Drafted compliance manual for Jabil Circuit Inc, US, to be complied with by its Indian subsidiary, Jabil Circuit India Private Limited, pertaining to, inter alia, competition laws.
The firm’s practice areas includes, banking and finance, (including project finance, capital markets and mutual funds), initial public offerings, insurance, commercial disputes, property law and conveyancing, corporate and commercial law, energy (including coal, oil and gas), mining, telecommunications, intellectual property, partnership, testamentary, air law (including aircraft leasing), shipping, taxation, direct and indirect, and dispute resolution by litigation and arbitration before international and domestic tribunals.
This firm’s strength is its team of experienced and trained lawyers who treasure the value of diligence and knowledge as well as creativity and innovation in addressing their client’s needs. FM aims to offer to its clients, legal advice that meets the clients’ needs and expectations, and in this it has been hugely successful as is evidenced by the firm’s ratings by various international journals.
The firm is one of the few Indian firms that carries insurance for professional negligence to provide comfort to international clients, though the same is not mandatory in India. This is in line with international practices where law firms are required to have professional negligence insurance, to safeguard the interests of their clients.
The firm is well-reputed and presents an appropriate mix of the necessary legal expertise, industry specialization and commercial acumen. The firm has a rich and varied experience in every aspect of:
| Services | Services |
|---|---|
| Admiralty and Maritime Law | Arbitration and Dispute Resolution |
| Anti Dumping | Aviation |
| Banking Securities and Finance Services | Corporate and Commercial |
| Consumer and Product Liability | Disinvestment (Privatisation) |
| Employment and Industrial Relations | Environmental Laws |
| Energy (Oil & Gas) | Franchising |
| Immigration and Nationality | Infrastructure (Road, Airport, Port, Rail) |
| Information Technology | Insurance |
| Intellectual Property | Litigation |
| Mergers & Acquisitions | Project Finance |
| Real Estate and Construction | Outsourcing |
| Taxation |
The firm has vast experience in all aspects of competition law and anti-corruption matters, including devising compliance programs relating to competition law, anti-bribery, anti-corruption laws/rules and requisite regulatory filings in this regard. Our core Competition law and anti-bribery Practice Group is assisted by in-house experts from other related key areas such as corporate compliances, intellectual property, etc.
Drafted compliance manual for Jabil Circuit Inc, US, to be complied with by its Indian subsidiary, Jabil Circuit India Private Limited, pertaining to, inter alia, competition laws.
Advised Tyco International Asia Inc on resale price maintenance.
Acted for Tata Libert in relation to restrictive trade practices.
Acted for Heinz India (ltd). against Chaitra Leo Burnet in relation to unfair trade practices in T.V commercials.
Represented Hyundai Motors India Limited against Maurti Udyog Limited in relation to unfair trade practices through print campaign published in leading newspapers showing Hyundai products being of inferior quality as compared to Maurti cars.
Represented Hyundai Motors India Limited against Daewoo Motors in relation to unfair trade practices through print campaign published in leading newspapers.
Represented American President Lines and others against Nehas Creations, in a matter under the Carriage of Goods Act and the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, relating to unfair trade practices.
Represented Akshardham Temple in a PIL filed by an NGO against the Principal Secretary, Lucknow, U.P and Akshardham Temple. This was a case filed in the Supreme Court DDA Land Allotment Scam wherein it was alleged that the land allotted for construction of the temple was acquired through corrupt means and through political pressure.
Advised Dow Chemical Company on various issues under the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act in relation to whether price fixation would tantamount to breach of the Act. Proceedings were pending before the US courts and FM had provided expert evidence by way of affidavit.
Advised Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, on an antitrust matter in relation to merger control law in India.
Advised Continental Airlines on various issues under the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act.
Advised Norske Skog on various issues under the Competition Act.
Acted for Panalpina World TPT India Ltd in an action before the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission.
Advising a U.S. based company on anti-bribery and corruption laws in India.
Advised Citigroup in relation to a criminal case under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act against the joint venture partner.
Advised Lucent Technologies in relation to whether a particular provision breaching section 27 of the Contract Act would be hit by the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act.
Advising Win Medicare and Modi Mundipharma in relation to unfair trade practices through print advertisements.
Advised Tyco Valves & Controls M.E. in relation to illegal remittance of money from abroad into an Indian bank account. Court issued a stay order preventing the Indian employee from withdrawing funds out of the account.
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