The Company

Majmudar & Co., established in 1943, has evolved into one of India’s premier law firms representing the who’s who of banks, companies, and financial institutions. The firm specializes in corporate/ M&A, joint ventures, antitrust, corporate finance and securities, tax, investment funds, banking and finance, restructuring and insolvency, IP, technology, licensing, outsourcing, telecommunication, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, employment, and real property law. It also has an active litigation and arbitration practice that cuts across all of the firm’s practice areas.

Majmudar & Co. has offices in Mumbai and Bangalore, and integrated network offices in New Delhi, Hyderabad, and Chennai. It serves clients nationally and internationally. The firmhas relocated its headquarters to a top-notch office inMumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex,which is coming up as the CanaryWharf of Mumbai.

Practice Areas

Majmudar & Co.’s national team of close to 100 lawyers provides high-quality and seamless legal services. The best-known personalities of the firm are its managing partner, Mr. Akil Hirani; senior advisor and partner, Mr. A. K. Hirani; partner, Mr. Rukshad Davar; partner, Mr. Neerav Merchant; tax of counsel, Mr. Anil Asher, and Bangalore office partner, Mr. N. Raja Sujith.

Mr. Akil Hirani, who has been in practice for over 19 years, is admitted in England &Wales and California (currently inactive), and India, and oversees the firm’s transactional, regulatory, and finance practice groups. Mr. A. K. Hirani, who has been in practice for over 40 years, is a specialist in banking and real property law. Mr. Rukshad Davar is a corporate/M&A partner, and Mr. Neerav Merchant heads the company/commercial and dispute resolution teams. Mr. Anil Asher co-heads the tax practice. Mr. N. Raja Sujith is a foreign investment, corporate, technology, and employment law specialist in the Bangalore office.

References

Chambers Asia describes Majmudar & Co. as a full-service outfit and lauds the firm for its responsiveness. In the 2011 edition of Chambers Asia, the firm’s clients have lauded the firm for its “knowledgeable and experienced team with strong and effective professional networks throughout India.” The firm’s clients have described Majmudar & Co.’s turnaround time as “phenomenal” and have praised the lawyers as being“ practical and creative.” Additionally, the firm’s clients have conveyed to Chambers Asia that Majmudar & Co. offers “expertise on big-ticket matters”, and ensures that its advice is simple such that the clients “follow the lawyer’s thinking.”

Clients interviewed by the Asia Pacific Legal 500 have acclaimed the firm for its “exceptional team”; “high level of service”; “top-quality advice”; “responsiveness, and timely and clearly stated legal advice demonstrating high level of technical ability.” In addition, the firm’s clients have stated that “the firm’s lawyers are clear in their communications, practical, and work hard to meet tight deadlines”; “understand both, the US and Indian side of transactions”; and “present matters in a clear and accessible way.”