Anti-Corruption & Compliance
The Firm regularly advises clients on Indian anti-corruption laws as well as on the Indian implications of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), 1977, and the U.K. Bribery Act, 2010.
The Firm represents companies and individuals in some of the biggest graft prosecutions in India and boasts of handling white-collar crime prosecutions which are on a rise in India.
In the area of white collar crimes, we have, in the past assisted clients on various issues including those emanating from allegations of fraud, bribery, embezzlement, misappropriation, money laundering and accounting irregularities, as well as provided assistance in formulating and implementing remedial and preventive mechanisms.
The Firm has been called upon to render assistance in a broad range of capacities including as investigators, transactional and policy advisors as well as legal representatives before authorities, tribunals and courts.
The advice provided by the Firm encompasses elements of company law, criminal law, anti-corruption laws, tax laws, sector-specific compliance guidelines as well as compliance requirements under specific procurement regulations.
Our Partners:

New Delhi

Abhishek K. Singh
New Delhi
Overview
Abhishek is a seasoned litigator who regularly appears before the Supreme Court, High Courts, and district courts across India, as well as arbitral tribunals (both ad-hoc domestic and institutional arbitrations). He advises and represents clients in commercial and criminal litigation, internet laws (with a focus on platform regulation and intermediary liability) and data privacy issues.
Abhishek also advises Indian and multinational corporations on corruption and wrongdoing, including conducting internal investigations.
Abhishek is a visiting faculty at the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, where he teaches a course on Platform Regulation and Intermediary Liability.
Experience Statement
- Successfully defended Google Pay in a writ proceeding alleging that the app violated regulatory and privacy norms under Indian law.
- Successfully defended a French government-owned renewable energy company in a multimillion-dollar proceeding instituted under the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) Rules.
- Successfully defended one of the leading business and employment-focused social media platforms in one of India’s first writ petitions filed by a user whose account was permanently suspended for violating the terms of service. Advising the same client in multiple civil proceedings and data privacy issues.
- Advised the Indian subsidiary of one of the world’s leading manufacturing companies in an internal investigation relating to complaints of bribery, systemic corruption, and integrity violations by ‘C-suite’ executives.
- Successfully defended one of the world’s largest renewable energy companies in criminal proceedings initiated against it alleging fraudulent transfer of shares and embezzlement of funds.

New Delhi

Anshul Sehgal
New Delhi
Overview
With a career spanning a decade, Anshul specializes in dispute resolution, with a focus on corporate and commercial disputes, insolvency & bankruptcy matters, arbitration, litigation, and ADR.
Anshul's extensive experience encompasses a wide array of legal domains. He has represented clients in both domestic and international jurisdictions, earning a reputation for his strategic prowess and tenacity in complex legal matters.
Having appeared before 40+ Courts/Tribunals/Forums across India and abroad, Anshul has established himself as a formidable presence in the litigation arena. Notably, he frequents the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and various High Courts, including the High Court of Delhi, Bombay, Punjab & Haryana, Gujarat and others.
Anshul's client portfolio boasts leading multinational companies, banks, financial institutions, and non-banking financial companies, for whom he advocates before arbitral tribunals as well as judicial and quasi-judicial forums such as the National Company Law Tribunal, Debt Recovery Tribunal, and the National Green Tribunal. Anshul combines profound expertise with a relentless commitment to achieving optimal outcomes for his clients.
Experience Statement
- Represented the Resolution Professional of ‘Corporate Power Ltd.’: Successfully argued before the Supreme Court of India, establishing precedent on the applicability of the Limitation Act to the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, shaping the legal landscape for future cases in this domain.
- Advocated for the Committee of Creditors of Reliance Capital: Secured crucial ruling from the NCLAT regarding the powers of creditor committees in negotiations and resolution plan considerations, enhancing clarity and efficacy in insolvency proceedings.
- Defended forensic auditor firm - Kroll and its Directors in a landmark criminal case: Secured a rare stay on criminal investigation from the Punjab & Haryana High Court, with far-reaching implications spanning the realms of insolvency law and criminal jurisprudence. Anshul also advised and represented Kroll in the first of its kind cross border dispute before the Delhi High Court challenging a request for recording of evidence, by the Indian court appointed commissioner in a Suit before the court at California, USA. Currently, the Firm is also appearing for Kroll’s parent US entity before the Gujarat High Court which is seized of an interesting proposition of law concerning service of summons abroad under Hague Convention by a court in India.
- Pioneered legal strategies in arbitration: Successfully represented Aditya Birla Finance in a precedent-setting case before the Calcutta High Court, affirming the validity of unilateral arbitrator appointments, thereby contributing to the evolution of arbitration jurisprudence.
- Advocated for environmental compliance: Represented Welspun Energy (UP) before the National Green Tribunal, ensuring adherence to environmental laws in the establishment of a 1320MW Thermal Power Plant, demonstrating a commitment to sustainable development.
- High-stakes litigation in pharmaceutical disputes: Represented Biocon in India’s first-ever biosimilar litigation shaping the legal landscape in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Navigated high-profile criminal proceedings: Provided strategic counsel to a key accused in the high-profile cases such as the Common-Wealth Games (CWG) Scam and the 2G Telecom Scam (representing Swan Telecom), showcasing proficiency in complex criminal litigation.
- Served as trusted advisor to leading corporations: Provided comprehensive legal counsel to prominent entities such as healthcare major - Fortis Group, key Indian Banks - State Bank of India, IDBI Bank, and ICICI Bank, spanning a spectrum of legal challenges including arbitration, insolvency, and regulatory compliance.

