Expertise
Our teams across diverse practices collaborate to create path-breaking legal solutions for our clients. Through seamless teamwork that transcends offices and practice areas, we form integrated, multidisciplinary teams to deliver the comprehensive capabilities required for achieving exceptional outcomes on behalf of our clients.
We forge strategic alliances to address our clients’ critical challenges and seize their most promising opportunities. Our achievements hinge on fostering a culture of profound collaboration and nurturing a global community that strives to create a positive impact and drive meaningful change.
CRIMINAL LITIGATION
The Firm has significant experience in the field of criminal litigation in India, with having considerable experience in white-collar crimes as well.
In addition to white-collar crime, we adeptly handle a variety of cases covering issues such as violent crime, defamation, crimes against property, Crime against human body, cyber-crime, medical negligence, etc. Our lawyers have vast experience in representing clients in all Courts, from the Supreme Court and State High Courts to the District Courts, as well as before investigative and adjudicating authorities.
Our lawyers are proficient in criminal law and are experts in every area of private defence. Our practice in the field of white-collar crime has grown significantly over the past years, especially with respect to money laundering cases and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA Act). In the other areas of criminal litigation, our lawyers have expertise in advising and representing clients from the beginning of an investigation, straight through to the appellate stage. We have successfully represented clients in some of the most significant trials
CORPORATE & INSOLVENCY LAW
The Firm has wide experience in Company and Insolvency laws. The Firm has handled complex litigations before various High Courts, the National Company Law Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal and the erstwhile Company Law Board and the Supreme Court of India.
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The Firm has advised and handled schemes of amalgamations, de-mergers and other arrangements under the Companies Act, winding up petitions, suits alleging breach of fiduciary duties of directors, petitions alleging oppression and mismanagement, proceedings involving liability of directors and auditors etc.
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The Firm has also advised on and handled proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy code on behalf of the Corporate Debtors, creditors, contractors of the Corporate Debtors, provision of essential services to Corporate Debtors.
PROPERTY, SUCCESSION & FAMILY LITIGATION
The Firm regularly advises on litigation centred around property and family-related disputes as part of civil litigation. We advise on and assist in all aspects of such civil disputes, from strategy prior to filing a suit through to securing a final decree. We also handle associated matters such as the enforcement of decrees and settlement negotiations when required.
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Our litigation lawyers are well-versed in handling complex civil cases of all kinds, ranging from routine disputes pertaining to inheritance to complicated succession battles within erstwhile royal families.
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We regularly advise on and handle matrimonial disputes and matters on divorce, alimony and custody. Our team is also experienced in advising on the criminal aspects arising out of matrimonial disputes such as domestic violence and dowry demands or other forms of cruelty or harassment. We are committed to handling such disputes efficiently, offering long-term, practical and commercially prudent solutions.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
The dispute resolution practice of the Firm has a robust team of experienced lawyers who represent multinational clients including various foreign banks and financial institutions in their domestic and cross-border disputes.
The Firm has diverse verticals which cater to various areas of law such as Arbitration, (Domestic & International), Banking and Finance, Contract Laws, Competition Laws, Consumer Laws, Criminal Laws, Employment, Human Resources & Industrial Laws, Foreign Exchange Laws, Insolvency Laws (IBC) and matters arising from Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The Firm also handles matters relating to Matrimonial Disputes, Personal Laws, Private International Laws, Property Disputes, Infrastructure & Construction, Recovery of Debt, Securitization laws, Succession Laws, and Trade Finance.
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The Firm has its presence across major states of northern India and represents clients before the Supreme Court of India, high courts of various states, district courts, tribunals and quasi-judicial bodies established under various statutes. The lawyers within the Firm are noted for effective handling/representation of all sorts of dispute resolution mechanism and have expertise in handling matters in varied branches of law. The focused and result driven approach adopted by the lawyers makes the Firm a preferred choice amongst the clients. The Firm uses latest technology in legal space for efficient and cost-effective solutions.
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION & ARBITRATION
BUSINESS LAW
The Firm is experienced in providing astute advice on conflict management and redressal through alternate dispute resolution methods. We handle complex domestic and international arbitrations across a variety of sectors including automobile, pharmaceutical and healthcare, real estate, infrastructure, logistics etc. We have over the years advised and represented before arbitral tribunals both domestic and international clients including multinational corporations and high net worth individuals.
