The Legal 500

Within Mumbai, Kochhar & Co is a third tier firm,

Rupali Sharma heads Kochhar & Co’s team, which advises Cambata Aviation on policy matters and has also acted for Emirates on employment matters.

Within Banking and finance: Mumbai, tier 4

Kochhar & Co’s clients include Aditya Birla Finance Company, Finnfund, SwedFund, Volkswagen, Société Générale and Avnet India. Rupali Sharma is recommended.

Within New Delhi, Kochhar & Co is a third tier firm,

While it is better known for its corporate strength, Kochhar & Co also handles financings for its corporate client base and a number of banks. Clients include HSBC, Asian Development Bank and Mastercard. Anjuli Sivaramakrishnan is praised for her ‘responsiveness, individual attention and depth of knowledge’.

Within Mumbai, Kochhar & Co is a third tier firm,

Kochhar & Co has been advising Enersys on a proposed acquisition in India, advised a multinational on Indian legal compliance and other issues arising from a global acquisition of assets. Kerry Group, Tenneco Automotive India, Dolphin Offshore Enterprises and 
Fortis Sports & Entertainment are also clients. Rajarshi Chakrabarti is ‘an excellent lawyer’.

Within New Delhi, Kochhar & Co is a third tier firm,

Praised for its ability to help clients ‘navigate the nuances of local cultural differences and business practice’, Kochhar & Co excels at advising multinational corporates on day-to-day 
corporate advisory work, as well as big-ticket transactional mandates. Recent highlights include advising MasterCard on its acquisition of ElectraCard Services and representing Stora Enso on the acquisition of a Chennai-based manufacturer. Other clients include Ericsson, BlackRock, Getty Images, Harland Clarke, and Kyocera. Rohit Kochhar heads the seven-partner team, which provides ‘very business and 
results-oriented advice’. Manishi Pathak is ‘very attuned to assisting clients with both the legal 
and non-legal business and local cultural issues’.

Within Mumbai, tier 4

Kochhar & Co’s litigation and arbitration practice represents clients such as Cambata, Citi Financial and Avnet India. The team recently recruited Henal Vakharia.

Within New Delhi, Kochhar & Co is a third tier firm,

Kochhar & Co’s five-partner disputes team handles corporate, tax and IP litigation and arbitration. Key figure Dhruv Wahi recently represented Samsung in a breach of contract action brought by Duraline. The team also defended the publishers of the New York Times in a libel action. Other clients include Eli Lilly, 
HSBC and Green Peace International. Sujoy Kumar and Syed Naqvi are also recommended.

Within Mumbai, Kochhar & Co is a third tier firm,

Kochhar & Co’s clients include Bajaj 
Allianze Life Insurance, Ford India and Volkswagen Group India. Rajarshi Chakrabarti is recommended.

Within Mumbai, tier 4

Kochhar & Co’s ‘strong IP practice’ is particularly recognised for its advice on IP disputes, licensing and trade marks matters. Its clients include Fremantle Media Asia and Arctic Paper.

Within New Delhi, tier 5

Kochhar & Co’s IP team is regularly engaged 
in some high-profile mandates for its predominantly international client base. It recently successfully represented Mattel in a Scrabble trade mark infringement matter; 
on the non-contentious side it is advising 
Johnson Controls on its patent filing strategy in India.

Within Leading firms in Bangalore, Kochhar & Co is a first tier firm,

Kochhar & Co’s five-partner Bangalore office represents numerous high-profile clients 
including Apple, Oracle, Google, TLT Babcock, Textron, Cisco, Dell and SanDisk. Stephen Mathias is recognised as an expert for corporate and technology matters. Preetam D’Souza was promoted to the partnership.

Within Patent and trade mark practices, tier 5

Kochhar & Co advises on cross-border IP matters, particularly relating to patent filing and trade marks.

Within New Delhi, tier 4

Kochhar & Co advises clients on regulatory, transactional and litigation issues in the energy and transport infrastructure spaces. Junior Luwang, who has a good reputation for oil and gas matters, recently represented Hyundai Engineering on its supply contract with Hindustan Electricity Company for the commercial 
operation of a gas-fired power project in Pune. Other clients include Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Asian Development Bank and Quest Petroleum.

Within Mumbai, tier 4

Kochhar & Co advises Honeywell 
International on its vast Indian property 
portfolio. It also advises Recticel India and Quintilles Research on real estate.

Within New Delhi, Kochhar & Co is a third tier firm,

Kochhar & Co displays ‘excellent client service and responsiveness’, and is ‘very business and results oriented’. Able to ‘navigate the nuances of local cultural differences and business practices’, and benefiting from numerous offices, the firm is particularly accomplished at advising foreign corporates on the real estate 
elements of businesses in India. Recent 
highlights include advising Panasonic in acquiring land and setting up a factory. Other clients include PwC, Honeywell International, HSBC and Regus. Team head Alok Tewari is ‘very good on real estate matters and is a client 
service standout, always responding with sound advice in a very timely manner’.

Within Mumbai Leading individuals: India

Within New Delhi Leading individuals: India

Within New Delhi, Kochhar & Co is a second tier firm,

Sanjay Kochhar heads Kochhar & Co’s 
busy four-partner team which handles an impressive volume and range of mandates including litigation, transfer pricing, structuring and compliance advice. Kochhar recently prepared a transfer-pricing report regarding
cross-border transactions between Nihon 
Denkei India and associated enterprises based outside the country. Shahid Khan and 
Vijay Ravi are other key members of the team, which also acts for clients such as Landmark Holdings and Maclellan.