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Dua Associates > The Legal 500 Rankings
India > WTO/international trade Tier 1
Praised as 'one of the best international trade firms in India', Dua Associates acts for Fortune 500 companies on anti-dumping and countervailing duties, offering comprehensive guidance on regulations governing cross-border and multi-jurisdictional trade transactions. With a wealth of experience in managing multi-jurisdictional investigations concerning anti-dumping and other trade-related issues, the practice is led by Shiraz Patodia, based in New Delhi. Supporting the team, Ashish Singh specialises in corporate and commercial litigation and arbitration, particularly in the realm of international trade. Meanwhile, Mayank Singhal provides counsel to a diverse clientele including exporters, chambers of associates, importers, and user associations in various trade remedy investigations. Juhi Chawla has experience in appellate and writ proceedings arising from trade investigations, in addition to offering advisory support in commercial contracts.Practice head(s):
Shiraz Patodia
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘Dua is one of the best international trade firms in India.’
‘Dua’s depth of knowledge of antidumping law, their ability to assist in navigating this complex area, and the practical, business-oriented advice they provide has been invaluable to our overall India operations.’
‘The quality of service is compelling.’
‘Shiraz Patodia is extremely competent and client-focused. We have also worked extensively with associate Ashish Singh who is very capable.’
‘The antidumping work that Shiraz Patodia and her team have done for us has been uniformly excellent.’
Key clients
China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products
Shandong Lingong Construction Machinery Co., Ltd
Volvo CE India Private Limited
Wanhua Chemical Group Co., Ltd
Wanhua Chemical (Singapore) Pte Ltd
Kempar Energy Pte Ltd
Zhejiang Xintongda Special Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd
Kodak (China) Graphic Communications Company Limited, Kodak China Investment Co. Ltd. and Kodak India Private Limited
Shinzhen Xinweisai Electronics Co. Ltd. and Yueqing Onbom Electronic Co. Ltd
Sadara Chemical Company, Saudi Arabia
Dow Chemical International Private Limited
China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Medicines and Health Products
Suzhou Tianlu Bio-Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd
Zhongshan Belling Biotechnology Co. Ltd.
China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Medicines
Inner Mongolia Yuan Hong Fine Chemical Co., Ltd
Zhejiang Apeloa Kangyu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
Zhejiang Medicines and Health Products Import and Export Co., Ltd
Trade Defence Wing – Government of India
Work highlights
- Represented the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Medicines and Health Products and its members in an anti-dumping investigation concerning exports of ‘Ofloxacin and its intermediates’ from China PR.
- Represented Henan Ancai Group in anti-dumping investigation sunset review concerning imports of Textured Tempered Glass from China PR.
- Represented Zhejiang Guobang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd before the DGTR in anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of ‘ATS-8’ from China PR.
India > Dispute resolution: litigation Tier 2
India > Antitrust and competition Tier 3
India > Real estate and construction Tier 3
India > Corporate and M&A Tier 4
Displaying cross-border capabilities, including strong international experience coupled with expertise in domestic laws, the ‘very knowledgeable’ team at Dua Associates has extensive experience of handling complex M&A. The group has practitioners specialising in corporate restructurings and joint ventures, with Gurgaon-based Neeraj Kumar focusing on foreign exchange laws and regulations. In Bengaluru, Manoj Menon is an expert on private equity transactions for renewables companies, whilst in New Delhi, Salil Gulati is knowledgeable on all aspects of corporate and commercial law matters. Prateek Bedi and Sharan Balasubramanian are both noted for their project finance and venture capital work.Practice head(s):
C.R. Dua; Neeraj Kumar; Manoj Menon; Salil Gulati; Shishir Sharma; Sita Khosla; Siddhartha Kumar; Anish Ghoshal; Sharan Balasubramanian; Prateek Bedi; Munish Sharma
Testimonials
‘The team as a unit is very accommodating and capable. They are well informed and do excellent follow-up.’
