ESTABLISHED IN 1935

Total number of professionals: 225 (42 partners)
Principal office: Mumbai
Other offices: Gurugram and Pune

Key practice areas

Anti-corruption & anti-bribery; arbitration & ADR; automotive; aviation; banking & finance; boardroom strategy & risk management; capital markets; chemicals; competition & antitrust; consumer goods, retail & e-commerce; corporate & commercial; data protection; defence & aerospace; employment & labour; energy & natural resources; ESG; fintech, blockchain & cryptos; funds; hospitals & healthcare; hotels & hospitality; inbound investment; infrastructure & project development; insolvency & bankruptcy; insurance & reinsurance; joint ventures; labour & employment; licensing & franchising; litigation & dispute resolution; manufacturing & industries; media & entertainment; M&A; mining & minerals; oil & gas; outbound investment; outsourcing; pharmaceuticals & life sciences; private clients, trusts & estates; private equity, venture capital & startups; project finance; real estate & construction; regulatory & compliance; restructuring; securitisation & structured finance; sports & leisure; technology; telecommunications; transport & logistics; water; and white-collar crime & investigations.

Our services

With a legacy spanning almost 90 years, Desai & Diwanji is among India’s leading law firms, helping clients achieve their goals by combining the highest global standards with local expertise. With offices in Mumbai, Gurugram and Pune, the firm caters to a wide variety of client needs across practice areas and jurisdictions, and specialises in knowledge of both the legal framework as well as the specific business requirements of various industry sectors.

As a full-service firm, Desai & Diwanji offers a broad range of services to clients that include governments, regulators, multilateral organisations, funds, banks, lenders, multinational companies, Indian business houses and high-net-worth individuals. Our highly experienced lawyers are widely recognised in the industry and trusted for being able to offer innovative, customised and effective solutions that balance a client’s business objectives with the complexities of the Indian legal framework. We draw on the experience of members from across the firm’s practices to create collaborative teams that provide clients with robust legal advice coupled with a seamless service experience.

Our lawyers have a deep understanding of the statutory and regulatory landscape in India as well as the constantly evolving practices among business leaders, and work on some of the most challenging, complex, and stimulating domestic as well as cross-border assignments. The firm is a market leader across various verticals and has received various awards and recognitions for its work in several practice areas, including banking and finance, project finance, infrastructure and project development, M&A and private equity.