New Delhi

Astha Nigam
New Delhi
Overview
Astha Nigam is a seasoned practitioner in the Dispute Resolution practice at the Firm, with over a decade of experience in corporate and commercial disputes, regulatory disputes, white collar crime disputes, and arbitration disputes. She specializes in litigation and dispute resolution across diverse sectors, including banking and finance, insolvency, regulatory affairs, infrastructure, administrative issues, and white-collar crimes.
Astha has represented a wide range of clients, both Indian and multinational, across various forums, such as the Supreme Court, High Courts, NCLAT, NCLT, DRAT, DRT, Electricity Commissions, APTEL, quasi-judicial tribunals, and domestic and international arbitration panels.
She has managed high-profile cases, including pioneering cases of mismanagement, and has successfully secured favorable outcomes in numerous commercial arbitration matters. Additionally, Astha has adeptly handled complex insolvency issues, achieving positive results for her clients. She has also achieved favorable rulings from APTEL and various Electricity Commissions on behalf of her clients.
She was recently interviewed by Super Lawyer, emphasizing the importance of meticulous preparation, effective communication, and strategic negotiation in their legal practice.
She has also authored an article on the revised criminal laws, including the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) which came into effect on July 1, 2024, restructuring offenses, introducing new definitions, increasing penalties and addressing issues such as sedition, organized crime and terrorism, published on Legal Era.
Experience Statement
- Representing various companies and Individuals before the Benami Tribunal, involving drafting of the petition, appearances and compliance of the provisions of the Prohibition of Benami Property Transaction Act, 1988.
- Representing JK Fenner (India) Limited before APTEL.
- Representing individuals against Delhi Public Gambling Act, 1955, the Public Gambling Act, 1867 and other relevant gambling and betting regulations and anti-gambling provisions under the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
- Representing India Power Corporation Limited, one of the leading power generation and distribution of power company, in an Arbitration pertaining to contractual disputes amounting to INR 4000 Crore.
- Represented M3M India against whom Insolvency was invoked under Section 7 and 9 of the Code and also represented in an Arbitration pertaining to contractual disputes amounting to INR 250 Crore.

New Delhi

Kedar Sharma
New Delhi
Overview
Kedar Sharma is a Partner at Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India. He is working in the firm since 1998 and have 24 years of post-qualification experience. He specializes in the areas of General Corporate, Real Estate, Regulatory, Private Client Practice and Compliance. He has conducted a large number of legal / corporate due-diligence and possesses extensive experience in handling and liaison with the Governmental and Regulatory Authorities. He has often worked or liaison with the officials of Ministry of Finance (MoF), Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Department of Telecommunication (DoT) and various other Ministries & Govt. departments for various clarification / approvals / licences etc.

