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Phoenix Legal > The Legal 500 Rankings
India > Banking and finance Tier 2
Phoenix Legal is highly experienced in the structured capital and debt market space and regularly advises a variety of lending institutions. The team is equally effective in syndicated lending work and assists clients with the structuring of loans, letters of credit and transactional banking facilities. Sawant Singh is known for his expertise in asset reconstructions and consortium banking transactions and jointly heads up the team with Abhishek Saxena and cross-border financing expert Aditya Bhargava. Other key members include Harsh Arora, who has built a reputation for advising major international and Indian banks and financial institutions on investments in Indian companies, and Mithila Bhati, who regularly advises clients on acquisition financings.Practice head(s):
Sawant Singh; Abhishek Saxena; Aditya Bhargava
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘The Phoenix Legal team stands out among all our legal partners with their a) ability to navigate and provide practical advice on the nuances of the Indian legal landscape; b) responsiveness; and c) ability to negotiate strategically.’
‘Aditya Bhargava: highly responsive; provides practical advice. Mithila Bhati: highly detail oriented and responsive.’
‘Harsh Arora: he is involved in the transactions and is aware of the key concerns. Solution oriented and has sector knowledge.’
Key clients
United States International Development Finance Corporation
Asian Development Bank
Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij Voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V.
Enabling Qapital Limited
Finnish Fund For Industrial Cooperation Limited
BlueOrchard Microfinance Fund
IndusInd Bank Limited
MicroVest Short Duration Fund, LP
REC Limited
TARC Limited
Northern Arc Capital Limited
SBI Capital Market Limited
CredAvenue Private Limited
Deutsche Bank AG
HDFC Bank Limited
State Bank of India
Credlix
Bank of India
India > Corporate and M&A Tier 2
Phoenix Legal offers in-depth experience in providing advice on corporate, regulatory, and corporate governance matters across a wide range of spaces, ranging from infrastructure to healthcare. The firm displays skill in handling multi-jurisdictional M&A and business restructurings, along with assisting corporations on investment models which ensure a beneficial tax structure. Operating out of New Delhi, Manjula Chawla focuses on corporate finance and joint ventures, Saket Shukla specialises in strategic advisory work, and Abhishek Saxena’s practice includes insolvency and restructuring matters. Pranav Srivastava is an expert on the technology and life sciences sector, whilst from Mumbai, co-founding partner Sawant Singh has expertise in private equity and project finance work. Akshay Sachthey is also noted as a key lawyer.Practice head(s):
Manjula Chawla; Saket Shukla; Abhishek Saxena; Sawant Singh; Pranav Srivastava
Other key lawyers:
Akshay Sachthey; Chandni Chawla; Kripi Kathuria; Aditi Sharma
Testimonials
‘Phoenix Legal has been our ‘ long-standing “go to” advisor for all India foreign direct investment, M&A, banking, regulatory, and general commercial matters. Blessed with a team of first class lawyers in Delhi and Mumbai, Phoenix always deliver and a pleasure to work with even on extremely demanding and complex matters.’
‘Saket Shukla is brilliant, razor-sharp and hands-on. He knows exactly what clients want and has the innate ability to navigate the myriad of India laws with consummate ease.’
‘Sawant Singh is recognised as one of the best financing lawyers in India – he impresses with his formidable expertise, solutions-focus approach and impeccable advice.’
‘Pranav Srivastava is an excellent lawyer who provides sound commercial advice and first-class service. He impressed on Navis’ recent divestment of its tertiary education business.’
‘Aditi Sharma is a rising star and one to watch. She is part of Phoenix’s “A Team” and is highly regarded for her commercial-mindedness and work ethic.’
Key clients
Campari
ADQ
Definitive Healthcare LLC
Planetcast
Howden Broking Group Limited
Cians Analytics Private Limited
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Sunflag and Iron & Steel Company
Pine Labs
YARA Growth Venture AS
India > Dispute resolution: litigation Tier 2
The experienced litigation team at Phoenix Legal regularly handles various corporate, civil, and criminal matters before courts, quasi-judicial authorities, and tribunals, handling commercial contracts, shareholders’ disputes, debt recovery, and competition law matters. Saket Shukla takes point on matters concerning infrastructure, mining and resources, and construction, while Abhishek Saxena is the key name for contentious transactional matters. Aman Avinav joined from independent practice in September 2022 and has significant experience defending clients against criminal proceedings, while Gaurav Dudeja joined from King, Stubb & Kasiva in April the same year. Vasanth Rajasekaran left the practice in August 2022.Practice head(s):
Abhishek Saxena; Saket Shukla; Manjula Chawla; Gautam Bhatikar; Aman Avinav; Gaurav Dudeja; Pranav Srivastava
Testimonials
‘Phoenix has done a great job monitoring our matter, helping us understand the unique procedural positions, and keeping us up to date.‘
Key clients
Sapphire Foods India Limited (SFIL)
Sojitz India Private Limited
Camions Logistics Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (GoBolt)
ARG Outlier Media Pvt. Ltd.
