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03. About Us
04. Why Choose Us ?
05. List of Partners
Practice Area
12. Litigation
13. Arbitration
14. Corporate law
15. Media & Entertainment
16. Intellectual Property
17. Infrastructure
18. Power & Energy
20. Real Estate
21. Information technology
22. Mining
23. Environment ABOUT US
ANM Global, established in 2009, is a full service law firm. The Firm enjoys a pan-India presence, with offices in New Delhi, Mumbai & Bengaluru. The Firm has a highly trained team of profes- sionals, specialising in diverse areas of law who have acquired vast experience in their respec- tive practice areas. The Firm offers its clients holistic advice both on the legal and commer- cial aspects of a transaction.
The Firm operates across diverse industry seg- ments including Infrastructure, Media and Entertainment, Information Technology, Real Estate, Environment, Power & Energy, Oil & Gas, Healthcare, Insurance, Pharmaceutical, Auto- motive, and Transportation Industries among others. WHY CHOOSE US?
Pan-India Legal Support
Full Service Law State of Art Firm, managed Infrastructure by skilled & accomplished Partners
WHY US? Highest Legal Services standards of acrossmultiple Service and Practice Areas & Ethics Sectors
Clientele Advice based -Happy & on understand- Delighted ing issues from (Domestic & business as well International) as legal perspective Nidhish Mehrotra
FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER
Nidhish is the Co-founder & Managing Partner of ANM Global. Nidhish started his career with a law firm in New Delhi, essentially working on the Litigation and Capital Markets Practice for about 2 years before starting ANM Global in 2009.Since the inception of the firm, he is actively involved in the management and operations of the firm at the national level. He has 13 years of experience in the field of law and he advises Fortune 500 companies and the top 100 business houses of India on Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, General Corporate Commercial advisory, Mergers & Acquisitions, Demergers, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Corporate Restructuring and Intellectual Property Rights.
CONTACT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Nidhish has immense experience in the area of dispute resolution. He has [email protected] appeared before the Supreme Court, High Court, various other Courts and Tribu- nals. He has advised clients on numerous domestic and international arbitra- Mumbai (Nariman Point Office) tions. For his clients, Nidhish has conducted international arbitrations in places like London, Paris, Switzerland, Australia, UAE and Brazil. 022-22873499 Nidhish has been advising several foreign entities on Foreign Direct Investment and on entry strategies into the Indian market. He has advised clients on joint EDUCATION ventures, foreign collaborations and regulatory approvals. Nidhish also has experience and expertise in dealing with all aspects of M&A transaction. He was personally involved in several M&A transactions involving SMEs and Start Ups. Nidhish has also represented some of the promoters of large business houses Graduated B.A. LL.B from Symbiosis across the country. International University, Pune (2007)
Nidhish has vast experience and knowledge in setting up Private equity and Venture Capital funds in India and offshore. He also has vast experience in advis- PRACTICE AREA ing and representing Indian companies at foreign exchange markets with respect to Global Depository Receipts and Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds. Nidhish also has considerable experience in other areas of project financing and debt financing. Litigation
Domestic & International Arbitration Nidhish advises numerous national and international clients on information VC & Project Finance technology laws, cybercrimes, cyber compliance and has been speaker at various national conferences on the subject. Inbound & Outbound Investments
Information Technology & IPR Nidhish also has considerable experience in the area of intellectual property Corporate Law rights (“IPR”), and has advised clients on various issues related to enforcement of IPR in India. He represented several clients in Trade Mark litigations before the Supreme Court, High Court and various Trial Courts across the country. Further, he has also appeared before several High Courts in India on a number of Copy- right litigations.
Nidhish is a speaker at various national and international forums on different branches of law. He also acts as mentor to lot of startup companies in India and advises couple of Incubator Centres in India Anuj Gupta
PARTNER
Anuj co-founded the firm along with Nidhish in 2009. Prior to forming ANM Global, he worked at a London based firm called Pitmans Solicitors.
CONTACT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Anuj has worked on arbitration matters including cross border disputes, commercial litigation involving trademark and copyright issues, recovery [email protected] disputes, civil and criminal writs, and general corporate governance.
Delhi Anuj has acquired vast experience of general contract drafting, which includes Joint Venture agreements, Share Purchase agreements, Franchise agreements, 011-40541860 Trademark license agreements and Shareholders agreements. He is an expert in the matters of corporate due-diligence, skilful drafting and negotiations.
