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CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL

Brus Chambers is a specialised law firm in India, the corporate and commercial team is headed by practicing partner Mr. Uttam Hathi, the firm provides a whole range of corportae and commercial legal activities. The firm and its corporate team are widely admired for its prompt and excellent service and is consistently praised by sources for its deep knowledge of corporate law and the quality of its practitioners, the team is very competent and highly knowledgeable. The innovative solutions that we provide to our clients are a blend of technical expertise and commercial pragmatism. Our absolute commitment to deliver results has helped us to create a niche for ourselves in the mindscape of our consumers.

Brus Chambers has an outstanding practice which continues to be identified for quality corporate work and is heading towards being a market leader for high-end M&A work. Stands out for its delivering quality and capacity to handle complex mandates for a range of prominent domestic and international clients. Widely admired firm with an excellent market reputation. Notable strength advising leading buyers, sellers and investors in all industry sector on the full range of corporate issues including high-profile M&A, joint ventures and outbound investments. Strong record assisting in the establishing and restructuring of companies, exchange control regulations, contract law and takeover Code issues.

High-quality team that assists domestic and global companies, investment banks and accounting firms across the whole gamut of corporate transactions. Respected for its work advising on mergers and acquisitions, amalgamations, demergers, divestments and the restructuring of listed and unlisted entities. Stands out for its significant experience in the structuring of investment vehicles, the establishment of subsidiaries and joint ventures and obtaining of regulatory approvals. Additional areas of expertise include advising on the employment elements of corporate transactions. Compact outfit providing high-quality transactional support for both domestic and global clients.

Our professionals have expertise and skill in providing legal services for national and international clients. Being a specialised law firm we offer highly specialised legal services to varied clientele within the field of corporate and commercial work which includes.

- Corporate & commercial structuring 
- Buyouts mergers & aquisitions
- Commercial contracts
- Corporate secretarial 
- Corporate litigation and arbitration 
- Finance, banking & insurance
- Intellectual property rights
- International trade
- Investments & joint ventures
- Real estate 
- Startup support 
- Trusts, private clients & charities
- Formation of Companies in India
- Foreign Direct Investment
- Foreign Investment Promotion Board
- Corporate Restructuring 
- Reserve Bank of India
- Liquidations
- Import & Export Code
- Foreign Investment Proposals
- Corporatisation and Privatization
- Asset Acquisitions
- Trade Arrangement and Technology Transfers

The firm has a super-specialised team for:
- Shipping 
- Infrastructure, Oil, Gas, Energy - Projects
- International arbitration
which is co-headed by Dr. Shrikant Hathi and Ms. Binita Hathi.

Key Contacts

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Uttam Hathi (Mr)

M: +91-9757282670
E: uttam@brus.in

Practicing Partner

+ Corporate, Commercial & Contracts 
+ Banking &Finance 
+ Trademark & Copyright
+ Buyouts, Merger, Acquisition & Joint Ventures 
+ Due-Diligence, Restructuring& Block Chain

....more info
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Pritish Das

M: +91-9773672978
E: pritish@brus.in

Advocate

+ Enforcement of Foreign Awards & Judgments 
+ Shipping & Shipping Litigation 
+ Commercial Litigation & International Arbitration
+ Commercial Contracts 
+ Infrastructure, Oil, Gas & Energy

....more info

Structuring

Fast-moving international businesses often re-organise their corporate structures and operations to take advantage of operational efficiencies and achieve cost savings. This may be accomplished via a corporate simplification exercise, designed to reduce and consolidate the number of entities the organisation has globally; a transformation in the way in which the business operates its supply chain, manufacturing operations or distribution network and the territories in which such functions are carried out; or a re-organisation of the way in which the group finances its operations...

Investments & Joint Ventures

Investments & Joint Ventures practice area transcends across undertaking business in India afresh or for an expansion by an Indian or a non Indian corporate in India. This is under the domain of Investments & Joint Ventures practice area of the corporate commercial law practice area of Brus Chambers. This practice area encompasses doing business in India which includes fresh FDI investments, creating presence through joint ventures or acquisitions. We under this practice area provide legal services in constructing Share Purchase Agreement, Share Subscription Agreement, etc for investments...

