P&A Law Offices is a legacy corporate, commercial, financial and litigation law firm with an admirable list of market firsts. Founded in 1996, the firm has a stellar reputation among top Indian conglomerates, Fortune 500 companies, household-name multinationals, and government and multilateral organisations. This year, the firm scales up in the competition table for its market-leading work. The team is helmed by eight partners who advise on all types of transactions and disputes across the entire spectrum of industry sectors. Untethered to a particular niche, the lawyers are focused on assisting their renowned clients in all types of high-level, complex, and high-stakes matters. Its competition practice is well regarded in the market with the firm’s practitioners helping draft the current competition rules. An interesting statistic pegs its deals as having a combined value of more than $75 billion. Managing partner Anand Pathak has been the chairman of the task force on competition law of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, was a member of India’s government-appointed committee on national competition policy and investment, and he is currently the vice chair of the IPBA on Indian competition law. Other key partners include antitrust experts Shashank Gautam and Sreemoyee Deb, and dispute resolution experts Amit Mishra, Gaurav Mahajan, Akshat Hansaria and Vijay Purohit.
Work highlights
Represented the Republic of India in an investment dispute initiated by the Ras-Al-Khaimah Investment Authority.
Represented Daiichi Sankyo Company in an ICC arbitration matter where the senior advocate briefed by the firm was the first time an Indian lawyer was given the right of audience before Singapore’s High Court and its Court of Appeal. The arbitral tribunal successfully proved the allegations of fraud by Ranbaxy promoters. This award was upheld by the Supreme Court of India, as well as Singapore’s High Court.
Acted for Amazon against Future Group and its promoters in a Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) arbitration matter, where it successfully obtained a favourable landmark judgment by the Supreme Court of India that held that an “award” delivered by an emergency arbitrator under the SIAC Arbitration Rules is equivalent to an Indian order and is enforceable as such under Indian law.
Work highlights
Acted for IL&FS on the sale of its iconic headquarters in Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai.
Assisted IL&FS and its group entities on the sale of 100% of the issued share capital of Ramagiri Renewable Energy and certain fixed assets by IL&FS Energy Development Company to Maithan Alloys.
Work highlights
Represented the managing director of Carlsberg India, one of the individuals on whom a penalty was levied in the investigation conducted by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) against beer manufacturers.
Representing MakeMyTrip India in an ongoing investigation directed by the CCI in relation to information filed by the Federation of Hotels and Restaurants Association of India, Fab Hotels and Treebo Hotels.
Represented Amazon.com NV Investment before the CCI in relation to a show cause notice issued by the CCI pursuant to a complaint filed by Future Coupons Private.
Key clients
Airbnb, Britannia Industries, Carlsberg India, Cars24.
