

India
India’s strong economic growth in recent years has led to a surge in incoming foreign investment and an even sharper increase in Indian companies expanding their operations overseas.
This dynamic environment calls for a new approach to providing expert legal advice and support to companies with global growth ambitions. Clients need help to complete complex cross-border deals and resolve difficult commercial disputes, backed by access to trusted legal services on the ground in India itself. Allen & Overy has been quick to respond.
Our India Group is made up of some 100 partners and associates - India specialists drawn from across our international network of offices, particularly Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Singapore and New York, who have a long track record of working on India-related matters.
These lawyers cover the full range of practice areas in which A&O excels, including foreign direct investment, M&A, banking, restructuring and insolvency, capital markets, litigation, arbitration and employment, and also the full range of business sectors, including energy, infrastructure, mining, financial institutions, private equity, insurance, telecoms, media and technology, real estate and life sciences. They are ideally placed to act as leading international counsel on transformational, cross-border deals.
Our India expertise has resulted in us playing a lead role in many high-profile deals and disputes in recent years, acting for some of India's most prestigious companies and financial institutions. We've also been leading advisers to some of the biggest inward investors into India.
Regulation prohibits us from practising Indian law ourselves or from having our own office in India, but we enjoy good working relationships with the leading Indian law firms which allows us to provide a seamless and full range of legal services to clients, helping them grow both within India and across the world.
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We have taken a lead among international law firms in providing the right support for our clients, whether they are investing in India or looking to expand their operations in India to new markets across the world.
News and insights

News: 14 September 2023
Millicent Labs and Secretarium, two Fuse fintech start-ups, have won the G20 TechSprint 2023 run by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The TechSprint…

Publications: 09 December 2022
Southeast Asia, Japan, UK and Middle East primed for deal-making in 2023
We expect these four markets to be a nexus for M&A activity in the months to come. And while the primary drivers are different, they all share a common trait – a relative openness to foreign…

Publications: 01 December 2022
Podcast: ASEAN data protection and privacy developments: Episode 1 – An overview
In the first episode, our team of ASEAN data experts gave a high level update on the latest happenings in the region. Among other developments, we know that:

Blog Post: 04 October 2022
India – Draft Telecommunications Bill addresses direct marketing and access requests by authorities
On 21 September 2022, the Indian Ministry of Communications published a draft Telecommunication Bill 2022 for consultation (the Bill). In addition to licensing and regulatory issues, the Bill also…
Awards & accolades
- Four Deal of the Year awards at India Business Law Journal Awards 2022
- Tier 1 India Foreign Firms, Legal 500 2022
- India Practice of the Year – IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2021
- India Desk of the Year – IDEX Legal Awards 2021
- Top 15 foreign law firms for India-related work – India Business Law Journal 2022
- Pallavi Gopinath Aney, Sheila Ahuja and Gautam Narasimhan recognised in the “International A- List” of the top 100 India-focused legal experts outside the country in 2019, 2020 and 2021, India Business Law Journal
Recognition
They know the ins and outs of India regulations, credit risks and pitfalls. They also work well with onshore counsel.
Legal 500, Asia-Pacific 2022
A good mix of international experience and India market background. The team has worked well with us across offices and teams.
Legal 500, Asia-Pacific 2022
A&O are “very strong in India”.
Chambers, Asia Pacific 2022
Allen & Overy is one of a few global firms with in-depth India experience.
Chambers, Asia Pacific 2022
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In addition to countries where we have offices, we also have a number of International Desks advising clients on large scale international transactions in Europe.
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