Bharucha & Partners maintains a strong record across the life-cycle of white-collar cases, working with a combination of major corporate clients and high-net-worth individuals on internal advisory and compliance issues, through to internal and regulatory investigations and criminal enforcement proceedings at federal and state level. The firm is able to represent in both defence and prosecution, and has expertise across bribery and corruption, fraud, and money laundering cases. Sonam Gupta in New Delhi, who combines great experience in high-stakes litigation with knowledge of internal governance and ethics issues, heads up the practice alongside Mumbai-based Sneha Jaisingh, who has a broad white-collar practice with particular success in cases before the SEBI and SAT. New Delhi-based senior associates Devansh Arya and Saumay Kapoor are also key members of the team, playing a leading role in major cases before state and federal courts.
Key clients
- Diageo Plc
- Avantha Holdings Ltd.
Work highlights
- Representing Diageo Holdings Netherlands before the Bombay High Court and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act Appellate Authority while protecting Diageo’s security interests in proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 initiated by the Enforcement Directorate.
- Representing Avantha Holdings Ltd. and other affiliates in proceedings arising out of allegations of fraud against the client and affiliates.
- Representing a high-net-worth individual based out of Nagpur in multiple proceedings arising out of a case pertaining to the coal block allocation scam.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Sonam Gupta, Partner, Sneha Jaisingh