EDUCATION
Graduated from Cardiff University, Graduated B.A.L, LL.B United Kingdom (2010) from University Law College, Bangalore (1998) Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales
PRACTICE AREA
Corporate & Commercial
Mergers & Acquisitions
Demergers
Corporate Restructuring B. Rajendra Prasad
Senior Partner
Rajendra began his career 1998 in the Chambers of Shri. B. RudraGowda, a Senior Advocate with an outstanding practice at High Court of Karnataka at Bangalore. With the blessings of his senior, he independently conducted sever- al Civil and Criminal trials, including murder case trials and argued various constitutional matters before the High Court. Rajendra has been appointed as "Amicus Curiae" by the High Court in several cases. He began his career as an Independent Practitioner in the year 2002. Rajendra merged his practice with ANM Global as a Senior Partner, to head the Bangalore Office from 2013.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CONTACT Rajendra brings with him more than two decades of rich litigation experience in Civil and Criminal matters across various sectors. He has handled Commercial Litigation, Land Acquisition matters, cases related to Mines and Minerals, [email protected] Original Suits before the Civil Courts and Commercial Courts, NCLT, Writ Jurisdiction of High Court, Company Petitions, and so on. He has also handled Bengaluru PILs defending the rights of companies alleged to have caused public nuisance. He has handled matters as a lead defense counsel, related to High Net Worth Financial frauds ("ALLEGED") investigated by CBI, ED, EOW and other investigat- 080-23509909 ing agencies, before various trial courts, High Courts and the Apex Court, involv- ing offences under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Money laundering (PMLA), Economic Offences, Benami transactions, Cyber Crimes, Prevention of Corrup- tion Act, Et cetera. EDUCATION Rejendra has immense experience in handling intellectual property related matters. He has successfully handled Trade Mark infringements, Copyright violations for various corporates including Pharmaceutical entities, and Media Graduated B.A.L, LL.B and Entertainment Companies. The screening of the Hindi Movie “Good Newz” from University Law College, starring Mr. Akshay Kumar, the leading Bollywood Actor was successfully Bangalore (1998) defended by Rajendra at the High Court against a PIL filed for stopping its screening in theatres worldwide. Rajendra has handled innumerable Criminal trials on the defense Side, including various Murder Trials, Frauds, death caused PRACTICE AREA by negligence, etc. He has also handled Medical Negligence cases, both for the Victim and the Hospitals. One of the Medical Negligence cases, successfully handled by Rajendra, was featured in the famous Television show titled Litigation, Arbitration & Mediation “SATYAMEVA JAYATE,” anchored by Mr. Aamir Khan, the leading Bollywood Actor. Hon’ble Courts have time and again appreciated Rajendra’s art of White Collar Crimes cross-examination in the open court and so also in the Judgments. In several Intellectual Property matters hotly contested Criminal Trials, the Witnesses styled as Eye-Witnesses by the Employment laws prosecution, upon thorough Cross-examination by Rajendra, have been categorically proved as not Eye-Witnesses. Rajendra is an expert in Employment law related matters. He has drafted numerous employment contracts and Employment Policy Handbook and has also handled several disputes involving contractual relationship between the employer and employee. Rajendra was the lawyer (2003-09) for Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), the municipal corporation of Bangalore. He is also empanelled with the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd. for all Environmental, Power and Electrici- ty matters in the State of Karnataka, National Green Tribunal and with the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India. Rodney D. Ryder
PARTNER
Rodney D. Ryder is a lawyer with nearly two decades of experience in Informa- tion Technology, Intellectual Property and New Media Laws.
CONTACT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Rodney is the author of “Guide to Cyber Laws: The Information Technology Act, 2000, E-Commerce, Data Protection and the Internet”, which was the first publi- [email protected] cation on the section-wise analysis of the Indian Information Technology Act, 2000. Delhi
Rodney is presently Advisor to the Ministry of Communications and Information 011-40541860 Technology, Government of India on the implementation of the Information Technology Act, 2000. He is also the advisor to the National Internet Exchange of India and a member of the panel of independent and neutral arbitrators with them. EDUCATION Rodney counsels a wide range of clients from start-ups to the Fortune 100 and represents them in litigation regarding technology law, data security, compli- ance with law enforcement and intellectual property strategy. He is on the B.A. (Hons) LL.B. from Board and Advisor to leading companies. Delhi University (1998)
Rodney is regularly interviewed and widely quoted by Indian and International media on Technology, Intellectual Property and new Media laws. Rodney has PRACTICE AREA been nominated as a 'Leading Lawyer' in Intellectual Property, Technology, Communications and Media Law by Asia Law, Who's Who Legal (“WWL”), Asia Legal 500, amongst other International publications. Rodney has been listed as Information Technology one of India's leading lawyers in the '40 under 45' study conducted by WWL, Intellectual Property Rights United Kingdom.
Apart from the practice of the law, Rodney, believes in spending time to create articles and write for publications to share his knowledge.
Rodney is also invested in the student community and is a visiting faculty at various law schools. He also believes in contributing to society by undertaking pro bono assignments. Anushree Rauta
PARTNERPARTNER
Anushree Rauta has joined ANM Global as a Partner from 2018 to head the MediaAnushree and joined Entertainment ANM Global practice as a Partnerof the firm. from A 2018 familiar to head name the in Mediathe Media and andEntertainment Entertainment practice sector, of theAnushree firm. A is familiar considered name to in be the the media go-to andperson enter by- severaltainment top sector, Media Anushree and Entertainment is considered companies. to be the go to person for several top Media and Entertainment companies.