‘All individuals we’ve met and conducted business with are extremely professional in their approach to tasks. We trust that our business is well taken care of. We cannot single any one individual out.’
‘Great communication, prompt responses, clear instructions and very knowledgeable.’
Key clients
Desay S V Automotive Singapore Pte Ltd ( Desay)
TVS Motor Company Limited (TVS Motor)
TVS Motor Company Limited and TVS Singapore (TVS Motor)
SNP SE, Germany (SNP)
Blaser Swisslube India Private Limited (Blaser Swisslube)
Fourth Partner Energy Private Ltd
Bel Group
My Personal Health Record Express, Inc. (“mphrX”)
Pavion (formerly Corbett Technologies Solutions Inc.)
SBICAP Ventures Limited’s – SWAMIH Investment Fund I
DBLS E-Services Private Limited
Mahindra Logistics Limited
Greater Pacific Capital
Work highlights
- Advised Bel Group, a world leader in branded cheese enter in a joint venture with Britannia Industries to develop manufacture and sell cheese and cheese products in India and other markets.
- Advises Pavion a provider of integrated solutions for fire, safety, security, and critical communications in its acquisition of Netronix Integration.
- Acted as an advisor to Greater Pacific Capital in relation to its investment and structuring its exit from Enzen Global Solutions Private Limited.
India > Private equity and investment funds Tier 4
India > Restructuring and insolvency Tier 4
Representing the full spectrum of stakeholders, including resolution professionals, financial creditors, and corporate debtors, Dua Associates regularly represents asset reconstruction companies and banks. The team is headed by Angad Varma and Chitranshul Sinha, both of whom have a plethora of experience handling IBC applications before various courts and tribunals.Practice head(s):
Angad Varma; Chitranshul Sinha
Other key lawyers:
Toyesh Tewari; Prashant Kumar
Key clients
Piramal Capital & Housing Finance Limited
VSJ Investments Private Limited
Piramal Enterprises Limited
Indiabulls Real Estate Fund
ICICI Prudential Real Estate Fund
Resolution Professional of Boulevard Projects Private Limited
SBICAP Venture Limited
Altico Capital India Limited
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Suraksha Asset Reconstruction Ltd.
JM Financial Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd.
Yes Bank Ltd.
Manjeet Cottons
ARCIL
IARC
State Bank of India
Assets Care and Reconstruction Company Limited
IDBI Trusteeship Services Limited
Omkara Assets Reconstruction Private Limited
India Resurgence Arc Private Limited
APRN Enterprises Private Limited
Work highlights
- Represented Assets Care and Reconstruction Enterprise Limited before the Supreme Court, National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, and National Company Law Tribunal in the corporate insolvency resolution process of Supertech Limited, a major real estate entity in northern India.
- Represented the Resolution Professional of Boulevard Projects Private Limited before the CoC, NCLT, National Company Law Appellate Tribunal and the Supreme Court.
- Represented SWAMIH Investment Fund in filing an Intervention Application before the National Company Law Tribunal in a pending Section 7 Application against a real estate developer.
Dua Associates > Firm Profile
The firm: Established in 1986, Dua Associates is one of India’s prominent law firms, serving a wide spectrum of clients drawn from several Fortune 500 companies, publicly-listed organisations, public-sector enterprises, privately owned businesses as well as multi-national companies. With offices in eight key metropolitan cities in India, Dua Associates is widely recognised for its depth of experience and the knowledge of its over 250 legal professionals including 75 partners and counsels. Dua Associates is also uniquely placed to draw on the capabilities of Dua Consulting, an independent and stand-alone full-service consulting entity to address issues pertaining to policy framework, advocacy, Government engagement and business advisory.
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, TAFE, Tata, ICICI, L&T, Gillette, IFC, Deutsche Bank and GE Healthcare among several others, who have been associated with it during its 30-year journey.
