ESTABLISHED IN 1993
Total number of professionals: 210 (55 partners)
Principal office: New Delhi
Other offices in India: Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Mumbai
International offices: Chicago, Dubai, Singapore
Key practice areas
Arbitration & ADR; aviation; banking & finance; bankruptcy & insolvency; capital markets; competition & antitrust; corporate & commercial; defence; e-commerce, fintech, blockchain & cryptos; environment; infrastructure; intellectual property; trade remedies & customs; mergers & acquisitions; labour & employment; litigation; power & energy; private equity, venture capital & funds; privatisation & disinvestments; project finance; real estate; shipping & maritime; sports & entertainment; startups; taxation; technology, media and telecommunications; white-collar crime.
Our services
Kochhar & Co is one of India’s pre-eminent corporate law firms. With a full-service presence in seven prominent cities namely New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Gurugram, Chandigarh and Hyderabad and overseas offices in Dubai, Singapore, and Chicago, Kochhar & Co has a reputation for cutting edge legal expertise, clear and commercially driven advice, and an unwavering commitment to our clients’ needs through delivering bespoke, sustainable, and innovative legal solutions. We pride ourselves on adapting technology and international best practices to a deeply Indian business ethos; with an advisory philosophy that places sustainable legal solutions for our clients at its core.
Kochhar & Co is the preferred law firm for some of the largest multinational and blue-chip corporations from North America, Europe and Asia, and includes 75 of the Fortune Global 500 companies. The firm’s Japan practice desk has represented more than 100 prominent Japanese corporations in India, many of which are part of the Nikkei 225. Kochhar & Co has an enviable domestic footprint and acts as counsel to several large and iconic Indian corporations across both the private and public sectors.
UAE presence: Kochhar & Co Inc Dubai is a leading full-service law firm in the UAE advising clients on both UAE and Dubai International Finance Centre 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 licence 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).
Among other practices, Kochhar & Co has been recognised as India’s top-tier firm in corporate M&A, dispute resolution, labour and employment, fintech, TMT, projects & infrastructure, international trade & WTO, banking & finance, aviation & defence, and white-collar crime by leading publications including the Forbes Legal Powerlist, Asia Pacific Legal 500 and India Business Law Journal.
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
Adam Cooke, executive director at Multilaw, a network of law firms, says: “I am always confident that when a referral is made to the firm, the response will be expert in nature, timely and cost-effective”. He is all praise for Rohit Kochhar, who he says “is a legend not only in India but among international lawyers globally”. He also commends Bengaluru-based partner Stephen Mathias who “stands out in the technology sector”.
Vince Draa, vice president and general counsel at Grainger International in the US, has used the firm for more than 20 years and says he trusts the “the wisdom and practicality” that Rohit Kochhar brings to every matter. “Kochhar & Co sets the standard in India for service and expertise,” he says.
Notable deals
Recognised by India Business Law Journal as Deals of the Year
| Meidensha’s award upheld in bitter JV dispute | 2021 | US$200.7 million | Details |
| Mastercard’s acquisition of Finicity | 2020 | US$825 million | Details |
| Hitachi-Johnson Controls joint venture | 2016 | US$2.6 billion | Details |
| Snapdeal’s I series funding | 2015 | US$500 million | Details |
| Royalty dispute between NHAI and Simplex Infrastructure | 2015 | US$380000 | Details |
| Series E, F and G investments in Snapdeal | 2014 | US$900 million | Details |
Contact us
New Delhi
Suite 112021, 11th Floor, Tower A
DLF Towers Jasola
Jasola District Center
New Delhi – 110 025, India
T: +91 11 4111 5222, 4312 9300
E: delhi@kochhar.com
Bengaluru
201, Prestige Sigma
3, Vittal Mallya Road
Bengaluru – 560 001, India
T: +91 80 4030 8000
E: legal@bgl.kochhar.com
Chennai
Suite 305, Delta Wing
3rd Floor, Raheja Towers
177, Anna Salai
Chennai – 600 002, India
T: +91 44 4040 5200 04
E: legal@chennai.kochhar.com
Mumbai
17th floor, Nirmal Building
Nariman Point
Mumbai – 400 021, India
T: +91 22 6112 0700
E: legal@mumbai.kochhar.com
Hyderabad
Plot No.1263/A-1, Road No.63A
Jubilee Hills
Hyderabad – 500 033, India
T: +91 40 4011 5222
E: legal@hyderabad.kochhar.com
Gurugram
Ocus Technopolis Building
Tower B, 3rd Floor
Sector 54, DLF Golf Course Road
Gurugram – 122 011, India
T: +91 124 454 5222
E: gurgaon@kochhar.com
Contact
Rohit Kochhar
E: rohit@kochhar.com
Priyanka Gupta
E: priyanka.gupta@kochhar.com
Website
www.kochhar.com
www.kochhardubai.com
