Expertise

Our dispute resolution team manages high-value commercial and regulatory conflicts across all forums—trial courts, High Courts, Supreme Court, statutory and arbitral tribunals. Leveraging deep industry insight and legal expertise, we craft strategies that align with your business objectives, whether through litigation, arbitration, mediation, or hybrid processes. From contractual breaches to shareholder disputes and regulatory investigations, we deliver pragmatic solutions focused on risk control, cost efficiency, and preserving business continuity.

We advise clients on every aspect of commercial contracting, from drafting and negotiation to review and enforceability. Our work covers mergers & acquisitions, financing contracts, EPC, supply and distribution agreements, service contracts, franchise and license arrangements, technology and IP agreements, confidentiality arrangements, and more. Whether you’re entering new partnerships or updating existing commercial relationships, we ensure your transactions are carried out effectively and your contracts are clear, compliant, and designed to protect your business interests in a changing regulatory landscape.

We guide corporations and individuals through every phase of white collar matters—from designing and strengthening compliance programs to conducting internal investigations and representing clients before trial courts, High Courts and the Supreme Court of India in matters relating to fraud, bribery, corruption and money laundering. Whether assessing regulatory risks, engaging with enforcement agencies or mounting a robust criminal defence at trial and on appeal, we combine strategic advisory, investigative depth and courtroom advocacy to protect your legal rights, and more importantly, your reputation.

Our general corporate practice supports businesses at all stages—incorporation, structuring, expansion, and restructuring. We assist with entity formation, governance frameworks, compliance with Indian company laws, foreign investment regulations, and ongoing statutory requirements. By delivering practical and proactive legal guidance on day-to-day corporate issues and critical strategic decisions, we help clients manage risk, resolve governance challenges, and achieve long-term growth objectives.

Our team advises creditors, corporate debtors, resolution professionals, and investors on all aspects of the insolvency process under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code and related frameworks. Our work spans company petitions, claims, resolution plans, avoidance transactions, and liquidation proceedings, across tribunals and appellate forums. Whether the objective is recovery, restructuring, or acquisition in distress scenarios, we provide commercially focused guidance rooted in a strong understanding of both the legal process and business considerations involved in financial distress.

Clients benefit from our integrated approach to regulatory changes and policy developments. We provide legislative analysis, stakeholder engagement, and advocacy support to help businesses and organizations anticipate and respond to shifts in the regulatory environment.

intellectual property assets. Our practice covers the full range of IP rights, including trademarks, copyrights, patents, designs, and trade secrets. We assist clients with registration and prosecution before relevant IP offices, advise on brand and content protection strategies, and structure licensing, assignment, and technology use arrangements. In cases of infringement or opposition, we represent clients in enforcement proceedings before tribunals and courts, ensuring their rights are assertively defended. Whether advising a new venture seeking to commercialize innovation or a mature company managing a growing IP portfolio, our focus remains on safeguarding intangible value and enabling long-term commercial advantage.

Our real estate team advises on the full spectrum of property and development matters, from the acquisition and sale of assets to complex joint ventures and large-scale projects. We assist with title due diligence, transaction structuring, regulatory clearances, and compliance with real estate laws, including RERA. Clients rely on us for clear guidance through negotiations, drafting and review of documentation, and resolution of disputes arising in the course of property transactions or development. With experience across commercial, residential, and mixed-use projects, we work to secure transactions that are legally sound, efficiently executed, and aligned with our clients’ strategic objectives.

We deliver comprehensive advisory and litigation services across the full spectrum of direct and indirect taxes, including GST, income tax, TDS, and international taxation. Clients rely on us for navigating regulatory changes, and ensuring compliance with evolving tax laws. Our experience includes assisting with tax-efficient corporate restructurings, representing clients in audits, investigations, and disputes before tax authorities and appellate forums, and advising on transfer pricing and double taxation issues.

Our banking and finance practice delivers comprehensive support for lenders, borrowers, and financial intermediaries in a diverse range of transactions. We advise on project finance, syndicated and bilateral lending, asset-based financing, debt restructuring, and working capital arrangements. Our services include structuring, drafting, and reviewing loan and security documentation, navigating regulatory compliance, and addressing corporate borrowing needs.