The firm’s expertise in complex transactions involving M&A, foreign direct investment, private equity, venture capital , international trade, space, infrastructure projects , project financing , and corporate deals as well as litigation, arbitration , regulatory and tax structuring issues is widely recognised. Under its real estate and urban development practice, the firm is credited with some significantly large deals. Additionally, several partners of the firm have also been individually ranked and recognised for the stellar contributions to their respective practice areas.
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 additionally created specialized practice groups, comprising of senior leadership team members and domain experts, to focus on emerging opportunities, in sectors like:
Healthcare: Dua Associates is leveraging its in-depth understanding and experience in assisting prominent pharmaceutical and healthcare companies to further customise its services for clients in this sector.
Data privacy and cyber-security: The firm’s specialised team backed by legal and sector-specific experts and industry stalwarts, has stayed ahead of the curve in dealing with techno-legal issues, privacy and data security-related enforcement trends and new laws and regulations.
Aviation, defence and space:The firm’s practice focuses on various aspects of international 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 space opportunity – having subject-specific expertise to advise clients in this domain.
Technology, media and telecommunications: In addition to the technology and regulatory advisory, the firm provides high level strategic advice on the current concerns around 5-G implementation, spectrum related issues and related matters.
Key practice areas
Mergers and 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 and venture capital: With a wealth of experience in representing both domestic and foreign funds as well as prospective investee companies and their promoters, the firm has proven capacity and a track record for providing assistance in every phase of the investment lifecycle, from fund creation to investment execution and exit strategy, across a spectrum of industry sectors.
Corporate and commercial: The firm advises on a broad spectrum of matters from general corporate advice, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, company formation to regulations and securities laws.
Real estate and urban development:The advisory services to clients include institutional investors in all aspects of transactions such as financing, acquisitions, joint development, disposition and leasing matters and complex title due diligences.
Projects/infrastructure/ energy:The firm has substantial sector-specific experience in energy, both fossil-based and renewables, airports, oil & gas, SEZs, ports, and transportation, amongst others.
Banking, finance, and insurance: 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.
Capital markets: The firm has rich experience in equity, capital and derivative markets and has advised private parties and the Government and public sector undertakings on Qualified Institutions Placements, IPOs and matters relating to SEBI.
Dispute resolution/litigation: The firm’s highly ranked active and robust litigation and arbitration practice covers civil, commercial, tax, regulatory, criminal and constitutional matters.
Arbitration and alternative dispute resolution:The firm’s involvement in proceedings in connection with the enforcement of partial, interim and final awards passed in domestic and international arbitrations has grown significantly. The teams have been advising clients, in pre-dispute and prior to invocation of arbitration-type situations as to the applicability and enforceability of the Rules of Arbitration of bodies, besides working on various types of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms including pre-arbitration advice, contractual advice and claim analysis.
International trade and anti-dumping: This practice team assists domestic and international clients in international trade and customs-law matters and guides them through investigations or enforcement programs with respect to anti-dumping and WTO issues.
Intellectual property rights: Clients are advised by the firm regarding identification, development, protection and enforcement of their IPR portfolios, including trademarks, patents, copyrights and cyber-laws besides offering prosecution services before relevant IPR registering authorities
Antitrust and competition law: The firm assists in merger control assessments and filings, abuse of dominant positions, cartel investigations, undertaking competition compliance programmes and training, evaluating impact on day to day business operations as well as longer-term business strategies, anti-competitive agreements and defining contractual arrangements.
Taxation: The tax planning services offered relate to establishing a corporate business presence in India, besides assistance in formulating tax-efficient structures consistent with the prevailing tax regime
Labour and employment: Specialised advice is rendered on labour matters, employee relations and compliance with the various prevalent labour, industrial and immigration laws including regulatory compliance, statutory contributions and registrations thereunder.
Anti-bribery and white-collar crime: The firm advises and supports clients on issues related to anti-bribery, white collar crime, corporate governance failures and frauds, adopting an integrated and multidisciplinary approach.
Food and beverages: The firm has expertise on the complex laws and regulations that govern food products, including packaging, labelling and product specific advertisements.