PPK Newsclick Studio Pvt. Ltd
3i infotech Limited
Mersen SA
Kharghar Vikhroli Transmission Limited (KVTL)
Shipowners’ Club and Papaa Shipping
Intuitive Surgical India Pvt. Ltd
India > Insurance Tier 2
Phoenix Legal is a regular port of call for large Indian and overseas insurers and reinsurers on a range of contentious and non-contentious matters. Drawing on over 20 years of experience in the field, New Delhi-based Saket Shukla specialises in strategic advisory work and transactions cutting across the insurance space; Shukla co-heads the practice alongside dual-qualified (India and England) and litigation-focused Gautam Bhatikar, based in Mumbai. Also in New Delhi, associate partner Akshay Sachthey comes highly recommended.Practice head(s):
Saket Shukla; Gautam Bhatikar
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘Excellent service and knowledge of insurance and reinsurance matters, including but not limited regulatory matters.’
‘Prompt attention and practical advice.’
Key clients
Howden Broking Group Limited
India > Projects and energy Tier 2
At Phoenix Legal, the team is highly regarded for handling oil and gas sale purchase agreements, as well as corporate transactions for infrastructure companies. The practice has extensive experience in advising entities in the crude oil and LNG sectors, and boasts a growing presence in the renewables arena, often assisting with wind, hydro, and solar mandates. Operating out of New Delhi, Abhishek Saxena is an expert on joint venture and M&A transactions, and Pranav Srivastava focuses on infrastructure and power-related mandates. Pallavi Bedi and Mumbai- based Aditya Bhargava are key individuals to note.Practice head(s):
Abhishek Saxena; Pallavi Bedi; Pranav Srivastava; Aditya Bhargava; Harsh Arora
Other key lawyers:
Ashita Bali
Testimonials
‘Very thorough and timely advice.’
‘Pallavi Bedi has a very professional approach in advising clients.’
‘Team has knowledge, understanding, sincerity and dedication. Excellent analytical ability.’
‘Pallavi Bedi has excellent subject knowledge, and provides solutions which are practical and result oriented. Excellent legal professional.’
Key clients
Penn Energy International Renewables ULC (“Penn”)
Nippon Audiotronix Private Limited (“Nippon”)
Konkan LNG Limited
A large global pharmaceutical company
Toshiba JSW Power Systems Private Limited (“Toshiba”)
Padah LNG FZE (“Padah”)
Sojitz Corporation (“Sojitz”)
ARG Outlier Media Private Limited (“ARG”)
Asian Development Bank (“ADB”)
A consortium of shipowners
India > Shipping Tier 2
Fielding one of India’s largest maritime teams, Phoenix Legal provides comprehensive advice across a spectrum of maritime matters, including chartering arrangements, ship financings, regulatory issues, disputes and ship arrests, among others. Gautam Bhatikar leads the Mumbai office, representing various large banks, shipowners, oil companies and insurers in high-stakes litigation and arbitration, both domestically and overseas. Meanwhile, based in the New Delhi office, Abhishek Saxena and Pranav Srivastava co-head the practice, supported by Zoeb Cutlerywala and senior associate Vikram Kamath.Practice head(s):
Abhishek Saxena; Gautam Bhatikar; Pranav Srivastava
Other key lawyers:
Key clients
UAB “Garant Service”
OOO (Limited Liability Company) M-Shipping
Winstar Shipholding S.A. Bunkering Company
Sojitz Corporation
Offshore Transport and Engineering LLP and Chhara Port
The Shipowners’ Club / Papaa Shipping
BW Offshore
L & T Hydrocarbon & Engineering Ltd.
Petrochem General Management S.A
India > Labour and employment Tier 3
Adept at handling both contentious and non-contentious employment matters, Phoenix Legal regularly advises on employee transfers, disciplinary inquiries, industrial disputes, and terminations, with particular sector expertise in the manufacturing and service industries. Manjula Chawla and Abhishek Saxena take point on corporate employment matters; Saket Shukla handles restructurings and senior executive exits; Sawant Singh in Mumbai has a broad practice and is recommended for M&A-related employment mandates, while Pranav Srivastava is the key contact for clients in the tech and life sciences sectors. The five co-lead the practice. All lawyers mentioned are based in Delhi unless otherwise stated.Practice head(s):
Manjula Chawla; Saket Shukla; Abhishek Saxena; Sawant Singh; Pranav Srivastava
Other key lawyers:
Akshay Sachthey
Testimonials
‘Excellent.’
‘Akshay Sachthey is a superstar.’
