Employment
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : India
Band 1
Contact number
080-43434646About
Provided by Trilegal
Dedicated practice with a focused team that advises top Indian and multinational companies on Indian labour and employment laws
Our Labour and Employment practice is one of the most comprehensive in the country, and has been the go-to resource for several Fortune 500 companies seeking advice on the implementation of labour codes, including the impact of the new definition of wages, managing contract worker engagements, and streamlining various obligations under labour laws.
It is consistently rated as one of India’s best labour and employment practices by agencies such as Chambers & Partners, IBLJ, Asian Legal Business and Who’s Who Legal.
Our employment practice provides specialised legal advice on a wide spectrum of issues. These range from routine compliance matters and complex senior management negotiations, to trade union disputes and representation before Provident Fund and other regulatory authorities. The firm is regularly involved in labour audits for clients and frequently assists them with disciplinary inquiries and termination claims. We routinely advise on bespoke compensation and benefits structuring, intellectual property protection, and investigations and inquiries arising from employee misconduct/white-collar crime.
Chambers Review
Trilegal possesses an outstanding labour and employment law practice recognised for its broad handling of contentious and non-contentious work. Its employment team is favoured by a substantially international, blue-chip clientele, such as Accenture and Carlyle. Trilegal offers comprehensive coverage of practice area issues, including business closures, reorganisations, drafting policies and senior management negotiations, plus specialist expertise in sexual harassment and white-collar investigations. The firm also handles relevant disciplinary proceedings and is skilled in working alongside companies' internal HR teams and active in offering training programmes.
Work Highlights
- Trilegal advised Accenture on a range of employment matters, including the Supreme Court's decision related to vaccination and its implications on employees and employers and on its workplace safety initiatives.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"My experience has been great working with them. Not only do they have the right experts for handling various matters, but the response time and approach is also excellent."
"They have good business and legal acumen and easily comprehend the issue, providing a fast legal and practical resolution to us."
"My experience has been great working with them. Not only do they have the right experts for handling various matters, but the response time and approach is also excellent."
"They have good business and legal acumen and easily comprehend the issue, providing a fast legal and practical resolution to us."
Notable Practitioners
Atul Gupta chairs Trilegal's labour and employment law team from Bengaluru. He comes highly recommended for his broad knowledge and expertise in the employment sphere.
"He provides really practical advice and I really like his team. He is really great."
"I find it very easy to work with Atul."
Swarnima regularly advises clients from her Bengaluru base on compliance issues, including as these relate to wages and remote and hybrid working arrangements. She also has notable expertise handling sexual harassment investigations and complaints.
"Swarnima is very helpful and practical. She goes the extra mile to provide assistance."
"She is fantastic. She is super smart and very responsive, and can give me advice on a call. She provides practical advice that I can use immediately."
Veena Gopalakrishnan is actively building her employment practice, advising clients on a wide range of issues including senior employee exits, incentive plans and sexual harassment cases.
Ranked Lawyers at
Trilegal
India