Technology, media and telecommunications: Under its technology advisory, the firm offers guidance on legal issues, advocacy and interpretation of policy matters , and the seamless connect with specialised experts from various other related practices of the firm, especially, tax, real estate, labour laws, intellectual property and dispute resolution enables the TMT team to provide comprehensive solutions to clients.
Restructuring and insolvency: Dua Associates offers a complete range of restructuring capabilities and experience in addressing the 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 members to offer valuable insights and fresh perspectives to clients, across all major industries and business sectors. The firm has acted on behalf of clients from sectors as varied as aviation, corporates, asset reconstruction firms and banks among others.
Special service – Japan desk:This practice team which includes several Indian lawyers and Japanese nationals, focuses on assisting Japanese companies to invest and operate in India. Having advised over 250 Japanese clients on corporate, commercial and business laws, the Japan desk team also assists M&A and inbound investment from Japan and on corporate law, regulations and compliances to established Japanese businesses.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Corporate and Commercial;Capital Markets ; Governance & Compliance | C.R. Dua | ranji@duaassociates.com | 91 11 2371 4408 |
Dispute Resolution; International Trade ; IPR; White Collar Crime | Shiraz Patodia | shiraz@duaassociates.com | 91 11 2371 4408 |
Mergers and Acquisitions; General Corporate & Commercial ; Defence | Neeraj Kumar | neeraj@duaassociates.com | 91 124 2803366 |
Corporate and Commercial ; Aviation; Telecom ; M&A | Sita Khosla | sita@duaassociates.com | 91 124 2803366 |
Private Equity ; Venture Capital; M&A | Manoj Menon | manoj@duaassociates.com | 91-80 2558 8799/2558 9909 |
Corporate &Commercial | Sanjeev Kaul | sanjeev@duaassociates.com | 91 124 2803366 |
Corporate and Commercial; M&A ; Food &Beverages | Salil Gulati | salil@duaassociates.com | 91 11 2371 4408 |
Corporate Advisory; Mergers & Acquisition; Real Estate | Siddhartha Kumar | siddhartha@duaassociates.com | 91 172 4666627 |
Competition Law; Real Estate; Infrastructure, Aviation | Shashivansh Bahadur | sbahadur@duaassociates.com | 91 11 2371 4408 |
Projects, Infrastructure & Energy; Governance & Compliance | Akash Nath | akash@duaassociates.com | 91 11 2371 4408 |
Aviation and Space; Company Law | Ranjana Kaul | ranjanakaul@duaassociates.com | 91 11 2371 4408 |
TMT; Infrastructure Projects; Securitisation; Structured Finance | Munish Sharma | munish@duaassociates.com | 91 11 2371 4408 |
Banking, Finance and Insurance | Jyoti Pande | jyoti@duaassociates.com | 91 11 2371 4408 |
Corporate &Commercial ; Banking &Finance ; IT ; FMCG | NU Subaya | subaya@duaassociates.com | 91 80 2558 8799/9909 |
Litigation; Arbitration | George Joseph | george@duaassociates.com | 91 80 2558 8799/9909 |
Litigation | LK Bhushan | bhushan@duaassociates.com | 91 11 2371 4408 |
Corporate Tax Advisory; M&A ; Capital Markets | Sunil Malik | sunil@duaassociates.com | 91 124 2803366/69 |
Litigation ;Labour &Employment; Competition Law | Robin David | david@duaassociates.com | 91 11 2371 4408 |
Antitrust & Competition; General Corporate Advisory | Gautam Shahi | gautam@duaassociates.com | 91 11 2371 4408 |
Dispute Resolution ; Corporate &Commercial | Rajdeep Panda | rajdeep@duaassociates.com | 91 11 2371 4408 |
Insolvency & Bankruptcy; Commercial & Civil Litigation | Chitranshul Sinha | chitranshul@duaassociates.com | 91 11 2371 4408 |
Dispute Resolution Arbitration | Ganesh Chandru | ganeshchandru@duaassociates.com | 91 11 2371 4408 |
Litigation &Arbitration | Amit Dhingra | amitdhingra@duaassociates.com | 91 11 2371 4408 |
