What differentiates Agama Law Associates from its competitors?
At Agama Law Associates, our distinction lies in delivering Tier-1 quality with boutique agility. We combine the precision, rigour and strategic depth of large firms with the responsiveness and partner-led attention of a specialist practice.
Clients work directly with senior lawyers who understand both business imperatives and regulatory nuances — from founder-led startups and high-growth tech ventures to listed NBFCs and multinational conglomerates.
What truly sets Agama apart is our “client-in-house” approach. We invest time in understanding each client’s internal approval hierarchies, technology stack, product architecture and vendor ecosystem. This allows us to craft contracts, compliance frameworks, and transaction structures that integrate seamlessly with day-to-day operations so that our advice is not only legally sound but also immediately implementable.
We are also recognized for our cross-cultural legal fluency, blending Indian and international perspectives. Our team is trained to collaborate effectively with global counsel and domain experts.
Above all, we view every mandate through a long-term partnership lens — combining legal acumen, business empathy and technology-driven execution to deliver outcomes that endure beyond the transaction.
Which practices do you see growing in the next 12 months, and what’s driving that growth?
We expect Capital Markets, Business Transaction Advisory, Insolvency & Financial Restructuring, and Infrastructure Arbitration to see sustained and accelerated growth over the next 12 months.
Capital Markets: Our Capital Markets practice is poised for significant expansion, driven by the surge in SME listings, rights issues, and pre-IPO readiness mandates. Agama has acted as legal counsel across a diverse range of sectors — from Pavna Industries Limited and Voler Car Limited to Meera Industries Limited — advising on IPOs, further public offerings and rights issues. We are presently engaged in multiple IPOs spanning manufacturing, consumer and energy sectors, as well as rights issues for listed companies such as Arunis Abode Limited. With SEBI’s continuous regulatory refinement and a buoyant SME ecosystem, we are increasingly assisting clients in end-to-end public market transitions encompassing corporate assistance and SEBI governance alignment.Business Transaction Advisory: Our Business Transaction Advisory and M&A practice continues to expand as Indian businesses look outward — whether through cross-border acquisitions, strategic joint ventures or outbound investments into Southeast Asia, the GCC and the US. Our recent work for Collective Artists Network illustrates this evolution. Clients are increasingly seeking not just transactional execution but strategic legal insight - structuring deals to balance valuation, control, and governance. We foresee this growth deepening as Indian corporates mature into regional consolidators and international funds increase their India exposure.Insolvency & Financial Restructuring: Insolvency and restructuring continue to evolve under dynamic judicial interpretation of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). The amendments proposed to the IBC framework will likely expand the practice’s scope, particularly around cross-border insolvency and pre-pack resolutions. Our experience representing leading banks and financial creditors (State Bank of India, HDFC Bank Limited, BMM Ispat Limited), NBFCs, and institutional creditors before the NCLT/NCLAT positions us strongly in this space.Infrastructure Arbitration and Dispute Resolution: We have observed a significant rise in infrastructure-related arbitration and allied disputes, driven by India’s accelerated investment in public–private partnerships, urban development, and large-scale EPC projects. Our Dispute Resolution team has been at the forefront of advising clients across the construction, logistics, real estate, and infrastructure sectors, representing them in both institutional and ad hoc arbitrations under SIAC, ICC, MCIA and domestic tribunals. The judiciary’s continued pro-arbitration stance including the emphasis on minimal court interference and enforcement efficiency has prompted corporates to incorporate well-structured arbitration and escalation clauses across contracts, a trend that Agama is actively shaping through both contract advisory and dispute representation.What’s the main change you’ve made that benefits clients?
We have moved from a traditional advisory model to a hybrid client-engagement framework that combines technology, partner access and legal project discipline. Clients today benefit from both speed and depth — onboarding and reviews are conducted virtually for efficiency, while partners maintain quarterly in-person interactions with client leadership.
We have also embedded legal project management principles across all matters: introducing standardized checklists, issue trackers and turnaround metrics to enhance predictability and accountability. These systems, supported by digital tools such as AI-enabled document review, have resulted in faster closures and measurable compliance outcomes.
In essence, we’ve redefined client service from being reactive and transactional to being data-driven and continuously improving.
How is technology changing the way you interact with clients and deliver services?
Technology has become integral to how we engage, collaborate, and deliver value. At Agama, we have always handled documentation through digitally enabled workspaces such as Dropbox for real-time collaboration.
Our teams leverage AI-enabled document review and workflow tools to deliver speed with precision. Mike DocReview supports intelligent proofreading, while Jurisphere enables OCR-based digitization, contract red-flagging and legal research analytics. Together, these tools enhance the accuracy and efficiency of high-volume due diligence, contract review and transactional documentation. In addition, our use of Bill4Time streamlines billing, time tracking, and project management increasing efficiency in client servicing.
In what ways has Agama Law Associates gone beyond conventional legal services to create tangible value for clients’ businesses and regulators?
We see our role as business enablers. A few examples illustrate this:
Strengthening regulatory resilience for a listed NBFC: When a leading NBFC faced statutory compliance gaps flagged by the RBI, we conducted a deep-dive review of its IT-outsourcing contracts and vendor ecosystem. Agama helped avert potential reputational and financial loss while establishing a benchmark for vendor-governance compliance.Disputes and regulatory mandates: We have represented financial creditors including SBI, HDFC Bank, and BMM Ispat before the NCLT under Sections 7 and 95 of the IBC, obtaining favourable orders and precedent-setting condonation of delay in claim filings. Our disputes team also represents clients in ad-hoc, institutional, domestic and international arbitrations covering infrastructure, EPC and logistics contracts.Supporting India’s regulatory institutions: Agama is empanelled with SEBI and IRDAI, representing regulators before the Securities Appellate Tribunal and the Bombay High Court in complex matters involving market-manipulation, disclosure, and insider-trading regulations. Our work directly contributes to strengthening India’s capital-market enforcement ecosystem.Enabling capital-markets growth for an SME: For a textiles and apparel company proposing an IPO on the BSE SME Platform, we acted as end-to-end legal advisors — conducting due diligence, verifying SEBI and statutory compliance and drafting the Draft Prospectus in accordance with ICDR Regulations. When certain promoter-group members dissented post-filing, Agama led the legal strategy to enable the company to maintain its IPO trajectory without disruption.Acting as an extended in-house legal function: For multiple technology and logistics clients such as Tarento Technologies, we operate as a strategic legal partner, building their compliance and contracting ecosystem from the ground up.Are clients looking for stability and strategic direction — where do you see the firm in three years?
Clients today expect more than legal accuracy — they expect strategic foresight, operational understanding and continuity of support. At Agama, we are evolving to meet that expectation by investing in technology, knowledge systems and sector specialization to anticipate client needs before they arise.
We are also strengthening collaboration with external domain experts, financial advisors and compliance specialists to deliver integrated, outcome-oriented solutions.
While we prefer not to forecast by timelines, our vision is clear: to continue shaping a globally relevant Indian firm, one that combines legal precision with business intelligence, sustainable client relationships and technological agility to define the next generation of full-service advisory.