Work highlights
India > Life sciences and healthcare Tier 3
The team at Phoenix Legal advises clients across the pharma, biotech, healthcare, and medical devices spaces, combining transactional and corporate advice with work on disputes, intellectual property issues, and regulatory matters. The firm has particular expertise in handling regulatory issues relating to M&A and financing transactions, with practice co-head Abhishek Saxena noted for his expertise in cross-border M&A. The team is also led by Pranav Srivastava , who combines transactional and disputes experience, and Manjula Chawla, who has a strong record in cross-border commercial structuring and corporate matters.Practice head(s):
Abhishek Saxena; Pranav Srivastava; Manjula Chawla
Work highlights
India > Real estate and construction Tier 3
The real estate team at Phoenix Legal advises investee companies, property developers, buyers, lessors, lessees and funds on various real estate issues. Manjula Chawla’s expertise ranges from strategic corporate investments and corporate finance to M&As, joint ventures, corruption and compliance investigations, and general corporate and commercial matters. Saket Shukla advises international investors, multilateral agencies and promoter groups on complex transactions across multiple sectors, including infrastructure, construction, insurance, hospitality, but also mining and resources as well as oil and gas. From the New Delhi office, Pranav Srivastava focuses on technology (including IT and FinTech), life sciences, healthcare, infrastructure, power, oil and gas and EPC/ construction sectors. He also handles cross-border investments and the appointment of contractors.Practice head(s):
Saket Shukla; Manjula Chawla; Pranav Srivastava
Other key lawyers:
Kripi Kathuria
Key clients
BT Group
Monster Energy Company
TARC Limited
ARG Outlier Media Private Limited
Kalinga Realtors Private Limited
BPEA Credit
India > Restructuring and insolvency Tier 3
Phoenix Legal advises on voluntary liquidation, dissolution of companies, and other matters under the IBC. The team is headed by Saket Shukla, Manjula Chawla, and Abhishek Saxena, alongside Gautam Bhatikar, who is based in Mumbai. The team is especially proficient at handling corporate insolvency matters for resolution professionals. In particular, associate partner Neha Naik has represented several notable banks and foreign-owned enterprises in relation to insolvency proceedings. Lawyers are in Dehli unless otherwise stated.Practice head(s):
Saket Shukla; Manjula Chawla; Abhishek Saxena; Gautam Bhatikar
Other key lawyers:
Key clients
Mersen SA
India > Tax Tier 3
Phoenix Legal regularly assists clients with domestic tax, both direct and indirect tax including GST, transfer pricing, as well as the application of tax treaty principles. Abhishek Saxena and Pranav Srivastava co-lead the team from New Delhi, while Jatin Arora leads from the Mumbai office. Saxena is active in direct tax and Arora is the lead for indirect tax. Srivastava focuses his practice on the tax aspects of transactional work.Practice head(s):
Abhishek Saxena; Jatin Arora; Pranav Srivastava
Work highlights
India > TMT Tier 4
Counting software companies, internet start-ups, and investors amongst its key clients, the Phoenix Legal practice has great experience advising on issues relating to policy, IP protection, and compliance. In the New Delhi office, Saket Shukla specialises in strategic advisory work and corporate transactions, whilst Sawant Singh is an expert on private equity and project finance. Associate partner Aditi Sharma focuses on cross-border investments and joint ventures.Practice head(s):
Manjula Chawla; Saket Shukla; Abhishek Saxena; Sawant Singh
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘Phoenix has a collection of top lawyers as evidenced otherwise from their listings in publications of repute, as well as our experience with them over a decade. The first thing to note is the ability to deliver smoothly on complex legal, and regulatory issues in a way that addresses business decisions. The team(s) are a pleasure to work with – fully focused on solving matters not legal nitpicking. A related matter that arises out of this is a sense of collaboration, even if we don’t quite get agreement on our position – a professional firm guiding us to make our own decisions.’
‘Partner availability is an important aspect of any professional firm. Partners in Phoenix go beyond the call of duty.’
India > Private equity and investment funds Tier 6
Based in New Delhi, Phoenix Legal acts for domestic and international private equity and venture capital funds on structuring and exit strategies, spanning across various phases of the funds lifecycle. Jointly led by Saket Shukla, Pranav Srivastava, and Abhishek Saxena, the team also assists clients in restructurings, from inception to exits, in addition to navigating regulatory landscapes.Practice head(s):
Saket Shukla; Abhishek Saxena; Pranav Srivastava
Phoenix Legal > Firm Profile
The firm: Phoenix Legal was founded in 2008 by Ms Manjula Chawla, Mr Saket Shukla, Mr Abhishek Saxena, and Mr Sawant Singh. It is a leading full service/multi-disciplinary Indian law firm offering transactional, regulatory, advisory, dispute resolution, and tax services. With its principal offices in New Delhi and Mumbai, the firm advises a diverse clientele including domestic and international companies, banks and financial institutions, funds, promoter groups, and public sector undertakings.
