White-Collar Crime & Corporate Investigations
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : India
Band 3
About
Provided by DSK Legal
With a team of skilled experts and considerable experience in white-collar criminal law and regulatory enforcement, DSK Legal has emerged as a leader in this space with a unique ability to help clients navigate the legal, business, and reputational risks often associated with White-collar crime.
Having represented a wide range of clients (ranging from corporations and senior corporate executives to public officials) and on diverse statutes and issues, we understand the approach and strategy employed by regulators, investigating agencies, and public prosecutors. This helps us predict the trajectory of matters and take steps to avoid/mitigate liability where possible. In matters where litigation or trial is inevitable, our depth of courtroom experience sets us apart from our competitors and enables us to guide and defend our clients.
We have a multidisciplinary approach to complex factual, financial, and business-critical investigations, which enables us to prepare a comprehensive strategy. Our white-collar criminal law team includes lawyers with specialisations in criminal law, corporate/ transactional law, technology, and intellectual property. This enables us to combine a fine knowledge of the enforcement landscape with a nuanced understanding of clients’ business practices. The team works closely with the larger litigation practice to tackle the substantial civil litigation risks that often accompany criminal and regulatory issues.
Chambers Review
The white-collar crime and corporate investigations practice at DSK Legal is especially skilled at representing clients in cases before various High Courts in India. It often takes on matters pertaining to forgery, financial fraud, corruption and defamation, where it regularly represents high-profile corporates and individuals.
Work Highlights
- DSK Legal advised Mylan Laboratories on an investigation initiated by the Economic Offences Wing alleging that the officers of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai conspired with Mylan to purchase Remdesivir vials for Covid treatment at a higher rate and caused wrongful loss to the government and taxpayers.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They have handled both individual and corporate cases well. The cases handled were very diverse and complex and they have done a fine job."
"DSK Legal's white-collar crime department excels due to its profound expertise and strategic approach to handling complex CBI and ED investigations."
"They have handled both individual and corporate cases well. The cases handled were very diverse and complex and they have done a fine job."
"DSK Legal's white-collar crime department excels due to its profound expertise and strategic approach to handling complex CBI and ED investigations."
Notable Practitioners
Vikrant Singh Negi is a well-regarded white collar criminal law specialist. He regularly assists with regulatory and internal investigations involving employee fraud, money laundering, corruption and cyber crimes.
"He is dedicated to understanding client needs and provides clear, practical advice tailored to each situation."
"He is especially well-known and is very good. We can sleep in peace knowing he'll always advise us well."
Ranked Lawyers at
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Members
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Clients
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Amazon Seller Services Private Limited.
Anish Modi (HNI)
Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Limited (“Arcil”)
Blue Dart Express Limited
Col. Manbhupinder Singh Atwal (Retd.) (“MSA”)
Flipkart Internet Private Limited (Walmart Group)
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited
IIFL Finance Ltd. (India Infoline)
IndiaMart Intermesh Limited
Lufthansa German Airlines, Swiss International Airlines
MO Alternate Investment Advisors Pvt. Ltd. (Motilal Oswal)
Manash Lifestyle Private Limited (“MLPL”)
Mizuho Bank, a global Japanese megabank
More Retail Private Limited
Mr. Rakesh Kapoor
Mylan Laboratories Limited (Viatris Group)
Piramal Group
Tupperware India Private Limited
Zenith Infotech Limited