ESTABLISHED IN 2001
Total number of professionals: 230+ (42 partners)
Principal office: Mumbai
Other offices: Ahmedabad, Pune, Bengaluru, Chennai, GIFT City,
New Delhi and Pune
Key practice areas
Anti-corruption & anti-bribery; arbitration & ADR; banking & finance; capital markets; competition & antitrust; corporate & commercial; consumer laws; customs law; data protection; e-commerce, fintech; food laws; hospitality; infrastructure; investment funds; international trade & bilateral investment treaties; joint ventures; labour & employment; litigation; mergers & acquisitions; policy & regulatory; power & energy; private equity, project finance; real estate; restructuring & insolvency; shipping; succession planning (family office); taxation; TMT; transfer pricing; venture capital & funds; white-collar crime.
Our services
Founded in 2001, Economic Laws Practice (ELP) stands as a prominent full-service law firm in India. Spanning seven strategically placed offices throughout the country, ELP boasts a dynamic team of over 240 accomplished professionals, encompassing lawyers, chartered accountants, cost accountants, company secretaries, and economists. This multifaceted wealth of expertise equips us to provide comprehensive counsel to clients across a broad spectrum of areas, encompassing taxation, transactions, advisory services, litigation, regulatory compliance, as well as trade and competition matters.
Independent intelligence on this law firm
The following information is sourced directly from India Business Law Journal and/or Law.asia and is not part of the directory listing provided by the law firm.
Testimonials
“The ELP team had assisted in creating a winning legal strategy,” says Ravi Gaitonde, chief operating officer at APM Terminals Mumbai, who adds the firm is very good at selecting senior counsel who are perfect for the job, and briefing them. He commends partner Ravisekhar Nair, whom he says is very reliable and capable in terms of strategies for handling the matter, and the dynamics at the CCI; and Deeksha Manchanda, who “ensures implementation and execution of the strategy”.
A Singapore-based client who used the dispute resolution services of ELP says: “They have a large team [that] provides good support in circumstances when such resources are needed, especially by foreign clients like us [who] lack resources in India”.
Notable Deals
Recognised by India Business Law Journal as Deals of the Year
Brickwork Ratings’ licence | 2023 | N/A | Details |
NIIF backs electric scooter maker Ather | 2022 | US$128 million | Details |
Mixed interests challenge Chalet Hotels acquisition | 2020 | US$23 million | Details |
Assisting arrangement between clearing houses and exchanges | 2019 | N/A | Details |
Hitachi-Johnson Controls joint venture | 2016 | US$2.6 billion | Details |
454 petitions against the Union of India | 2016 | N/A | Details |
Carlyle’s acquisition of Destimoney Enterprises | 2015 | US$250 million | Details |
CPPIB-Shapoorji Pallonji JV acquires Chennai IT park | 2015 | US$220 million | Details |
Contact us
Mumbai
9th floor, Mafatlal Center Vidhan
Bhavan Marg, Nariman Point
Mumbai – 400 021
T: +91 22 6636 7000
Contact
Suhail Nathani
E: suhailnathani@elp-in.com
T: +91 22 6636 7000
New Delhi
16th Floor, Gopal Das Bhawan
Barakhamba Road
New Delhi – 110 001
Contact
Kumar Visalaksh
E: kumarvisalaksh@elp-in.com
T: +91 96 5490 2727
Website
www.elplaw.in