It is committed to developing strong client relationships, engaging capable and dedicated professionals, and investing in technology. Enthusiasm, energy, and a drive for excellence influence the way the firm works. It invests time in understanding clients’ businesses, which enables it to provide commercially oriented and innovative legal solutions to achieve clients’ goals.
It believes that its lawyers are its greatest resource and its philosophy is to attract and retain quality professionals. It encourages entrepreneurship to enable its people to fully realize their potential. Its belief is that clients will benefit from the success of its people.
A few characteristics which set it apart from a conventional firm are a high degree of partner involvement and availability; top-quality commercially-oriented legal advice; attention to detail; and responsiveness.
Areas of practice: The firm is a full-service Indian law firm offering transactional, regulatory, advisory, dispute resolution, and tax services and has regularly acted on some of the most complex and cutting-edge work in different practice areas. Many of the firm’s deals and transactions have made headlines. The firm has acted on transactions with a value in excess of $1bn nearly every year of its existence. Even the deals and transactions that are not high-value, and therefore may not make headlines, involve complex and innovative structuring and regulatory issues. The firm has significant experience in advising its clients on deals and transactions in heavily regulated sectors, such as insurance, financial services, mining, pharmaceutical, multi-brand retail, infrastructure, and natural resources.
The firm’s clients include some of the largest and well known global corporations including Fortune 100 companies. Apart from the above factors, the firm believes its approach to client service to be superior to its peer firms and makes it stand out and justifies its better ranking. Partners at the firm have substantial or complete involvement in any client work that is undertaken by the firm. Additionally, it is aggressively responsive and always available to clients, provides commercial advice in a language that the client can understand and provides advice that is legally enforceable but without the legalese.
The solutions that we provide to our clients to help them achieve their business objectives have their basis in intense and detailed legal research. While we do keep abreast of market practices applicable to legal interpretation, they are adopted and recommended only if they are supported by a prevailing legal and regulatory framework.
In a sense, we don’t fully believe in a precedent-based approach. While we have a database and do pass the benefit of our experience to our clients, we do tend to tailor our advice to meet our clients’ requirements and do not believe in offering templatized solutions.
Towards this end, we continue to grow our team of qualified professionals with experience in diverse areas of law and the capability to provide fully integrated services to support all our client’s legal needs.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Ms. Manjula Chawla | manjula.chawla@phoenixlegal.in | +911149830000 | |
| Mr. Saket Shukla | saket.shukla@phoenixlegal.in | +911149830000 | |
| Mr. Abhishek Saxena | abhishek.saxena@phoenixlegal.in | +911149830000 | |
| Mr. Sawant Singh | sawant.singh@phoenixlegal.in | +912243408500 |
Lawyer Profiles
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Harsh Arora | Harsh Arora is part of the Banking & Finance practice group and… | View Profile |
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Mr Aman Avinav | Aman is a partner based in the Delhi office of Phoenix Legal.… | View Profile |
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Ms Pallavi Bedi | Pallavi is a Partner of Phoenix Legal who specializes in the area… | View Profile |
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Mr Aditya Bhargava | Aditya is a partner based in the Mumbai Office of the Firm… | View Profile |
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Mithila Bhati | Mithila is an associate partner with the Mumbai office of Phoenix Legal. | View Profile |
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Gautam Bhatikar | Gautam is a partner based in Mumbai and is dual-qualified in India… | View Profile |
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Ms Manjula Chawla | Manjula Chawla is the co-founding partner of Phoenix Legal, a leading full-service… | View Profile |
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Mrs Chandni Chawla | Chandni Chawla is an Associate Partner with the New Delhi office of… | View Profile |
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Mr Zoeb S. Cutlerywala | Zoeb Cutlerywala is a Partner with Phoenix Legal at their Mumbai offices… | View Profile |
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Ms Ashima Dewan | Ashima is an associate partner with the New Delhi office of Phoenix… | View Profile |
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Gaurav Dudeja | Gaurav is a Partner based in the New Delhi office of Phoenix… | View Profile |
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Kripi Kathuria | Kripi Kathuria is an Associate Partner with the New Delhi office of… | View Profile |
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Neha Naik | Neha Naik is an Associate Partner with the Mumbai office of Phoenix… | View Profile |
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Mr Abhishek Saxena | Abhishek Saxena is a co-founding partner based out of New Delhi office… | View Profile |
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Mr Saket Shukla | Saket Shukla is a co-founding partner of Phoenix Legal, one of India’s… | View Profile |
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Mr Sawant Singh | Sawant Singh is a co-founding partner based in the Mumbai office. | View Profile |
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Mr Sumit Sinha | Sumit Sinha is a Partner in the Firm’s General Corporate, M&A, Private… | View Profile |
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Mr Pranav Srivastava | Pranav is a partner based in the New Delhi office of the… | View Profile |
Staff Figures
Number of lawyers : 85 at this office : 48Languages
English Hindi TamilDiversity
DIVERSITY & INCLUSIVENESS
We believe in creating an environment that encourages out of the box thinking, teamwork, and trust which contribute towards ensuring that we provide top quality services to our clients. Therefore, as one of the core founding principles of our firm, we place a strong emphasis on diversity and inclusiveness. We believe that this approach encourages different perspectives towards work, leadership styles, view points and equips our lawyers to provide novel and innovative solutions for our clients.