Commercial Contracts

High-end and complex contracts encompassed within corporate work including mergers, takeover, joint ventures, technology transfer etc is headed by Uttam Hathi. General business contracts are prepared by Pritish Das. The firm has a super-specialised team that attends to contracts pertaining to Shipping and Infrastructure, Oil, Gas, Energy Projects that is attended by Dr. Shrikant Hathi and Ms. Binita Hathi...

Financial Services & Banking

Brus Chambers represents financial institutions and financial services companies. Our teams are able to support clients of these practice areas, in both, their day-to-day needs as well as achieving their objectives by playing a key role in planning and strategising. We take a cross-sector approach that goes beyond a successful Finance practice to leverage the skills of lawyers across many disciplines and regions and lawyers who are experienced at working with financial institutions...

Buyouts, Mergers & Acquisition

Mergers & acquisition practice area transcends buyouts, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital and public equity as a generic across various sectors. In this way, we deliver sector knowledge and insight in tandem with a full range of commercial legal services - many of which, such as regulatory, intellectual property, technology, litigation and employment, are critical to this practice area....

Corporate Secretarial

Our Corporate Secretarial services includes support for incorporations of companies and LLP, drafting or amending company and related documents and contracts including articles of association and memorandum of association, compliances, legal entity maintenance, maintenance of statutory registers and minute books, preparation and submission of any statutory corporate secretarial returns required on an annual basis, and all the corporate secretarial work etc...

Corporate Litigation

The entire gamut of corporate litigation and arbitration is covered by our corporate team. Mr. Uttam Hathi needs no introduction when it comes to most reliable corporate litigation lawyer, lawyer for project finance and corporate lawyer in India. With being in industry for over 25 years, he has garnered all the reputation of delivering quality service with results...

Intellectual Property Rights

Brus Chambers is a specialised law firm in India with office in New York, providing specialised services in Intellectual Property Rights. The firm has a constellation of experienced and proficient lawyers in the relevant fields of Trade Marks, Copyrights and Industrial Designs. Our specific services in the arena of Intellectual Property Rights includes: Trade Mark Search, Trade Mark Registration, Trade Mark Licensing, Trade Mark Infringement; Copyright Registration, Copyright Licensing, Copyright Infringement; Design Search, Design Registration and Design Infringement...

Real Estate & Property

Brus Chambers commercial real estate team advises clients ranging from leading institutions through to high net worth individuals which include advises for funds, infrastructure and property companies. Our property and real estate work includes legal work that encompasses acquisition; landlord-tenant on rent law; lease and license; merger, acquisition & joint ventures, mortgage & loan, due-diligence & title investigation, property agreements, buy & sell, asset management, development & redevelopment, real estate litigation, property finance...

Due-Diligence

Brus Chambers undertakes due-diligence or investigation of a business prior to take over, merger or signing of any contract. Due Diligence in various industries is the process through which a potential acquirer evaluates a target company or its assets for an acquisition, our team assist in the due-diligence...

Regulatory

Our team provides the following services that results in a risk solution tailored to meet the unique needs of the clients, Understand and comply with regulatory requirements; implement the right corporate governance framework in regard to these regulations, establish appropriate compliance practices....

Management Advice

Corporate and Commercial team is headed by Uttam Hathi. The firm and its corporate team are widely admired for its prompt and excellent service and is consistently praised by sources for its deep knowledge of corporate law and the quality of its practitioners, the team is very competent and highly knowledgeable. His team is known for management advice....

Incorporation

India entry or incorporating a company in India is within the corporate work...

Liquidation & Bankruptcy

Our firm undertakes advisory and litigation work before the NCLT and the High Court for claimants or defending the company ...

