

■ USD 66 billion, Bayer’s acquisition of Monsanto (U.S.).

■ USD 4 billion, Capgemini acquisition of iGate Corporation.

■ USD 3.8 billion, Abbott Laboratories acquisition of Piramal Healthcare Limited.

■ USD 26 million, Tata Advanced Systems Limited - Boeing Defence Joint Venture.

Private Equity:  

■ Carlyle acquisition of stake in Metropolis Healthcare Limited.

■ USD 297.8 million, DLF Home Developers Limited’s Joint Venture with GIC Pte. Ltd (Singapore Sovereign Wealth Fund).

■ USD 100 million, Mandala Capital’s investment in Jain Irrigation and its food business subsidiary.

Banking & Finance: 

■ USD Equivalent of up to INR 3480 Crores, foreign currency term loan facilitiesfor Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., Hong Kong Branch, Export-Import Bank of India, India Infrastructure Finance Company (UK) Limited, MUFG Bank, Ltd., Gift Branch, Société Générale.

■ USD 1.2 billion, SBI Bond Issuance. 

■ USD 650 million, Bond Issuance by Adani Parts & Special Economic Zone Limited.

Capital Market: 

■ USD 746.33 million, QIP of equity shares for YES Bank Limited. 

■ Initial Public Offering:

- USD 183.92 million, Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited.

- USD 284.56, Avenue Supermarts Limited (also known as D-Mart).

- Proposed IPO of New India Assurance Company Limited. 

Competition & Antitrust: 

■ USD 66 billion, Bayer takeover of Monsanto, seeking approval from CCI

■ Dish TV, unconditional approval from CCI for merger with Videocon d2h.

■ Mylan and Biocon case filed against Roche before the CCI and High Court.

Key Clients: 

Abu Dhabi Investments, Apple Inc., ArcelorMittal S.A., Asian Development Bank, AT&T, Baring Private Equity, Changi Airport, ChrysCapital Group, Citibank, DLF Group, Dr Lal Path Labs, EDF Energies Nouvelles, Emerson Electric Co., Everstone Capital, Facebook Inc., Fidelity Business Services, Ford Foundation, Fortum, Gates Foundation, Godrej Group, Goldman Sachs, Google Inc., Hines India Real Estate, HSH Nordbank, I Squared Capital, IKB Deutsche Industriesbank, Intel Corporation, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Johnson Matthey, JP Morgan India, JSW Steel, Jubilant Food Works, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, L&T, Lutron Electronics Inc., LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, Maruti Suzuki , Metro-GoldwynMayer (MGM Studios), Microsoft Corporation, Morgan Stanley, Mylan Inc., Ola Cabs, Qatar Investment Authority, Renew Power, Samsung, State Bank of India, Tata Group, Tata-Starbucks, The Carlyle Group L.P., The Rothschild Group, The World Bank, United Online Inc., US Exim Bank, Xander Group, Yahoo Inc., Yes Bank, Zee Group

Firm Details

Contact Name: Harry Chawla (New Delhi)

Tel: +91 11 41215101

Email: [email protected]

Offices

• New Delhi
• Mumbai
• Hyderabad
• Bangalore
• Chennai