As a top Indian Law Firm in a country that itself is so diverse and inclusive – in terms of geography, people, language, culture and religion, and in so many other ways, we believe that Inclusion is an ongoing process and requires us to create a culture where everyone is valued and contributes to their true potential.
Our Management Committee under the leadership of our Founders and particularly, Ms. Manjula Chawla (Co-Founder) undertakes various initiatives to ensure we employ, groom, and retain a diverse pipeline of talent. A culture of Diversity & Inclusiveness is an inherent part of the firm’s value system, right from the hiring stage. This is a key part of not just our recruitment processes but also our internship and traineeship programmes through which we provide equal opportunity regardless of financial, cultural or other backgrounds. We have been able to put together a diverse team of young and committed professionals through this approach.
Our team comprises a set of lawyers from varied cultural and regional backgrounds. We have a particularly strong gender diversity ratio with an incredibly talented pool of women lawyers and staff that constitute almost equal male/female of our overall strength. We are sensitive towards the need for a flexible working environment conducive to the growth of our women lawyers.
As a socially responsible law firm, our Diversity & Inclusiveness Policy creates an environment that emphasizes on supporting social issues that promote diversity and inclusiveness free from any forms of prejudices whether towards gender, ethnicity or religious beliefs.
This has helped us build a cohesive and strong team over the years with a strong commitment to create a liberal and an equal society.
Notable Cases
| Advised BTB Marketing Private Limited and its promoters on the acquisition of The Beer Café by B9 Beverages Private Limited (Bira) in a swap deal. The Beer Café operates India’s largest alcobev restaurant chain. As part of the transaction, the Firm advised on issues under the foreign exchange management regulations and drafted, negotiated and finalised the transaction documents.
Phoenix Legal advised Sojitz Corporation on its follow on investment in Intelligent Retail Private Limited, which operates the distribution and logistics platform ‘Ripplr’, as part of a US$ 40 million Series B fund raise round, alongside other investors such as Bikaji, Neo Foods, 3one4 Capital, Zephyr Peacock, Stride Ventures, Alteria Capital, Northern Arc Investments and Trifecta Capital. With the additional investment, Sojitz becomes the sole largest shareholder of Ripplr. Phoenix Legal advised Matrix Partners on its follow-on investment in USD 46 million Series C funding round in Chifu Agritech Private Limited (Vegrow). The Series C funding round was led by Singapore sovereign wealth fund, GIC. Existing investors, including Prosus Ventures, Elevation Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners also participated in the Series C round. The round provided an exit to certain early-stage investors and a few angel investors. Phoenix Legal advised Dr. Shashi Baliyan, the founder of Clearmedi Healthcare Private Limited, a leading Oncology player in the Indian healthcare sector (Clearmedi), on acquisition by Morgan Stanley of a significant majority stake in Clearmedi from Italy’s KOS Group and another shareholder and infusion of additional capital in Clearmedi. Dr. Baliyan is a pioneer in transforming the Oncology space in India and making treatment much more affordable and within reach of the under served cities and districts of India. Phoenix Legal advised Smartshift Group Inc., a leading tech-enabled services provider for SAP custom application migrations, upgrades and transformations, and its shareholders, on the Indian leg of the following transaction with Ridgemont Equity Partners, a middle market private equity investor. Phoenix Legal advised Stellex Capital Management UK LLP (Stellex Capital) on the Indian leg of the transaction with respect to its acquisition of Bryden Capital Limited (BCL) and MPL Group Limited. The firm was involved in providing assistance on the legal due diligence exercise and advising through-out the deal process, including assistance in the closure of the deal, in respect of MSS India Private Limited (subsidiary of BCL). The deal focused on investment in Bryden Capital Limited that provides products to the global power industry through a range of high quality and high service organisations. |
Client Testimonials
CLIENT: In-house Counsel of a French MNC
COMPANY/FIRM:
TESTIMONIAL: Manjula Chawla from Phoenix Legal comes across as a highly experienced advisor in navigating the Indian legal regime – she offers an effective combination of a solid legal advisory role on the legal and regulatory issues with a very pragmatic approach to some of the practical issues faced by the clients, which comes from a long experience of focussed and customised legal assistance to their clients. We have had the benefit of working closely with Phoenix Legal and Manjula on some of the restructuring and M&A topics in the region.
