The international trade and customs offering at Economic Laws Practice spans the full range of contentious and non-contentious issues, including trade disputes, trade remedy investigations, and policy advice. The 'highly experienced' Sanjay Notani co-heads the team alongside managing partner Suhail Nathani; Notani has a strong track record advising multinational companies on export control and licensing issues, including dual-use goods and tech regulations, as well as FTA issues. Parthasarathi Jha and Ambarish Sathianathan are key names to note for trade remedy investigations, including anti-dumping, anti-subsidy, and safeguard investigations. At the associate level, the team is ably assisted by Harika Bakaraju, Naghm Ghei, and Akshay Jain.
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Well regarded and recognised.’
‘In-depth knowledge.'
- 'Excellent turnaround times.’
‘Practical advice and the team narrows down and focuses on addressing the key issues. Flexible in structuring appropriate arrangements for a given scope of work.’
‘Sanjay Notani - highly experienced and does not beat around the bush. Identifies the key issues in play in complex fact circumstances. Akshay Jain - prompt in addressing queries, understands the subject matter and up & coming.’
‘I work with partners Sanjay Notani and Ambarish Sathianathan and associate Harika Bakaraju from the international trade team. All three provide a very high quality of work, high responsiveness, and excellent understanding and application of the law.’
‘I work with Parthsarathi Jha and Sanjay Notani. They are professional, smart and collaborative. They can break down complex issues into digestible parts for clients. They are good at looking at all sides of an issue.’
‘The individuals that we work with appreciate the relevance, size and scale of our organisations and treat us with the requisite attention and immediacy that is required. At the same time, they have valued our matters at all times with the same attention and urgency that is required from our senior management.’
Key clients
- JCB India Ltd.
- TechNova Imaging Systems Ltd.
- Piramal Pharma Limited
- Zeon Corporation
- Sahara International Petrochemical Company
- JFE Steel Corporation
- Shahi Exports Pvt. Ltd.
- AGC Vinythai Public Co., Ltd.
- Grasim Industries Limited
- Bluescope Steel (AIS) Pty Ltd.
Work highlights
- Represented JCB India before the DGTR advocating for the imposition of anti-dumping duties on “wheel loaders” from China PR.
- Represented Tech-Nova Imaging Systems before the DGTR advocating for the extension of anti-dumping and imposition of anti-subsidy duties on “digital offset printing plates” from various countries.
- Representing and advising exporters from Thailand and various users of epichlorohydrin in India amidst parallel antidumping and anti-subsidy investigations by the Directorate General of Trade Remedies.
Lawyers
Hall of Fame
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Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Harika Bakaraju
Economic Laws PracticeNaghm Ghei
Economic Laws PracticeLeading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Sanjay Notani
Economic Laws PracticeNext Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Ambarish Sathianathan
Economic Laws PracticeParthsarathi Jha
Economic Laws PracticePractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Suhail Nathani, Sanjay Notani