Start-up Support

Our expertise helps a start-up company in complying with the existing laws, adherence to the regulatory compliances, managing relationships with customers, vendors, and protecting intellectual property rights of the companies...

ACCOLADES

    Top Tier Law Firm

    Brus Chambers is consistently ranked by Legal500; Shippinglawyers.NET; SALK; Lloyds List; Euromoney Legal Experts; Economic Times, ABLJ etc, as top-tier law firm for shipping work, since 2010...

    Leading Individual

    Dr. Shrikant Hathi and Binita Hathi is consistently listed in the elite 'Leading Lawyers' list as 'Leading Individual' by the Asia Pacific Legal500 and Shippinglawyers.NET for shipping work since 2004...

    Recommended Law Firm

    Brus Chambers, is strongly recommended by Legal500 and other international credential bodies for Dispute resolution; Projects; International Arbitration; Banking, Finance and Corporate work in India...

    SALK

    Brus Chambers is consistently ranked as top-tier law firm for shipping work by SALK and have considered the law firm as one of the leading firm for ship arrest and shipping work and maintains one of India's top shipping practice...

    Shippinglawyers.NET

    Brus Chambers is the best shipping law firm in India while Dr. Shrikant Pareshnath Hathi, dual qualified solicitor from India and UK and an advocate practising in India continues to be the best shipping lawyer...

    IBLJ

    Brus Chambers, Advocates & Solicitors is consistently awarded by the Indian Business Law Journal as the best shipping law firm in India since 2011 and is considered to have the best shipping law practice in India...

    Dr. Shrikant Pareshnath Hathi

    Dr. Shrikant Hathi heads shipping and projects, is consistently listed in the elite 'Leading Lawyers' list as 'Leading Individual' by the Asia Pacific Legal500, SALK and Shippinglawyers.NET for shipping work since 2004 (Legal500)...

    Binita Hathi (Ms)

    She heads dispute resolution, is consistently listed in the elite 'Leading Lawyers' list as 'Leading Individual' by the Asia Pacific Legal500 for shipping work is also known for negotiating amicable settlement (Legal500)...

    Uttam Hathi (Mr)

    Uttam Hathi is exceptional at corporate and project work and is recognised as being a "quality lawyer" by his peers and enjoys a strong reputation for his work on corporate and M&A deals (Legal500)...

    Natasha Sailopal (Ms)

    She specialises in insurance for the ship (Hull and Machinery);insurance for the cargo (Taken by the shipper); insurance for the third party claims (P&I). She also advises the vessel owners and charterers (Shippinglawyers.NET)...

    Poonam Das (Ms)

    She is consistently listed in the 'Next Generation Lawyers' by the Asia Pacific Legal500 for shipping work in India. She is a specialist on crew and bunker claims within ship arrest in India (Legal500). ...

    Pritish Das (Mr)

    He specialises in execution or enforcement of foreign arbitral award or decree in India; contract litigation and arbitration. Litigation before the High Court, Supreme Court of India and Civil Courts in India (SALK)...

    Ship Arrest

    Brus Chambers is consistently ranked by Legal500; Shippinglawyers.NET; SALK; Lloyds List; Euromoney Legal Experts; ABLJ etc, as top-tier law firm for shipping work, since 2010. Dr. Shrikant Hathi and Binita Hathi is consistently listed in the elite 'Leading Lawyers' list as 'Leading Individual' by Legal500 and Shippinglawyers.NET for shipping work since 2004...

    Shipping

    Brus Chambers is recognised by several international credential bodies as the 'Best Indian Shipping Law Firm' and is preferred by international and local clients. Brus Chambers has extensive experience and a global reputation of handling the entire gamut of shipping. Today the firm have a worldwide reputation as specialists in this area (Legal500).....

    International Arbitration

    Brus Chambers is considered as a beacon of excellence in international arbitration. The firm is active in commercial arbitration and maintains far-reaching global arbitration capabilities and a broad-ranging remit of expertise across various sectors. Our Global International Arbitration Practice has repeatedly been recognised as preeminent in its field (Chamber Practice)...

