Dua Associates

Chairman: C R Dua
Number of partners: 75
Number of other lawyers: 175+
Languages: English, Hindi, Japanese and other Indian regional languages (Marathi, Telegu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Punjabi, Gujarati & Bengali)

Firm Overview:
Dua Associates is one of India’s prominent law firms, serving a wide spectrum of clients drawn from several Fortune 500 companies, publicly-listed companies, privately-owned businesses as well as multi-national companies.The firm recognises the support of some long standing clients such as Dow Chemical, McDonalds, Boeing, Dell, Fourth Partner Energy, CapitaLand, Estee Lauder, Brookfield Asset Management, TVS Motors, TATA, ICICI, L&T, Kotak Private Equity, Gillette, IFC, Deutsche Bank, and GE Healthcare which have been associated with it during its over 35 year-long journey.

With offices in eight key metropolitan cities of India, Dua Associates is widely recognised for the depth of experience and knowledge of its 250 legal professionals including 75 partners and counsels.

The firm’s expertise in complex transactions involving M&A, corporate & commercial, competition and anti-trust, foreign direct investment, private equity, venture capital,international trade, infrastructure projects, project financing, and banking as well as litigation, arbitration, regulatory and tax structuring issues is widely recognised. In the real estate and urban development sector, the firm is credited with some significantly large deals pan-India. Additionally, several partners of the firm have also been individually ranked and awarded for stellar contributions in their respective practices.

Additional Practice Areas:
■ Taxation
■ Labour/Employment
■ Food & Beverages
■ Governance & Compliance
■ Anti-Bribery/White Collar Crime
■ Projects/Infrastructure/Energy
■ IPR

New Domains:
Dua Associates remains at the forefront of helping global organisations navigate fresh Indian investment opportunities. Underscoring its resilience and future-readiness, the firm has in addition created specialised practice groups, with senior leadership from within the firm and domain experts, to focus on emerging opportunities, in sectors like:

Healthcare:
Dua Associates is leveraging its understanding and experience in assisting prominent pharmaceutical and healthcare companies to further customise its services for clients in this sector.

Bankruptcy & Insolvency:
Dua Associates is well equipped to offer dedicated insolvency-related matters such as litigation, tax, finance, and M&A. The firm has experience in addressing complex, diverse issues involved in dealing effectively with stakeholders including, committees of creditors, public sector and international banks, and distressed debtors in corporate restructurings, which enables the team to offer valuable insights and fresh perspectives to clients

Aviation, Defence & Space:
The firm’s practice focuses on various aspects of international civil aviation and domestic civil aviation industry. In defence, the firm has advised OEMs to technology providers and suppliers on various issues besides negotiating joint ventures with foreign investment firms. With the recent opening up of India’s space program to the private sector, the firm has focused on this opportunity – being uniquely placed in having subject-specific expertise.

Technology, Media & Telecommunication:
The firm provides high level strategic advice on the current concerns around 5-G implementation, spectrum related issues and related matters. The firm has a specialised team, that deals with techno-legal issues, privacy and data security-related enforcement trends and new laws and regulations.

Main Areas of Practice:  

Mergers & Acquisitions:
This highly ranked practice, combines the firm’s rich international experience and expertise with Indian domestic laws / regulations, to devise effective structures for M&A.

Private Equity& Venture Capital:
With a wealth of experience in representing both domestic and foreign funds as well as prospective investee companies, the firm has a proven capacity and track record for providing assistance in every phase of the investment lifecycle.

Corporate/Commercial:
The firm advises on a broad spectrum of matters from general corporate advice, regulatory compliance, company formation to regulations and securities laws.

Dispute Resolution – Litigation & Arbitration:
This robust practice comprises of about 25 partners and counsel supported by over fifty litigation lawyers and covers civil, commercial, taxation, criminal and constitutional law. The firm has wide experience in international and domestic arbitrations and has been involved with various types of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.

International Trade:
The firm’s international trade practice group comprises experienced lawyers with in-depth knowledge of the law across multiple jurisdictions to provide effective global strategies. The firm represents clients in international trade remedy litigation, inter alia, covering anti-dumping, safeguard and countervailing duty matters.

Competition Law:
The firm has an all-encompassing competition law practice including merger control notifications, advising in relation to anti-competitive agreements, abuse of dominance related litigations, cartel related investigations, conducting competition compliance programmes and diligences.

Banking, Finance, Insurance & Insolvency:
A wide ranging practice in corporate finance, banking and project finance and representing funds, NBFCs, financial institutions and project developers in secured and unsecured transactions, makes it a significant one for the firm.

Real Estate & Urban Development:
The advisory services include all aspects of transactions such as financing, acquisitions, joint development, disposition and leasing matters and complex title due diligences.