AKS Partners

India

Analysis

Overview

New Delhi-based AKS Partners covers a range of corporate and commercial matters, such as dispute resolution, intellectual property, labour and employment and project finance. Clients occupy a vast swathe of sectors such as telecoms, travel, insurance, healthcare, technology, retail and government. Managing partner Sonal Kumar Singh is a corporate advisory and dispute resolution specialist. M&A partner Anish Jaipuriar and disputes specialist Gunjan Gupta are other individuals to note. In the past year, the firm has expanded to meet the demand of its clients by adding seven new associates.  

Dispute resolution

Work highlights 

Represented Housing and Construction Lanka in a complex arbitration concerning the construction of a residential township in Sri Lanka 

Acted for the Airport Authority of India on its arbitration matters pertaining to disputes arising out of a licence agreement executed for ensuring world-class ground-handling service at the airports.  

Key clients 

Gas Authority of India, National Textile Corporation, Reebok India. 

Corporate and M&A

Work highlights 

Advised Swaratan Universal Private on the acquisition of the underlying patents and other intellectual properties in relation to a hydrogen-based water purifier.  

Assisted Indian operating company Barco on identifying ways to reduce the capital of the company including by way of buyback.