S&A Law Offices

India

Analysis

Overview

Formerly known as Singh & Associates, S&A Law Offices was established in 2002 by Manoj Singh. The full-service law firm is recognised for its corporate and M&A and dispute resolution offerings. The firm now houses more than 300 legal professionals across its four offices in Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai and Bangalore. Sector experience includes infrastructure, real estate, green energy, power, oil and gas, shipping, mining, manufacturing and transportation. This year, the firm moves up a tier in the construction table. Key contacts are disputes specialist Singh, joint managing partner Daizy Chawla, joint managing partner Gunita Pahwa, and senior partners Vijay Singh and Nilava Bandyopadhyay.

Client feedback 

Quick turnaround and sharp commercial acumen.Corporate and M&A 

Daizy Chawla 

She’s a good relationship manager, always accessible and quick to respond. 

Dispute resolution

Work highlights 

Advised Adani Electricity Mumbai and Adani Transmission against Reliance Infrastructure involving a claim and counterclaim 

Represented Kalpataru Power Transmission in relation to an arbitration matter between Kurukshetra Expressway and the National Highways Authority of India 

Key clients 

Adani Vizag Coal Terminal Private, Delhi International Airport, JMC Projects, Palm View Investments. 

Restructuring and insolvency

Work highlights 

Successfully represented Jindal Saw on its groundbreaking merger with Sathavahana Ispat, which included a restructuring resolution plan in accordance with the recent Supreme Court judgment in Rainbow Papers.

Construction

Work highlights 

Advised Adani Vizag Coal Terminal Private in an arbitration matter against Visakhapatnam Port Trust 

Represented Jindal ITF in an arbitration against NTPC in relation to a unique project for transportation of coal through inland waterways for the first time in India through transhipment in mid sea.  

Key clients 

Mera Baba Reality Associates, PNC Raebareli Highways, Wainganga Expressway.