About the Author:
Malavika Anil is currently pursuing 6th semester in Unitary LL.B at the CSI Institute of Legal Studies, Parassala, Thiruvananthapuram.
ABOUT THE FIRM:
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co, founded on a century of legal achievements, is among
India’s leading full-service law firms. The firm’s mission is to enable business by providing
solutions as trusted advisors through excellence, responsiveness, innovation, and collaboration.
With over 780 lawyers including 160 partners spread across offices in seven locations in India,
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co is one of India’s biggest and most well-reputed law firms.
The firm’s lawyers create bespoke and comprehensive solutions for its multi-jurisdictional
clients.
The firm is at the helm of major headline transactions in all segments of industry and business.
The firm represents major transnational corporates on their India entry and business strategy and is known globally for its exceptional merger & acquisition, tax, competition law, dispute
resolution & arbitration, regulatory litigation, capital markets and private equity practices.
AREA OF EXPERTISE:
General Corporate:
The firm’s work in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, JVs, private equity and business
restructuring is highly regarded. The firm’s competition law, intellectual property and
regulatory teams work very closely with the corporate teams for facilitating deal closures.
The firm’s insurance practice is robust and well recognized.
Banking & Finance:
The team’s offerings range from traditional banking documentation to securitization,
factoring, setting up payment banks, syndicated loans, structured finance, acquisition
finance and mortgage backed securities, guarantee structures, equipment financing, non-
convertible debentures, external commercial borrowings and working capital loans.
Insolvency and Bankruptcy:
The firm has a highly skilled and diversified Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice. The
team’s experience covers an entire range of scenarios relating to bankruptcy and
insolvency, starting from early signs of distress to corporates and restructuring towards
revival to processes involving liquidation and winding down of businesses. The team
provides a comprehensive solution in terms of financial restructuring and recovery,
insolvency, corporate reorganization and restructuring, creditors’ rights, and contingent
preparedness against any peripheral litigation.
Competition Law:
With a strong and recognized competition practice in India, the 21-member strong
competition team has a proven track record of successfully steering clients through the
team’s largest transactions, complex investigations and high-stakes litigation.
Dispute Resolution:
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co is a go-to firm for domestic & international
arbitrations, commercial & corporate and regulatory disputes in various courts, tribunals,
forums, administrative authorities & regulators in India.
Projects & Project Finance:
The firm advises developers, EPC contractors, investors and lenders on various
infrastructure projects in sectors such as power, oil & gas, nuclear energy, ports, roads
and mining. The firm advises on regulatory aspects, contractual issues and government
tendering aspects typically associated with such large-scale projects.
Capital Markets:
The firm’s offerings include legal and regulatory advice on IPOs, FPOs, rights issues,
QIPs, ADRs, GDRs, IDRs, AIM listings, on the Equity side. On the debt capital markets
side, our offerings include issuance and restructuring of FCCBs, non-convertible bonds,
unlisted infrastructure bonds, and medium term note programs (MTN Programs). The
firm also has a well-developed financial regulatory practice (FRP).
Tax:
The firm offers a broad range of direct and indirect tax services (including customs duty,
central excise, service tax value added tax, central sales tax, state excise duty etc.)
ranging from tax planning, advisory, implementation, documentation, representation and
litigation support. The firm has been instrumental in providing tax advice for
international transactions, in addition to being involved in advising and structuring major
transactions in India.
Intellectual Property:
The firm offers a full range of services that cover patents, trademarks, copyrights, designs
and other allied laws, from conceptualization to enforcement and from negotiations to
creation of innovative corporate structures based on intellectual property.
HOW TO APPLY FOR INTERNSHIP:
For Law Internships, prospective students need to mail their CV and cover letter at
careers@amsshardul.com.
Website : https://www.amsshardul.com
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