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Firm Overview

Firm Overview

Singularity Legal is an Asia and Africa focused international dispute resolution firm, established in August 2017.

The firm is a boutique offering, maintaining our own advocacy capabilities and fully connected to a global practice specialising in the resolution of high-end, complex disputes. Singularity has significant expertise in handling investigations, disputes across jurisdictions; unearthing frauds; and assisting clients in global enforcement and debt recovery.

Since its inception, the firm has handled over US$ 10 billion in cross-border disputes in various sectors, including energy and resources, construction and infrastructure, shipping and maritime, sports and entertainment, international trade and business, digital assets, and private equity and finance. They are also market leaders in litigation finance.

Singularity’s range of experience includes advising clients in international arbitrations under various rules like ICC, SIAC, LCIA, DIAC, ICDR, FCC, LMAA, JAMS, CAS, and UNCITRAL; international mediations under the rules of SIMC and SMC; in cross-border disputes before courts in India, Indonesia, Israel, Singapore, Turkey, Mauritius, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and United States of America; and in investment and tax treaty disputes.

These disputes have arisen out of business relations and projects in various parts of the world including the Bahamas, Bangladesh, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Oman, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, Russia, Turkey, UAE, UK and USA.

The firm is licensed to practise before the courts at Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), being the first Indian firm to be Part-I registered solicitors at DIFC. We also have rights to practise before the courts at Abu Dhabi Global Markets (ADGM). We have left our mark in the Middle East since our first year in this jurisdiction.

Our partner, Prateek Bagaria, being registered as a Part-II lawyer with full rights of audience before the DIFC Courts, heads the firm’s DIFC practice and believes that DIFC is the trade hub that has become a priority centre for Indian financial institutions, funds, family businesses, multinational corporations, and trading houses among others operating in the Asia-Africa corridor. Prateek has recently been admitted to the Dubai International Arbitration Centre’s panel of arbitrators.

The most significant development this year is that Singularity Legal has expanded to Singapore. Our Director, Rohit Bhattacharya is heading the Singapore office. On the firm’s entry into Singapore, our Partner Prateek Bagaria said, “"Setting up shop in Singapore opens up a myriad of opportunities for us to explore new horizons and further strengthen our presence in the region. We are excited about the prospects that this strategic move brings and are confident that it will enhance our ability to serve our clients with even greater efficiency and effectiveness.”

Singularity is experienced, dedicated and focused on winning disputes. We aim to reach the point of singularity for international disputes services. In furtherance of this one-stop shop model, Singularity provides end-to-end transnational dispute services that include allied services other than legal services, such as forensic investigation, forensic accounting, data mining and discovery, expert witnesses, valuation and claim quantification, delay analysis, and litigation funding.

Firm Overview

A full-service law firm, Dhir & Dhir Associates was founded in 1993 to serve as a single-window service provider in a dynamic commercial environment. The firm pursues a philosophy of symbiotic relationships with clients and works as an integral part of the client’s team. It partners with lawyers across India and has global strategic alliances to provide legal services amongst diverse practice areas and industry verticals.

The Managing Partner of the firm started the practice of insolvency in the early 80s when distress asset advisory was practically unknown in the Indian context.  The firm has been a leading practitioner for the last four decades in all the legal and regulatory structures relating to resolution of corporate insolvency including BIFR, CDR, S4A, SARFAESI, DRT and M&A in the distressed assets.  This experience and expertise has propelled the Firm to become one of the leading law firms practicing in the corporate advisory and representation before NCLT, NCLAT, High Courts and Supreme Court of India relating to matters under the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code 2016.

