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December - 2014 issue >  Top 25 Legal Consultants of the Year - 2014  



The growing number of law firms and opportunity has marked an onset of a new age for today’s Indian legal industry. It is claimed that the legal profession in India stands as world’s second largest with more than 600,000 lawyers in more than 500 legal practices spread pan-India. However, with intensely expanding dimensions of Indian businesses, the role of law firms has moved beyond generic chores of being a Legal Process Outsourcing Entity and have gained a more critical and commercial responsibility.

 

But there are many firms who solely focus on bombarding their clients with their bookish knowledge. This leads to a need for the firms who dives deep into the real business challenges of the clients and help them to overcome them with best suited solutions, thus assisting them to expand their business wings. It is also a daunting task for the enterprises to partner with the multi-practice law firms that make their businesses legally sound.

 

With the purpose to make it easy for the companies and individuals to find an ideal legal consultant partner who not only help businesses to clear out their legal stumbling blocks, but also help in meeting their growth objectives, siliconindia identifies “Top 25 Legal Consultants of the Year – 2014”. A distinguished panel of the industry’s topmost CEOs, Managers, and industry analysts including siliconindia’s editorial board scrutinized the list throughout the year.  The thorough analysis has made siliconindia to come up with those firms who always step a mile ahead of a mere LPOs by understanding their clients’ needs and help in resolving legal issues with a business focused approach. Along with becoming a provider of spectrum of services like protecting the value of Intellectual Property (IP), investments, raising funds or growing the business inorganically through mergers & acquisitions and cross border legalities, these law firms endeavors to become an extended arm to entrepreneurs and companies in their growth track.

Top 25 Legal Consultants of Year - 2014

Company Founder Founded Description
ADROIT Law Offices
New Delhi
adroitlawoffices.com
Abha Roy,      Founder & Managing Partner 1995 A provider of wide spectrum of legal services that includes litigation, corporate-joint ventures & mergers, international commercial arbitration, intellectual property and incorporation of foreign industries
     

 

Altacit Global
Chennai
altacit.com 
Dr. Sudhir Raja Ravindran,
Attorney-at-Law
Solicitor England & Wales
2003 A provider of end-to-end solutions that mainly focuses on Intellectual Property, Corporate Law, Real Estate and Franchising domain
 
 
Chadha & Co.
New Delhi
chadha-co.com
Namita Chadha, Founder & Managing Partner   2002 A provider of full-service corporate and commercial law offering high quality, practical and proactive legal advice
     
Conscientia Law Associates
Bangalore
conscientia.in
K V Omprakash, Founder Member 2005 A provider of legal support services in both litigation and non litigation areas
     
Cyber Law Consulting
Mumbai
cyberlawconsulting.com
Adv. Prashant Mali,President 2002 A provider of an entire spectrum ofTechno-Legal services including Cyber Law, IPR, Financial frauds, Media-Entertainment, e-Drafting, Litigation, Expert Advice and others
     
Effectual Services
Noida
effectualservices.com
Amit Aggarwal, Co-Founder & Director
Dr. Amit Goel, Co-Founder & Director
 
2010 A provider of end-to-end patent and legal services. It offers quality patent research, patent drafting and patent
     

FuturAge Corporate Solutions  
   Delhi
futurageindia.com
Pankaj Hasija, Founder & Chief Practitioner 2009 A  provider of professional Labour Laws Consultancy services, including  Labour Laws Compliances under various Labour & Social Security Legislations on Employees' Provident Fund, Employees' State Insurance, Factories Act and on the like subjects
     
Gandhi & Associates
Mumbai
gandhiassociates.com
Vishal Gandhi, Founder, Gandhi & Associates 2003 A multi-practice law firm providing services covering Mergers & Acquisitions, Venture Capital and PE Fund Investments, Capital Markets, Technology Media & Entertainment, Intellectual Property, Arbitration & Litigation, and certain others
     
iCounsel
Mumbai,Bangalore,
icounsel.in

 
N A Muraleedharan, Chief Mentor & Managing Partner 2013 A full service law firm providing services in the fields of Corporate and Commercial laws, M&As, PE Funding, Joint Ventures, Restructuring, Foreign Investments (in India) and others
     

ipMetrix  
Bangalore, Karnataka ipmetrix.com

Arun Narasani,
Founder & CEO
2004 A provider of cost-effective IP servicescovering entire IP lifecycleand is a hybrid of law firm & technology service company that acts as client’s virtual IP department
     