Dispute Resolution; Corporate &Commercial; Banking &Finance | Anish Ghoshal | anish@duaassociates.com | 91-22-6636-9966 |
Real Estate ; Corporate &Commercial | P.V. Sajive Kumar | sajiv@duaassociates.com | 91 44 2431 4304 |
Corporate and Commercial | Abhinav Rastogi | abhinav@duaassociates.com | 91 11 2371 4408 |
Japanese Investment/Operations | Alok Vidyalankar | alok@duaassociates.com | 91 124 2803366/69 |
Banking and Finance; Corporate and Commercial; Real Estate | Anil Aggarwal | anilt@duaassociates.com | 91 22 6636 9966 |
Corporate and Commercial Law Mergers &Acquisitions Foreign Investment/Exchange Control Real Estate and Intellectual Property | C. R. Muralidharan | murali@duaassociates.com | 91 80 2558 8799/9909 |
Labour and Industrial Law, Litigation/Arbitration | Ganapati Hegde | hegde@duaassociates.com | 91 80 2558 8799/9909 |
M and A ; Investments Finance & Banking; Funds and Securitization Projects and Corporate Advisory | Nirvaan K. Gupta | nirvaan@duaassociates.com | 91- 11-2371 4408 |
Litigation Corporate ; Commercial Law Corporate Advisory | Senthil Kumar Rama Moorthy | senthil@duaassociates.com | 91 44 2431 4304-07 |
Dispute Resolution: Litigation & Arbitration, International Trade, Intellectual Property Rights | Ashish Singh | ashish@duaassociates.com | 91-11-2371-4408 |
IPR, Corporate Law, Real Estate | Hetal Narain Thakore | thakore@duaassociates.com | 91-22-6636-9966 |
Corporate and Commercial Law | Shishir Sharma | shishir@duaassociates.com | 91 -124- 2803366/69 |
Litigation and Telecom Law | Sairam Arjun Suresh | arjun@duaassociates.com | 91- 44- 2431 4304 |
General Corporate and Commercial | Janini Somiah | janini@duaassociates.com | 91-80-2558 8799/9909 |
General Corporate & Commercial | Sahil Dhawan | sahil@duaassociates.com | 91-11-2371-4408 |
Litigation -Civil ; Commercial ; Arbitration | Vikram Dhokalia | vikram@duaassociates.com | 91-11-2371-4408 |
Litigation | Dhiraj Philip | dhiraj@duaassociates.com | 91-11-2371-4408 |
Corporate and Commercial ; Legal & Regulatory Compliance | Jay Badola | jbadola@duaassociates.com | 91-11-2371-4408 |
Insolvency and Bankruptcy , Commercial and Corporate Litigation | Angad Varma | angad@duaassociates.com | 91 124 2803366 |
Defence, Aviation | Amit Cowshish | amitcowshish@duaassociates.com | 91 124 2803366 |
Lawyer Profiles
Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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Mr Jay Wardhan Badola | Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Shashivansh Bahadur | Partner | View Profile | |
Mr LK Bhushan | Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Mohd Iqbal Butt | Partner, Corporate & Commercial, M&A, Real Estate, Non-Profit Organisations. Advising on: o … | View Profile | |
Mr Ganesh Chandru | Arbitration and Commercial Litigation | View Profile | |
Mr Robin Ratnakar David | Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Amit Dhingra | Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Vikram Dhokalia | Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Salil Gulati | Partner | View Profile | |
Dr Ranjana Kaul | Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Munawwar Naseem | Partner, Advocate-on-Record, Supreme Court of India, Disputes (Civil, Criminal, Natural Resources). | View Profile | |
Mr Akash Nath | Partner Corporate & Commercial Law/ Infrastructure/Legal & Regulatory Compliance | View Profile | |
Mr Rajdeep Panda | Partner | View Profile | |
Ms Jyoti Pande | Partner Principal Practice Areas: Banking & Finance Corporate Law Advised multilateral and… | View Profile | |
Mrs Shiraz Patodia | Senior Solicitor, Principal Practice Areas: Dispute Resolution : Litigation & Arbitration ,… | View Profile | |
Mr Munish Sharma | View Profile | ||
Mr Ashish Singh | Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Chitranshul Sinha | Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Sairam Arjun Suresh | Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Alok Vidyalankar | Partner, Japan Practice. Specialises in assisting Japanese companies to invest and operate… | View Profile |
