Dentons Link Legal

Managing Partner: Atul Sharma (Executive Chairman), Nusrat Hassan (Managing Partner) and Anand Srivastava (Managing Partner)

Number of partners: 40+

Number of lawyers: 150+

Languages: English, Hindi

FIRM OVERVIEW:

Established in 1999, Dentons Link Legal is a full service corporate and commercial law firm with over 40 partners and 150 lawyers across multiple practice areas. With offices across all major Indian cities and access to more than 200 offices in more than 80 countries of Dentons’ combination firms across the world, Dentons Link Legal is equipped to assist you in achieving your business objectives with the help of a team of experienced, well trained and qualified lawyers.

Dentons Link Legal has followed a policy of strengthening its expertise and internal operations to provide a solid and user-friendly bridge between international and local business.

The Firm and its Partners are recognised by clients, peers and leading global publications, some of which are set forth below:

-Ranked #14 among Top 40 Indian Law Firms by RSG Consulting.

-Infrastructure & Project Finance Law Firm of the Year at Legal Era Indian Legal Awards.

-Recognised as one the Largest Law Firms in India in Asian Legal Business' Asia's Top 50 Largest Law Firms list.

-Winner of the ‘Utility Deal of the Year’ award at The Asset Triple A Infrastructure Awards 2020.

-Capital Markets Law Firm of the Year Award at BW Legal World Global Legal Leaders Awards 2020.

-Ranked in various practice areas such as Aviation, Projects, Infrastructure, Energy, Construction, Banking & Finance, Corporate and M&A, Dispute Resolution, International Arbitration, Competition/ Antitrust, Restructuring & Insolvency, Capital Markets, Labour & Employment, TMT, etc. by Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, RSG, Benchmark Litigation, India Business Law Journal, Asian Legal Business, IFLR1000, Asialaw, among others.

-Partners of the Firm ranked by Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, Benchmark Litigation, India Business Law Journal, Asian Legal Business, IFLR1000, Asialaw, among others.

MAIN AREAS OF PRACTICE

General Corporate & Commercial:

Link Legal’s M&A, PE/VC and general corporate practice provides cutting edge and innovative solutions to clients with a right blend of legal expertise and commercial insight. The team possesses rich experience and expertise in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, joint ventures and other corporate and commercial transactions, including mergers and de-mergers through the court process. The team also has specialists who advise on employment as well as real estate laws.

Securities Market:

The firm has a specialist Securities markets team advising both issuers and investors, lead managers and underwriters, on securities markets transactions including IPOs, rights issues, qualified institutional placements, FCCBs and high yield bond transactions.

Infrastructure:

The firm is widely recognised as a thought leader, having deep transactional expertise and advisory experience in various sectors includ¬ing airports, metro rail and urban transport, roads, ports, real estate, power, aviation, water, waste management, media, pharmaceutical, information technology, consumer goods & mining. The firm’s expertise lies in advising its clients in all aspects of projects during the entire life cycle including conceptualization, risk analysis, bid processes, EPC contracts, bankability and related areas. The firm also assists its clients in contract and claims management during the implementation of the project.

Banking & Finance:

The firm’s well recognised team is adept at providing specialised advisory across varied fields of financing, including syndicated finance, corporate loans, working capital loans, external commercial borrowings, refinancing, corporate debt restructuring, strategic debt restructuring, bond issues, debt capital market, Islamic finance et. al.

Aviation:

The firm regularly assists aviation clients such as airlines, airports, aviation service providers, maintenance organisations, etc., with transactional, regular corporate advisory, financing, regulatory and litigation matters (including international arbitrations) associated with their operations.

Arbitration & Litigation:

The firm provides complete representational as well as advisory services to its clients. The firm represents clients in corporate, commercial, constitutional and other general litigations before various courts, tribunals and commissions across the country and is also well recognised for its experience in handling complex arbitration matters including pre and post arbitration litigation.

Restructuring & Insolvency:

The firm’s robust restructuring and insolvency practice enables the firm to cater to the needs of corporate creditors, banks and agencies lending funds, investors including financial investors and corporate debtors on debt restructuring, rescheduling and formal insolvency procedures.

PRACTICE AREAS

Aviation and Aerospace

Banking & Finance

General Corporate & Commercial

Dispute Resolution

Employment and Labour

Exchange Control & Foreign Investment

Lifesciences and Healthcare

Intellectual Property Rights

M&A, Joint Ventures & Private Equity

Project Contracts and Claims Management

Projects, Infrastructure & Energy

Real Estate

Restructuring and Insolvency

Securities Market

Statutory Risk Management Programme

Technology, Media & Telecommunications

White Collar Crime