Our employment practice covers the full range of workplace and labour law concerns for both employers and individuals. We draft and review employment contracts, develop HR and workplace policies, and advise on compliance with provisions related to workplace safety, equal opportunity, and the POSH Act. We regularly assist with employment disputes and workforce transitions arising from restructurings, mergers, leadership changes, or terminations. In addition, our team handles matters involving employee misconduct, wrongful dismissal, and workplace investigations.

We provide tailored legal and strategic advice to high-net-worth individuals, families, and family offices on the preservation, management, and transfer of personal and family wealth. Our services include succession planning, drafting and execution of wills and trusts, establishment of family constitutions, and the structuring of domestic and cross-border asset holdings. Clients also consult us for guidance on family business governance, intra-family agreements, and the resolution of sensitive disputes. Our discreet and solution-oriented approach helps ensure clarity, continuity, and tax efficiency for families navigating generational transitions and evolving personal or business priorities.

Disputes
Our dispute resolution team manages high-value commercial and regulatory conflicts across all forums—trial courts, High Courts, Supreme Court, statutory and arbitral tribunals. Leveraging deep industry insight and legal expertise, we craft strategies that align with your business objectives, whether through litigation, arbitration, mediation, or hybrid processes. From contractual breaches to shareholder disputes and regulatory investigations, we deliver pragmatic solutions focused on risk control, cost efficiency, and preserving business continuity.
Contracts & Transactions
We advise clients on every aspect of commercial contracting, from drafting and negotiation to review and enforceability. Our work covers mergers & acquisitions, financing contracts, EPC, supply and distribution agreements, service contracts, franchise and license arrangements, technology and IP agreements, confidentiality arrangements, and more. Whether you’re entering new partnerships or updating existing commercial relationships, we ensure your transactions are carried out effectively and your contracts are clear, compliant, and designed to protect your business interests in a changing regulatory landscape.
White Collar Crimes
Defence, Internal Investigations
We guide corporations and individuals through every phase of white collar matters—from designing and strengthening compliance programs to conducting internal investigations and representing clients before trial courts, High Courts and the Supreme Court of India in matters relating to fraud, bribery, corruption and money laundering. Whether assessing regulatory risks, engaging with enforcement agencies or mounting a robust criminal defence at trial and on appeal, we combine strategic advisory, investigative depth and courtroom advocacy to protect your legal rights, and more importantly, your reputation.
General Corporate Advisory
Our general corporate practice supports businesses at all stages—incorporation, structuring, expansion, and restructuring. We assist with entity formation, governance frameworks, compliance with Indian company laws, foreign investment regulations, and ongoing statutory requirements. By delivering practical and proactive legal guidance on day-to-day corporate issues and critical strategic decisions, we help clients manage risk, resolve governance challenges, and achieve long-term growth objectives.
Insolvency and Restructuring
Our team advises creditors, corporate debtors, resolution professionals, and investors on all aspects of the insolvency process under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code and related frameworks. Our work spans company petitions, claims, resolution plans, avoidance transactions, and liquidation proceedings, across tribunals and appellate forums. Whether the objective is recovery, restructuring, or acquisition in distress scenarios, we provide commercially focused guidance rooted in a strong understanding of both the legal process and business considerations involved in financial distress.
Public Policy
Clients benefit from our integrated approach to regulatory changes and policy developments. We provide legislative analysis, stakeholder engagement, and advocacy support to help businesses and organizations anticipate and respond to shifts in the regulatory environment.
Intellectual Property
We provide end-to-end legal support for protecting, managing, and enforcing intellectual property assets. Our practice covers the full range of IP rights, including trademarks, copyrights, patents, designs, and trade secrets. We assist clients with registration and prosecution before relevant IP offices, advise on brand and content protection strategies, and structure licensing, assignment, and technology use arrangements. In cases of infringement or opposition, we represent clients in enforcement proceedings before tribunals and courts, ensuring their rights are assertively defended. Whether advising a new venture seeking to commercialize innovation or a mature company managing a growing IP portfolio, our focus remains on safeguarding intangible value and enabling long-term commercial advantage.
Real Estate
Our real estate team advises on the full spectrum of property and development matters, from the acquisition and sale of assets to complex joint ventures and large-scale projects. We assist with title due diligence, transaction structuring, regulatory clearances, and compliance with real estate laws, including RERA. Clients rely on us for clear guidance through negotiations, drafting and review of documentation, and resolution of disputes arising in the course of property transactions or development. With experience across commercial, residential, and mixed-use projects, we work to secure transactions that are legally sound, efficiently executed, and aligned with our clients’ strategic objectives.
Tax
We deliver comprehensive advisory and litigation services across the full spectrum of direct and indirect taxes, including GST, income tax, TDS, and international taxation. Clients rely on us for navigating regulatory changes, and ensuring compliance with evolving tax laws. Our experience includes assisting with tax-efficient corporate restructurings, representing clients in audits, investigations, and disputes before tax authorities and appellate forums, and advising on transfer pricing and double taxation issues.
Banking and Finance
Our banking and finance practice delivers comprehensive support for lenders, borrowers, and financial intermediaries in a diverse range of transactions. We advise on project finance, syndicated and bilateral lending, asset-based financing, debt restructuring, and working capital arrangements. Our services include structuring, drafting, and reviewing loan and security documentation, navigating regulatory compliance, and addressing corporate borrowing needs.
Employment
Our employment practice covers the full range of workplace and labour law concerns for both employers and individuals. We draft and review employment contracts, develop HR and workplace policies, and advise on compliance with provisions related to workplace safety, equal opportunity, and the POSH Act. We regularly assist with employment disputes and workforce transitions arising from restructurings, mergers, leadership changes, or terminations. In addition, our team handles matters involving employee misconduct, wrongful dismissal, and workplace investigations.
Private Client Practice
We provide tailored legal and strategic advice to high-net-worth individuals, families, and family offices on the preservation, management, and transfer of personal and family wealth. Our services include succession planning, drafting and execution of wills and trusts, establishment of family constitutions, and the structuring of domestic and cross-border asset holdings. Clients also consult us for guidance on family business governance, intra-family agreements, and the resolution of sensitive disputes. Our discreet and solution-oriented approach helps ensure clarity, continuity, and tax efficiency for families navigating generational transitions and evolving personal or business priorities.

