Advani & Co.

Overview:

Advani & Co. is one of the new generation law firms in India, which is poised to handle international legal work in terms of transactional work and dispute resolution. We have had extensive experience in dealing with large infrastructure projects in India, with a variety of public sector undertakings and with other Government of India entities.

Our Company provides comprehensive representation in all aspects of commercial, criminal and civil Legal Services. The firm strongly believes in identifying with the client and treating the client&s interest as paramount. We have a record of securing excellent results through aggressive strategy to secure early reliefs for our clients.

Our renowned arbitration practice has won record judgments for an eclectic mix of international clients. We often collaborate with international law firms in servicing large and sophisticated projects in India.

We have participated in many corporate transactions, including Joint Venture Agreements and Acquisitions often working closely with corporate counsel and foreign law firms in addressing cross-border issues involved. Our services have extended to providing legal solutions to various corporate set –ups with regard to Mergers and Acquisitions, Cross-border commerce, detection of Cyber Crimes, Software piracy, formulating Service Contracts, creating of Software Licensing Agreements, Trademarks and copyrights related issues under the IPR domain etc.

We are into providing services to real estate and infrastructural entities with special regard to setting up SEZ, Land acquisition, commercial malls, industrial malls, commercial leases etc.

Advani & Co. offers international and domestic experience relating to telecommunications, media, and information technology. Our lawyers have extensive knowledge of negotiating and securing rights for participating in Indian telecom liberalization.

Advani & Co. have over the years represented numerous foreign ship owners and charterers and several P&I Clubs active in India, in arbitrations as well as litigation. Our services encompass all maritime matters including Admiralty actions, charter disputes, and calculations of lay time, dispatch, deviation, maritime insurance claims, and claims in tort.

We are proud to be the only Indian law firm that has specialists in the Oil and Gas Field. We have also done extensive work in drafting and vetting of Oil and Gas pipeline contracts, Construction contracts and Joint Venture contracts between Indian and foreign companies.

Our most distinctive attribute, however, is the approach to client service. We believe in utmost client satisfaction through speedy work and optimum quality satisfaction. We are proactive counselors and advisers who contribute experienced judgment to planning and compliance questions regarding doing business in India. The result is legal service of international quality coupled with the local insight necessary to succeed in India. With modern offices and young lawyers, situated in the heart of the commercial district of Bombay and Pune, we have completely changed the image of the slow and lumbering traditional solicitor&s firm in India.

Mr. Hiroo Advani, the Senior Partner of the law firm has been recognized as one of the leading experts in Arbitration in India and is one of the Indian lawyers listed in “An International Who&s Who of Commercial Arbitrators”.

Advani & Co. has also been listed as the best law firm in Mumbai for commercial dispute resolution in a leading publication known as “Asia Pacific Legal 500”. This publication is highly respected and has interviewed a large number of law firms in India to ascertain the leading law firms in their peer group.

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