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SPACs: Why PIPE investments play a key role

By Lynwood Reinhardt and Brooke Dorris, Reed Smith
Lynwood Reinhardt and Brooke Dorris examine the impact of private investment in public equity on de-SPAC transactions

Gender in justice

Prominent women lawyers in Asia share their experiences of finding success and overcoming gender barriers on the way

Captive generation: APTEL breaks a few chains

By Abhishek Nath Tripathi and Anura Gupta, Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors

Lockdown impact on travel, residency and finances

By Gautam Khurana and Abhishek Hans, India Law Offices

Regulating e-commerce: Do we see oversight or an overdose?

By Karan Chandhiok and Lagna Panda, Chandhiok & Mahajan

Commercial perspectives of the model tenancy law

By Manoj Kumar, Hammurabi & Solomon Partners

New frontiers for arbitrations seated in Singapore

By Sreenivasan Narayanan, Raja Bose and Rob Houston, K&L Gates Straits Law
Supreme Court judgment opens new frontier for Singapore-seated arbitration for Indian parties

Challenging tabooze

A conversation with Anand Vijay Jha, about taking on the challenging task of changing the negative social perception of alcohol among policymakers in India’s 28 states and convincing them to tax beer at a lower rate than hard liquor

Will PLIs give Japanese manufacturing a boost in India?

By Pradeep Ratnam, Kochhar & Co

How blockchain enhances efficiency in trade finance

By Devyani Dhawan and Shivendra Shukla, SNG & Partners

Guidelines for provisional ratings by credit rating agencies

By Sawant Singh, Sristi Yadav and Aditya Bhargava, Phoenix Legal

When SPACs come knocking

By Ashok Lalwani and Mark Bell, Baker McKenzie
Ashok Lalwani and Mark Bell explore the opportunities and risks for Indian companies using the SPAC route

The fragile position of independent directors of banks

By Sumit P and Asima Ghosh, HSA Advocates

Pros and cons of foreign-seated arbitrations

By Sumeet Kachwaha and Tara Shahani, Kachwaha & Partners
With Indian parties now able to arbitrate abroad, Sumeet Kachwaha and Tara Shahani discuss the pros and cons, and how some may lose out by moving disputes offshore

News report referring to trademark not wrongful use

By Manisha Singh and Malyashree Sridharan, LexOrbis

Defences of public interest in patent infringement

By DPS Parmar, LexOrbis

Vaccinating your staff?

The government has allowed the private sector to step in and vaccinate staff. Pharma legal expert Shantanu Mukherjee and co-author Sampreetha Kumar explain how to navigate setting up a vaccination facility for your employees

Trust structures from an FDI perspective

By Harish Kumar and Itee Singhal, L&L Partners

Ascertaining impact of IBC’s section 32A on criminal proceedings

By Sonam Gupta and Anurag Tandon, Bharucha & Partners

Panacea or problem?

SPACS have generated tremendous interest in India, but are these re-emerging investment tools really a practical alternative to IPOs and a panacea for reviving capital markets? And just how tightly should they be regulated?

Getting what’s rightfully due

As important members of the legal profession, general counsel should be recognised by reviewing The Advocates Act and be supported by a regulatory body, write Akhil Prasad and Sanjeev Gemawat

Correspondents

India foreign exchange regulations

FEMA regulations to reshape India’s EXIM compliance regime

By Aman Avinav, Phoenix Legal
India data protection compliance

Protecting personal data in Indian MSMEs and startups

By Shantanu Sahay and Pratyush Acharya, Anand and Anand

Impact of Middle East crisis on India’s energy supply

By Rahul Sinha and Mohd Shahan Ulla, DSK Legal

Features

IBLJ Law Firm Awards, 2026

Setting the benchmark for legal excellence in India

AI in Arbitration Services

AAA tools up with AI

As AAA turns 100, CEO Bridget McCormack discusses ICDR growth and responsible AI tools reshaping arbitration services globally

Chennai Legal Market Overview

Chennai’s legal fabric

Chennai’s legal ecosystem goes beyond litigation as the port city has a high court legacy, specialised practices, local insight and relationship-driven advocacy

Expert Briefings

Pune Legal Market Guide

Experts share insights on why Pune is the right destination for establishing or expanding your business, and on the finer details of setting up

India GCC compliance frameworkvideo

Setting up a GCC in India

By Vikas Agarwal and Vivek Sadhale, LegaLogic Consulting

Taking the Pune advantage

By Aanchal Lamba and Richa Joshi, Stride Legal

Opinion

India Co-Lending Framework

Rebalancing bank-NBFC relationships

Co-lending needs greater parity amid heightened regulatory scrutiny, argues Nishant Kotak, head of legal at DSP Group

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