We assist developers, EPC contractors, and investors with construction contracts, claims management, regulatory compliance, and dispute resolution. Our advice is designed to keep projects on track and minimize legal uncertainty at every phase. Our team provides end-to-end support for large-scale infrastructure initiatives, addressing bid documents, concession and EPC contracts, financing, and risk management for sponsors, contractors, and investors.

We work with digital platforms, fintech companies, e-commerce ventures, and consumer-facing tech businesses across a range of evolving regulatory and commercial issues. Our practice spans structuring online business models, compliance with financial and technology regulations, and support with day-to-day operational challenges. We advise clients, including digital lenders, payment service providers, NBFCs, and financial platforms, on RBI licensing, regulatory audits, outsourcing arrangements, and product documentation, while also assisting e-commerce and marketplace businesses with platform governance, content liability, data protection, and consumer law. Our team combines legal insight, sector familiarity, and commercial foresight to help digital businesses launch, scale, and stay compliant in a fast-changing environment shaped by both innovation and regulation.

We advise airlines, lessors, financiers, maintenance organisations, drone operators, and aviation investors on every aspect of India’s dynamic and highly regulated aviation sector. Our team has significant experience in cross-border aircraft leasing and financing transactions, assisting clients with structuring and negotiation of operating and finance leases, sale-and-leaseback arrangements, repossession and deregistration, and regulatory clearances under Indian and international aviation frameworks. We support clients in aircraft acquisitions and disposals that involve parties and assets from multiple jurisdictions, working seamlessly to address foreign exchange regulations, double taxation, stamp duties, and compliance with the Cape Town Convention and related treaties.

We provide comprehensive legal support to traditional and renewable energy clients, including those operating in oil and gas, solar, wind, hydro, and energy storage. Our services cover project development and structuring, investment and joint ventures, and regulatory clearances required throughout the energy project lifecycle. We advise on obtaining licenses and permits, environmental compliance, securing power purchase agreements, and negotiating EPC and offtake contracts. Our team assists in addressing grid connectivity issues, land acquisition, and navigating interface with regulatory authorities such as the Central and State Electricity Regulatory Commissions. By combining commercial understanding with regulatory insight, we help clients manage risk, resolve disputes, and deliver energy projects efficiently and in line with India’s evolving sustainability requirements.

