Our Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and Commercial practice include advising domestic and international clients across various sectors on the full range of transactional and advisory matters. From complex cross-border mergers and acquisitions to early-stage investments and day to day commercial contracts, we deliver practical, commercially focused legal solutions. By combining strategic insight with clear and concise documentation, we help clients manage risk, enhance value, and achieve their business objectives. Our transactional experience includes advising on: - Mergers and Acquisitions - Joint Ventures and Strategic Investments - Venture Capital and Private Equity - Corporate Restructuring and Reorganisations - Manufacturing and Supply Agreements - Agency and Distribution Agreements - Collaboration Agreements Outsourcing, Licensing, and Franchising Agreements In addition to transactional work, we support clients with their ongoing corporate and commercial advisory requirements. Our team regularly advises on corporate governance, structuring, shareholder rights, exchange control regulations, issue of phantom stocks, employee stock option plans (ESOPs), pensions, and regulatory compliance. We work closely with various clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies to understand their businesses to ensure that our advice is practical, focused, and commercially sound. Whether it is a complex transaction that straddles across the national frontier or whether it is a seed investment in a start-up, the breadth and depth of our experience enables us to tailor our offering to suit the corporate & commercial law needs of our clients. We partner with clients throughout their business lifecycle whether they are growing, diversifying, investing, restructuring, downsizing, exiting, forming joint ventures, or raising capital. Our team has the experience of dealing with highly regulated sectors like insurance, education and telecom to less regulated areas such as logistics, hospitality, media, entertainment and technology. We also assist our clients with their day-to-day non-transactional corporate law requirements needs. With the frequent changes in the legal and regulatory landscape, both domestically and internationally, businesses require specialist assistance to navigate through unchartered exposures.

Digitalisation and increasing flow of data across organisations and national boundaries poses evolving legal, regulatory and technological challenges for businesses. With data being universally recognised as a core asset, India’s data protection regime has taken a more defined and mature shape under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025. Our data protection practice offers bespoke sector-specific advice on privacy and data protection related issues. We assist clients in aligning their existing policies, processes and contractual frameworks under the requirements of the new Indian data protection regulations, including consent management, data principal rights, purpose limitation, data retention, cross-border data transfers and governance obligations. Our team brings a wealth of experience and sectoral depth that has enabled us to tailor pragmatic and risk-based data protection and privacy solutions for sectors such as insurance, healthcare, retail and hospitality. We also partner with specialist advisors and consultants to provide integrated advice on cyber-security areas that intersect with data protection and privacy. Whether the data relates to customers, employees, business partners (suppliers and vendors) or confidential business information, we assist clients in navigating the legal requirements applicable to the collection, use, retention, disclosure, transfer and sharing of data, including personal and sensitive personal data.

At Consortia Legal, we understand the universe of education, and our team of sector-specialist lawyers comprehensively caters to the legal service needs in the sector. With digitisation and radical changes in the policy and regulation landscape, K-12 and higher education in India have been in the throes of unprecedented change. Despite such change, India continues to remain a critical market as a consumer and supplier of education and allied services. We regularly assist foreign universities and foreign institutions with academic and other collaborations (including twinning arrangements) with Indian higher education institutes. Our expertise also extends to tie-ups, joint ventures and collaborations in the K-12 sector, as well as private equity investments in the education sector. In addition to market entry, we also regularly advise clients on regulatory issues, including state-level regulation and policy changes. We further advise clients on the regulatory framework governing the establishment and operations of International Branch Campuses (IBCs), Offshore Education Centres (OECs), and Academic Infrastructure Service Providers (AISPs) in GIFT IFSC - India’s growing International Financial Services Centre. Drawing on our experience with IFSCA regulations and cross-border education models, we support clients through structuring, licensing, operational compliance and ongoing regulatory advice. Thus, achieving their strategic and business objectives.

Employment, labour, and HR related issues form a crucial part of the business interests of our clients and is therefore an important area of practice for us at Consortia Legal. We have vast experience in navigating our clients through tie-in employment law issues with a whole host of other affiliated topics like social security, tax and immigration.  At Consortia Legal, the employment and immigration teams work in an integrated manner with the corporate team to provide the clients with comprehensive business focused solutions. In India, with the landmark introduction of Labour Codes, employers face challenges of revising wage structures, calculations of provident funds and gratuities, full and final settlements, etc. Since these laws include both state and central obligations and are constantly evolving, employers are required to be aware and compliant with all of them. Over and above the local employment and labour laws, foreign employers are also required to be fully compliant with immigration and taxation laws while employing employees in India or sending expats to India. Consortia Legal's employment, labour and immigration teams regularly advise clients on the complex  regulatory and legal issues with respect to Indian employment and labour laws, and our practice ranges from advising on contractual documentation including employee and expat contracts, to ensuring regulatory compliance and conducting employment compliance audit, structuring of Employee Stock Option Plans, assisting clients in resolving and managing a culturally diverse work force, non-compete issues, dealing with local tax and social security regimes, managing global reward and benefit packages and the likes. We pride ourselves in dealing with sensitive issues including termination of employment and sexual harassment of women at workplace in a culturally sensitive as well as practical manner and also conduct trainings for committee members and employees. We also have experience and expertise in advising clients on Special Economic Zone related employment compliances and benefits. With the fast-expanding Gift City, India's first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) booming and attracting foreign investments and players, employment issues and structuring play an important role and form part of a wider business strategy. 