Staff Figures
Number of Partners : 75 Number of Professionals (including Partners) : 250 At this office : 100+Languages
English Hindi Japanese Indian regional languages - Marathi Telegu Kannada Tamil Punjabi Gujarati and BengaliMemberships
A well-established international network of foreign associatesClient Testimonials
CLIENT: Mr. Pawan Jain, CFO
COMPANY/FIRM: Aditya Birla Solar Limited
TESTIMONIAL: The team has promptly and efficiently rendered advice on various legal issues relating to acquisition of land in various parts of Karnataka. We have found the team to be extremely diligent. All the team members are endowed with comprehensive knowledge and experience in the local land laws. The team has worked efficiently in ensuring that the work assigned to them was delivered within the limited time period, which has enabled us in completing our objective on time.”
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CLIENT: Mr. Selvarajan, General Manager
COMPANY/FIRM: Canara Bank
TESTIMONIAL: “The team have assisted us in several matters (from setting up of a joint venture with the Government of India to disinvestment in our subsidiaries). The team are easily approachable and accessible at any given point of time. They consistently provide timely and efficient services.”
CLIENT: Mr. Ravi Hugar
COMPANY/FIRM: Aequs Group of Companies
TESTIMONIAL: “We have interacted with the team from Dua Associates. They have comprehensive knowledge in multiple facets of law. He and his team have provided valuable assistance in structuring our transactions and have enabled us to complete our transactions in a timely manner.”
CLIENT: Ramolla Karnani
COMPANY/FIRM: Dow Chemical
TESTIMONIAL: “I am the Legal Director and Company Secretary at Dow Chemical India. DowDupont is the largest chemical company in the world. Though chemicals are the magic dust that enable almost every industry, unfortunately, chemical industry is perceived in many quarters as synonymous with harmful. Consequently, as the largest chemical company, we require business guidance, going beyond conventional legal advice. Shiraz Patodia provides us with a consistently high quality responsive service across all disciplines. Shiraz with her team show great commercial awareness and understanding of our needs. Shiraz is not only a very capable lawyer with excellent rapport with most senior counsels but also takes a pragmatic approach in finding solutions. Her experience and expertise has borne us excellent results be it in litigation or non-litigation.”
CLIENT: CVS Suri
COMPANY/FIRM: East India Petroleum Pvt Ltd
TESTIMONIAL: “I have been engaging regularly with Kunal Mehra of Dua Associates on the East India Petroleum Pvt.
Ltd. (EIPL) litigation in relation to the abuse of dominance by South Asia LPG Co. Pvt. Ltd. (SALPG), first before the
Competition Commission of India (CCI), then before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), and now
before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India. The matter required an in-depth understanding of the complex factual
matrix and the finer business nuances of provision of LPG terminalling services at Ports. Engagement of Dua Associates
and a sharply focused handling of the matter resulted in a swift decision by the CCI in the case which had been pending
for almost 7 years”
CLIENT: Tridib Barat
COMPANY/FIRM: Hindustan Media Ventures Limited
TESTIMONIAL: “I have worked with Kunal on transactions/matters with varying degree of complexity, and each time he has successfully handled/dealt the matter with minutest details and finesse. Any client will be delighted to work with Kunal due to his keen insight of the law, client responsiveness and above all, problem solving approach.”