CLIENT: Kevin McCormick
COMPANY/FIRM: Groupon
TESTIMONIAL: Phoenix Legal has provided responsive and sound legal advice to Groupon over many years in support of its operations in Chennai and Bangalore. Their attorneys have a wide array of expertise on a number of subject matter areas critical for foreign companies looking to operate in India.
CLIENT: Clarios
COMPANY/FIRM: Phoenix Legal
TESTIMONIAL: Manjula Chawla and her team at Phoenix Legal are our first and only stop across almost all practice areas in India. Manjula is not only an expert, her devotion to her client’s and her willingness to ALWAYS go above and beyond, are hallmarks of what separates Phoenix Legal from all other Tier 1 firms in India.
CLIENT: Celia Wu
COMPANY/FIRM: Visteon
TESTIMONIAL: Phoenix Legal has very solid legal professional team with expertise in various areas, and provides high quality legal services to help our business and operation in India. Their experience and work in corporate matters, merger & acquisitions, labour related advice, in particular, are tremendous. Phoenix legal is an accountable firm, and we very much enjoy working with Manjula Chawla, partner of Phoenix legal.
CLIENT: Visteon Corporation
COMPANY/FIRM: Phoenix Legal
TESTIMONIAL: The Phoenix team, and in particular our lead contact Manjula Chawla, is great to work with. Not only does Manjula and the rest of the team provide pragmatic advice regarding our general corporate and commercial needs in India but they do so in a very efficient and cost effective manner.
CLIENT: Amit
COMPANY/FIRM:FCI-CCM
TESTIMONIAL: “We have always found your advise (and Phoenix Legal’ advise) and deliverables fast, accurate and painfully detailed….but we understand it is always in our interest….Excellent work always….”
CLIENT: Freek Kortekaas
COMPANY/FIRM: Triple Jump
TESTIMONIAL: Phoenix Legal has been assisting our company for a number of years to great satisfaction. Their advice is concise, to the point and highly valuable. Most importantly, Phoenix Legal staff, including the Partners respond in a very timely fashion and are available for off-the-clock consultation. I can highly recommend their services to anyway doing business in India.
CLIENT: SAMHI Hotels Limited
COMPANY/FIRM: COMPANY
TESTIMONIAL: We always turn to Phoenix Legal for their commercially sage advice. Saket and his team are through and solution oriented, and can be counted on to deliver in a timely manner. A unique combination of agility and legal and business acumen.
CLIENT: Rajive Ranjan, Managing Director
COMPANY/FIRM: Techno Design GmbH (Germany) / s.Oliver India Fashions Ltd.
TESTIMONIAL: I have known Mr. Saket Shukla and Phoenix Legal for over 10 years and hold him as well as his law firm in the highest regard. He has been continuously providing sound legal solutions, without losing focus on commercial aspects of the business. He has been a valuable strategic advisor in various matters, particularly in the area of Corporate Law and M&A. Saket is a man of high integrity and good character. He is one of the most qualified attorneys I have known and worked with and would highly recommend Saket and Phoenix Legal.
CLIENT: Newslaundry
COMPANY/FIRM: News Laundry Media Pvt Ltd.
TESTIMONIAL: Phoenix legal has been not just a legal representative and consultant but a partner in the growth of our organization. Being a news media company our work inevitably provokes powerful interests into taking us to court or looking for weaknesses to hamper or inconvenience us. Phoenix Legal has demonstrated repeatedly that not only can we trust them for their commitment to our interests but their excellent ability and area expertise in doing the job well.
CLIENT: REPUBLIC MEDIA NETWORK
COMPANY/FIRM: ARG OUTLIER MEDIA Pvt. LTD.
TESTIMONIAL: Republic is a TV and Digital News Network setup by a career journalist and the most popular News Television face in India. The Year 2020-21 has been a year of constant litigation challenges for the Company and Team Phoenix Legal has spearheaded the legal defence of the Company over the course of the 12 months through numerous matters, with over 200 Police First Information Reports (FIRs) mostly, from remote areas, a Television Rating Points (TRP) related complaint and then proceedings involving the arrest and grant of bail to a key managerial personnel, in the reopening of a closed 2018 abetment to suicide case, before the Hon’ble Bombay High Court and Supreme Court which culminated in the Supreme Court intervening to enforce the legal process. Over the 12 months period, Phoenix Legal has been the dynamo helping and guiding the Network to take the right legal defence and protect its interests. Very often, the reaction time was few hours to at best a few days; no deadline was missed, no representation was delayed and overall, Phoenix Legal has helped the Network hold its ground on pure legal merit.
CLIENT: Confidential (various clients)
COMPANY/FIRM: Khushaal Ved, khushaal.ved@hoganlovells.com +65 8726 0207 at Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee RE: Phoenix Legal
TESTIMONIAL: Phoenix Legal are the preeminent firm in the India investigations space. Saket Shukla and his team are responsive, nimble to local issues and international demands, and prepare client-accessible advice. They have experience in Indian litigation, local regulator e.g. Police enquiries, and employee misconduct. Saket is a star and should be recognised as such. They have helped advise Fortune 100 and regional entities with navigating Indian issues. Please feel free to contact me for more details.