Mumbai

Nishant Singh
Mumbai
Overview
Nishant is a Partner at Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India and specializes in the area of Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity & Venture Capital and Banking & Finance.
Nishant is admitted to practice law in India and the State of New York (USA). In the last 19 years, Nishant has worked on a wide array of equity and debt financing transactions across multiple sectors and countries. In the M&A space, he has worked on listed as well as unlisted company transactions including, public takeover, PIPE, going private, JV and minority or majority equity investments. As regards the debt investment, he advises on structured debt funding and re-structuring transactions.
Nishant also advises corporate houses and HNI’s in relation to investigations by government agencies like Serious Fraud Investigation Office, Central Bureau of Investigation, Enforcement Directorate, Economic Offence Wing for charges of bribery, money laundering, corporate fraud and various other offences and assists clients in formation of internal corporate policies and structures against anti-bribery, anti-corruption, anti-corporate fraud, whistleblowing, anti-sexual harassment, data privacy and cyber security.
His past international experience of working with the top tier law firms in San Francisco, New York and London offers his clients a distinctive approach and expertise on cross-border deals.
Experience Statement
- Advised American International Group Inc. in its sale of American Life Insurance Corporation to MetLife Inc. for USD 15.5 Billion.
- Advised Future Group, in relation to USD 5 Billion debt re-structuring of Future Retail Limited, Future Enterprises Limited, Future Lifestyle Fashions Limited, Future Consumer Limited, Future Supply Chain Solutions Limited, and other unlisted companies for all outstanding debt owed to 28 Indian banks-consortium under the resolution framework for COVID-19-related stress announced by the Reserve Bank of India.
- Advised Novo Holdings A/S to acquire majority stake in Manipal Health Enterprises for USD 3.6 Billion alongside investors Temasek, The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and TPG Asia.
- The transaction is a part of the largest private equity deal in the Indian healthcare sector.
- Represented Pocket Aces Pictures Private Limited, through its board of directors (‘Pocket Aces’), and its founders, Aditi Shrivastava, Ashwin Suresh and Anirudh Pandita, in relation to its acquisition by Saregama India Limited (‘Saregama’), a subsidiary of RP-Sanjiv Goenka (RPSG) Group. Saregama will initially acquire 51.8% shares in Pocket Aces, with the subsequent acquisition of another ~41% stake in next 15 months at pre-agreed multiples. The transaction is an all-cash deal.
- The deal was listed as one of the top 10 mergers and acquisitions deals.
- Advised Orange S.A., a listed company, in relation to its acquisition of Bharti Airtel Limited’s (a listed company) offshore subsidiaries in two African countries (Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone) for approx. USD 1 Billion.
- Advised Agritrade Resources Ltd., a listed company on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, in relation to acquisition of SKS Power Generation (Chhattisgarh) Limited through a One Time Settlement of USD 350 Million approx.for all outstanding debt to State Bank of India, L&T Infrastructure Finance Company Limited and PTC (India) Financial Services Limited.
- Advised Engie Solar SAS and Electro Solaire Private Limited, in a project financing for an amount of USD 100 Million approx.availed from the Asian Development Bank and Société Générale for setting up a 2x 100MW AC grid-connected solar PV project in Raghanesda Solar Park, Gujarat.
- Advised IndoStar Capital Finance, a listed company, in relation to Brookfield Asset Management’s acquisition of 40% stake for INR 1225 Crore through a mix of primary and secondary shares from Everstone Capital, infusion of capital in IndoStar Capital Finance, and public shareholders under the Takeover Code.
- Advised Cipla Limited, in relation to its acquisition of brand rights to market derma and cosmeceutical products manufactured by Percos India.
- Advised Reliance Jio, in relation to its acquisition of properties related to telecom towers from Reliance Communications.
- Advised NewQuest Capital Partners, in relation to its acquisition of a minority stake in Kids Clinic India Private Limited (operating as Cloudnine chain of hospitals), through a combination of a primary investment and acquisition of secondary stake from existing investors and other shareholders in Cloudnine.
- Advised Pharmarack Technologies, in relation to its 92% acquisition by ABCD Technologies LLP, a digital health firm backed by Sun Pharma, Lupin, Cadilla Healthcare and Torrent.

