Veritas Legal

ABOUT US

Veritas Legal is a multi-faceted law firm founded in 2015. Our team comprises of experienced lawyers who aim to provide clear client-focused legal advice and solutions based on an in-depth knowledge of the legal, regulatory, and commercial environment in India and International jurisdictions.

We combine our extensive experience with a personal, hands-on approach to deliver practical and efficient advice to our clients.

OUR OBJECTIVE

We focus on building long-term relationships with our clients and delivering dedicated, partner-led services, with active involvement at every stage of a matter.  Our goal is to be recognized among India’s leading full-service law firms, combining deep experience with high-quality, specialized advice.

Practice Areas

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Private Equity & Venture Capital
• Litigation & Dispute Resolution
• White Collar Crime & Investigations
• Real Estate
• Private Equity in Real Estate (PERE)
• Antitrust & Competition
• Projects & Infrastructure
• Banking & Finance
• Public M&A
• Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances
• Private Client Practice
• Direct & Indirect Tax
• Restructuring & Insolvency
• Labor & Employment
• Intellectual Property
• ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

Sectors

• • Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare
  • Retail & Franchising
  • Hotels & Hospitality
  • Technology, Data & AI
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Telecommunications
  • Food & Beverages
  • E-Commerce
  • Manufacturing
  • Transport, Logistics & Warehousing
  • Financial Services
  • Fintech
  • Energy, Oil & Gas
  • Insurance

Accolades

RSG India Report

• Ranked amongst Top 100 Law Firms Ranking 2024 and 18th in Profile and Reputation.
• Ranked 15 in the Top 50 India Ranking 2019.
• Ranked 27 in the Top 40 India Ranking 2017.

 

Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific Guide

• Ranked in Band - 3 for Corporate/M&A (The Elite) in 2022 - 2026.
• Ranked in Band - 3 for Private Equity (India) in 2022 - 2026.
• Ranked in Band - 3 for Real Estate (Mumbai) in 2025 and 2026.
• Ranked in Band - 4 for Real Estate (Mumbai) in 2022 - 2024.

Chambers & Partners Global Guide

• Ranked in Band - 3 for Corporate / M&A: The Elite (India) in 2023 - 2025.
• Ranked in Band - 2 for Corporate/M&A (India- The Elite) in 2022.
• Ranked in Band - 3 for Corporate/M&A (India) in 2019 - 2021.

Chambers & Partners High Net Worth Guide

• Ranked in Band - 2 for Private Wealth Law (India) in 2022 - 2025.

 

Legal500 Asia Pacific Guide

• Ranked in Tier - 2 for Private Client in 2021 - 2026.
• Ranked in Tier - 3 for Corporate and M&A in 2021 - 2026.
• Ranked in Tier - 3 for Private Equity Funds (including Venture Capital) in 2022 - 2026.
• Ranked in Tier - 4 for Banking and Finance in 2025 and 2026.
• Ranked in Tier - 4 for Real Estate and Construction in 2025 and 2026.
• Ranked in Tier - 3 for Antitrust and Competition in 2022 - 2024.
• Ranked in Tier - 4 for Antitrust and Competition in 2025 and 2026.
• Ranked in Tier - 2 for White Collar Crime in 2021 - 2024.
• Ranked in Tier - 3 for White Collar Crime in 2025.
• Recognized as ‘Firms to Watch’ for Real Estate and Construction (India) in 2022 - 2024.

 

IFLR1000

• Ranked in Tier - 2 for Mergers and Acquisitions (in collaboration with Asialaw) in 2025.
• Ranked in Tier - 2 for Private Equity (in collaboration with Asialaw) in 2025.
• Ranked in Tier - 4 for Banking (in collaboration with Asialaw) in 2025.
• Ranked as a 'Notable Firm' for Real Estate in 2024 and 2025.
• Ranked as a 'Notable Firm' for Financial Service Regulatory in 2024 and 2025.
• Ranked in Tier - 3 for Mergers and Acquisitions in 2023 and 2024.
• Ranked in Tier - 3 for Private Equity in 2023 and 2024.
• Ranked as a 'Notable Firm' for Banking in 2023 and 2024.
• Awarded ‘Rising Star Firm of the Year’ by IFLR1000 India Awards 2020.
• Ranked as a ‘Notable Firm’ for Mergers and Acquisitions (India) in 2019 - 2021.

 

Asian Legal Business

• Recognized as a 'Tier 2 Firm' in M&A Rankings in 2019 - 2025.
• Awarded ‘M&A Deal of the Year (Mid-size)’ by ALB India Law Awards 2022.
• Recognized as ‘Boutique Law Firm of the Year’ by ALB India Law Awards 2021.
• Recognized as ‘India Firms to Watch’ by Asian Legal Business 2021.
• Awarded ‘Rising Law Firm of the Year’ in the ALB India Law Awards 2020.
• Recognized as a ‘Notable Firm’ for Banking & Finance (India) in 2023.
• Recognized as a ‘Notable Firm’ for Competition (India) in 2022 and 2023.
• Named as a ‘Recognized Firm’ for Dispute Resolution and Real Estate in 2023.
• Recognized as a ‘Notable Firm’ for Technology and Telecommunications (India) in 2021 and 2022.

India Business Law Journal

• Awarded ‘Winning Law Firm’ for Mergers & Acquisitions in the Indian Law Firm Awards 2026.
• Awarded ‘Winning Law Firm’ for Competition & Antitrust in the Indian Law Firm Awards 2026.
• Awarded ‘Winning Law Firm’ for Private Client Practice in the Indian Law Firm Awards 2021 - 2025.
• Awarded ‘Winning Law Firm’ for Corporate & Commercial in the Indian Law Firm Awards in 2019, 2020, 2024 and 2025.