IPRinn
Bangalore
iprinn.com
Gimmy Joseph,
Founder & Trademark Attorney
2007 A no-nonsense client-centric consulting firm engaged in trademarks registration practice that provides comprehensive services covering all aspects of trademark rights
     
KK Sharma Law Offices
New Delhi
kkslawoffices.com
KK Sharma,
Founder
 
2012 A provider of strategic consultancy in the field of competition law along with merger control, economic laws, corporate governance and public affairs
     

Lex Favios Advocates & Solicitors                                New Delhi

Sreedhar Kris, Founder 2014 A provider of wide range of corporate advisory and legal services that is enriched with eminent legal experts who handhold clients through whole process
     
Link Legal  
New Delhi
 linklegal.in
 
Atul Sharma,  Founding & Managing Partner 1999 A provider of specialized corporate and commercial law services along with an assistance in obtaining regulatory approvals for establishing legal entities or any other form of business presence in India
     
Luthra & Luthra Law Offices
  New Delhi
 luthra.com
Rajiv K. Luthra, Founder & Managing partner
 
1990 A provider of premier professional services to their clients in audit, advisory, tax and corporate law matters
     

Nishith Desai Associates
Mumbai
nishithdesai.com

Nishith Desai
Founder & Managing Partner
 
1990 A provider of unique India-centric global legal services that leverages technology for its research, innovations, creativity and service delivery to offer highest value
   
Origiin IP Solutions
Bangalore
origiin.com
Bindu Sharma, Founder & CEO 2010 A provider of complete IP solutions to the innovation and research based companies
     
Paramount Law Consultants   
New Delhi
paramountlaw.in

 
Subhash Nagpal,   Director 2011 A provider of complete legal assistance that encompasses services like Corporate Legal Affairs such as licensing, franchising, agency arrangements & leasing and mergers & acquisitions, serving the legal advisory service requirements of both the corporate bodies and the individual
     

RDA Legal                  Bangalore                    rdalegal.in

Avik Biswas,
Partner
Rohit Das,
Managing Partner
Anupam Prasad,
Partner
2009 A full service Law Firm that delivers excellent quality in stringent timelines at reasonable rates and whenever required, by doubling up as the client’s dedicated in-house counsel
     
Ripple IP Services
Delhi
rippleip.com
Praveer Gupta, Founder & CEO 2006 A provider of Patent Protection (preparation and prosecution), Valuationand StrategyServices in India,U.S. and other
   

 

 

Sagacious IP
Delhi

sagaciousresearch.com

Anant Kataria, Founder & Director
Tarun K Bansal, Founder & Director
 
2007 A provider of comprehensive IP solutions to Corporates, Institutions entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, IP personnel and leading patent law firms
     
The Chugh Firm
 Mumbai
universallegal.firm.in
Navneet S. Chugh, Managing Partner & Founder 1985 A full service law firm providing services covering Corporate & Commercial mergers & Acquisitions, Venture Capital/PE Investments, foreign Investment Regulations, Banking & Finance, anti-Trust And Competition, Labor Laws, IP, Real Estate dispute Resolution, amongst others

The SumatiGroupTechnologies Chandigarh           sumatigroup.com

Prashant Dubey, President & CEO
PawanKumar, Chief Operating Officer
 
2010 A provider of technology-enabled legal, compliance and information management services to the Office of General Counsel of global companies
     
Vahura
New Delhi
vahura.com
 
Ritvik Lukose,      Co-Founder & CEO 2007 A provider of legal search and change consulting services, helping lawyers and their teams, expand capability and grow in new directions

ZeusIPT                                         New Delhi                    zeusip.com

 

Gunjan Paharia, Founder & Managing Partner 2004 A provider of counseling, prosecution, licensing and litigation expertise in all areas of IP including patent, design, trademark, copyright and others