CONTACT CONTACT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Anushree started her career with an established Media & Entertainment law After completing her LL.B. graduation, Anushree started her career with an firm in India, where she worked for close to eight (8) years. During her career [email protected] established Media & Entertainment law firm in India, wherein she worked for [email protected] span, Anushree has been involved in advising some of the leading OTT close to eight (8) years. During her career span, Anushree has been involved in Platforms, studios, broadcasters, production houses, talent management Mumbai (Andheri Office) advising some of the leading Studios, Broadcasters, Production Houses, OTT Mumbai (Andheri Office) companies, music labels, publishers, content aggregators, digital platforms, Platforms, Talent Management companies, Music Labels, Content Aggregators, celebrities, e-commerce platforms, distributors, animation companies, event Digital Platforms, Celebrities, E-Commerce Platforms, Distributors, Animation 022-49711084 organizers and trade associations. companies, Event Organizers and Trade Associations.
EDUCATION Anushree is experienced in structuring complex transactions and providing Anushree is experienced in structuring complex transactions and providing advisory across various issues concerning the Media, Entertainment and IT EDUCATION advisory across various issues concerning the Media. Entertainment and IT sector. Anushree has carried out Due Diligence reports for over 3000 films. She sector. She has been involved in some of the path-breaking litigations in the has also been instrumental in setting up the S&P Policies of several leading OTT Graduated LL.B Media and Entertainment industry including copyright and trademark infringe- Platforms. She has also advised several music label start-ups in setting up their from ILS Law College, Pune ment matters, film censorship matters, John Doe orders, et all. Graduated LL.B business and procuring memberships with collecting societies.Under from ILS Law College, Pune Anushree’s able leadership the size of the M&E practice has increased multi- Anushree is also the founder of IPRMENTLAW, a knowledge sharing initiative in ple-fold with the transactional and litigation media team growing exponentially. IPR, Media & Entertainment law (IPRMENT) sector. IPRMENTLAW is considered The Firm is currently representing over 50 Media clients which include the likes PRACTICE AREA to be the go-to platform for Media and Entertainment updates, blogs, judge- of Netflix, Zee, Balaji Telefilms, Cosmos Maya, Tips Music, Pooja Entertainment, PRACTICE AREA ments and contractual knowledge. Applause Entertainment, Culture Machine, Contiloe, SOL, Boundscript Motion
Media & Entertainment Pictures, international stand-up comedian Aziz Ansari, renowned writers like Saiwyn Quadras, directors like Mr. Sujoy Ghosh and Mr. Vivek Agnihotri, celebri- Intellectual Media & Property Entertainment Rights ties like Mr. R.Madhavan, Jackky Bhagnani, amongst others. Intellectual Property Rights
Anushree has also been a part of several path breaking litigation matters ranging from copyright, trademark infringement, content regulation, statutory licensing, etc. Few such matters include copyright infringement case between Tips vs ENIL (Radio Mirchi) and Gaana before Bombay High Court, OTT content regulation matters in multiple high courts for Zee 5 and ALT Balaji, several copyright infringement matters against You Tube and others for Zee, landmark defamation case for the web series ‘Hasmukh’ before Delhi High Court (defama- tion of class of lawyers case) amongst others. Anushree is also the founder of IPRMENTLAW, a knowledge sharing initiative in IPR, Media & Entertainment law (IPRMENT) sector, which has been ranked as the leading entertainment law blog in India for Media and Entertainment updates, blogs, judgements and contractual knowledge. Her blog is followed by majority of the Media and Enter- tainment industry and the legal fraternity. Radhika Mathur
PARTNER
Radhika joined the firm as an Associate Partner in June 2019 and in the short span of one year she was promoted to Partner in June 2020. She brings with her rich experience in Corporate & Commercial laws including her expertise in Aviation related transactions.
CONTACT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Radhika started her career in 2010 at the Supreme Court of India as a Law Clerk [email protected] & Research Assistant for Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Patnaik. She then assisted Ms. Bina Gupta, Advocate on Record, with commercial litigation at the Supreme Delhi Court of India, Delhi High Court and various tribunals.
011-40541860 She later joined RNC Legal, New Delhi in their Aviation law team. She was involved in transactions between aircraft manufacturers, foreign lessors, owners, banks, financial institutions and Indian airlines for aircraft sale & leasing. Her EDUCATION responsibilities included government liaison, drafting various contracts, legal jurisdictional questionnaires, and so on.
