India

Primary contacts

Rahul Kapoor, Pulina Whitaker, Ayman A. Khaleq, Konstantin Kochetkov, Divya Thakur, Sidanth Rajagopal, Pardeep Singh Khosa

We offer a robust suite of services to clients seeking to do business in India as well as companies based in India wanting to expand operations elsewhere. Drawing on our deep familiarity with India’s unique economic environments, we serve as counsel to numerous global corporations and financial institutions active in this rapidly developing country.

Our India capabilities are frequently recognized by directories and publications. We recently were named a Significant Player for India-related work by the India Business Law Journal and received the Excellence Award for Strategic Intellectual Property Advisors at the Indian Corporate Counsel Association Excellence Awards. We also were named a leading international law firm for India-related matters by the India Business Law Journal and International Firm of the Year at the India Legal Awards.

Collaborating in teams, we advise our clients on a variety of India legal, business, regulatory, and governmental matters, from complex cross-border transactions and disputes to international tax planning. We also assist global companies in connection with their entry into and development of business ventures in India and relating to investments, expansion, and outsourcing.

Our lawyers—many of them Chambers-ranked and some qualified in India—draw on the knowledge and resources of colleagues in our firm’s Greater China, Singapore, Tokyo, Almaty, and Astana offices, and tap the around-the-clock network of Morgan Lewis lawyers in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America.

We regularly collaborate with leading Indian law firms (in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, and other commercial hubs) on the range of India-related matters, including:

International transactions and disputes for companies headquartered in India doing business in the United States, Europe, Russia/Commonwealth of Independent States, Asia, and elsewhere
Foreign direct investment and securities trading involving India
Expansion of Indian companies into the United States and around the world
Outsourcing to India

Industry Focus

We work with clients across a wide range of industries—including technology, life sciences, telecommunications, energy and natural resources, media, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, insurance, and education—that have an interest in expanding out from or into India.

Select Matters Handled by Our Lawyers

Represented the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation in a number of transactions in India, including a $150 million investment in a clean energy specialist; a $40 million investment in a leading online share trading portal; a $225 million investment for a UK-based fabric and apparel manufacturer; and a $110 million investment in an major conglomerate
Advised a leading India-based multinational consulting and technology company in its acquisition of a provider of digital experience solutions
Represented a life sciences and healthcare company in Mumbai in its acquisition of a US-based research company
Advised an Indian life sciences company on its investment in a US medical device company
Represented an Indian multinational pharmaceutical company in its $4 billion acquisition by another Indian pharmaceuticals company on antitrust aspects before the US Federal Trade Commission
Advised the international unit of India's state-owned oil and natural gas company on its completion of a venture with a Kazakhstan gas company to jointly develop an offshore Caspian sector exploration
Advised a large multinational company in a significant internal investigation in India involving conducting interviews in New Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, and Hyderabad
Represented an Indian company at the Singapore International Arbitration Court on the validity of a put option for its shares by a private equity fund