ESTABLISHED IN 2016
Total number of professionals: 68 (2 partners)
Principal office: Bengaluru and Mumbai
Other offices: Kochi, Pune
Key practice areas
Banking & finance; competition & antitrust; compliance; corporate & commercial; corporate governance; data protection; e-commerce, fintech, blockchain & cryptos; healthcare & pharmaceuticals; intellectual property; joint ventures; labour & employment; licensing & franchising; litigation; mergers & acquisitions; outsourcing; power & energy; private equity, venture capital & funds; restructuring & insolvency; technology, media and telecommunications.
Our services
Spice Route Legal is a small group of lawyers who are committed to the delivery of the highest standards of legal services. We take on a select number of matters that require the highest levels of attention, sophistication, and the specialised experience of our lawyers. Our team has the unparalleled ability to help clients navigate their most complex business problems, deals and disputes.
We act for market-leading, innovative and paradigm-shifting multinational corporations, financial institutions, investment funds, governments, education, and charitable organisations and combine:
• Exceptional depth of talent across transactional and regulatory practices;
• Market leading practices in (i) mergers and acquisitions; (ii) private equity; (iii) regulatory; (iv) intellectual property and (v) data protection and cybersecurity;
• Unparalleled industry-focused expertise in technology, media, and telecommunications; (ii) healthcare, life sciences, and pharmaceuticals; and (iii) sustainability, energy, and mobility;
• A global approach to the delivery of legal services with the ability to deliver services in every city in India.
During the past 12 months, we have advised on M&A and PE deals involving more than USD2.5 billion, and on commercial contracts worth over USD5 billion. We have represented clients in courts and tribunals across the country, before the Enforcement Directorate, the Reserve Bank of India, and the Securities & Exchange Board of India.
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
Spice Route “is well versed with data, fintech, IPR and TMT, with particular relevance to new age companies and the evolving e-commerce and tech space,” says Vinita Varghese, head of legal at Urban Company. “Every issue and advice receives partner attention, which is remarkable.” Varghese recommends partner Mathew Chacko “for his nuanced and deep understanding of the law” and “ability to grasp complicated business models with ease”.
Vishakha Mangale, co-founder and COO of OmiX Research & Diagnostics Labs, says the firm is “very professional”, but with “a very personal and humane touch as well”. Mangale is also impressed with Chacko’s ability to anticipate challenges and plan next steps. “He is a very vocal and outspoken person and good at taking calculated risks.”
Nitin Goyal, a partner at Blue Lotus Capital, used the firm for advice on requirements for LLP structuring, investment-related agreements and cross-border joint ventures, and says he was impressed with partner Praveen Raju and his team’s ability “to give options and close the documentation and negotiations very quickly”.
Vinita Varghese, senior legal counsel at ANI Technologies, the company behind popular ride-sharing service Ola, commends the firm for its “great exposure to top players in the market” and notes that, “their views are not only sound and business-specific, but also provide a market view, thus buffering new initiatives”.
Akash Gehani, founder of Instamojo says he is “very happy” with services provided. “There were a few cases around cybercrime issues where they have been very efficient at resolving issues,” says Gehani, adding that interactions with the two founders and associate Aadya Misra have been good.
Mayukh Choudhury, co-founder and CEO of Milaap.org, a crowdfunding company, says Spice Route Legal is “overall a perfect firm for VC [venture capital] funded companies seeking quick solutions and fast growth”.
Notable deals
Recognised by India Business Law Journal as Deals of the Year
| Construction tech startup rushes to unicorn status | 2021 | US$100 million | Details |
| Greaves purchase expands EV portfolio | 2021 | US$2.5 million | Details |
| Blockchain JV brings 14 banks to table | 2020 | N/A | Details |
Contact us
Bangalore
14th Floor, Skav, 909 Building Ashok
Nagar, Lavelle Road
Bangalore – 560025
Mumbai
Pinnacle Corporate Park
Bandra Kurla Complex
Mumbai- 400051
Contact
Ishita Dasgupta
T: +91 7903562559
Website
www.spiceroutelegal.com
