The Legal 500

Within Mumbai, ALMT Legal is a second tier firm,

Sameer Tapia’s team at ALMT Legal advised an international airline in an appeal before the Competition Appellate Tribunal, and in writ petitions at High Court level. It also acted for a leading airline on regulatory reporting requirements. Ananjan Mitter is recommended.

Within Mumbai: Banking and finance, tier 4

ALMT Legal has derivatives expertise, and acts for clients including Barclays, RBS, Credit Lyonnais Securities Asia and Société Générale. It advised State Bank of India on external commercial borrowings by Radico Khaitan.

Within Mumbai: Capital markets, tier 4

ALMT Legal advised Flexituff International Limited on its initial public offering, and the State Bank of Travancore on a rights issue. Dhanya Menon is recommended.

Within New Delhi Leading individuals: Banking and finance

Within Mumbai, tier 4

The team at ALMT Legal acted for a foreign client in its joint venture with an Indian firm to develop a solar project in the state of Gujarat, and advised Emcure Pharmaceuticals on the merger of Lasor Pharmaceuticals with Zuventus Healthcare. Aliff Fazelbhoy and Vaishakh Kapadia are recommended.

Within Mumbai, ALMT Legal is a third tier firm,

ALMT Legal’s ‘superb’ team represented an entertainment company in the enforcement of a foreign arbitral award before the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario, Canada and the Supreme Court of the state of New York. It also represented Suresh Kalmadi, former chairman of the organising committee of the Commonwealth Games 2010, in criminal proceedings instituted against him by the Central Bureau of Investigation. Hitesh Jain is recommended.

Within Mumbai, ALMT Legal is a third tier firm,

ALMT Legal advised Reliance Equity Advisors on its acquisition of 34.68% of the equity shareholding of Max Flex & Imaging Systems, and for Ascent Capital on a $40m investment into Karaikal Ports. Aliff Fazelbhoy and Dhanya Menon are recommended.

Within Leading firms in Bangalore, ALMT Legal is a first tier firm,

ALMT Legal is a ‘formidable operator’ in the Bangalore market, and is renowned for its corporate and IP capabilities. Recent highlights include acting for the State Bank of Travancore on a rights issue, and on its acquisition of Cityman. Recommended individuals include the ‘excellent’ Dhanya Menon, real estate expert Prashant Bhopat, and capital markets expert S R Arun.

Within Mumbai, ALMT Legal is a third tier firm,

ALMT Legal advised a foreign national on the sale of an inherited property, and represented another client in a dispute concerning plots for the construction of a truck terminal at Wadala. Sameer Tapia and Hitesh Jain are recommended.

Within Mumbai, ALMT Legal is a second tier firm,

ALMT Legal’s Gautam Bhatikar advised a client on a dispute with a Korean shipowner, which involved the arrest of a vessel in Turkey.

Within Mumbai, ALMT Legal is a second tier firm,

ALMT Legal represents clients such as Lokmat and Sakal Papers, and acted for Excel Soft Technologies on the licensing of e-learning software to Firstsource Solutions. It also acted for a French IT multinational on a registration application process filed with the Department of Telecommunication. Hitesh Jain and S R Arun are recommended.

Within Mumbai, ALMT Legal is a third tier firm,

ALMT Legal acts on both direct and indirect tax matters, and has an ‘excellent approach to work and service levels’. It acted for Symantec Software on a transfer-pricing dispute before the commissioner of income tax appeals and other authorities, and advised a large international brokerage house on the tax restructuring of its Indian entities. Aliff Fazelbhoy and Statira Ranina are recommended.

Within New Delhi Leading individuals