Dentons Link Legal, New Delhi Office, Asia-Pacific

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Profile

Provided by Dentons Link Legal

Managing Partner: Atul Sharma (Executive Chairman), Nusrat Hassan (Managing Partner) and Anand Srivastava (Managing Partner)

Number of partners: 50+

Number of lawyers: 250+

Languages: English, Hindi

FIRM OVERVIEW:

Established in 1999, Dentons Link Legal is a full service corporateand commercial law firm with over 50 partners and 200 lawyers across multiple practice areas. With offices across all major Indian cities and access to more than 160 offices in more than 80 countries of Dentons’ combination firms across the world, Dentons Link Legal is equipped to assist you in achieving your business objectives with the help of a team of experienced, well trained and qualified lawyers.

Dentons and Link Legal launch combination in India

Link Legal launched its previously announced combination with global law firm Dentons and is now Dentons Link Legal. The launch of our combination will help our clients to navigate change in India and in 160 locations across 80 countries.

This combination will allow Link Legal to be both local and global, enabling greater connections for clients with leading legal talent around the world while continuing to be wholly owned, controlled and managed by the Indian lawyers at Link Legal in India. Dentons Link Legal Indian lawyers shall represent clients within India, and Dentons lawyers would represent Link Legal’s clients outside of India, becoming one firm consistent with the rules and regulations of India.

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MAIN AREAS OF PRACTICE Corporate

Be it incorporation of a company in India (or any other form of business) or seeking approvals for foreign investment into the company, if you are contemplating private equity investment into a company or undertaking a merger and acquisition deal, or seeking regular corporate advisory on any matter, we will work with you to provide the best advice and support in undertaking the required transaction within the requisite timelines.

Projects, Infrastructure and Energy

Consistently ranked as a top tier Firm in Projects, Infrastructure and Energy by Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific, we have been the trusted advisor for various developers and contractors undertaking projects in varied infrastructure sectors such as Airports (domestic & international), Ports, Railways (including Metro Rails), Roads, Aviation, Water and Waste Management, Energy (Renewable and Non Renewable), Automotives, Industrial Corridors and Smart Cities, etc. We provide project advisory services, including project conceptualisation, structuring, risk analysis, contracting, bankability and related areas to our clients in different sectors.

Projects, Claims and Disputes Management

We provide support to our Clients even after the execution of the contract, during Project implementation phase, in Contract & Claims Management wherein we advise on all project related contractual issues during construction and/ or operations, covering all major sectors including transport infrastructure (airports and aviation, ports, roads and metro rail), water and waste management, power and real estate.

Project Finance

Be it as a Lenders Legal Counsel or Borrower’s Counsel, we regularly advise on bankability and financing of projects. We are ranked No #2 for two consecutive years in Asia (excluding Japan) and Australasia in Project Finance League Table – Dealogic Rankings (January 1- December 31, 2016) and (January 1- December 31, 2017) by virtue of having acted on a record number of 66 deals worth over USD 5524 million during the above period. We are empanelled with most of the public sector and private banks in India and advise them regularly on various financing transactions.

Disputes

We help you resolve matters and protect your business interests – through mediation, arbitration and the Courts.

Providing focused and business-driven advice

We have extensive experience of advising clients on complex matters pertaining to infrastructure, private equity, mergers & acquisitions, exchange control & foreign investments, project financing, litigation, arbitration & mediation, labour & employment, policy & regulatory, real estate and contract management in diverse sectors including airports, metro rail and urban transport, roads, ports, real estate, power, aviation, water, waste management, media, information technology, telecommunications, pharmaceutical, consumer goods, mining, insurance and banking. We also provide assistance in formulating and implementing entry strategies. The Firm is involved in headline transactions, advising clients on most complex matters and disputes in diverse practice areas and sectors. With a pan India presence, we service a wide clientele including some of India’s leading corporate groups, public sector undertakings, public sector & private banks, and multinationals across jurisdictions of the United States of America, Europe, MENA and Asia.

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