CLIENT: Jesal Doshi
COMPANY/FIRM: B Medical Systems Sarl
TESTIMONIAL: Phoenix Legal is the pre-eminent firm of choice that we use when it comes to any legal matters in India. Not only are they extremely knowledgeable and responsive; but they think very pragmatically by putting themselves in the shoes of the business owner. I find this approach rare in most legal firms and would unflinchingly recommend them for any work across any sector/domain.
CLIENT: Charles Severs
COMPANY/FIRM:DLA PIPER
TESTIMONIAL: I have worked with Saket Shukla and Phoenix Legal on a variety of matters this year and have been delighted with the service. The Phoenix team has always been responsive, commercially aware and cost conscious and that combination is hard to find in any market.
CLIENT: Navis Capital Partners
COMPANY/FIRM: Phoenix Legal
TESTIMONIAL: Phoenix is Navis’ “go to” advisor for all India foreign direct investment, banking, regulatory, and general commercial matters. Blessed with a team of first class lawyers in Delhi and Mumbai, Phoenix always deliver and a pleasure to work with even on extremely demanding and complex matters. Notable practitioners include:
- Saket Shukla is brilliant, razor-sharp and hands-on. He knows exactly what clients want and has the innate ability to navigate the myriad of India laws with consummate ease.
- Sawant Singh is recognised as one of the best financing lawyers in India – he impresses with his formidable expertise, solutions-focus approach and impeccable advice.
- Pranav Srivastava is an excellent lawyer who provides sound commercial advice and first class service. He impressed on Navis’ recent divestment of its tertiary education business.
CLIENT: SHALINI SAXENA
COMPANY/FIRM: PINE LABS
TESTIMONIAL:We have worked with Phoenix for the last couple of years on investment into the company deals and have been very satisfied with the level of expertise and attention provided. The team assigned have maintained utmost professionalism and focused on resolving issues to the interest of all and overall deal. They have all been very insightful and an expert in their field. Truly professional and marvellous individuals.
My experience with the firm was excellent and a large part of it is due to Saket who is someone I go back a long way in the past. Saket has always given us all the time and attention that was needed to be successful in these kinds of deal. He was a calming and confident presence. I very much appreciate the knowledge and support I received from Phoenix.
CLIENT: Rajeev Trehan
COMPANY/FIRM: Anantraj Global
TESTIMONIAL:Phoenix Legal is a preeminent corporate practice, which has some of the most amazing and cohesive lawyers who intensely focus to offer strategic and comprehensive advise. As a corporate practice they have played a pivotal role advising us on matters relating to mergers and acquisitions, investments and takeovers with a focused approach on continuing success.
TARC Limited has been privileged to work with Phoenix Legal for almost a decade and has found them extremely reliable, interactive, insightful and truly professional in resolving certain complex matters. Saket Shukla, Co-founding Partner at Phoenix Legal is a marvelous individual and thought leader and brings to the fore the sophistication that only an extensively experienced professional can. His team of associates, in particular Akshay Sachthey, is outstanding, efficient and turns around pretty fast. We wish Phoenix Legal the very best.
CLIENT: Mohamed Toorani (Partner – Head of Bahrain office of DLA Piper)
COMPANY/FIRM: DLA PIPER MIDDLE EAST LLP
TESTIMONIAL: “It is refreshing to see a seasoned full-service Indian law firm offering transactional, regulatory and advisory services. Phoenix Legal are fully hands on with their work, understand client needs and above all, are transparent with their expertise. They have carried out works for several of our clients without any setbacks or delays. The quality of their deliverables are second to none. They are highly responsive and have assembled the right team with grit and determination. We are proud to work alongside the firm when instructed on advisory matters in India and very much look forward to continue working with them in the near future.”
CLIENT: Vance G. Camisa, Counsel
COMPANY/FIRM: MSD
TESTIMONIAL: Saket Shukla and his team at Phoenix Legal have been working with our in-house team for some time on a very complex and continuously evolving real estate related matter. The Phoenix Legal team has at all times provided excellent support, in terms of local-law/regulatory guidance, business-context guidance, drafting and negotiating. The Phoenix team has worked very collaboratively with our team, and quickly adapted to our particular approach to transactions as well as our hot-button issues. I have been more than happy with the support.
CLIENT: Kraftsamla Programme
COMPANY/FIRM: The Swedish Chamber of Commerce India
TESTIMONIAL: The team at Phoneix Legal supports our endeavour to make a positive impact on society and always give clear and researched advise. They make themselves available to answer any question we might have, always with an attitude of wanting to serve and help. We are grateful for their continuous support.
