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Clasis Law Offices
4th Floor, Tolstoy House
Tolstoy Marg
New Delhi 110001
India
Clasis Law > The Legal 500 Rankings
India > Shipping Tier 2
Clasis Law‘s admiralty and shipping team advises a diverse client roster on a wide array of matters, encompassing both contentious and non-contentious issues related to charterparties and disputes arising from bills of lading. Leading the Mumbai office, Mustafa Motiwala oversees the litigation and dispute resolution practice, providing counsel and representation across both wet and dry shipping issues. In New Delhi, Shwetabh Sinha co-heads the practice and specialises in contentious work, with extensive experience in complex cases pertaining to dry and wet shipping, as well as insurance claims and trade mark mandates. The practice receives further support from associates Nihal Shaikh and Vishesh Kulkarni.Practice head(s):
Mustafa Motiwala; Shwetabh Sinha
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City focus: Mumbai > Dispute resolution Tier 3
Clasis Law fields a sizeable team based across its Delhi and Mumbai offices. The group is well placed to represent telecommunication, insurance, banking, aviation and infrastructure companies in a range of litigations, arbitrations, and mediations. Mumbai-based Mustafa Motiwala leads the practice and has vast expertise in handling commercial agreements and insurance disputes, further supported by Aniketh Nair.Practice head(s):
Mustafa Motiwala
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India > Corporate and M&A Tier 3
Handling the whole gamut of corporate transactions, spanning from M&A to regulatory compliance, the Clasis Law practice is highly regarded by corporations within the information technology and aviation spaces. The team also has extensive experience of in governing all aspects of joint ventures, with co-head Vineet Aneja offering deep experience in this space. The other co-heads, Neetika Ahuja and associate partner Dinesh Gupta, specialise in general corporate and regulatory matters, with the whole team operating out of New Delhi.Practice head(s):
Vineet Aneja; Vikram Bhargava; Neetika Ahuja
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India > Labour and employment Tier 4
Leveraging the firm’s corporate, commercial, and litigation capabilities, Clasis Law advises both domestic and international clients on a broad-range of labour and employment issues, including POSH, mass employee terminations, disciplinary proceedings, and workforce restructurings. Managing partner Vineet Aneja and corporate and regulatory expert Vikram Bhargava jointly head the practice; both are based in New Delhi.Practice head(s):
Vineet Aneja; Vikram Bhargava
Work highlights
Clasis Law > Firm Profile
Firm overview: Clasis Law is a full-service Indian law firm that is truly international in its experience and capability with offices in New Delhi and Mumbai. Our clients range from Fortune 500 companies to SMEs and small businesses. The firm provides specialized services to international SMEs that choose India as their preferred investment destination. Our strength lies in our team of experienced and qualified lawyers, who integrate their skills to provide comprehensive legal advice and strategy on complex commercial issues that meet clients’ needs and expectations.
The firm’s Delhi office is headed by Vineet Aneja, founder and managing partner who also, heads the corporate practice and has over 26 (twenty-six) years of experience in a range of areas, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity, corporate advisory, employment and compliance. Whilst nearing three decades of experience, Mustafa Motiwala heads the litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution practice as well as the Mumbai office of the firm. Mustafa’s practice covers the full spectrum of litigation and alternate dispute resolution. A substantial part of Mustafa’s practice involves insolvency and bankruptcy law, commercial disputes, real estate laws, intellectual property rights, media and entertainment laws, succession law, marine and a special focus on financial disputes and white-collar crimes. With several partners recognized as leading experts in their field and acknowledged by industry peers for their in-depth expertise, together with highly trained teams, the firm is able to provide clients with bespoke solutions and exceptional service.
Expertise within the firm spans a range of practice areas including corporate and commercial, aviation and aerospace, banking and finance, insurance, retail, hospitality, infrastructure, real estate, intellectual property, employment law, competition, compliance and auditing, shipping and international trade law, TMT, litigation and dispute resolution. The firm acts for a diverse Indian and international client base across a number of sectors.