Firm Overview

Firm Name: Obhan & Associates
Established: 2007
Total number of professionals: 75 (6 partners)
Website: www.obhanandassociates.com
Email: email@obhans.com
Principal office: New Delhi
Other offices: Bengaluru and Pune

New Delhi Office Address
N – 94, Second Floor
Panchsheel Park
New Delhi – 110 017, India
Contact: Essenese Obhan
Email: essenese@obhans.com

Pune Office Address
A – 14, Aamod Apartments
Off FC Road, Model Colony
Pune – 411 016, India
Contact: Vrinda Patodia
Email: vrinda.patodia@obhans.com

Bengaluru Office Address
1197/1, 3rd Cross
HAL 3rd Stage
New Thippasandra
Bengaluru - 560 075, India
Contact: Akanksha Dua
Email: akanksha.dua@obhans.com

Obhan & Associates (O&A) is a reputed, skilled and professionally managed law firm with years of experience in corporate law and intellectual property (IP) law. With a team of highly qualified and experienced legal professionals, the Firm stands out for its approach towards understanding the requirements of its clients and providing unique solutions with quick turn-around time. O&A has a pan-India presence with offices situated at New Delhi, Pune, and Bengaluru. The Firm has a well-balanced domestic and international clientele and represents a cross-section of industries.

The Firm prides itself on the diversity in its workplace and is committed to building a happy and supportive work environment. The Firm has been ranked as the Best Law firm for Women in India by Vahura.

O&A has regularly been recognised as a leading practice in India by a number of international legal publications, including Chambers Asia Pacific, Legal 500, IFLR 1000, Asialaw Profiles, Managing Intellectual Property, IAM Patent 1000 and WTR 1000. O&A’s managing partner, Essenese Obhan, has been recognised as leading lawyer for IP by various publications, including Chambers Asia, IAM Strategy 300, IAM Global Leaders, Asia Law Leading Lawyers and India Business Law Journal. Ashima Obhan, the head of the Firm’s corporate law and M&A practice, has been recognised as a leading lawyer by various publications, including Chambers and Partners, IBLJ, Asian Legal Business, IFLR 1000, Legal 500 and Benchmark Litigation.

Key Areas of Practice

General Corporate Law & M&A Practice

The Firm’s mergers and acquisitions team has experience and expertise in acting on complex, high-value, cross-border work as well as a range of smaller transactions. O&A advises on deal structuring (whether for joint ventures, strategic acquisitions, mergers, demergers, business transfers and divestments), due diligence, drafting of the requisite transaction agreements and also advising on and applying for related regulatory approvals. O&A also provides commercial contract support to in-house legal teams and advises on business critical contracts for companies across various sectors.

IP Practice

O&A’s IP team aims to foster the creation of intellectual property, conducts and assists in prosecution and enforcement, and helps strengthen its clients’ IP portfolios while at the same time working towards advising clients on all aspects of their transactions and enhancing the value of their businesses. O&A also has a network of trusted associates throughout the world to ensure that our client’s IP is protected not only in the domestic market but also worldwide. The patents team at O&A includes patent attorneys and patent agents with advanced technical degrees in various technical domains. O&A brings together engineers, scientists and lawyers, that understand the specific needs of clients in the business of advanced and disruptive technologies.

TMT Practice

O&A advises clients in publishing, news and broadcasting, entertainment and the art space. The Firm advises its publishing industry clients on author contracts, contracts granting options to buy film rights to certain books, licensing arrangements and more; undertaking legal reviews of nonfiction manuscripts prior to publication, advising on defamation, sedition, hate speech, infringement of personality rights etc. The Firm also advises international news organisations on the various regulations that apply to news entities, including on foreign direct investment matters, ideal organisational structures and conducting pre-publication reviews of news pieces. The Firm has also advised such organisations on mitigation strategies and procedures to be undertaken in the event of governmental search and seizure operations.

Data Protection and Privacy Practice

The Firm offers end-to-end legal advisory, helping clients navigate both domestic and global data regimes with precision and foresight, including compliance with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act), the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and other applicable frameworks.

Litigation

The Firm's litigation team specialises in commercial and civil disputes. We provide strategic solutions and attain favourable outcomes, whether through litigation avoidance, settlement negotiation, or assertive courtroom advocacy. We represent multinational entities across various industries, and have a proven track record in high-stakes IP litigation as well as defamation disputes.