We advise technology companies, digital platforms, media organizations, and telecom providers on a spectrum of legal and regulatory challenges characteristic of India’s rapidly evolving digital sector. Our practice covers matters relating to data privacy, cybersecurity, content licensing, and platform governance, as well as intermediary liability and regulatory compliance in technology and telecom. Clients rely on our guidance when developing new products or services, negotiating commercial agreements, managing IP rights, or addressing complex regulatory requirements from authorities and industry bodies. We focus on delivering forward-looking, business-oriented solutions, helping innovators and established enterprises alike protect their interests and realize growth opportunities in a competitive and highly regulated environment.

 

We advise pharmaceutical manufacturers, clinical research organizations, medical device companies, and healthcare investors on the full range of legal and regulatory issues in India’s life sciences sector. Our practice covers regulatory strategy and approvals for product launches and clinical trials, compliance with CDSCO and international standards, and drafting and negotiation of manufacturing, licensing, and distribution agreements. Clients rely on us for guidance in managing product liability risks, responding to regulatory audits and recalls, and addressing intellectual property matters. We help innovators and industry leaders navigate a competitive and highly regulated environment while seizing growth opportunities.

We guide businesses through India’s evolving ESG landscape, helping them integrate environmental sustainability, social responsibility, and governance best practices into their operations. Our services include ESG compliance and reporting, sustainability strategy development, carbon footprint assessment, stakeholder engagement frameworks, and climate risk management. We assist clients in meeting SEBI’s BRSR requirements, implementing corporate social responsibility programs, and structuring ESG-compliant investments. By combining regulatory expertise with commercial insight, we help organizations achieve their sustainability goals while maintaining competitive advantage in an increasingly ESG-conscious market.

We provide comprehensive legal support to the sports, gaming, and entertainment industries, serving athletes, teams, leagues, franchises, gaming companies, and other entertainment service providers. Our services encompass contract negotiation for players and talent, sponsorship and endorsement agreements, broadcasting and media rights, intellectual property protection, regulatory compliance for online gaming platforms, anti-doping and disciplinary matters, and dispute resolution. We combine deep industry knowledge with practical legal solutions to help clients navigate the evolving regulatory landscape while maximizing commercial opportunities in India’s dynamic entertainment ecosystem.

We advise hotel owners, operators, developers, travel and restaurant businesses, and leisure facility operators on licensing and regulatory approvals, structuring operational contracts, and guiding project development and financing. We also address employment issues, health and safety compliance, guest data privacy, and represent clients in disputes with vendors, authorities, or business partners. With insight into the commercial realities and seasonal dynamics of this industry, we help clients navigate growth, manage legal risks, and maintain regulatory compliance across their operations. Our work includes management agreements, licensing, joint ventures, and support with employment, health and safety, consumer protection, and data privacy matters. We deliver practical, business-focused solutions that help clients manage risk, resolve disputes, and grow in a dynamic and highly regulated industry.