    Protection & Indemnity

    Our firm specialises in insurance for the ship (Hull and Machinery);insurance for the cargo (Taken by the shipper); insurance for the third party claims (P&I). The Firm also advises the vessel owners and charterers. Ms. Natasha Sailopal heads marine insurance and P&I work (Shippinglawyers.NET)...

    Corporate & Commercial

    The firm and its corporate team are widely admired for its prompt and excellent service and is consistently praised by sources for its deep knowledge of corporate law and the quality of its practitioners, the team is very competent and highly knowledgeable (Legal500)...

    Infrastructure Projects

    The firm is known for both its contentious work as well as advisory work in the areas of infrastructure and construction. The firm represents construction companies and contractors from inception including pre-bid and post-bid of tenders (Projects Monitor)...

    Commercial Litigation

    Brus Chambers is known to deliver accurate, commercial advice quickly, to international and local clients. If the dispute covers multiple jurisdictions, their local experts on the ground can quickly act on before any courts in India ...

    Enforcement of Foreign Awards

    Brus Chambers has a formidable track record in enforcement of foreign arbitral awards with a reputation as a aggressive and result oriented law firm. Binita Hathi and Pritish Das co-heads enforcement of awards (Chamber Practice)...

    Banking & Finance

    Banking & Finance being a part of Corporate and Commercial is headed by Uttam Hathi. The firm and its corporate team are widely admired for its prompt and excellent service and is consistently praised for its deep knowledge (Legal500)....

    Oi, Gas & Natural Resources

    Brus Chambers advise on legal aspects of the entire process, from exploration to production to distribution and on all aspects of oil and gas projects and petroleum law (Legal500)...

    Energy & Mining

    Brus Chambers energy & mining practice advises on the exploitation, development, investment, acquisition, and financing of energy and mining related projects (Projects Monitor)...

    Mergers & Acquisition

    To supplement, merger and acquisition specialists have in structuring transactions, developing strategies and understanding market acquisition terms (Honeywell) ...

    The Economic Times

    Brus Chambers is the Upper-Deck law firm for shipping work while Dr. Shrikant Hathi heading shipping is really good...

    Chamber Practice

    Ranked as Band-1 law firm for Corporate; Projects; Shipping; Dispute Resolution and International Arbitration in India ...

    The Best in Marine Law

    Brus Chambers has a strong team for ship arrest and shipping litigation headed by Dr. Shrikant Hathi (Gulf News)...

    The Best

    The firm is a good choice and is best for infrastructure, oil and gas related projects in India (Projects Monitor)...

    Dominant Law Firm

    Brus Chambers is a dominant firm in the Indian admiralty and shipping market and has a global reputation in this sector (Legal500)...

    Best Specialised Firm

    Brus Chambers, the only professionally managed and the best specialised solicitor firm in India (Khaleej Times)...

    World Leading Lawyer

    Euromoney Expert Guides have also consistently ranked Dr. Shrikant Hathi as Worlds Leading Lawyers for Shipping & Maritime and also for Energy & Natural Resource Lawyers...

    Best of the Best

    Dr. Shrikant Pareshnath Hathi is considered as 'best of the best' for shipping work, by Shippinglawyers.NET, he heads the shipping team at Brus Chambers...

    First Class Service

    Binita Hathi provides 'first class service' in litigation and arbitration and is reputed for her specialised cross-border expertise and is praised for her multijurisdiction reach (Legal500)...

    Solid Practice

    Solid ship arrest and shipping practice in India (Legal500)...

    Distinguished Strengths

    Distinguished strengths in Shipping P&I (Legal500)...

    Dedicated Shipping Practice

    Dedicated shipping practice that covers disputes, transactional matters and finance (Legal500)...

    Long Standing Experience

    Brus Chambers has longstanding experience within the infrastructure and energy sector and offers solid expertise in M&A, JVs, licensing, divestiture structuring and development agreements (Legal500)...

