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Rajinder Narain & Co. was the first law firm to be established in New Delhi soon after the independence of India in 1947 and the promulgation of the Indian Constitution. The company's extensive list of service are: mergers, acquisitions, amalgamations and divestments, joint ventures and cross-border investments in India, asset finance and cross-border leasing and securitisation, infrastructure projects power, telecom, oil and natural gas, construction, commercial contracts, banking, insurance and financial services, intellectual property rights, taxation, litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution.

Rajinder Narain & Co. was the first legal firm to be established in New Delhi soon after Independence of India in 1947 and the promulgation of the Constitution of India. The Firm's partners were elevated as Judges and then Chief Justices of the High Court and held offices as Presidents & Secretaries of the Bar Associations in India and Overseas AND Council members of various Legal Bodies & Associations. The Firm specialises in International Corporate and Transactional work. The Firm carries on work from its two offices located in Delhi and one in Mumbai and is widely regarded as having experienced teams. 
 
 

• Banking and finance
• Corporate and M&A
• Dispute resolution
• Energy and natural resources
• Insurance and reinsurance
• Intellectual property
• Taxation

Mergers, Acquisitions, Amalgamations and Divestments

• Mergers, acquisitions, takeovers, public offers.
• Privatizations of public sector undertakings through divestments in international and domestic markets.
• Conducting due diligences, drafting, negotiating and settling of agreements and documents.
• Advise on management and employee issues.
• Compliance with capital market regulations and Takeover Regulations.
• Liaising with and obtaining approvals from regulatory bodies - Foreign Investment Promotion Board, Reserve Bank of India and Securities and Exchange Board of India (equivalent of the US SEC).

Joint Ventures and Cross - Border Investments in India

• Creation of structures including mutli-strata investment and special purpose vehicles (SPVs) for maximum tax benefits.
• Setting up of green field projects with regulatory approvals.
• Advice regarding innovative entry strategies and investment into India.
• Drafting and settlement of agreements and participation in negotiations.

Asset Finance and Cross - Border Leasing and Securitisation

• Aircraft finance and leasing: Advise on lease of aircraft to Indian entities, securitization, registration, de-registration, provisions of mortgage security, finance and taxation issues, repossession and recovery of the aircraft. The firm handled about 80% of the aircraft acquisition deals during the year.
• Foreign trade and Commerce and cross-border transactions in asset finance, discounting, factoring, external borrowings, letters of credit, issues arising out of international financing transactions.

Infrastructure Projects Power, Telecom, Oil and Natural Gas, Construction

• Advising, financial structuring and implementation of the projects.
• Structuring joint ventures and consortiums, structures for raising project finance.
• Corporate, regulatory and transactional advise.
• Drafting and Negotiating EPC, O&M, PPA contracts.

Commercial Contracts

• Technology transfer Agreements
• Technical know-how transfer Agreements
• Licensing Agreements
• Agency Agreements
• Franchisee Agreements
• Distributorships Agreements
• Business Process Outsourcing
• IT enabled services agreements
• Collaboration Agreements

Banking, Insurance and Financial Services

• Drafting, review and settlement of loan, guarantee and other transactional documents.
• Advise on cross-border investments in the banking and non-banking financial institutions / sectors.
• Insurance inward investments, structuring, regulatory compliances; securities and capital market transactions.
• Registration, compliances with the Reserve Bank of India Guidelines and Securities and Exchange Board of India regulations.

Intellectual Property Rights

• Patent Law: filing and registration of patent applications; infringement actions; PCT filing.
• Trademark & Copyright Law: trademark and copyright prosecution and litigation; filing and registration of Trademark and Copyright; opposition and rectification matters; infringement action; portfolio management; enforcement counseling.
• Industrial Designs: filing and registration of design application; infringement action.

Taxation

• Anti Dumping and other WTO matters.
• Direct and indirect taxation; advise on custom, excise and sales tax issues.
• Income tax: transfer pricing, Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements.

Litigation, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution

• Corporate litigation
• Mergers, amalgamations, demergers, winding up proceedings, minority protection petitions.
• Tax and consumer litigation.
• International and domestic commercial disputes.
• Litigation in Supreme Court, High Courts and other quasi judicial bodies including CESTAT and DRTs.
• Arbitration and conciliation: International and domestic.

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