New Delhi

Ritu Bhalla
New Delhi
Overview
Ritu Bhalla is a Partner in the dispute resolution practice of the Firm. In her career spanning over 3 decades, she has gained extensive experience in corporate commercial disputes, arbitration matters and specialises in litigation and dispute resolution in areas such as banking & finance, insolvency, regulatory, infrastructure, administrative, white-collar, etc.
She has represented both Indian and multinational clients in various fora including Supreme Court, High Courts, NCLAT, NCLT, DRAT, DRT, quasi-judicial tribunals, domestic and international commercial arbitrations, and has also led teams in undertaking investigations and legal forensic assignments.
She has handled high stake matters and has represented clients in several commercial arbitration matters, successfully obtaining favourable awards for her clients. Ritu has also advised clients on critical litigation strategies.

New Delhi

Sanjeev Kumar
New Delhi
Overview
Sanjeev has worked in many fields of law and his experience of over twenty-five years extends to virtually all aspects of litigation, dispute resolution and arbitration. Sanjeev has extensive experience in both domestic and international jurisdictions. He looks after the dispute resolution practice and possesses vast experience in corporate and commercial disputes, insolvency & bankruptcy matters, litigation and ADR.
Sanjeev specializes in civil law, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution, environmental law, labor law, criminal law, more particularly white-collar crimes, international crime syndicates, extradition and frauds and is also proficient in cross border enforcement of decrees and awards. He has extensively advised on debt recovery, banking and financial issues, commercial and corporate disputes and real estate in various Courts all over India as well as before Arbitral Tribunals and other Tribunals.
Experiment Statements
- Successfully defended global forensic auditor firm – Kroll and its Directors in a landmark criminal proceeding with far-reaching implications spanning the realms of insolvency law and criminal jurisprudence.
- Acted for Resolution Professional in the CIRP of Educomp Infrastructure Solutions and Marketing Limited and Corporate Power Ltd.
- Successfully represented Aditya Birla Finance in a precedent-setting case before the Calcutta High Court, affirming the validity of unilateral arbitrator appointments, thereby contributing to the evolution of arbitration jurisprudence.
- Represented Welspun Energy (UP) before the National Green Tribunal, ensuring adherence to environmental laws in the establishment of a 1320MW Thermal Power Plant, demonstrating a commitment to sustainable development.
- Acted for Committee of Creditors of Reliance Naval & Engineering Ltd., and Reliance Capital before NCLT, NCLAT and Supreme Court.
- Appearing for key accused in the high-profile political criminal cases such as the Common-Wealth Games Scam and the 2G Telecom Scam (representing Swan Telecom).
- Acted for Mauritius Commercial Bank in one of the first matters at NCLT, Mumbai for CIRP based on a Corporate Guarantee. Also acting for the Bank seeking damages as well as criminal proceedings before the EOW, Mumbai.
- Successfully represented and advised Infrastructure Leasing & Finance Ltd., in several employment law matters.

New Delhi

Shikher Deep Aggarwal
New Delhi
Overview
Shikher has demonstrative career with experience of almost a decade at the Bar. He specializes in advising clients on a wide variety a legal issues. Shikher has enabled various companies to establish themselves, especially where there is a lack of proper regulatory regime. Shikher regularly appears before the Supreme Court of India, Delhi High Court (till date he has appeared before 8 High Courts), districts courts and various tribunals.
At the firm, Shikher has advised and represented some of the most prominent corporates which include Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd., Renault Nissan Automotive India Ltd., ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (Ola Cabs), Twitter Communications India Private Limited, M/s Fashnear Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (Meesho), Rebel Foods Pvt. Ltd. (Foodpanda), In-shorts Group, Star India Pvt. Ltd., Dish TV India Ltd., etc.
Experience Statement
- Represented former promoter group comprising of KAL Airways and Mr. Kalanithi Maran against SpiceJet Limited and its promoter Mr. Ajay Singh (M/S KAL Airways Ltd. & Anr. v. Spicejet Limited & Ors.). KAL Airways and Mr. Kalanithi Maran initiated arbitration proceedings citing various breaches / non-compliances with the terms of the Share Sale & Purchase Agreement by SpiceJet and Mr. Ajay Singh.
- Representing Crystal Crop Care Protection Ltd. in a complex criminal prosecution launched by CBI, Gandhinagar and Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in relation to alleged fraudulent claim of Terminal Excise Duty running into crores of rupees. Recently, the Adjudicating Authority, PMLA, had passed an order confirming the provisional attachment order whereby ED had attached properties worth crores of rupees. Shikher has successfully obtained a stay on the order passed by the Adjudicating Authority, PMLA. The case is currently pending adjudication before the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi.
- Represented Philips India Ltd. (Mr. Mehul Kamik of Philips India Ltd.) successfully in a pending Common-Wealth Games matter (CBI case) before the Special Judge, CBI. Shikher representing the accused on behalf of the Firm and was successfully able to seek discharged of the accused. This was the first occasion where a CBI Special Court had discharged an accused in the Common-Wealth Games scam, purely on merits.
- Advising Twitter India regularlyin relation to various compliances under the regime of the IT Act as well as the recently framed Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digit Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. Apart from this, Shikher has also assisted the clients in strategizing and formulating responses to the notices (for e.g., Notice issued u/s 91 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, take-down notice issued by various law enforcement agencies, etc.) to the client.