Client Testimonials
CLIENT: Vivek Subramanian
COMPANY/FIRM: Fourth Partner Energy
TESTIMONIAL: “We use Dua for the entire spectrum of our activities – PPA structuring and verifications, corporate finance, litigation, land verification and due diligence, etc.,” says Vivek Subramanian, co-founder and executive director at Fourth Partner Energy. “We would very strongly endorse the capabilities of partners Manoj Menon and Sharan Balasubramanian. There are times [when my team members] bypass the use of our in-house legal team for some tasks, as they have comfort on the turnaround time and quality from the Dua team. Kudos to them.”
CLIENT: Manoj Jain
COMPANY/FIRM: Wipro Enterprises
TESTIMONIAL: “The depth of knowledge and maturity that lawyers at Dua Associates display, and their opinions on how to handle a particular legal issue, is remarkable”.
TESTIMONIAL: A client, who also remains nameless, says: “Hiring Dua Associates turned out to be the best decision of my litigant career … They don’t have an agenda other than to make their client succeed.”
CLIENT: David Wright, Legal & HR director, Asia-Pacific
COMPANY/FIRM: Kodak Australia
TESTIMONIAL: “Shiraz is extremely capable in the anti-dumping arena,” says David Wright, legal and HR director for Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa at Kodak Australia. “She has very good client relationship skills and … is able to provide uniformly excellent service. Anti-dumping is a very complex and very technical area, and the consequences of an adverse finding can be devastating.”
CLIENT: WILLIAM C. HECK, Partner
COMPANY/FIRM: Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
TESTIMONIAL: I have worked with Shiraz Patodia in Indian antidumping and countervailing investigations for about 20 years. I am deeply impressed by her experience in antidumping and countervailing. Shiraz provides us a complete strategy for each company in each case, often gives us very useful legal opinion and replies to our questions quickly.
CLIENT: Alamjit Singh Sekhon, Commercial Director
COMPANY/FIRM: Fromageries Bel India Private Limited
TESTIMONIAL: “It is great to have an awesome business partner like you watchingout for our interests knowing that you are there to take care. Since the beginning of our working relationship, I have always counted on your guidance and will continue to do in the future as well.”
Notable Cases
- Advised TVS Singapore through TVS Motor India on inter alia the following overseas acquisitions in Switzerland and Croatia.
- acquisition of around 80% stake in GO AG, a Swiss company, engaged in business of developing and building technically advanced products for electric mobility solutions including e-bikes, e-cargo bikes and e-scooters. This was an overseas acquisition by TVS overseas entity.
- acquisition of a controlling interest (~ 50%) by way of primary and secondary investment in Greyp Bikes d.o.o. (Target), a Croatia based company, engaged in the business of focusing on development of smart IoT e-bike solutions, design and production of e-bikes and operating software and platform to enhance user experience and data collection.
- Advised SNP SE and their German law firm, RITTERSHAUS Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB on its majority acquisition of another German company, Exa AG, having an Indian affiliate, Exa-AG India Private Limited. The services rendered covered legal due diligence and advice on the global transaction documents to cover issues and conditions precedent from Indian law including company law and foreign exchange laws. This transaction was significant as several compliances related advise was rendered to protect the interests of our German client and suggested appropriate specific indemnity and other indemnification protections.
- Dua Associates advised Blaser Swisslube in preparation of the joint petition for sanction of the scheme of arrangement with Blaser Swisslube Solutions India Private Limited (BSSPL) for the transfer and vesting of the wholesale trading business of Blaser Swisslube as a going concern to BSSPL in exchange for the shares of BSSPL to be issued to the shareholders of Blaser Swisslube.
- Dua Associates advised Mahindra Logistics in their acquisition of approximately 60% stake in ZipZap Logistics, a last-mile logistics service provider that operates under the brand ‘Whizzard’. This was effected through a combination of primary and secondary transactions in two tranches. The firm assisted Mahindra Logistics in structuring and negotiating the transaction documents as well as in conducting a due diligence of the target company. The acquisition will complement Mahindra Logistics’ existing last-mile delivery business and EDeL, its electric vehicle (EV) based delivery services. Expanding technology-based last-mile services is an integral part of the company’s growth strategy and this transaction will help accelerate addition of technology, geographical coverage and operational capabilities.
