Juris Legal

Juris Legal & Financial Services stands as a distinguished full-service law firm, renowned for its comprehensive suite of legal offerings spanning corporate and commercial law domains.

We possess wide-ranging expertise, covering an extensive array of areas such as corporate M&A, projects infrastructure and energy including renewable energy, project finance, foreign investments, joint ventures, trusts law, labor and employment law, and oil and gas.

Awards

Juris Legal is consistently ranked as a Leading Firm by The Legal 500 for corporate and M&A.

Chambers & Partners recognises Rupin Pawha as a Leading Individual for corporate/M&A and projects. He is noted for clarity of thought, solution-oriented advisory and transactional execution strength.

In 2015, Chambers & Partners ranked Rupin Pawha at the top of league tables for projects, infrastructure and energy.

The firm was awarded Winning Dealmaker by India Business Law Journal for its role in a landmark India-related transaction in 2013.

Juris Legal has been ranked in the International Financial Law Review (IFLR1000) – The World’s Leading Financial Law Firms for ten consecutive years (2014–2024).

Key practice areas

Merger and Acquisition/ Private Equity
The firm advises on domestic and cross-border acquisitions, investment structures, exits and transaction documentation. Our experience includes deals involving family offices, corporate groups, private equity and venture capital funds and investment platforms in jurisdictions including Mauritius, Cayman Islands, Luxembourg and Singapore.

Mandates include:

• Cross-border acquisition of a technology group across ten countries.

• Acquisition of six European companies across four jurisdictions.

• USD 60 million acquisition by an Indian listed automotive company.

• Acquisitions for EverSource Capital in the renewable energy sector.

• Acquisition mandates for India Equity Partners and a listed FMCG company.

• Proposed investments by a World Bank-funded vehicle in India.

• INR 300 crore acquisition of an Indian manufacturing entity (2023)

General Corporate Advisory
The firm advises Indian and multinational clients on corporate governance, commercial contracts, regulatory compliance, corporate structuring and operational policies.

Projects and Infrastructure
Our experience spans renewable energy, thermal power, mining, roads, aviation, and housing. Mandates include:

• Advisor to the Ministry of Coal on allocation methodology and transaction documentation for coal blocks

• Advisor to the Government of India on the SAGARMALA Programme

• Development of model documentation for the compressed biogas sector under the SATAT initiative with support from the World Bank Group

• Advisor to the Ministry of Coal for establishing India’s first coal trading exchange

• Advisor to the US Department of Energy for the Clean Hydrogen Initiative in South Asia

Banking and Finance
We advise on project finance, structured finance, cross-border lending and security documentation in both non-recourse and limited recourse contexts.

Recent mandates:

• Secured interim relief from the Delhi High Court for Ramayna Ispat Pvt. Ltd. in arbitration proceedings against the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas) arising from termination of a Revenue Sharing Contract for the Barsilla oil and gas block, safeguarding the client against coercive action pending tribunal constitution.
• Advised Ayurvet Ltd. and its promoters on the 100% strategic acquisition by Zenex Animal Health India Pvt. Ltd. (backed by Multiples, RARE Enterprises, ADB and IFC), including full legal advisory on transaction structuring, documentation and closing in the veterinary healthcare sector.

• Borrower counsel for USD 30 million and INR 27 crore debt raise by an Indian oil & gas company involving entities across India, UAE, Netherlands and Republic of Palau, routed through an IFSC Banking Unit in GIFT City

• Borrower counsel to a Singapore affiliate of an Indian enterprise technology group for a multi-million-dollar financing covering USA, UK, EU, UAE, China, Mexico, Brazil and Ireland operations

Key clients

• Government of India, Ministry of Shipping
• Government of India, Ministry of Coal
• State Government of Karnataka
• The World Bank Group
• US Department of Energy
• ICF India
• Google LLC
• Tablespace Technology Private Limited
• Jindal Steel and Power Limited
• UNO Minda Limited
• Jakson Group
• Visage Beauty and Healthcare Private Limited
• Spack Automotive Private Limited
• Motherson
• CRISIL India
• AVR Oil and Gas Private Limited
• Max Group entities
• India Today Group
• Dabur Group entities
• Anagha Infrastructure
• Fly with VIP
• Cargo Infrastructure
• Cougar Motorsport
• Fisher & Paykel
• Hero Motors
• Infraco Asia
• General Electric
• Axiss Dental
• First Pacific Company Limited
• Suntera
• Jubilant Energy
• Burman Family Office
• Punj Electric
• Ivy Mobility
• Directorate General of Hydrocarbons, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
• Taipan Resources
• New Age (African Global Energy)
• India Today Group
• Apartment 9
• Babcock & Brown
• Ngwee Oil & Gas
• C&S Electric
• First Medical Diagnostics
• HAL Offshore
• Punj Lloyd Group
• ReNew Power
• IMC Limited
• The Gwalior Agriculture Company Limited
• Hayman Energy
• The Sparsh Group
• Akemi Technology India Private Limited
• Biorex Healthcare
• Health Care at Home