Our firm offers comprehensive legal advisory and structuring services for Funds in India and in GIFT City, International Financial Services Centre (IFSC). We assist fund managers, investors, and promoters in navigating the complex regulatory framework governing their funds. The team offers end-to-end support across the entire fund life cycle, providing both advisory and execution services. Our services include: - Fund formation, cross-border investment structuring, licensing and approvals with the respective regulatory authorities (SEBI and IFSCA) - Drafting fund documentation, including private placement memorandum, investment agreement and contribution agreements - Advising on compliance, governance, and reporting obligations - We also assist in seeking registration as a capital market intermediary – investment advisers, distributors, portfolio managers etc. Our firm provides end-to-end the full gamut of legal support for entities seeking to establish and operate within India and GIFT City, IFSC.

The space of global mobility ad immigration nhas transformed globally over the past few years and India is no exception. With more modifications being made to bring Indian immigration laws up to speed, it remains critical, now more than ever to be well informed with updates and new legislations like the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025 introduced to the Indian immigration regulations.   Our global mobility team at Consortia Legal works in a cohesive manner with our employment and corporate teams and tax professionals to ensure our clients and business contacts receive concise, cost-effective, and bespoke solutions.   The Indian immigration regime is mainly administered by two key ministries of the federal Government, namely, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The MEA governs the pre-arrival formalities such as issuing visas through various High Commissions, Embassies and Consulates across the globe. The MHA on the other hand deals with formalities that are required to be completed within India such as extensions, registrations and other post-arrival formalities via its network of local Foreign Regional Registration Offices/ Foreign Registration Offices. Our team advises clients on a range of matters including pre- and post-arrival strategy advice and formalities as well as other applications such as exit permits, re-entry permits, police verifications, OCI cards, repatriation formalities, police clearance certificates, legalisations and apostilles in India.   Having offices in India as well as the United Kingdom, places us in the unique position of understanding not only the legal but also the practical difficulties and issues faced by not only our domestic, but also our international clients and we offer holistic solutions to our clients based on our varied experiences. We work with several foreign service providers, law firms, immigration specialists, accountancy practices, relocation companies and consultancies to support and assist them with their immigration requirements.

Our insurance practice sits at the core of Consortia Legal. Our team is deeply committed to the insurance industry and brings a practical understanding of the commercial, regulatory and operational aspects of the sector. We regularly advise Indian and foreign insurance companies and intermediaries on Indian law in relation to both strategic and routine regulatory and business matters. The global and Indian insurance industry continues to undergo significant change, including enhanced foreign investment limits from 74% to 100%, reduced net-owned fund requirements for foreign reinsurers, the growth of the IFSC framework and the rise of InsurTech, upcoming framework for captives and insurance-linked securities. We assist global and Indian insurers, reinsurers and intermediaries with all aspects of insurance and reinsurance work, including market entry, ongoing regulatory compliance and expansion. Our expertise includes: -         Corporate and transactional insurance advisory, -         Regulatory and compliance advisory, -         Policy wordings, product structuring and product development, -         Market entry and new business initiatives, -         Other non-contentious advisory matters across the insurance and reinsurance sectors.

Consortia Legal works with clients end-to-end to establish and scale operations in GIFT City, International Financial Services Centre (IFSC), from initial feasibility and structuring to licensing, documentation, and ongoing compliance. Our team brings in-depth experience in navigating the evolving IFSC legal landscape and regularly engages with the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) on regulatory developments and industry initiatives. We advise domestic and international entities on market entry strategies, approvals, and operational set-up across key sectors. We have notable experience and are proficient in handling the full spectrum of IFSC-related matters, like acting as domestic counsel for ensuring market entry, of domestic and international companies from different sectors, in GIFT City IFSC, to securing legal and regulatory compliances. Our work includes supporting and providing compliance support to IFSC Banking Units (IBUs), insurance intermediaries, insurers and foreign reinsurers, Academic Infrastructure Service Providers (AISPs), and International Branch Campuses (IBCs). With a strategic presence in Gujarat, we provide on-ground legal support and practical solutions helping clients identify opportunities, structure cross-border transactions, negotiate with stakeholders, and stay compliant in a fast-growing global financial ecosystem.

Private Client matters require a great deal of sensitivity, confidentiality, and expertise. Our team at Consortia Legal prides itself on the bespoke service we offer to each individual client or family with regards to their succession planning requirements. We regularly advise individuals, families and trusts on various matters pertaining to their succession, tax planning and estate related queries. Our services include but are not limited to drafting wills, trust structures, probate applications, as well as gifts. Our team also advises on the complex issues of  residency and other multi-jurisdictional issues that occur for individuals and families who have migrated from India. We represent an array of clients including high net-worth individuals, NRI families, families resident in India that have members residing in various other countries, multi-national corporations, banks, and law firms that may represent such individuals from time to time.

The Real Estate practice at Consortia Legal advises clients on the full spectrum of real estate matters in India. We support lenders, borrowers, developers, investors, and landowners on transactions across infrastructure and real estate projects, including roads, power, hospitals, oil & gas, and ports. Our team regularly handles sales and purchases of immovable property, title investigation. title due diligence, and advisory services for development and redevelopment projects. We also assist with lease and licensing documentation for commercial and residential assets, and real estate aspects of corporate transactions. We also advise and undertake review of agreements and arrangements of corporate housing societies etc. We provide practical, solution-driven advice on zoning, development control regulations, land conversion, stamp duty, deal structuring, and documentation. Where disputes arise, we represent clients in arbitration and other dispute resolution proceedings related to real estate and construction matters.