    Recommended by its Peers

    Brus Chambers is recommended by its peers for its corporate knowledge. Uttam Hathi is the name to note The firm has undoubtedly joined the race and is now competing with the best known corporate law firms in India (Legal500)...

    Aggresive & Result-Oriented

    the firm has a very powerful, aggresive and result oriented dispute resolution team, they analyse the dispute and make us understand the weak and strong points and are also very powerful in negotiating out of court settlements (COSCO)...

    Super Specialised

    Dr. Shrikant Hathi has super-specialised team for shipping work (The Telegraph)...

    Fantastic Knowledge

    Uttam Hathi has fantastic corporate and industry knowledge (Daimler AG)...

    Preferred Globally

    Binita Hathi is the beacon of excellence in international arbitration (Les Echos)...

    Great Strategist

    'a great strategist' (African Energy)...

    Upper Deck Law Firm

    'upper deck law firm' (The Economic Times)...

    Good Choice

    'good choice'(Tsakos Energy Navigation)...

    Stands Out

    Brus Chambers stands out for its (predominantly oil) projects related work in the Middle East, notably in the UAE, Qatar, and even Iraq (Legal500)...

    Leader

    Market leader in shipping; dispute resolution; international arbitration; corporate; infrastructure projects; oil, gas, energy; banking and finance (Chamber Practice)...

    Clear Road Map

    Assisting foreign entities to establish business in India or doing business in India with a clear road map to India entry is one of the key practice areas of the firm (Embassy of India)...

    Professional Approach

    User friendly law firm and professional approach towards work (Honeywell)...

    User Friendly

    Excellent and user-friendly, timely and cost-effective (Yicheng Logistics (Tianjin) Co Ltd)...

    Dedicated Partner

    Each client has a dedicated partner who leads, coordinates, and is directly responsible to meet client requirements efficiently (SALK)...

    Top Band Law Firm

    Brus Chambers is a top band law firm for shipping work in India encompassing the entire gamut of shipping litigation and non-litigation work, the firm brings to matters 'professionalism and an excellent reputation for shipping (Shippinglawyers.NET)...

    Best Shipping Law Firm

    Brus Chambers is the best shipping law firm in India while Dr. Shrikant Pareshnath Hathi continues to be the best shipping lawyer in India. The law firm maintains one of India's top shipping practice (SALK)....

    Excellent Knowledge

    Brus Chambers, 'knowledgeable team' has 'an in-depth knowledge of ship arrest' and provides 'excellent, commercial legal advice'. The firm regularly advises on the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards (Legal500)...

    Legal500

    Brus Chambers is consistently ranked by Legal500 as top-tier law firm for shipping work since 2010 and have strongly recommended for dispute resolution; projects, corporate, banking & finance work while Dr. Shrikant Hathi and Binita Hathi are consistently listed in the elite 'Leading Lawyers' list as 'Leading Individual' by Legal500...

    Lloyds List

    Dr. Shrikant Hathi is head of Brus Chambers shipping and international trade practice. His practice includes contentious work across the spectrum of shipping disputes. The firm has enjoyed notable success consistently, and is the mastermind behind the firm's rise to the best in India.(Lloyds List)...

    Euromoney Expert Guide

    Euromoney Expert Guides have consistently ranked Dr. Shrikant Pareshnath Hathi as the best shipping lawyer since 2002 and the firm as top-tier law firm since 2010 for shipping and projects work in India. Dr. Hathi is 'the specialist' and 'the best' for any work in shipping (Euromoney Expert Guide) ...

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Brus Chambers is a Top-Tier Shipping Law Firm in India since 2010 as ranked by Legal 500; SALK; Shippinglawyers.NET; ALB; Lloyds List and other international credential bodies and is also highly recommeded for Dispute Resolution; Corporate Commercial and Infrastructure Projects also Dr. Shrikant Hathi is listed in the elite "Leading Lawyers" list as "Leading Individual", by Legal 500 since 2004.