Infrastructure – Projects and Construction
We assist developers, EPC contractors, and investors with construction contracts, claims management, regulatory compliance, and dispute resolution. Our advice is designed to keep projects on track and minimize legal uncertainty at every phase. Our team provides end-to-end support for large-scale infrastructure initiatives, addressing bid documents, concession and EPC contracts, financing, and risk management for sponsors, contractors, and investors.
Digital Businesses
We work with digital platforms, fintech companies, e-commerce ventures, and consumer-facing tech businesses across a range of evolving regulatory and commercial issues. Our practice spans structuring online business models, compliance with financial and technology regulations, and support with day-to-day operational challenges. We advise clients, including digital lenders, payment service providers, NBFCs, and financial platforms, on RBI licensing, regulatory audits, outsourcing arrangements, and product documentation, while also assisting e-commerce and marketplace businesses with platform governance, content liability, data protection, and consumer law. Our team combines legal insight, sector familiarity, and commercial foresight to help digital businesses launch, scale, and stay compliant in a fast-changing environment shaped by both innovation and regulation.
Aerospace and Aviation
We advise airlines, lessors, financiers, maintenance organisations, drone operators, and aviation investors on every aspect of India’s dynamic and highly regulated aviation sector. Our team has significant experience in cross-border aircraft leasing and financing transactions, assisting clients with structuring and negotiation of operating and finance leases, sale-and-leaseback arrangements, repossession and deregistration, and regulatory clearances under Indian and international aviation frameworks. We support clients in aircraft acquisitions and disposals that involve parties and assets from multiple jurisdictions, working seamlessly to address foreign exchange regulations, double taxation, stamp duties, and compliance with the Cape Town Convention and related treaties.
Energy
We provide comprehensive legal support to traditional and renewable energy clients, including those operating in oil and gas, solar, wind, hydro, and energy storage. Our services cover project development and structuring, investment and joint ventures, and regulatory clearances required throughout the energy project lifecycle. We advise on obtaining licenses and permits, environmental compliance, securing power purchase agreements, and negotiating EPC and offtake contracts. Our team assists in addressing grid connectivity issues, land acquisition, and navigating interface with regulatory authorities such as the Central and State Electricity Regulatory Commissions. By combining commercial understanding with regulatory insight, we help clients manage risk, resolve disputes, and deliver energy projects efficiently and in line with India’s evolving sustainability requirements.
Technology, Media, Telecommunications
We advise technology companies, digital platforms, media organizations, and telecom providers on a spectrum of legal and regulatory challenges characteristic of India’s rapidly evolving digital sector. Our practice covers matters relating to data privacy, cybersecurity, content licensing, and platform governance, as well as intermediary liability and regulatory compliance in technology and telecom. Clients rely on our guidance when developing new products or services, negotiating commercial agreements, managing IP rights, or addressing complex regulatory requirements from authorities and industry bodies. We focus on delivering forward-looking, business-oriented solutions, helping innovators and established enterprises alike protect their interests and realize growth opportunities in a competitive and highly regulated environment.
Pharmaceuticals
We advise pharmaceutical manufacturers, clinical research organizations, medical device companies, and healthcare investors on the full range of legal and regulatory issues in India’s life sciences sector. Our practice covers regulatory strategy and approvals for product launches and clinical trials, compliance with CDSCO and international standards, and drafting and negotiation of manufacturing, licensing, and distribution agreements. Clients rely on us for guidance in managing product liability risks, responding to regulatory audits and recalls, and addressing intellectual property matters. We help innovators and industry leaders navigate a competitive and highly regulated environment while seizing growth opportunities.
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)
We guide businesses through India's evolving ESG landscape, helping them integrate environmental sustainability, social responsibility, and governance best practices into their operations. Our services include ESG compliance and reporting, sustainability strategy development, carbon footprint assessment, stakeholder engagement frameworks, and climate risk management. We assist clients in meeting SEBI's BRSR requirements, implementing corporate social responsibility programs, and structuring ESG-compliant investments. By combining regulatory expertise with commercial insight, we help organizations achieve their sustainability goals while maintaining competitive advantage in an increasingly ESG-conscious market.
Sports, Gaming, and Entertainment
We provide comprehensive legal support to the sports, gaming, and entertainment industries, serving athletes, teams, leagues, franchises, gaming companies, and other entertainment service providers. Our services encompass contract negotiation for players and talent, sponsorship and endorsement agreements, broadcasting and media rights, intellectual property protection, regulatory compliance for online gaming platforms, anti-doping and disciplinary matters, and dispute resolution. We combine deep industry knowledge with practical legal solutions to help clients navigate the evolving regulatory landscape while maximizing commercial opportunities in India's dynamic entertainment ecosystem.
Hospitality, Tourism, and Leisure
We advise hotel owners, operators, developers, travel and restaurant businesses, and leisure facility operators on licensing and regulatory approvals, structuring operational contracts, and guiding project development and financing. We also address employment issues, health and safety compliance, guest data privacy, and represent clients in disputes with vendors, authorities, or business partners. With insight into the commercial realities and seasonal dynamics of this industry, we help clients navigate growth, manage legal risks, and maintain regulatory compliance across their operations. Our work includes management agreements, licensing, joint ventures, and support with employment, health and safety, consumer protection, and data privacy matters. We deliver practical, business-focused solutions that help clients manage risk, resolve disputes, and grow in a dynamic and highly regulated industry.

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For legal advice or assistance, please contact Circle Partners directly.

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Postal Address: Circle Partners – C-62, FF, Nizamuddin East, New Delhi – 110013 (India)