Ahlawat & Associates

Ahlawat & Associates (A&A) is a long-established Indian law firm advising domestic and international clients on high-value transactions, complex disputes, and strategic regulatory matters across multiple sectors. Since its founding in 1978 as a litigation practice, the firm has developed into a full-service platform combining deep contentious capability with sophisticated transactional and advisory expertise.

The firm

With a team of over 50 professionals, A&A has represented more than 2,000 clients across jurisdictions and has advised on matters exceeding USD 15 billion in aggregate value. The firm is regularly engaged on cross-border mandates, strategic investments, regulatory structuring, and mission-critical business decisions for multinational corporations, growth companies, investors, institutions, and public bodies.

Core practice areas

Corporate, M&A and Private Equity: Advises corporates, founders, investors, and funds on acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, strategic investments, and complex cross-border transactions.

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and India Entry: A recognised practice advising global companies, investors, and institutions on inbound investment structuring, regulatory approvals, joint ventures, market-entry strategy, and ongoing compliance in India.

Dispute Resolution, Arbitration and Investigations: Acts in commercial litigation, domestic and international arbitration, insolvency proceedings, and regulatory disputes, including high-stakes and multi-jurisdictional matters.

Real Estate and Infrastructure: Advises developers, investors, and funds on acquisitions, development structures, project documentation, financing, leasing, and regulatory compliance.

Intellectual Property and Technology: Provides end-to-end advisory on IP protection, licensing, enforcement, technology transactions, data protection, and digital regulatory frameworks.

Education Law and Regulatory: Advises educational institutions, investors, edtech companies, and promoters on regulatory approvals, structuring, compliance, collaborations, governance, and sector-specific policy matters.

Employment and Regulatory: Counsels multinational and domestic employers on workforce structuring, compliance, investigations, workplace policies, and labour disputes.

Tax and Business Structuring: Offers integrated advice on direct and indirect tax, transaction structuring, regulatory approvals, and operational setup for inbound and outbound investments.

International capability
The firm is widely recognised for assisting overseas businesses establishing and scaling operations in India. A&A regularly advises clients from more than 30 jurisdictions, providing commercially focused guidance aligned with both Indian legal frameworks and global business standards.

Team
The Partners are known for combining technical precision with commercial judgement and sector familiarity, delivering pragmatic solutions to complex legal and business challenges. The firm’s multilingual professionals work across English and major Indian languages, enabling seamless client communication across regions.

Recognition
A&A’s work is featured in leading international directories and publications, including India Business Law Journal, Asian Legal Business, RSG, Impact Insiders, Mondaq, and Lexology.