- Dua Associates assisted Hyderabad-based Fourth Partner Energy in its acquisition of the onsite distributed 140 MW solar generation portfolio of ReNew Power .The assets, are spread over 100 pan-India projects, set up at facilities where the renewable energy produced is consumed there itself. Most of these projects are operational.
- Dua Associates assisted Maniv Mobility II L.P, Maniv Mobility II A.L.P which is a venture capital firm investing globally across the automotive, transportation, energy, and logistics spaces, in a matter related to an investment in the share capital of World of River Private Limited by subscription to equity shares and preference shares issued by World of River Private Limited – a start up with focus on manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers activities across the India.
- The Firm represented two companies namely Kobelco & Materials Copper Tube (Thailand) Co, Ltd and Alconix Logistics (Thailand) Ltd. in a recently concluded anti-subsidy investigation concerning import of Copper Tubes and Pipes from Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. This investigation was initiated by the DGTR suo-moto based on a representation filed by Bombay Metal Exchange. Dua Associates filed the response to the exporter’s questionnaire as well as a comprehensive injury defence substantiating a nil rate of duty for Kobelco and Alconix. The Firm represented the Kobelco and Alconix in oral hearings, filed comments and submissions throughout the investigation and demonstrated that the companies have not received countervailing subsidy on goods exported to India. The Firm was able to secure the exclusion of certain product categories from the scope of investigation. In addition, based on the submissions made by the Firm, Kobelco and Alconix were granted a Nil rate of duty.
- Dua Associates represented the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Medicines and Health Products ‘CCCMHPIE’ and its members namely Zhejiang Apeloa Kangyu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Inner Mongolia Yuanhong Fine Chemical Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Medicines & Health Products Import & Export Co., Ltd., Zhejiang East-Asia Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Anhui Biocompounds Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and Sinopharm Healthcare Technology (Henan) Corporation for injury defence in an anti-dumping investigation concerning exports of ‘Ofloxacin and its intermediates’ from China PR. The firm also represented Zhejiang Apeloa Kangyu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd for dumping and injury determination. The product subjected to investigation was defined as ‘Ofloxacin and its intermediates’ used to treat certain infections including bronchitis, pneumonia, and infection of the skin, bladder, urinary tract, reproductive organs, and prostate. In medical parlance, Ofloxacin is in a class of antibiotics called fluoroquinolones and works by killing bacteria that cause infections. Considering the downstream use of the product, the Central Government has not issued the notification levying anti-dumping duty within prescribed timeline and no anti-dumping duty is payable.
- The firm represents Henan Ancai Group in anti-dumping investigation sunset review concerning imports of Textured Tempered Glass from China PR. Prior to the present investigation, the firm has also represented Ancai Group in the original investigation. Based on representation filed by Dua Associates, the Ministry of Finance rejected the recommendation by the DGTR in the sunset review. As a result, the recommendation of the DGTR is not implemented and the duty imposed in the oral investigation ceased to exist without any extension.
- Dua Associates represented Otsuka Chemicals (India) Private Limited (“Otsuka”) in the arbitration initiated by the contractor arising out of a contract for construction of a GCLE project including Manufacture, Supply, Fabrication and Erection of Equipment, Piping Systems, Instrumentation and Electrical Material at Otsuka’s site in Rajasthan. GCLE is a vital drug intermediate which has a very high demand and usage in India as an ingredient to produce several antibiotics.The primary claims raised by the contractor pertain to purported extra work carried out which are not covered within the contractual scope of work. This was a complex arbitration requiring interpretation of multiple contractual documents, an understanding of engineering terms and engineering drawings called piping and instrumentation diagrams. In the recent arbitral award published, Otsuka succeeded in these proceedings as the contractor’s claims were dismissed in their entirety.