After joining ANM Global in 2019, Radhika focused her work on Corporate & Graduated from Commercial matters of the firm. Radhika has huge experience in working on Symbiosis Law School Pune Master of Laws (LL.M) in Food Safety & Standard related laws. She has advised her client on Purchase and International Commercial Laws, completing her B.B.A. LL.B (2010) Supply agreements related to Milk & Milk products. She has also in-depth experi- Cardiff University, ence on Legal Metrology related advisory work as she has advised a beverage United Kingdom (2006) Holds Diploma in Intellectual manufacturer and also other clients on Legal Metrology related matters. Property Rights (2008) from the Asian School of Cyber Laws, Pune She is also an experienced lawyer with respect to Loans & Investment related matters. She has advised clients on Loan Agreements, Surety Agreements, MoUs, etc. She is an expert in AIF Regulations and had drafted & negotiated Contribution Agreement for her client. PRACTICE AREA
Radhika has also handled Franchise law related matters. She has drafted and negotiated Franchisee Agreements and provided advisory work related support Corporate & Commercial for a successful restaurant chain. Aviation Radhika has advised clients on Public Charitable Trust, prepared documenta- tion carried out the entire registration process.
Radhika has advised her clients on Labour & Employment related matters.
Radhika is also an experienced Litigation Attorney. She has drafted and filed writs and winding-up petitions before various Indian courts across the country. Sukhamrinder Singh Ahluwalia
PARTNER
Sukhamrinder has 16 years’ experience in advising and representing clients on a wide variety of litigation matters in the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India, Delhi High Court, Tribunals and Appellate authorities including DRAT, NCLAT, NGT, and PMLA. He has 45 judgments reported in various legal journals to his credit. He was appointed as amicus curiae by the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi in a number of civil and criminal cases.
CONTACT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Sukhamrinder represents various statutory and Public Sector Units (“PSU”) before various courts across the country. He has represented his clients - in the suit for damages worth INR [email protected] 1000 Crores; in the constitutional issues; and many more. Sukhamrinder has acted for banks and financial institutions as well as leading infrastructure companies in contractual Delhi disputes (like FIDICS and General Conditions Contract), criminal matters and other civil matters. He has handled recoveries of more than INR 200 Crores for his clients.
011-40541860 Sukhamrinder is an expert in White Collar Crimes. He has advised and represented clients, both domestic & international, on all aspects of white collar crime proceedings including the internal audits, risk management processes, and investigations. Sukhamrinder was also a counsel in the famous 2G scam case.
EDUCATION Sukhamrinder is well-versed in property related matters including conducting due diligences for preparing the title reports of properties for their purchase, sale or leasing. He has been representing clients before courts in various property disputes such as HUF (which is worth INR 1000 Crores), partition, Will, lease disputes, etc. Master of Laws (LL.M) in International Commercial Laws, Sukhamrinder has immense experience in handling Arbitration matters, both domestic & Cardiff University, international, for his clients. He is a member of YSIAC. Currently, he is handling various Arbitration matters for NHPC, which are worth INR 650 Crores. Sukhamrinder is also a United Kingdom (2006) certified Mediator by the Delhi High Court Mediation Center.
Sukhamrinder has appeared before National Green Tribunal on various environmental issues and some of the judgements were reported in national newspapers. PRACTICE AREA During the first decade of his practice, along with the litigation matters, Sukhamrinder also handled numerous corporate transactions and capital markets related matters including Private Equity transactions, Mergers, Joint Ventures, Slump Sale, FCCB, Rights issue, ADR/G- Litigation, Arbitration & Mediation DR, etc. Sukhamrinder had done numerous IPOs also. During this period, he also provided Corporate & Commercial SEBI related advisory and handled litigation before SEBI and SAT.
Sukhamrinder has several articles published in journals of State & National level repute. He is also a panelist with top TV Channels such as Time News, CNN News, News X, AAj Tak, News Nation, etc. on various legal & political issues. LITIGATION
Being a full service law firm our practice areas include different spheres of litigation and dispute resolution, ranging from writ petitions, suits, criminal proceedings, recovery proceedings, public interest litigation, appeals, revisions, reviews, bails, anticipatory bails, defamation, matrimonial and custody proceedings etc.
We have vast experience in appearing before the Supreme Court of India, various High Courts all over the country, District and Sessions Courts, Industrial Tribunals, Labour Courts, Commissions including the Company Law Board, Foreign Exchange Manage- ment Board, Income Tax Tribunal, Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Debt Recovery Tribunals, Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunals, Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission.
We can help you in:
Risk Assessment & Pre-Dispute Advice Power & Energy related disputes
Property related litigation Labour & Employment Litigation
Joint Venture Disputes Prevention of Food Adulteration Act
Banking & Finance Litigation Information Technology related crimes
Intellectual Property Rights disputes Asset tracing, recovery and enforcement
Restructuring & Insolvency White-collar related crimes, money laundering offences including investigation of serious and complex frauds
Environment law litigations before Green Tribunal
Representative Clients Arbitration
ANM Global’s Arbitration team is well reputed in India and has represented clients in a huge number of Domestic and International Arbitrations. The firm has handled numerous high value and complex arbitrations in India and abroad before various arbitration panels. Team also regularly advice clients on arbitration clauses and litigation risks in domestic and international contracts. Our team has a large number of repeat clients as our clients observe that our Partners personally handle their cases and they strive to achieve the best possible results.
