Alba assists clients in navigating every stage of a real estate transaction, from acquisition and financing to final disposal, which includes title diligence, encumbrance checks, documentation compliance, along with advisory on development rights, end-use restrictions, environmental clearances, and regulatory approvals. The Firm also advises on RERA compliance across various states.
Our lawyers regularly structure property acquisitions including stamp duty and registration procedures, and draft and negotiate agreements relating to property acquisition, development, construction, and project management. We are equally adept at drafting and negotiating commercial leases for landlords and tenants alike.
With a deep understanding of local regulatory frameworks and state-specific requirements, our team works closely with project developers, joint development ventures, construction companies, investors, and corporates to deliver practical, risk-minimised solutions.
The Firm is also empanelled with several banks and government authorities, such as NHAI, Punjab National Bank, Indian Bank, Punjab & Sind Bank.
Our Corporate and Commercial team handles transactions from start to finish, working with colleagues across the Firm to find the right approach for each client. We advise companies, directors, shareholders, partnerships, LLPs, trusts, and other entities on transactional and regulatory matters, offering practical, client-focused advice.
We help businesses from around the world set up in India, managing the full process from incorporation to ongoing compliances and registrations, including director changes, RoC, MCA, and RBI approvals.
Our litigation and dispute resolution practice cuts across sectors such as infrastructure, real estate, IPR, telecom, banking and finance, and employment, giving us a broad understanding of industry-specific risks. We handle complex commercial disputes involving breach of contract, always aiming for a resolution that is quick and cost-effective, whether through negotiation, arbitration or litigation.
We represent clients before courts, tribunals, arbitral forums, and regularly handle arbitrations, mediations, and negotiations on their behalf.
We also represent clients in employment-related matters, including wrongful termination, breach of employment contracts, workplace harassment claims, and disputes arising under labour law. In addition, we advise and represent clients in economic-offence proceedings, including matters under PMLA and FEMA, and before agencies such as the ED, SFIO and CBI.
Our Intellectual Property practice advises businesses on protecting, managing, commercialising and enforcing their intellectual property rights in India and internationally.
We advise across the IP lifecycle, including trademarks, patents, copyright, designs, trade secrets and domain names, covering searches and clearance, registration and prosecution, portfolio management, IP due diligence, licensing and technology transfers, as well as contentious and enforcement matters.
Our lawyers regularly advise on IP issues arising in corporate and commercial transactions, including acquisitions, investments, joint ventures, licensing and franchising, and work closely with our dispute resolution team on infringement, passing-off, opposition, cancellation, domain-name and anti-counterfeiting matters.
We take a commercially focused and practical approach, helping clients protect their IP while ensuring that their intellectual property strategy supports their broader business objectives.
Our Firm helps businesses manage the full employee lifecycle, from hiring and workplace policies to exits and separations. We draft and review employment contracts, HR policies, and advise on matters like workplace diversity, employee benefits, secondments, and consulting arrangements.
We regularly support clients on POSH compliance, running training programmes and advisory sessions to help build safer workplaces, and handle sensitive matters such as harassment complaints, disciplinary inquiries, and workplace investigations. Our lawyers also work on contract labour arrangements, whistleblower complaints, grievance redressal, workforce restructuring, and staff mobility.
Beyond day-to-day advisory, we assist clients with retrenchment, closure, and transfer of undertakings, and conduct HR audits to help businesses identify and manage employment-related risks. We work with organisations across sectors, offering practical, on-ground support to HR teams and in-house counsel alongside high-level strategic advice on employment and compliance matters.
Our Firm advises businesses on commercial, regulatory, and technology-related matters in a changing digital environment. We work with telecom operators, software companies, technology providers, platforms, and emerging businesses on transactions, compliance, and day-to-day legal matters.
Our work includes drafting and negotiating IT services, outsourcing, SaaS, software licensing, hardware procurement, vendor, satellite-service, advertising, sponsorship, and service-level agreements. We also advise on data protection, privacy, content-related issues, user terms, platform policies, intermediary obligations, and technology-related disputes.
We advise clients across telecom, broadcasting and entertainment, fintech, e-commerce, online gaming, OTT platforms, cloud services, and AI. Our Firm offers practical legal advice to help clients manage risk, comply with applicable laws, and complete transactions smoothly.