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We also have extensive experience in representing our clients before the High Courts and Supreme Court in proceedings arising out of arbitrations including for securing interim relief prior to the constitution of an arbitral tribunal, appointment of arbitrators, challenges to arbitral awards and interim orders passed by arbitral tribunals and in enforcement proceedings. We strive to make the alternate dispute resolution process convenient and seamless for clients.
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The Firm represents several established infrastructure companies in arbitrations with respect to disputes arising from the construction of hydro- electric power projects, to oil extraction from seas to metro networks to roads and bridges where claims ranging from Rs. 200 crores to Rs. 3000 crores are in dispute.
We have the best corporate lawyers to provide practical legal advice to businesses of all sizes, from local SMEs to international conglomerates, on the best legal framework for operations, investments, regulatory compliance and special initiatives.
In the event of disputes, knowing your options forward and the ones that best serve your business interests is crucial. Courts are not always the best option.
We have a team of professional advocates who will help you manage your way around any legal ground, from giving informed counsel on your next viable step to the legal risks you might face in your choices.
Furthermore, our drafted contracts reduce risks so as to secure your interests and promote your success.
At our law firm, we deep-dive into a case and present a detailed analysis that will help you make an informed decision about your case. Should you choose to file the suit, we support your case in the courts.
IPR (INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY)
EMPLOYMENT & HUMAN RESOURCES
MSA Law Chambers has an established practice in protecting the rights of a brand, company, consumer, and the trade with respect to copyright, trademark, patents, and related rights. Under intellectual property law (IPL), the holder of these abstract "Properties" has certain exclusive rights to the creative work, commercial symbol, or invention which is covered by it.
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The Firm has represented several multinationals as well as domestic companies and brands in safeguarding their intellectual property in various modes and formats. SNG's expertise includes advice on registration of trademarks, brands, licensing, assignments, prosecution and litigation, including opposition, rectification, and passing off and infringement matters (both civil as well as criminal), before high courts and the intellectual property appellate board (IPAB).
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The Firm also carries out due diligence and complete management of the trademark and brand of their registered proprietors.
The Firm's expertise lies in advising and counselling clients concerning compliance with applicable employment laws, formulating and revising employment-related policies, contracts with non-compete, confidentiality, non-disclosure, other binding documents and restrictive covenants, strategizing and drafting employment terminations, severance agreements, etc.
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MSA Law Chambers advises and opines on laws relating to service contracts, provident fund, gratuity, bonus, employees state insurance and factory laws.
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The Firm has been retained by clients for launching & attaining successful completion of voluntary retirement schemes, WFH policies, helping clients in downsizing their employee base for operational necessity by strategizing
& preparing redundancy & retrenchment schemes; advising on P2P mechanisms; developing processes & program to overcome gender gap & advising on aspects of assimilation & inclusion of diversity in a work environment; and structuring the program to bring inclusivity & acceptance of LGBTQ community in the mainstream work milieu.
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The Firm represents clients before all government enforcement agencies and various statutory authorities, judicial and quasi-judicial, in connection with employment laws and employee disputes.
REAL-ESTATE DISPUTES
The Firm has expertise in handling disputes in the Indian real estate sector, which is globally one of the most recognised sectors of the modern-day economy. Our lawyers consistently handle various complex real estate disputes before the Supreme Court, the Delhi High Court, Consumer Commissions and District Courts. These range from complex commercial disputes to individual cases filed by consumers. Our lawyers advise on strategy under the applicable legal and regulatory framework and work towards comprehensive long-term solutions for clients.
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With the coming into force of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 and the establishment of the Real Estate Regulatory Authorities (RERA) in each State, the entire sector has undergone a sea change.
In the last few years, we have carved out a niche practice in the field of RERA litigation, appearing before the RERA Authorities and the Real Estate Appellate Tribunals. Further, with the advent of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC), the ability of homebuyers to initiate proceedings has been positively affirmed. We have been increasingly handling such disputes in NCLT and NCLAT in this regard.
WRIT LITIGATION
The Firm has extensive experience in both filing and defending writ petitions before the Supreme Court of India, the High Court of Delhi and various other High Courts across India. We regularly advise on how arbitrary action of State authorities should be addressed, right from formulating strategy and correspondence with State authorities to filing writ petitions on behalf of clients and representing them before the Supreme Court and various High Courts.
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Our team has expertise in handling Public Interest Litigation, a subspecies of writ litigation that often evolves into a batch of matters involving wide- ranging and more significant legal issues. Our litigation lawyers regularly defend corporate clients in Public Interest Litigation initiated against them and, on occasion, in appropriate cases, filed on behalf of individuals pursuing public causes.