Partners of the firm are well versed in International Arbitrations and have conducted arbitrations before international bodies like LCIA, SICA, ICC and UNCITRAL. The firm has also represented clients abroad in the following countries - United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Australia, UAE and Brazil.
Some of the Domestic & International Arbitrations handled are:
ESSAR POWER LTD GUPTA COAL
Advised & Represented Essar Power against Advised & Represented Gupta Coal in its claim Madhya Pradesh State Government in an of INR 800 Crore against Maharashtra Coal Arbitration Petition for a claim of INR 300 Crore Company (Mahagenco)
ESSAR MOBILE - ROTOMAC GLOBAL LTD JINDAL STEEL & POWER LTD. (“JSPL”)
Advised & Represented Rotomac Global Ltd. Advised & Represented JSPL in defending the against a Kolkata based mining company in claim against an Australian Company before an Arbitration Petition for a claim of the London Court of Commercial Arbitration INR 120 Crore (“LCIA”) for an amount of INR 225 Crore. Advised & Represented against Goa based Advised & Represented JSPL in defending Steel & Mining company in an Arbitration the claim against Dubai Company before the Petition for a claim of INR 85 Crore LCIA for an amount of INR 330 Crore.
Advised & Represented JSPL in defending ESSAR GLOBAL FUNDS LTD the claim against a French Company n before the LCIA for an amount of INR 280 Crore. Advised & Represented Essar Global Fund Ltd.
before London Court of International Advised & Represented JSPL in defending Arbitration in defending a claim of the claim against a Zurich Company in INR 350 Crore before the LCIA for an amount of INR 175 Crore.
Representative Clients CORPORATE LAW
India is a huge country and its business environment is diverse and continually changing. ANM Global advises Fortune 500 compa- nies and the top 100 business houses of India to sail through this complex environment on a variety of corporate transactions on a day-to-day basis. Primarily, our clients are large corporations, public sector undertakings and small & medium enterprises, active in sectors as varied as Infrastructure, Power & Energy, Finance, Private Equity & Funds, Consumer & Retail, Information Technology, Pharmaceuticals, Food & Beverage industry, Health Care & Life Sciences, Hospitality, Transport & Logistics, and Real Estate. We provide comprehensive legal services that help clients complete sophisticated corporate transactions in a rapidly changing competitive and regulatory environment.
We recognize that all corporate transactions including M&As, corporate restructuring, management buy-outs, fund raising, etc. can put any client under immense pressure. We therefore endeavor to make the experience as smooth as possible. Our team offers clients the industry expertise across 12 sectors from financial services through to energy & resources to healthcare.
Our expertise includes:
Inbound & Outbound Investments Due-diligence & Legal Audits
Public & Private Mergers and Acquisitions Private equity & Funds
Demergers Setting up off shore companies
Corporate restructurings & reorganisations Formulating franchise arrangements and structures
Purchase and sale of private limited Advising upon the suitability of charities companies & businesses and companies limited by guarantee
Setting up joint venture entities and Securing property interests group company structures
Management buy-outs Drafting and Negotiating agreements for all corporate transactions
Corporate governance and regulatory compliance
Representative Clients MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
The firm has a well-established Media and Entertainment practice with specialist, experienced and dual qualified lawyers whose core expertise is in intellectual property rights. Some of the clients, who have been utilising our diverse legal services for Media and Entertainment industry, include Film Production Companies, Producers, OTT Platforms, Film and TV channels, Artists, Actors, Film Financiers, and other professionals involved in the businesses associated with the Media and Entertainment industry.
The firm has an experienced and wide range of experts specializing in both spectrums of Entertainment and Media laws. Generally, the Entertainment and Media practice has two different areas of specialization, i.e. litigation and transactional expertise. Our team of litigation lawyers have a continuous focus on providing the clients strategies for offensive and defensive legal actions involving other parties (i.e. responding to a lawsuit from another person, issuing preliminary demands or commencing a legal action, responding to governmental inquiries or when accused of violations of the law, etc.). On the other hand, our team of transactional lawyers have continuously been involved in facilitating business deals, negotiation tactics, strategic business initiatives, and other contractual matters involved in business (i.e. production deals, talent deals, financing deals, etc.). Some of the other areas, the firm has focused in the recent past has been drafting trademark & copyright license agreements, non-disclosure agreements, technolo- gy transfer agreements and franchisee agreements.
