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December - 2015 issue > Top 20 Legal Consultants of the Year-2015  


The year 2015 has witnessed a rapid evolution in startup ecosystem in India, followed by a hefty number of merger and acquisitions. And, of course abaft all the deals and merging, legalities are involved paving an immense scope for corporate lawyers and legal firms to step in. While the Fortune 100 companies spend $33 billion a year on average in legalities, opportunities have pumped in a plethora of legal consulting firms in the market expediting the growth besides increasing the demand to keep up with different laws, rules and regulations of different countries. But, as the market is getting wide open and companies from different parts of the world are investing in companies along with fighting patent rights, the market for legal consulting is booming, bridging the gap of knowledge and differences in corporate law practices globally.

Although, there are instances when companies failed due to their lawyers - one of the great examples being General Motors (GM), with increasing homogeneous services and IPs, the importance of legal firms is inevitable to step by the companies and fight neck-to-neck. Thus we, at siliconindia have identified 'Top 20 Legal Consultants of the Year-2015' that have significantly created an impact in the licit consultancy services genre accommodating their clients in various spectrums of industries abiding by different laws to reinforce their clientele.

An expert board of industry's most reverenced CIOs, CEOs, HR Managers, and industry analysts including siliconindia's editorial board scrutinized the list of legal consulting firms. Excogitating various facets of legal consulting business, this panel of aficionados distinguished the firms that have made a mark and earned their places in the market and eventually in our publication. These firms have not only blanched the progress of various startups and established companies with its achievements, but additionally have illuminated the road for others to dive in.

Top 20 Legal Consultants of the Year-2015

Company Management Description
ARA LAW
Mumbai
aralaw.com
Rajesh N. Begur
Founder & Managing Partner

A provider of legal services to domestic & foreign clients, with Commercial Activity being their main area of focus

Brainiac IP Solutions
Pune
brainiac.co.in
Suneet Sabale,
Founder & CEO

A provider of best and affordable service to domestic and international clients for patents, designs, trademarks and copyrights

Cerebra LPO India
Bengaluru
cerebralpo.com
Shobha Srinivas,
CEO

A provider of Drafting Litigation Support, Legal Research, Documents Review, Case & Deposition Summarization, Legal Transcription and other LPO solutions to the U.S. and Europe

Chadha & Co.
New Delhi
hadha-co.com
Namita Chadha,
Founder & Managing Partner

A provider of full service corporate and commercial law offerings along with practical & pro-active legal advice

Cyber Law Consulting
Mumbai
cyberlawconsulting.com
 
Prashant Mali,
President

A provider of a broad spectrum of techno-Legal services like Cyber Law, IPR, Financial Frauds, e-Drafting and others

 
Desai Desai Carrimjee & Mulla
Mumbai 
ddcm.in
 
Falguni Desai,
Partner

A provider of legal consultancy services in areas like Real Estate, Trusts & Personal Law, Capital Markets, Intellectual Property Law and others

 
Dhir & Dhir Associates
New Delhi
dhirassociates.com
 
Laxmi Paul Dhir,
Founding Partner

A provider of  clear, concise and practical legal advice with time bound deliverables to support the clients' business objectives

 
DMD Advocates
New Delhi
dmdadvocates.com
 
Rashi Dhir,
Senior Partner

A provider of full-fledged Indian law services with expertise in cross-border transactions and litigations

 
Draft n Craft Legal Outsourcing 
New Delhi
draftncraft.com
 
Rakesh K. Sharma,
Managing Director & CEO

A provider of legal and paralegal support solutions for law firms, corporates and in-house legal departments across the U.S.

 
Factum Legal
New Delhi
factumlegal.com

Arun Gupta, Managing Counsel

A provider of Expert Transaction & Governance Advisory, offering personalized and timely services to clients

 
J. Sagar Associates
Ahmedabad
jsalaw.com
 
Jyoti Sagar,
Founder & Chairman

A provider of legal support & solutions in select practice areas to domestic and international clients

 
K Law 
Bangalore

Priamvada Princeton & Abhinav Singh, Partners

A provider of high-quality legal solutions on M&A, Private Equity, Capital Market, Banking & Finance, Intellectual Properties, Real Estate and Joint Venture deals

 
Law Square Advocates & Solicitors
Bengaluru
lawsquare.in
 
Sanjay Sethiya,
Founder

A provider of complete suite of business law services like Dispute Resolution, Litigation & Non-Litigation and Intellectual Propery Services

 
Legalogic
Mumbai
legalogic.co.in
 
Vivek Sadhale,
Co-Founder

A provider of Private Equity, M&A, General Corporate, Liability Insurance, Software Licensing and Software Compliance services

 
LEX MANTIS
Mumbai
lexmantis.com
 
Anuradha Maheshwari & Prerak Hora,
Founding Partners

A provider of a range of effective legal management and comprehensive business solutions to Indian as well as global clients to assist them in achieving their business goals

 
Lexplosion Solutions
Kolkata
lexplosion.in
 
Indranil Choudhury,
Founder & CEO

A provider of Compliance Management, Legal Research, Corporate Due Diligence and Virtual In-House Counsel Support services to clients across various industries

 
Luthra & Luthra
New Delhi
luthra.com
 
Rajiv K. Luthra
Founder & Managing Partner

A provider of high quality legal & advisory services to clients in matters of audit, advisory, tax and corporate law

Nishith Desai Associates
Mumbai
nishithdesai.com
Nishith Desai,
Founder & Managing Partner

A provider of strategic, legal and tax services across various industries like  IP, pharma & life-sciences, corporate, technology and media

Origiin IP Solutions
Bengaluru
origiin.com
Bindu Sharma
Founder & CEO

A provider of services and solutions in the areas of Patent, Copyright, Trademark, Design and Contract law

S. S. Rana & Co.
New Delhi
ssrana.in
Vikrant Rana,
Managing Partner 

A provider of diligent and strategic legal services that assist the clients in achieving their business objectives