CLIENT: Confidential
COMPANY/FIRM: Confidential
TESTIMONIAL: Phoenix Legal is highly skilled and efficient relating to mining laws and regulations and related commercial agreements including long term purchase and supply contracts. They form a balanced view which helps both parties reaching agreement easily. Phoenix Legal have also successfully helped us settle substantial matters with multinational companies and safeguarded our interests by ensuring that our point of view was seen in the right perspective and risks associated with the manufacturing was properly allocated and accepted by the other parties.
CLIENT: Yamini Roy
COMPANY/FIRM: Bechtel
TESTIMONIAL: “Phoenix Legal has provided us timely and sound advice which was especially appreciated when the Covid-19 related national lockdowns commenced in India. With the constantly changing orders and reading of employment laws that did not support work from home situations, Phoenix Legal’s Saket Shukla and his team assisted with clarifying the uncertainty on labour and employment laws during such time. The team is extremely responsive and provide thoroughly researched, commercially balanced and quality assistance enabling us to shape our contractual asks in contracts, focus on core business needs and develop sound strategies and policies. We continue to look to Saket for his clear, well-rounded and concise legal advice which does not compromise on detailed and thorough research.”
CLIENT: Benchmark Broadcast Systems (S) Pte Ltd
COMPANY/FIRM: Phoenix Legal
TESTIMONIAL: Benchmark has known and worked with Mr Saket Shukla from Phoenix Legal for a number of years for commercial and contractual related matters. Mr Saket Shukla and his highly skilled professional team are experienced, reliable, timely, efficient and friendly. We would recommend them, without any hesitation, to anyone in need of legal counsel.
CLIENT: Elina Teplinsky, Partner
COMPANY/FIRM: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
TESTIMONIAL: I have had the chance to work with Saket Shukla and his colleagues at Phoenix Legal a number of times where I’ve needed advice under Indian law to support my clients on issues such IP protection, liability and insurance. The advice was also extremely timely, comprehensive, and reflected deep knowledge in the subject matter by the attorneys who prepared it. The advice was also much appreciated by clients. I feel confident in consulting with Phoenix law on any matter under Indian law.
CLIENT: Marina De Rosa
COMPANY/FIRM: Merck Animal Health, Intervet USA
TESTIMONIAL: Merck was in a difficult situation moving on a project in India. We have hired Phoenix when another legal firm in India was incapable of helping us or recommending us a feasible solution. Phoenix stepped in, figured out fast what was the status of the projects, assessed all risks and opportunities and suggested a path forward. I’ve been working on this project for 3 years. As soon as Phoenix stepped in, we managed to make a significant breakthrough. We closed the deal just recently with restless support of Phoenix team, that was working with us overclock, and over the weekends.
CLIENT: Arnab Goswami
COMPANY/FIRM: Editor in Chief, Republic Media Network
TESTIMONIAL: It gives me great pleasure in writing a few lines about Phoenix Legal, which has been our law firm for the Republic Media Network since the inception of our media group in December 2017. As a media startup with ambitious plans, we needed to ringfence ourselves legally from legal cases, IP related issues and attacks by competitors in the Indian media space in the first year of operations. Phoenix Legal, and its co-founding partner Saket Shukla, worked around the clock with the top management and editorial team at our network to ensure that the debut of the channel was the most successful ever in the Indian Media space. Phoenix has been part of multiple investment rounds and advised us on issues regarding equity dilution, due diligence of partners and investors, as well as played a major role in the buyback of the majority shares of our first investor which was successfully concluded in January 2020. The share buyback included negotiations with ten other investors who came in, and in that sense was a first in the Indian news media space. In more recent months, as the channel came under attack from vested interests resulting in a large number of criminal cases against employees and management, Phoenix Legal stood behind us like a rock, playing an incredible role in identifying the best lawyers, and ensuring that our litigation needs at multiple forums on a complex range of issues, including constitutional issues, and issues of malafide, were argued in depth and with conviction. Phoenix works very closely with lawyers in our editorial team, and there is a seamlessness between our respective teams that is of the strengths in our corporate and editorial growth story. I expect Phoenix to be a long term partner in our future growth and look forward to working with them as our network expands across India and globally in the future.
CLIENT: Marine Legal Bureau
COMPANY/FIRM: Phoenix Legal, India, Mumbai
TESTIMONIAL: We work in the field of maritime law. Before I met Mr Gautam Bhatikar (Partner of Messrs Phoenix Legal), our company worked with another law firm from India. Often we were not satisfied with speed, quality of services.
But thanks to destiny, I met Gautam and we started to work together in Indian cases – ships arrest cases and huge court cases in the court of Calcutta. These cases need a lot of human resources and professional knowledge.
And I have seen absolutely another result – professional team, professional management by Mr Bhatikar, professional actions with opponents and in the courts, prompt reaction to all our needs and requests.