Corporate/Commercial: Chennai | Asia-Pacific

IC Universal Legal has a well-established presence in Chennai. The team regularly handles acquisitions, equity investments and fundraisings. The team is notably involved in technology and healthcare deals.

Pan-India law firm JSA's Chennai office is well-recognised in the market. The firm's scope of work includes M&A, private equity investments and other commercial arrangements. The team is noted for its experience handling large and complex transactions.

Kochhar & Co.'s Chennai team offers strengths in a number of practice areas including banking, real estate, intellectual property and employment. The highly developed corporate offering of the law firm is complemented by a contentious practice with expertise in white-collar crime, trade mark and patent infringement, and labour cases.

AZB & Partners maintains a presence is Chennai and is noted especially for the strength of its corporate work. Its clients include public listed and private companies, investment banks and private equity firms, with its expertise covering M&A, joint ventures as well as insolvency and investment into start-up enterprises.

Fox Mandal & Associates' Chennai team is recognised for its corporate transactional, real estate and litigation practice. The team regularly assists clients with land acquisitions, M&A and corporate restructuring.

Khaitan & Co's Tamil Nadu offering concentrates on transactional matters, including venture capital, equity investments, joint ventures, franchise agreements and other commercial contracts. The team in Chennai also handles contentious proceedings, including before the Madras High Court.

Pan-India law firm Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas' Chennai office is well-regarded in the market. The team advises on M&A and real estate transactions and advises corporates on a range of regulatory issues. Clients include Indian conglomerates and foreign investors.

Eshwars House of Corporate & IPR Laws in Chennai is noted for its fully-fledged intellectual property practice. The team is well versed in trademark and technology agreements, as well as corporate M&A, real estate and compliance matters.

Peritum Partners is based in Chennai, offering advice on a broad range of work, encompassing banking and finance, corporate and real estate matters. It has particular expertise undertaking venture capital work.