Recognizing the growing market needed to adhere to strict guidelines and budgets for transactions and other commercial requirements, the firm works closely with clients to ensure they are provided with value-added, cost-effective solutions at all times, without compromising on quality.
Awards and accolades: The firm has recently received several awards and accolades:
- Clasis Law ranked in five areas of practice Corporate and M&A, Dispute Resolution, Labour and Employment, Restructuring and Insolvency and Shipping in the 2023-24 Asialaw rankings.
- Clasis Law ranked Tier 3 in the Asia M&A Rankings 2023 published by Asian Legal Business.
- Clasis Law won two awards in India Business Law Journal’s 2023 Indian Law Firm Awards.
- Clasis Law has been recognized in the 2023 edition of Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific rankings under the four areas of practice, Commercial and transaction, International Arbitration, Labor and Employment, and Insolvency.
- Clasis Law enlisted as one of the Top Law Firms by Forbes India – Legal Powerlist 2022 for the third consecutive year.
- Clasis Law was ranked as a “Leading Firm” by The Legal 500 2023 rankings under the practice areas Corporate and M&A, Labour and Employment and Shipping.
- Clasis Law was recognized as a “Lexology Legal Influencer” for its services in the area of Financial Services in Q2 2022.
- Clasis Law was awarded in India Business Law Journal’s 2022 edition of Indian Law Firm Awards in the area of “Insurance and Reinsurance”.
- Clasis Law is ranked (24th) amongst the Top 50 Law Firms in India by RSG Consulting, 2019 (biennial edition).
- Clasis Law is recognized as Asia’s best firm for M&A Work under M&A rankings 2019 by Asian Legal Business.
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Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Corporate/commercial and M&A | Vineet Aneja | vineet.aneja@clasislaw.com | +91 11 42130000 |
| Litigation, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution | Mustafa Motiwala | mustafa.motiwala@clasislaw.com | +91 22 49100000 |
| Labour and Employment | Vikram Bhargava | vikram.bhargava@clasislaw.com | +91 11 4213 0000 |
| Compliance & Regulatory | Neetika Ahuja | neetika.ahuja@clasislaw.com | +91 11 4213 0000 |
| Litigation, Arbitration & Alternate Dispute Resolution | Shwetabh Sinha | shwetabh.sinha@clasislaw.com | +91 11 4213 0000 |
| Litigation, Arbitration & Alternate Dispute Resolution | Varun Sharma | varun.sharma@clasislaw.com | +91 11 4213 0000 |
| Intellectual Property | Ashmi Mohan | ashmi.mohan@clasislaw.com | +91 11 4213 0000 |
| Shipping & International Trade Law | Nihal Shaikh | nihal.shaikh@clasislaw.com | +91 22 4910 0000 |
| Insolvency & Bankruptcy | Aniketh Nair | aniketh.nair@clasislaw.com | +91 22 4910 0000 |
| Aviation & Aerospace; Corporate restructuring and insolvency | Dinesh Gupta | dinesh.gupta@clasislaw.com | +91 11 4213 0000 |
Lawyer Profiles
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Ms Neetika Ahuja | Partner | View Profile |
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Mr Vineet Aneja | Managing Partner and Head of Corporate Practice | View Profile |
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Mr Vikram Bhargava | Partner and Head of Labour & Employment practice | View Profile |
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Mr Dinesh Gupta | Partner | View Profile |
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Mr Vikas Khurana | Associate Partner | View Profile |
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Mr Mustafa Motiwala | Head of Litigation, Arbitration and Alternate Dispute Resolution practice and the Mumbai… | View Profile |
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Mr Aniketh Nair | Associate Partner | View Profile |
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Mr Sidhant Pandita | Associate Partner | View Profile |
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Mr Nihal Shaikh | Associate Partner | View Profile |
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Mr Varun Sharma | Partner | View Profile |
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Mr Shwetabh Sinha | Partner | View Profile |
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