ESTABLISHED IN 1993

Total number of professionals: 220 (55 partners)
Principal office: New Delhi
Other offices in India: Bengaluru, Chennai, Gurugram, Hyderabad and Mumbai
International offices: Dubai, Chicago and Toronto

About the firm

Key practice areas

The firm offers a wide range of legal services in corporate and commercial laws, dispute resolution, tax (direct & indirect) and intellectual property (IPR) and specialises in representing major foreign and domestic corporations with diverse business interests in India. Its other key areas are: Arbitration & ADR; aviation; banking & finance; bankruptcy & insolvency; capital markets; competition & antitrust; defence; e-commerce, fintech, blockchain & cryptos; ESG; infrastructure; international trade & WTO; mergers & acquisitions; labour & employment; litigation; power & energy; private equity, venture capital & funds; privatisation & disinvestments; project finance; real estate; shipping & maritime; sports & entertainment; startups; TMT; white-collar crime.

UAE presence: Kochhar & Co. Inc. Dubai is a leading full-service law firm in the UAE advising clients on both UAE and DIFC laws. Our Dubai presence assumes significance as Kochhar & Co. is the first full-service law firm from the Indian sub-continent to have been granted a license by the Dubai Legal Affairs Department to practise local law in the UAE.

The Dubai team comprises partners and lawyers with several decades of rich and diverse experience on UAE, English and Indian law matters. It specialises in providing a wide range of legal services in the areas of corporate & commercial laws, banking and project finance, dispute resolution and IPR. Within a short span of time, Kochhar Dubai has established itself as one of the preferred counsel for numerous banks and financing corporations, multinational and Indian companies that are doing business not only in the UAE but throughout the GCC region.

Awards & Recognition: Kochhar & Co. has been one of the most decorated Indian law firms and conferred with numerous awards including the National Bar Award, the International Council of Jurists Award that was conferred by the Indian prime minister and the Rashtriya Gaurav Award (National Pride Award).

The firm has been ranked as the top-tier (market leading) Firm in the areas of aviation & defense, corporate and M&A, dispute resolution, labour & employment, intellectual property, international trade, projects, energy & infrastructure laws, real estate & construction and technology and data privacy, and white-collar crime by leading publication including The Legal 500, Forbes GC Power list, Chambers and India Business Law Journal (IBLJ).