We have :
Represented top Production Houses Represented a leading Production House in all their transactional and litigation for TV and Web content in all their matters including conducting due transactional works diligences for various transactions Represented some of the leading Actors
Advised leading OTT Platforms in and Producers in their legal their transactional and litigation documentations and litigation
related matters Helping out various studios with their
Acted for Digital Media Companies in due diligence works their transactional and advisory works
Representative Clients INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
We help our clients to create, register, protect, defend, enforce and monitise all forms of intellectual property rights pertaining to patents, trademarks, copyrights, geographic indications, and designs, in India and across the world. Our specially qualified lawyers/patent agents are highly experienced in advising a wide range of clients across various sectors including Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, Media & Entertainments, Retail, E-Commerce, Food & Beverages, and Information Technology, on their IP related matters. Our team’s expertise lies in strategising and handling contentious and non-contentious matters pertaining to all forms of intellectual property rights at national and international levels. We have assisted clients from the initial registration of the intellectual property to its final enforcement. Our team has been greatly appreciated for defending and enforcing the IP rights of numerous clients before the Supreme Court, various High Courts and Trial Courts across the country.
Our IP related Services include:
Trademark Law Patent Law
Trademark searches, filing of Trademark Performing global prior art searches for applications in multiple jurisdictions , patentability analysis Trademark prosecution before the Preparing and filing of patents applications relevant office (including Conventional and PCT) IP investigations, Raids & Enforcement Drafting of pre-grant and post-grant oppositions Strategizing & appearing in infringement proceedings before various courts in India and Patent oppositions, rectifications, complaints, the Intellectual Property Appellate Board passing-off and infringement actions
Appeared for some of the top business houses in Assignments and related issues including drafting India related to their domain names disputes deeds of assignment and their recordal before the National Internet Exchange of India Appearing before Courts, Tribunals and Intellectual including appearing before WIPO Property Appellate Board Drafting & negotiating Trademark licensing agreements Design Copyright Law Filing and prosecuting applications for Copyright registration , Copyright infringement registration of Designs
notices, Investigation , Raids and Seizure Infringement and validity opinion
Assignment and Licensing agreements Addressing copyright ownership in commercial contracts Trade Secrets and Confidential Information Drafting & negotiating Copyright licensing
agreements including software Advisory on protecting Trade Secrets & licensing agreements Confidential information ,
Advice on appropriate action in litigation & Drafting & negotiating Confidentiality and infringement claims including appearing Non-disclosure agreements before various courts in suits for Obtaining Injunctions for preventing unlawful infringement of Copyright disclosure of confidential information
Representative Clients INFRASTRUCTURE
Infrastructure development has played and continues to play a very crucial role in this growing era of Indian economy. We realise that it is the need of the hour to provide appropriate support and advice to the Private, Public Sector Undertakings or Govern- ment authorities involved in this sector. We have been a trusted advisor to various Private, Public Sector Enterprises, Lenders, Equipment Suppliers, and Government entities in various sectors including Roads and Highways, Healthcare, Hospitality, Aviation, Ports, Power, Railways, Metros, Education, Policy reforms, Real Estate, Smart Cities, and Transport. The firm has extensive expertise in green field and brownfield projects across the country.
In recent years, the Country has seen trends in development of infrastructure project on Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) model and PPP (Public Private Partnership) model which allows participation of a private party in the form of Build, Own and Operate (BOO) basis, Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) basis, or Build, Lease and transfer (BLT) basis.
ANM’s Delhi office is leading the firm’s Infrastructure Practice and it has been involved in some of the projects of great national prominence. Apart from our office in Delhi we have our branch offices at Gurgaon, Mumbai, Kanpur and Bengaluru which ensures our presence for our clients in every corner of the Country.
We assist our clients in:
Advisory on regulatory and policy reforms Drafting, review and negotiation of Concession agreements, Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Contracts, EPC contracts, Land Lease Agreements, Power Purchase Agreements, and other related Conducting due diligences and providing transactional agreements the risk analysis reports
Assist our clients during the execution Advise on Project Finance and related of projects through contract management documentation
Litigation and Dispute Resolution support Drafting of bid documents, development to any dispute arising out of contracts of different standard contracts, during and after execution of project bid evaluations, negotiation and finalisation
Representative Clients POWER & ENERGY
Our team of lawyers have extensive experience in advising Power Developers on Power Projects – both conventional (Thermal & Hydro) and renewable (Solar, Wind, Biomass), with project size ranging from Micro (5MW) to Mega (+1000 MW) transmission and distribution entities.
Our lawyers are engaged in:
Advising project developers, investors, suppli- Advising on sustainable development issues ers & contractors in the power sector on like clean development mechanism & environ- diverse commercial/transactional issues and mental compliances all aspects of licensing, market structures, competition, performance standards & tariffs
Providing advice on restructuring of existing Handling resolution of disputes in various legal and regulatory frameworks forums, including regulatory commissions and courts and alternate dispute resolution processes
We have extensive experience in matters relating to power transmission, distribution and electricity generation regulation, as well as in the drafting and negotiation of energy-related commercial contracts. Our services in the power sector include:
In-depth understanding of legislation and Negotiating successful amalgamations, merg- regulation at the State and Central levels, and ers, alliances and partnerships on behalf of their implications across a variety of sectors private companies with the public sector undertakings in the power sector.