Business disruptions can arise from regulatory action, operational issues, internal complaints, disputes, or reputational concerns. Our Firm helps clients assess the situation early, understand the legal exposure, and take clear, timely steps to protect the business.
Our work includes regulatory compliance reviews, risk assessment and mitigation, crisis-response planning, internal investigations, and support in dealings with regulators and other authorities. We also advise management on the legal implications of proposed action or the need to avoid premature action during sensitive situations.
We assist in preparing internal communications and work with public relations advisers on external messaging to ensure it remains consistent with the client’s legal position. Where a matter results in litigation, investigation, or enforcement proceedings, we work closely with our Dispute Resolution team to provide representation and a coordinated legal strategy.
Our Firm advises clients through the full life of a project, from planning and bidding to construction, operations, and dispute resolution. We work with developers, contractors, investors, lenders, government bodies, and other stakeholders on commercial, regulatory, and contractual matters.
The team drafts and negotiates construction, EPC, O&M, concession, government, and other project-related contracts. We also advise on project structuring, procurement and bid processes, infrastructure funds, project financing, land acquisition, and regulatory approvals.
Where disputes arise, we represent and advise clients in arbitration, litigation, and other proceedings concerning construction delays, contractual claims, regulatory action, and project-related disputes. Our approach is practical and focused on helping clients manage risk and keep projects moving.
Our Economic Offences practice advises companies, directors, senior management, and individuals facing allegations of financial misconduct, regulatory breaches, or corporate wrongdoing. We provide support from the first assessment of a matter through investigation, regulatory engagement, and court proceedings.
We conduct internal investigations into issues such as bribery and corruption, conflicts of interest, accounting irregularities, kickbacks, vendor fraud, securities fraud, data theft, workplace misconduct, and other business crimes. We also help clients strengthen anti-bribery controls, data-protection measures, cyber-security practices, and internal reporting processes.
The Firm represents clients in matters involving the Prevention of Corruption Act, PMLA, FEMA, Companies Act, and securities laws, including proceedings before or involving the CBI, SFIO, SEBI, Enforcement Directorate, police authorities, and other agencies.
Our Tax practice advises clients on direct and indirect tax matters, both as independent assignments and as part of larger corporate, commercial, and investment transactions. We focus on providing clear, commercially workable advice that helps clients plan transactions and manage tax exposure.
We assist with structuring investments into India, mergers and acquisitions, business transfers, group reorganisations, and other cross-border transactions. Our team advises multinational groups on agreements with Indian entities, transfer-pricing issues, tax-efficient profit repatriation, and the application of double taxation avoidance agreements.
Our work also includes advice on income tax, capital gains, withholding tax, GST, and other indirect tax matters. We support clients in assessing tax implications relating to the sale of shares, assets, and businesses, and work alongside the Firm’s corporate and commercial teams to ensure that transaction documents reflect the agreed tax structure.
Our Antitrust and Competition practice helps clients manage competition-law risks in business arrangements, commercial transactions, and regulatory proceedings. We advise businesses across sectors on agreements, market conduct, pricing practices, distribution arrangements, and other issues that may attract scrutiny under competition law.
We represent clients in matters concerning cartels, anti-competitive agreements, vertical restraints, and abuse of dominant position. Our team appears before the Competition Commission of India, the Director General, appellate forums, and courts, acting for both complainants and parties under investigation.
The Firm also advises government bodies and industry associations on competition policy, proposed legal changes, and regulatory frameworks. We engage with the Competition Commission of India and relevant stakeholders in competition regulation.
Our Private Client practice advises high-net-worth individuals, business families, founders, and family offices on managing, protecting, and passing on personal and business wealth. We provide coordinated advice on Indian and cross-border matters, keeping in view the family’s long-term goals, business interests, and future generations.
We assist with wills, estate and succession planning, private family trusts, probate, powers of attorney, guardianship arrangements, and estate-related matters. Our team also advises on family settlements, family governance, leadership transition, and the structuring of family businesses, including pre-IPO companies and start-ups.
We support clients in setting up and operating family offices, structuring assets and investments across jurisdictions, and managing tax, foreign exchange, and regulatory requirements. Our services also cover SEBI and RBI-related matters, asset protection, reputation and crisis-related advice, philanthropy and CSR structures, and the acquisition of art, luxury assets, and other high-value property.
For families with international connections, we advise on relocation and pre-immigration planning, alternate residency and related matters.
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