What we say about the firm's legal practice in India
Banking, finance and capital markets
Within Banking and finance: Mumbai, tier 6
Nishith Desai Associates regularly advises banks on transactions, investments and regulatory issues.
Within Capital markets: Mumbai, Nishith Desai Associates is a third tier firm,
Nishith Desai Associates has advised clients such as Indiabulls Financial Services, Pyramid Retail and Orbit Corporation on capital markets matters.
Corporate/M&A
Within Mumbai, Nishith Desai Associates is a third tier firm,
Nishith Desai Associates advised Reliance Broadcast Network on its joint venture with CBS Studios International. Key individuals include Siddharth Shah.
Within New Delhi Leading individuals: India
Dispute resolution
Within Mumbai, tier 5
Nishith Desai Associates has represented clients such as Amazon, Codexis and Vodafone.
Intellectual property
Within Mumbai, Nishith Desai Associates is a third tier firm,
Milind Antani at Nishith Desai Associates is recommended for his experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare and other life sciences IP. Gowree Gokhale is also recommended.
Investment funds
Within Mumbai, Nishith Desai Associates is a first tier firm,
Nishith Desai Associates is ‘a real market leader’ for investment funds work, and represents clients such as Avendus Capital, Long Term India Fund, Kotak India Real Estate Fund IV and Milestone Domestic Scheme III. Nishith Desai is ‘a genuine expert’ who is recommended along with the ‘experienced’ Siddharth Shah.
Leading firms in Bangalore
Within Leading firms in Bangalore, Nishith Desai Associates is a third tier firm,
Nishith Desai Associates’ Vaibhav Parikh is highly regarded.
Real estate
Within Mumbai, Nishith Desai Associates is a third tier firm,
Nishith Desai Associates’ ‘thoroughly professional’ team has acted for clients including Starlight Systems, Orbit Corporation and Lokhandwala Group. The team advises a number of real estate funds on investment deals.
TMT
Within Mumbai, Nishith Desai Associates is a first tier firm,
Nishith Desai Associates is ‘a top firm for TMT matters’. Clients include Mid-DAY, MphasiS, GoAhead Software, Infospace and Sony Music. Gowree Gokhale is recommended.
Within New Delhi Leading individuals: India
Tax
Within Mumbai, Nishith Desai Associates is a first tier firm,
Nishith Desai Associates advises clients such as Chartis Insurance UK, Vodafone, Standard Chartered and Marriott International on high-end tax matters. It also recently advised two international banks on developing cross-border structured financial products, and acted for a leading US-based private equityfund in global restructuring. This is a ‘top-notch’ team in which the key figures are Bijal Ajinkya and founding partner Nishith Desai.
Within New Delhi Leading individuals: India