Wide experience in the commercial side of the industry, particularly in negotiating with public sector power utilities
Our work on independent power generation projects includes a comprehensive range of legal advice, including:
Obtaining environmental permits at the local, Negotiating and drafting all major contracts, state and central levels, land use approvals, including Concession Agreements, EPC approvals for electrical transmission and, in Contracts, O&M Contracts and financing and some cases, gas transmission lines, and other security documentation, Power Purchase regulatory approvals, as required Agreements, Fuel Supply Agreements, Land Agreements, Construction Agreements and Production Contracts, Implementation Agree- Representing clients at environmental ment. hearings and/or public meetings Power Procurement
We have gained extensive knowledge and expertise with power procurement process, having acted as counsel to various private and public companies in connection with several procurement processes, and to potential developers and independent power producers in connection with power procurement RFPs and relationships. Our team is fully conversant with the structure of these contracts, their financial implications, allocations of risk, and other associated legal and business issues.
Power Regulation & Transmission
The Firm has an exceptional understanding of the legal and practical issues affecting power transmission and generation compa- nies operating in India.
We have acted for both investor and publicly owned electric utilities in hearings and applications before the Electricity Board, and in all aspects of, the electricity industry, including distribution, transmission, generation and retail. Members of the firm also have experience in the Indian electricity retail and generation market, and have advised clients, including Retailers, Project Developers, Investors and Marketers on a diverse range of matters, including development of solar generation projects, merchant transmission, imports and exports, and other environmental issues.
A wide range of clients – including Developers, Purchasers, Suppliers and Financing Entities – depend on the ANM Global’s experi- ence in development, construction, power purchase and procurement processes, real estate and leasing, debt and equity financ- ing, mergers and acquisitions, tax (including government incentives for certain forms of renewable energy projects), environmen- tal approvals and related regulatory processes.
Representative Clients REAL ESTATE
Real Estate laws vary from one state to another and our expertise is in advising clients on Real Estate related investments on a Pan-India basis as our team has a thorough understanding of the local regulatory issues and technical expertise. Our Real Estate team includes specialists in real estate, banking, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, tax, funds, securitisation, litigation and asset finance, as well as construction, planning and other real estate specific experts. Our team works with Real Estate Devel- opers, Lenders, Private Equity Investors, Hotel Chains, and Restaurants.
We regularly advise foreign clients on their entry strategies to the Indian Real Estate market. We have significant experience in advising investors on cross-border and multi- jurisdictional investments including:
We can help you in:
Buying, selling, leasing and licensing Preparing Land Title Due Diligence of investment properties Reports for the properties involved
Land Revenue proceedings Cross-border investment advice and structuring
Land Acquisition proceedings including Advice on financing and tax aspects of advice on zoning regulations, stamp real estate investment duties and registration formalities
Establishment of investment vehicles such Drafting, review, negotiating and finalization as Real Estate Funds, Joint Ventures, of all sorts of agreements for the Real Estate Partnerships and Limited transactions including Joint Venture Liability Partnerships agreements,Project Management Agreements, CollaborationAgreements, Investment agreements, Shareholderagreements, and so on
We are continually advising investors, developers, retailers, leisure/hotel operators and liaising with local authorities on all types of Real Estate projects. We offer advice in relation to site acquisitions, development, funding, letting, management (including hotel management and franchising agreements), rent review and redevelopment or refurbishment.
We have experience in all types of commercial Retail and Leisure projects including:
Town Centre retail developments Pubs and Nightclubs
Out of town and Regional shopping centers Multiplex Cinema Complexes
Hotels & Restaurants
Representative Clients INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
The Firm is legal counsel to the Office of the Controller of Certifying Authorities, Ministry of Information Technology on legal modifi- cations and amendments to the Information Technology Rules and Procedures. The firm advises NASSCOM, the Government of India and in particular, the Computer Emergency Response Team [CERT] in the area of Internet-related crimes. In addition, the firm has also advised many clients in their selection process to become the Certifying Authorities under the Indian Information Technol- ogy Act, 2000.
Our lawyers have the industry experience and the knowledge base to advice our IT Clients on all aspects of their business operations. We have been advising IT industry leaders for their transactional work and regulatory compliances in India for many years. Whether it is Contracts, Merger and Acquisitions, Employment law related issues, Intellectual Property matters or Litiga- tion, our firm is well geared to advice our clients on this constantly evolving branch of law.
