Infrastructure Projects/ Public Private Partnerships

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The term infrastructure is all encompassing and includes within itself a variety of sectors like airports, ports, roads and highways, railways, power plants, renewable power, urban infrastructure, urban transportation, leisure, social infrastructure and much more. The development of infrastructure projects is considered extremely challenging right from the concept to the commissioning phase in a project's life cycle. Such projects are challenging because of the inherent risks that the parties assume in the course of discharging their obligations under the contractual framework. We regularly advise our clients, who are a mix of  government authorities, developers, EPC contractors, lenders and other stakeholders, on contractual matters, bid process management, tender advisory and also assist them in picking out the apparent and under the surface legal, regulatory and contractual risks to assess, evaluate and optimise them in the best possible way.

Public Procurement

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The firm actively advises both domestic and international clients on Public Procurement procedures in India. Public Procurement refers to a process through which government and government authorities procure work, goods or services from the private sector. Procurement happens through a complex and competitive tender process that requires careful scrutiny and response. The firm’s intervention involves deciphering, evaluating and analysing the tender conditions for its clients, negotiating consortium agreements and providing the requisite support through the various stages of the tender. We fully understand the clients' desire to succeed in a tender, however, the procurement procedures in India are fraught with challenges and hence need deft handling to achieve the desired outcome.

Dispute Resolution

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A dispute is a dreaded situation that no company would like to find itself in. But disputes have a nature of creeping into the best of contracts and legal arrangements. The firm understands the anxiety that comes with a dispute due to the associated costs, uncertainty of outcome and the overall impact it has on not just the clients' resources but also on their reputation. Mindful of the above, the firm endeavor’s to try and avoid a dispute that could lead to a judicial intervention. However, if a commercial dispute becomes unavoidable the firm employs an effective as well as a collaborative approach with the client and formulates a sound dispute resolution strategy keeping the clients’ commercial interest in mind. The firm represents its clients in both alternative dispute resolution and litigation procedures. The members of the firm and external counsels associated with the firm appear across all major courts and tribunals in India.

Corporate Advisory

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The firm provides a wide spectrum of services under its corporate practice that range from providing day-to-day advice on legal and regulatory matters to transaction advisory. Our clients range from  mid-sized to large companies, that approach us for their varying requirements. Some of the key issues that we regularly deal with are investment advisory, advisory on setting up entities, drafting of commercial contracts, policy and regulatory advice, etc.

As part of our corporate practice we service two distinct verticals - International SME Desk and Start-up Desk to provide legal support to this class of companies :

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• International SME Desk

We particularly cater to international SMEs that have business interest in India. The firm assists international SMEs in setting up business in India, advising on govt. tenders, drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, advising on regulatory and policy matters, recovery of debt, labour and employment matters and so much more. For an international SME navigating the many layers of the business ecosystem and cultural barriers in India can pose to be an impediment to its growth, especially if things don’t go the way they should. It could be payment defaults by an Indian party, contractual default, enforcement of a foreign arbitral award, problems with the authority while executing a public contract, black-listing by the authority, cheating and misrepresentation, regulatory or foreign exchange default, etc. Having worked closely with a number of international SMEs the firm’s lawyers understand the subtlety involved in such matters and how staying in business in India is just as important as enforcing their rights.

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• Start-up Desk

​As if jumping into the entrepreneurial cauldron was not enough, come the myriad brushes with law for the new entrepreneur. To focus on the nuts and bolts of the new business, product and strategy or to spend time and resources on enduring challenges that the various applicable laws pose, is a perpetual question that troubles many young entrepreneurs. We at SunLegal are committed to providing start-ups tailor-made legal strategy and services that helps them stay compliant as also stress-free so that the mind-space is free to focus on business. Our services include - formalizing a business structure, applying for business licenses, labour law advisory, effective contract management, protection of intellectual property, corporate financing and dispute resolution.

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