International Trade - India
What the team is known for
The Economic Laws Practice team offers accomplished practitioners with core expertise in trade remedial litigation, representing exporter and importer clients before authorities in anti-dumping, countervailing duties and safeguard matters. The team is also well placed to advise on export control matters, as well as representing major multinationals regarding customs issues on imports. The firm is experienced at working on trade issues at the national, bilateral and multilateral levels and skilled in handling cases concerning sanctions compliance. The key clients include Nippon Steel, AGC and Qatar Chemical Petrochemical.
Strengths
"ELP has a multi-services trade team with the ability to work rapidly and be involved in several cases in parallel. The firm has significant expertise on trade matters and is amongst the best in India."
"They have excellent perspectives and insights into core and peripheral matters. The team are very knowledgeable and dynamic."
Work highlights
Economic Laws Practice represented various producers and exporters from Japan, as well as Indian importers, in opposition of duties before the Directorate General of Trade Remedies, relating to an anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of electrogalvanised steel originating from Korea, Japan and Singapore.
Notable practitioners
Sanjay Notani is particularly well known for his handling of anti-dumping investigations. He also assists clients with procuring export licences as well as advising on free trade agreements. He co-heads the practice and is based in Mumbai. "Sanjay demonstrates strong leadership, and technical and business knowledge. He is easily approachable and responsive. Additionally, he maintains an excellent network." "He is simply brilliant with clear-cut solutions for the problem at hand."
Suhail Nathani co-heads the practice from the Mumbai office and often represents the Indian government in WTO disputes, as well as private companies in anti-dumping investigations.
Parthasarathi Jha is an up-and-coming partner who represents foreign producers and exporters, as well as government authorities, in the area of bilateral agreements and WTO laws. He often handles anti-dumping investigations. "Parthasarathi is proactive in understanding the business in order to deliver solutions."