 

Asialaw Rankings

• Ranked in Tier - 2 for Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity (in collaboration with IFLR1000) in 2025.
• Ranked as a 'Recognized Firm' for Dispute Resolution in 2022 - 2025.
• Ranked in Tier - 4 for Banking (in collaboration with IFLR1000) in 2025.
• Recognized as a ‘Recommended Firm’ in Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences in 2022 - 2025.
• Recognized as a ‘Notable Firm’ for Technology and Telecommunications in 2022 - 2025.
• Ranked as a 'Recognized Firm' for Real Estate in 2022 - 2025.
• Recognized as a ‘Recommended Firm’ for Competition/Antitrust in 2025.
• Recognized as a ‘Notable Firm’ for Construction in 2022 - 2025.
• Recognized as a ‘Highly Recommended Firm’ for Corporate and M&A and Private Equity in 2022 - 2024.
• Ranked as a 'Recognized Firm' in Banking in 2024.
• Recognized as a ‘Notable Firm’ for Competition/Antitrust in 2022 - 2024.

 

Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific

• Recognized as 'Highly Recommended Law Firm (Mumbai)' in 2025 and 2026.
• Ranked in Tier - 3 for Government and Regulatory in 2025 and 2026.
• Ranked in Tier - 3 for Commercial & Transactions in 2022 - 2026.
• Ranked in Tier - 5 for Construction in 2025 and 2026.
• Ranked in Tier - 4 for Insolvency in 2025 and 2026.
• Ranked in Tier - 3 for White Collar Crime in 2025 and 2026.
• Ranked as a ‘Recommended Firm’ for White Collar Crime from 2020 - 2024.
• Ranked as a ‘Notable Firm’ for Insolvency in 2023 - 2024.
• Ranked in Tier - 4 for Government & Regulatory in 2023 and 2024.
• Ranked as a ‘Notable Firm’ for International Arbitration in 2022 - 2024.
• Ranked as a ‘Notable Firm’ for Construction in 2020 - 2024.
• Ranked as a ‘Notable Firm’ for Government & Regulatory in 2022.
• Ranked amongst ‘Impact Case of the Year’ list along with other firms in Anupam Mittal (Shaadi.com) v Westbridge Ventures II Investment Holdings second time in a row.

 

 

Forbes India

• Recognized as a ‘Top Law Firm’ (above 10 years of experience) for Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Joint Ventures in the Legal Powerlist 2023.
• Recognized as a ‘Top Law Firm’ (below 10 years of experience) for Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals, Mergers & Acquisitions, Joint Venture, Private Equity & Venture Capital, Real Estate, and White-Collar Crime in the Legal Powerlist 2022.
• Recognized as a ‘Top Law Firm’ (below 10 years of experience) for Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals, Mergers & Acquisitions, Joint Venture, Private Equity & Venture Capital, Real Estate & Construction, White Collar Crime and Family in the Legal Powerlist 2021.
• Recognized as a ‘Top Law Firm’ (below 10 years of experience) for Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals, Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity & Venture Capital in the Legal Powerlist 2020.

BW Business World

• Awarded ‘Private Equity Firm of the Year’ by the Business World Global Legal Summit and Legal Leaders Awards 2021.
• Awarded ‘Pharma & Life Science Law Firm of the Year’ by the Business World Legal Leaders Awards 2019.

Legal Era

• Awarded Mid-Size Law Firm of the Year in the LegalEra Awards 2023.
• Awarded ‘Most Promising Law Firm of the Year (3 years & above)’ in the Legal Era Indian Legal Awards 2019 - 2020.

VCCircle Awards

• Awarded 'Law Firm of the Year (Emerging)' award at VCC Awards 2025.
• Awarded 'Law Firm of the Year (Emerging)' award at VCC Awards 2023.

League Table Rankings

Venture Intelligence

• Ranked No. 11 by deal amount in the Private Equity League Table 2024.
• Ranked No. 20 by deal count in the M&A League Table 2024.
• Ranked No. 16 by deal count in the M&A League Table 2022.
• Ranked No. 17 by deal value in the Private Equity League Table 2022.
• Ranked No. 7 by deal count for Healthcare & Life Sciences in the M&A League Table 2022.
• Ranked No. 2 by deal value and deal count (PE) for Media & Entertainment in the League Table 2022.
• Ranked No. 10 by deal value and deal count (PE) and Ranked No. 2 by deal count (M&A) for Retail in the League Table 2022.
• Ranked No. 4 by deal value (PE) for Shipping & Logistics in the League Table 2022.
• Ranked No. 10 by deal count (M&A) for IT & ITES in the League Table 2022.
• Ranked No. 3 by deal count (M&A) for Textile & Garments in the League Table 2022.
• Ranked No. 9 by deal count (M&A) for BFSI in the League Table 2022.

Mergermarket

• Ranked No. 8 by deal count in the Mergermarket M&A (India) Legal Advisory League Table 2021.

Bloomberg

• Ranked No. 8 by deal count for India Announced Deals in the Bloomberg Global M&A Legal Rankings 2022.

Refinitv

• Ranked No. 20 (Asia Pacific Advisors) in the Refinitiv Global Small-Cap M&A Legal Advisory League Table 2021 and 2022.
• Ranked No. 16 (Asia Pacific Advisors) in the Refinitiv Global Private Equity and Venture Capital League Table 2021.