IndusLaw
IndusLaw represents clients throughout the life-cycle of white-collar proceedings, with bespoke internal investigations and criminal enforcement practices able to handle fraud, bribery and corruption, internal malfeasance, and financial crime proceedings. The firm acts for a number of major global corporates, domestic businesses, and investors, as well as boards and individuals in proceedings brought by the CBI, SFIO, and other state and federal regulatory agencies. The practice is led by Mumbai-based Amit Jajoo, who takes the lead on regulatory enforcement proceedings and criminal trials, alongside Bengaluru’s Avik Biswas, the go-to contact for internal investigations work. Also in Bengaluru, senior associate Rithika Reddy is a key figure in the investigations practice, with particularly strong knowledge of Indian and global anti-bribery legislation. Mumbai-based principal associate Nirav Parmar is an active litigator, representing clients in high-level misappropriation and financial fraud cases up to Supreme Court level.
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Testimonials
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- 'Avik Biswas and his team operate with a focus on the relationship. The team has a diverse set of achievers.'
- 'Relationship-driven approach that facilitates excellent output and growth.'
- 'The team is always available to understand the demand and look for a solution.'
- 'They are updated on all ethics topics, totally up to date with the country corporates trends, as well as legal disputes in court.'
- 'Practical, readily available, reliable advisor, in-depth knowledge of local market and how to navigate a foreign legal regime.'
- 'Avik Biswas is fantastic. Efficient and super knowledgeable. Pairs a great depth of expertise in litigious matters with a familiarity with the business practice that gives rise to disputes.'
- 'The team is very dynamic and always ready to go. Quick to grasp the clients needs, approachable and responsive team.'
- 'The IndusLaw team is excellent in dealing with the litigation and advising on the same. The way they handle these issues proactively and with such precision helps in getting the matter handled with so much professionalism.'
Key clients
- DBS Bank India Limited
- HDFC Bank Limited
- Fujitsu India
- Premji Invest
- Pernod Ricard India
- Ribbit Capital
- Gates Corporation
- InMobi Group
- Unacademy
- JM Financial
- Mystifly Consulting
- ICICI Lombard
Work highlights
- Represented Eastman Chemical Company following a whistle-blower complaint from an employee which alleged that a CXO-level employee of Eastman’s Indian subsidiary had engaged in the exchange of kickbacks and conduct amounting to conflict of interest, among others.
- Represented Pernod Ricard India in a whistle-blower complaint against several employees (including senior level employees) alleging that they have engaged in, inter alia unauthorised production of Pernod Ricard’s products, irregular transactions with business partners, and suspicious inter-employee transactions involving large sums of money.
- Representing J.C. Flowers Asset Reconstruction Company Private Limited in proceedings initiated by Directorate of Enforcement (under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (under the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 1944) against ABG Shipyard and its properties and subsidiaries.
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Amit Jajoo, Avik Biswas