Management Labour & Employment
The Firm advises on all aspects of employment law including litigation, transactional and advisory matters, and represents clients before various courts and tribunals, ranging from basic domestic inquiries to cases before the Supreme Court of India.
We assist in the management of employment risks for a number of multinational companies across diverse sectors at all levels in addition to providing strategic, high-level advice on crucial employment-related and compliance issues, as well as day-to-day support for human resources departments and in-house counsel teams.
The Firm has also successfully conducted numerous human resource audits, analysed complaints pertaining to sexual harassment, and provided assistance in possible liabilities of the company in case of any employee-related dispute.
With a dedicated team of lawyers, the Firm has been assisting both domestic and international clients on issues ranging from retrenchment/ termination, closure and transfer of undertaking, and issues relating to the secondment and employment of expatriates.
Our Partners:
New Delhi
Astha Ojha
New Delhi
Overview
Astha is a Partner Designate with the dispute's resolution team of the Firm. She specializes in environmental matters, civil and criminal litigation, arbitration, insolvency matters, labour and employment related disputes and consumer disputes.
Experience Statement
- Advising and appearing for Godrej Properties Ltd. before the Hon’ble Supreme Court with respect to an ongoing environmental matter.
- Appearing for PNB Housing Finance Ltd. before the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the issue concerning the constitutional validity of Part III of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).
- Represented Godrej Properties before the Ld. National Green Tribunal (NGT) Principal Bench, New Delhi as well as NGT Chennai.
- Represented Hero in another Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by one of its Corporate Debtor against the action taken by Hero first under Arbitration Act and thereafter against the IBC. The Hon’ble Supreme Court vide its judgment, held that a reading of Section 14 along with Section 238 of IBC clearly stipulates that there is no bar in invoking the provisions of Arbitration Act, and dismissed the SLP preferred by the Corporate Debtor.
- Advised and represented Krishidhan Seeds Ltd. in insurance related dispute against Oriental Insurance Company before National Consumer Commission, New Delhi and arbitration related to a family dispute.
New Delhi
Harish Kumar
New Delhi
Overview
Harish Kumar, Partner with Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India, a full-service law firm [formerly L&L Partners], is accredited with over 22 (twenty-two) years of diversified experience in dealing with complex legal issues and enabling solutions and implementation for businesses and clients. His expertise pans wide range of corporate, and legal matters including mergers & acquisitions, corporate restructuring, insolvency, joint ventures, fintech, corporate disputes, employment and advising on varied aspects concerning corporate governance and regulatory interface.
Harish brings a unique blend of business thinking and strategy to structuring, negotiating, and closing complex commercial and corporate transactions. His background in commerce and corporate laws helps bringing a realistic and risk based holistic approach which seamlessly and effectively helps in delivering the best solution to the clients. During his professional journey, Harish has advised a number of domestic and multinational companies, including various Fortune 500 companies, in his dynamic practice areas.
Aside, Harish has extensively dealt with various ministries and departments of Government of India, including Reserve Bank of India, Securities and Exchange Board of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Competition Commission of India. His advisory role also extends to various advice given to Government of India and key industry associations like CII, FICCI, ASSOCHAM on various practical & legal issues being posed by industries from time to time. Harish has also been a regular speaker at various seminars/workshops being conducted by professional and government bodies.
Chennai
New Delhi
Sanjay Kumar
Chennai
New Delhi
Overview
Sanjay has been a Partner at Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India for a decade and a half now. Sanjay looks after the dispute resolution practice and has a vast experience of close to 30 years in advising and representing clients in civil and commercial disputes, criminal litigation, and cybercrime related litigation.
In recognition of Sanjay’s expertise, he was appointed by the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D), the organization under the Union Home Ministry, as a member of the Committee constituted to review the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
Experience Statement
- Advised an Indian company operating in the television production & syndication industry in an International Chambers of Commerce (ICC) arbitration conducted in Singapore. The dispute related to the payment of the facilitation fee by the client to a Mauritian entity for acquiring the television broadcast rights of the Indian Premier League.
- Represented a French Government owned renewable energy company in a multimillion-dollar proceeding instituted under the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) Rules.
- Advised a multinational corporation in the personal care products segment in arbitration proceedings initiated under the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) Rules.
- Advised one of the leading manufacturers of storage solutions in an ad hoc arbitration. The entire business model of the Company was questioned in these proceedings.
- Advised and represented eBay. in (formerly known as Baazee.com) and its CEO in one of the first cases involving intermediary liability in India. The law on corporate criminal liability was settled in this case by the Supreme Court of India. He was also closely involved in the process which resulted in the subsequent amendment of the Information Technology Act whereby safe harbor provisions were added to protect the internet intermediaries.
New Delhi
Shinoj Koshy
New Delhi
Overview
Shinoj is a dual-qualified attorney, qualified in India and England & Wales. He has extensive experience in key financial centers of London, New York, Dubai, Mumbai and New Delhi, working on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions and private equity investments. He has acted on both sell and buy-side mandates. Over the last 18 years of his practice, he has advised on transactions with a cumulative deal value of over USD 40 billion.
His practice focuses on corporate transactions, particularly M&A; joint ventures, corporate finance (equity and debt investments); commercial dispute resolution (shareholder disputes, post-closing pricing disputes in M&A); employment matters, governance issues and internal investigations in matters related to anti-bribery & anti-corruption and FCPA & UKBA compliance).
Shinoj’s diverse and global experience gained at Linklaters and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has helped him understand clients’ business and commercial objectives, to advise and implement legal strategies to achieve their objectives most optimally.
Shinoj is closely associated with industry associations like the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) and Invest India; advising them on ways to promote FDI in key sectors like Infrastructure, Manufacturing & Retail and E-commerce. Additionally, he is also a member of the India-Jersey Advisory Group advising the States of Jersey government on its interactions with the Government of India.
Shinoj regularly lectures at law universities like the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore and National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata. His analytical writing and comments are published in both national and international peer-reviewed journals and industry publications like IFLR, IBLJ, IBA Asia Pacific Journal, The Mint and The Hindu Business Line.
Experience Statement
- Advised Anhui Conch Cement Company Limited, China’s largest cement manufacturer on its bid to acquire Lafarge’s cement manufacturing business in North India.
- Advised British Telecom on its USD 90 million acquisition of an Indian telecom company and start its outsourcing operations in India.
- Advised DoIT Smart Hospitality (India) Private Limited on its USD 15.23 million acquisition of the Ambience Hospitality Management Private Limited and its subsidiary which runs The Palms Town and Country Club.
- Advised Everstone on its USD 52 million acquisition of Aon Hewitt’s payroll processing business through a combination of share and asset purchases in India, China, Singapore and Philippines.
- Advised Multiples Private Equity on its USD 35 million investment in Delhivery.
New Delhi
Vipin Sharma
New Delhi
Overview
Vipin's focus areas of practice are mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity foreign investment, general corporate and commercial matters. In his legal experience of a decade, Vipin has structured, negotiated and drafted a wide range of private equity transactions and M&A transactions for foreign and domestic clients across the sectors such as energy and infrastructure, renewables, e-commerce, real estate, etc.
Vipin advises foreign investors and multinational corporations on a wide array of legal issues relating to acquisitions, joint venture agreements, private equity investments, foreign direct investment policy, company laws, etc.