ANM Global has structured a proprietary “state-of-the-art” IT compliance programme. The firm is one of the few firms in India, with an established Data Protection, Privacy and Corporate Compliance Practice. The firm advises clients around the world on data privacy law in the context of the issues that arise in online business, data mining and data processing. In addition to corporate compliance advisory services, the firm also conducts training programmes in Data Privacy and Corporate Compliance.
The firm assist clients in relation to:
Enterprise Security [Security and privacy In the area of Electronic Commerce, law in policy implementation; security and and practice, our services include: privacy in the employment/HR function; Advising on strategic alliances and security and privacy compliances] partnerships in the e- commerce field
Conducting Due Diligence for Establishment of e-procurement exchanges compliance under various and multi-party trading arrangements
IT Rules & Regulations Design, Hosting and Maintenance agreements;
Procurement and delivery of Online terms of trade
IT systems and services Collaboration agreements and Joint Ventures
Outsourcing projects and Online advertising managed services E-banking, payment systems for on-line Advise to Intermediaries on IT laws transactions, compliance with financial related to their India operations services legislation Software development and distribution, including VAR and OEM arrangements Website development, Hosting, and Content Management
Dispute Resolution
Representative Clients MINING
Mining sector plays a pivotal role in the industrial development of the country. In the Mining sector, the firm provides strategic advice to private and public sector companies in India and to foreign companies on their different ventures. The firm offers the mining industry a diverse team of lawyers with strong industry experience throughout the natural resource and manufacturing sectors. Our Mining team works in close cooperation and in tandem with our Corporate Regulatory, Finance, Litigation and Tax teams which enables us to provide well rounded and comprehensive advice to our clients.
Our lawyers provide industry-specific transactional, regulatory and litigation support for virtually every aspect of our clients’ daily operations or structural transactions. From coal to steel production, our experience includes extensive work for major coal produc- ers and users. Our lawyers have in depth knowledge of mining laws including The Mines Act, 1952; The Mines Rules, 1955; Mines Rescue Rules, 1985; Coal Mines Regulations, 1957; The Oil Mines Regulations, 1984; The Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1960 and various other acts associated with mining.
Our Mining team advises on all aspects of Mining law including:
Regulatory Advisory including those related Contracting to Foreign Direct Investments
Licensing issues that include mining permits, International Joint Ventures prospecting license and mining leases
Rehabilitation & Resettlement (R&R) policies Mergers & Acquisitions
Health Safety & Environment issues/approvals Taxation
Advisory on Policy issues related to Dispute Resolution & Litigation support prescribed & certain reserved minerals, across the Country State Mining Policies, Memorandums of Understanding (MoU), State Support Agreements and so on
Our lawyers are experienced in:
Acquisitions/dispositions of mine properties and Formation of Indian and international processing and manufacturing facilities joint ventures
Coal supply contracts Distribution arrangements/joint development agreements Environmental law, health and mine safety Supply agreements for newly developed Native Indian law and natural resources technology
Operational and regulatory issues Technology transfer and related intellectual property matters Issues pertaining to acquisition of Public lands Taxation and stamp duty issues Coal mining and supply contracts Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation assistance Due diligence on behalf of investor’s interests across the country regarding acquisitions of mining properties ENVIRONMENT
This is an ever evolving branch of law in India, and we advise our clients on existing and potential environmental risks, both civil and criminal, and help them to strategize effective solutions across the country. The Firm provides a wide array of environmental legal representation to companies and trade associations in the Energy, Mining and Mineral processing industry. Our representation includes compliance advisory, due-diligence and litigation support, counseling under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991, Biological Diversity, 2002 and various other environmental statutes.
We work directly with our clients to structure mining transactions in the manner most appropriate to the level of environmental risk encountered. As part of our appellate litigation practice, we have represented various companies in numerous successful challenges in environmental enforcement cases in National Green Tribunal, State Court Litigation concerning historic mining processing properties across the country
In conjunction with acquisitions and divestitures, we have advised purchasers and sellers of mining processing properties and companies in the coal mining sectors of the environmental risks associated with historical mining operations.
We can help you in:
Due-diligence Assessing, managing and mitigating environmental liabilities and compliance obligations Advice on all matters related to Litigation support in Green Tribunals & compliance with environmental laws the National Green Tribunal and the Supreme Court of India Obtaining “No Objection Certificates” from Pollution Control Boards Advice on Environmental risks associated (both central and state) with mining projects
Analyzing & Advising on environmental issues in the context of Energy & Mining projects
Representative Clients MUMBAI
1410, 14th Floor, Maker Chambers V, Dr. Jamnalal Bajaj Road, Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400021 Ph : 022-22873499
304, Morya Landmark 1, Veera Desai Industrial Estate, Andheri West, Mumbai - 400 053 Ph : 022-49711084
DELHI
D/128, Panchsheel enclave, New Delhi 110017 Ph : 011-40541860
BENGALURU
21/2, 1st Main Road,Opp Indian overseas Bank, Gandhinagar, Bengaluru-560009 Ph : 080-23509909
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