ESTABLISHED IN 2013
Total number of professionals: 50 (9 partners)
Principal office: New Delhi
Other offices: Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hyderabad
Key practice areas
Antitrust & competition; banking & finance; corporate commercial; data, privacy and cybersecurity; employment; insolvency & restructuring; litigation & alternate dispute resolution; mergers & acquisitions; private equity; public policy; and white-collar investigations.
Our services
Chandhiok & Mahajan (C&M) is a full-service law firm that is well-regarded for its depth and breadth of knowledge and responsiveness. C&M (formerly Chandhiok & Associates) is the culmination of the belief of its founding partners of providing a multidisciplinary and solutions-based approach to clients’ legal needs.
Our antitrust and competition law practice is a market leading practice and has expertise in handling client mandates across all areas including leniency, merger control, cartel investigation, and abuse of dominance.
We have advised on mergers and acquisitions deals amounting to USD27 billion in the past 18 months. Some of our key deals include advising Clariant International in setting up a joint venture with India Glycols in India, advising Indorama in its acquisition of Grasim’s fertiliser business for USD358 million, and advising SAI Global India Fund I and ON Mauritius in their investment (INR440 million series A and INR1.92 billion series B) in Crofarm Agriproducts.
We have represented clients in matters having a value of USD1.1 billion in disputes and have acted for major solar and renewable energy companies in disputes, amounting to approximately USD593 million, across various jurisdictions and fora. We have acted for lenders, investors, insolvency professionals, liquidators, creditors, promoters and guarantors in five out of 12 large insolvencies in India. We also advised the consortium of the successful resolution applicant for Jet Airways India, and have represented resolution professionals of Ricoh India, GB Global and Dignity Buildcon Projects. We have also acted for international lessors in leasing aircraft to leading airlines in India.
Our clients include some of the largest domestic and multinational corporations, financial institutions, restructuring and insolvency professionals, and promoter groups. They rely on us to capitalise on new opportunities, manage risks, and meet the challenges of an ever-changing business and legal environment in India and beyond.
Importantly, we work together – with our clients and for our clients. We derive our strength from our lawyers. They bring their expertise, experience, and energy in delivering commercial, innovative and effective results for our clients. We work closely with market leading law firms and other professionals across the globe. We rely on their local depth and sector expertise to help our clients succeed, wherever in the world that they may operate.
The firm was recently awarded the Mid-Size Law Firm of the Year by India’s pre-eminent in-house counsel association, the Corporate Counsel Association of India (CCAI).
Sectoral expertise
• Automobiles
• Aviation
• Chemicals & Fertilisers
• Energy
• Educational Services
• Fintech
• Life Sciences & Healthcare
• Manufacturing
• Real Estate
• Retail & E-commerce
• Technology, Media and Telecommunications
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
“They have great expertise and, being a young firm, they are eager to provide excellent services,” says Nitesh Bhasin, head of legal and regulatory at Bharti Realty.
“C&M brought with them a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and were able to deal with every eventuality,” says Darius Bragassam, the general counsel at Indorama, who engaged the firm for an M&A deal. “They highlighted all key risks for our consideration and proffered sensible suggestions for how to mitigate these.”
“The team is technically very competent on IBC [insolvency and bankruptcy code] matters, and is highly prompt in responding to legal queries,” says one client, who commends Pooja Mahajan and Mahima Singh for being “very solution-oriented and available for advice and counsel anytime”.
Notable Deals
Recognised by India Business Law Journal as Deals of the Year
| CCI tightens anti-competition net on Google | 2022 | US$113 million | Details |
| Crackdown on kraft paper makers | 2022 | N/A | Details |
Contact us
New Delhi
C- 524, Defence Colony
New Delhi – 110 024, India
T: +91 11 4163 0033
E: office@chandhiok.com
Bengaluru
Unit 102, 1st Floor,
Sterling Heights, Infantry Road,
Bengaluru – 560001
T: +91 11 4163 0033
E: office@chandhiok.com
Mumbai
The Empire Business Centre
Senapati Bapat Marg
Lower Parel
Mumbai – 400 013, India
T: +91 11 4163 0033
Hyderabad
#406, Fourth Floor, Shangrila
Plaza,
Road No.2, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad – 50003
T: +91 11 4163 0033
Contact
Pooja Mahajan
pooja.mahajan@chandhiok.com
Karan Chandhiok
karan.chandhiok@chandhiok.com
Sujoy Bhatia
sujoy.bhatia@chandhiok.com
Website
www.chandhiok.com
