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Solomon & Co. Advocates & Solicitors
CALCOT HOUSE, 3RD FLOOR, 8/10, MP SHETTY MARG
TAMARIND STREET, FORT
MUMBAI 400 023
India
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Work Department

  • Mergers & Acquisition
  • Joint Ventures & Collaborations
  • Corporate & Business Laws
  • Competition Laws
  • Banking and Finance
  • Investment Funds and Private Equity
  • Capital Markets & Securities Laws
  • Foreign Investment & Exchange Control Regulations

Position

Managing Partner

Career

Aaron Solomon is the Managing Partner of Solomon & Co. and has been in active practice for over 20 years. He specializes in transactional work including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, exchange control regulations, competition laws, banking, investment funds, private equity, capital markets, and securities laws. He has a hands-on approach and his team has the ability to handle large and complex cross-border transactions.

With over 2-decades of experience on cross-border transactions of all types and versatility across multiple practice areas, Aaron specializes in guiding clients across a complex Indian business and legal environment. 

Aaron was a partner at two major Indian law firms before joining Solomon & Co. He qualified as an advocate in the year 1995 and was ranked first in the all India Solicitor’s examination in 1996.

  • Relevant experience:
    In 2016, Aaron acted for Jain Irrigation on the largest private equity investment in the India agri-tech sector, a nearly 120 million US$ investment by Mandala Capital in Jain Irrigation.
  • He also acted for Fonroche Energie S.A.S. in 2016 on one of the first M&A transactions in the solar energy space in India, namely the divestiture of two solar power Plants by Fonroche Energie S.A.S. to the Hinduja Group
  • He is impaneled advisor to several banks and Financial services companies, including HSBC Bank, L&T Finance, Bank of Baroda and Bank of Maharashtra.
  • He is actively involved in technology transactions of all kinds and encourages start-ups.
  • He has assisted on several large transactions in the agri-business sector, the defense sector, and the renewable enter sector.

Memberships

Aaron is a member of the Association of Independent European Lawyers. He is the president of the Friends of the Tel Aviv University in India and is also an advisory member of the China-East Asia International Trade Disputes Settlement Advisory Committee.

Lawyer Rankings

India > City focus: Mumbai > Commercial, corporate and M&A

Solomon & Co. Advocates & Solicitors’ corporate and M&A practice is adept at handling a variety of corporate and commercial matters such as M&A transactions, joint ventures, regulatory compliance, and corporate governance. The group’s breadth continues to attract new clients from a range of industry sectors including healthcare, IT, and manufacturing, to name a few. Aaron Solomon, Michelle Solomon Le Page, and Kinjal Champaneria co-lead the team and bring a wealth of experience to the firm.

India > City focus: Mumbai > Dispute resolution

(Leading partners)

Aaron Solomon – Solomon & Co. Advocates & Solicitors

Solomon & Co. Advocates & Solicitors‘ dispute resolution team stands out for its breadth of practice which covers both litigation and arbitration arising from real estate, intellectual property, and employment, among others. The group’s capability to handle a range of matters, alongside its extensive experience acting before the Bombay High Court and tribunals around Mumbai, continues to attract new clients from a range of sectors including telecoms, textiles, and hospitality, to name a few. Co-leading the department are Jonathan Solomon, Aaron Solomon, Michelle Solomon Le Page, Shruti Maniar, Soniya Putta, and Saumya Brajmohan, all of whom bring a wealth of expertise to the practice. Jonathan Solomon specialises in civil litigation and arbitration, while Aaron Solomon concentrates on disputes stemming from M&A and joint venture transactions. Le Page holds dual qualifications in both India and England which make her an asset to the team as she is able to advise multinational businesses on cross-border disputes.

India > City focus: Mumbai > Intellectual property

The intellectual property practice at Solomon & Co. Advocates & Solicitors, noted for its ‘strong skill set,’ has a robust offering which covers patent, trade mark, and copyright filings, patent prosecution, and trade mark acquisitions, as well as representation before the Trademark Registry, and licensing matters. The group’s scope continues to attract new clients from a range of industry sectors including financial services, manufacturing, and automotive. Co-leading the team are transactional specialist Aaron Solomon, TMT expert Komal Solomon, and patent authority Germaine Pereira.

India > City focus: Mumbai > Real estate and construction

Solomon & Co. Advocates & Solicitors‘ real estate and construction team, led by transactional expert Aaron Solomon, specialises in due diligence, real estate acquisitions, and development projects, and is instructed by clients from a range of industry sectors such as infrastructure, financial services, and insurance, among others. The practice benefits from the aptitude of Krutika Jain, who has experience assisting with title investigations, structuring and conveyancing, and land acquisitions.

India > City focus: Mumbai > TMT

Solomon & Co. Advocates & Solicitors, co-led by Aaron Solomon, Komal Solomon, and Germaine Pereira, offers assistance with film production investments, commercial contracts, and consultancy agreements, alongside data protection and general advisory services to clients from a range of sectors including tech, media and entertainment, and pharma, among others. Pereira stands out in particular for her expertise in financing, joint ventures, and investments within the media and entertainment industry.

India > Corporate and M&A

Aaron Solomon, Michelle Solomon Le Page, Kinjal Champaneria and Haroon Asrar spearhead the ‘very professional and commercial’ practice at Solomon & Co. Advocates & Solicitors, which handles a plethora of mandates across the sectors of manufacturing, healthcare, finance and IT sectors.

India > Intellectual property > Intellectual property

In the IP arena, Solomon & Co. Advocates & Solicitors is active in the film, television, and performing arts sectors, and routinely handles the implementation of protective measures for various forms of IP. The offering is collectively led by Aaron Solomon, who focuses on the protection of artistic work, Komal Solomon, who advises production houses, and Germaine Pereira, a key contact for tech-related IP matters.