South Asia - India • City focus: Mumbai
Agrud Partners
Agrud Partners is a two-partner advisory and litigation firm in Mumbai with a varied caseload that includes contracts and property disputes. The group also has expertise in criminal prosecution and tax litigation. A recent highlight was representing a company before the Supreme Court against investigating and prosecuting agencies where the business was wrongly classified as a Ponzi scheme. Sajid Mohamed regularly represents clients in complex disputes before courts, government agencies and arbitral tribunals, further supported by Sumit Raghani in all the matters.
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Key clients
- Hindustan Oil Exploration Company Limited
- Bank of Baroda (formerly Dena Bank)
- Mr. Harish Gangji Dedhiya
- Mr. Anil Chamanlal
- Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited
- Vihaan Direct Selling (I) Pvt. Ltd. (QNet)
- Dabur India Limited
- Mahalaxmi Spinning Weaving Mills Private Limited
- Monsanto/Bayer Corp
- Akkadian Housing and Infra Ltd.
- Aircon Beibars FZE
- Parekh Family
- Pooja Diam LLP
- Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar Ltd
- Lalitpur Power Corporation Ltd (part of Bajaj Group)
- Mr. Susdesh Kedia
Work highlights
- Represented Anil Chamanlal in alleged fraudulent transfer of shares of Juhu Hotels Private Limited.
- Represented Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited in an arbitration proceeding.
- Represented Dabur India Limited in a suit filed for seeking declaration that certain provisions of “the code for self- regulation of advertising content in India” are illegal, null and void.
Lawyers
Leading Individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Sajid Mohamed, Sumit Raghani