Managing Partner: Mahesh Agarwal

Number of partners: 6

Number of lawyers: approximately 100

Languages: English and other vernacular Indian languages

Firm Overview:

Agarwal Law Associates (ALA) is a full service dispute resolution law firm based in New Delhi. The firm also associates with a wide network of lawyers across India which enables it to have a Pan-India practice in numerous Courts and Tribunals. ALA has the strongest presence, both in terms of volume of filings and diversity of legal issues, before the Supreme Court of lndia. ALA has been a part of nearly all recent high-profile and landmark commercial litigations before the Supreme Court of India, High Courts across the Country and various Tribunals.

Since its establishment, ALA has built long-standing client relationships. The firm understands that effective legal recourse in a timely manner, legal ethics and client loyalty and trust are pillars of its foundation. The firm is recognized for quality of service and for the proficiency with which services are rendered. Practitioners at ALA have honed the requisite skill set, which enables them to balance the legal nuances while working on innovative and time-efficient solutions for the client. This facilitates prompt and personalised handling of client affairs.

The firm currently boasts a group of capable and experienced lawyers, paralegals and administrative personnel. The size of the firm enables ALA to provide clients with the expansive services of a large firm, while retaining the personalised attention of a boutique firm.

The firm’s client base includes Fortune 500 companies, high net worth individuals, banks and financial institutions as well as public-sector undertakings. ALA has advised clients across a wide range of industries including infrastructure, information technology, intellectual property rights, communication, energy and power, retail, entertainment, education, manufacturing, private equity and investment funds.

Practice Areas:

Main Areas of Practice:

Admiralty Law

Antitrust Law

Arbitration

Banking Litigation

Business Law

Constitutional Law

Contract Litigation

Corporate Restructuring

Corporate Commercial Litigation

Consumer & Product Liability

Company Law

Competition Law

Customs & Excise

Communications Media & Entertainment

Corporate Criminal Law

Employment Law

Environmental Law

Energy Law

Energy/Electricity Disinvestment (Privatisation)

Foreign Investment

Infrastructure

Insolvency & Bankruptcy

Insurance

Intellectual Property

Mergers & Acquisitions

Mining Law

Taxation (Direct & Indirect)

White Collar Crime

Arbitration:

3 partners, approximately 20 fee earners

Key Clients: GMR Group, Aditya Birla Group, Simplex Infrastructure, ADA Reliance Group, Essar Group, L&T, Hindustan Construction Company, JSW Group, Bharat Forge, Adani Group.

Contacts: Mahesh Agarwal, Rishi Agrawala

Emails: [email protected], [email protected]

Competition:

2 partners, approximately 7 fee earners

Key Clients: Film production houses, Cement Manufactures Association, ACC Cement, Ambuja Cement, Indian Sugar Manufacturers Associations, Cellular Operator Association.

Contacts: Rishi Agrawala

Emails: [email protected]

Criminal Law:

3 partners, approximately 15 fee earners

Key Clients: High Net Worth individuals, certain Fortune 500 companies.

Contact: Mahesh Agarwal

Email: [email protected]

Electricity:

2 partners, approximately 10 fee earners

Key Clients: Essar Power Ltd., GMR Group, JSW Energy Ltd., Adani Power Ltd., Nabha Power Ltd., Torrent Power, Rattan India Power.

Contact: Mahesh Agarwal

Email: [email protected]

Mining:

2 partners, approximately 8-10 fee earners

Key Clients: Adani Group, Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd., L&T, UltraTech Cement Ltd., JSW Steel Ltd., Sarda Mines Pvt. Ltd., Triveni Earthmovers, Ghanshyam Mishra & Sons.

Contact: Mahesh Agarwal

Email: [email protected]

Telecom:

2 partners, approximately 20 fee earners

Key Clients: Vodafone—Idea Cellular Ltd., Association of Unified Service Providers of India [‘AUSPI’], L&T Finance Ltd., Asianet Satellite Communications Pvt. Ltd., JSW Jaigarh Port Ltd., HCL Comnet Systems & Services Ltd.

Contacts: Mahesh Agarwal, Manu Krishnan

Emails: [email protected], [email protected]

Insolvency Law:

3 partners, approximately 15 fee earners

Key Clients: UltraTech Cement Ltd., Essar Group, JSW Group, Ghanashyam Mishra & Sons Pvt. Ltd., IndiaBulls Group, Suraksha Realty Ltd., Shyam SEL & Power Ltd., Hinduja Group, Kalpataru Group, Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd., MEIL Energy Pvt. Ltd.

Contact: Mahesh Agarwal

Email: [email protected]

Environmental Law:

2 partners, approximately 15 fee earners

Key Clients: UltraTech Cement Ltd., L&T, JSW Group, Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd., Adani Group, Shyam SEL & Power Ltd., Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry, MDO Realty Pvt. Ltd.

Contact: Mahesh Agarwal

Email:[email protected]

International Work:

ALA is routinely engaged by its corporate client’s to represent them in international commercial arbitrations.