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.

Hyderabad

Suprio Dasgupta
Hyderabad
Suprio’s career spans over 30 years, in diverse settings. He started his career with United Nations before moving to academics, then in-house and finally transitioned to private practice from general counsel practice of more than 2 decades.
Suprio’s focus areas of practice are mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity, general corporate and commercial matters, intellectual property, technology, media & telecommunication, labour & employment, ESG, real estate, anti-corruption & compliance, data privacy and litigations/dispute resolution for clients across the sectors such as pharmaceuticals, life sciences, healthcare, technology, media, entertainment, telecommunication, energy and real estate, etc.
Experience Statement
- Advised Board of the listed companies of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Schneider Electric India, Honeywell JVs in India.
- Advised Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories in M&A and business deals with Wockhardt, UCB, Astra Zeneca, etc and Securities Class Action, Anti-trust litigation and Pricing litigations in the USA and India.
- Advised Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals in pharma statutory compliances, FCPA compliances and data privacy compliances.
- Advised Glenmark Pharmaceuticals in prosecution matters with the Dept. of Justice, USA and IP class actions in USA.
- Advised Schneider Electric in power and renewable energy projects both in utility and solar sectors.
- Advised Honeywell in SEZ related matters, real estate deals, global integration in various acquisitions and technology transfer to NAL and other aerospace commercial deals.
- Advised GE and Honeywell in cross border IP transactions, technology transfer, patent protection, licensing, anti-counterfeit strategy & actions and statutory compliances.
- Advised the Government of India in legislative drafting, profit sharing model for CSIR laboratories, IITs and IISc.

New Delhi

Vivek Kumar Agarwal
New Delhi
Overview
Vivek K. Agarwal is a Partner with Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India with over 15 years of diversified experience and has dealt with clients across continents and specializes in dealing with wide array of legal and associated business issues and offers solutions to business and legal needs of clients. He has the experience of advising on wide range of corporate legal matters including advising on India entry/ set-up and exit/ insolvency, corporate governance issues, restructuring, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions.
Vivek has extensively dealt with various ministries and departments of the Government of India including the Department of Economic Affairs, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Reserve Bank of India and has also been a contributor to the Government in its efforts to bring about changes in policies and business landscape in India from an ‘Ease of Doing Business’ perspective. He is also a regular contributor to the World Bank in conducting its ‘Ease of Doing Business’ study in India.
Vivek has advised various multinational as well domestic clients in areas of corporate and commercial laws and has helped a number of clients’ set-up their India presence and strategize their business closure and India exit and also on obtaining relevant government approvals. His experience brings in a mix of effective implementation strategy and legal expertise and he strives to deliver the best solution to clients with his practical approach and efforts to balance risk with desired client objective.
Experience Statement
- Acted at the behest of one of the largest steel manufacturers in the world in its acquisition of the distressed steel business of the Essar group in India under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
- Assisted the monitoring agency in negotiations and implementation of the resolution plan of an Indian listed steel major in acquisition of another listed entity in the steel business under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
- Assisted in completing the acquisition of the shares of the Indian subsidiaries of a leading identity management solutions provider in the United States following which the acquirer became the world leader in biometric identity solutions.
- Assisted a Chinese business house in completion of their asset and business acquisition of Brakes business units from a premier supplier of automotive chassis products to OEMs in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
- Assisted in setting-up of the successful venture which holds the exclusive right to organize and stage the hugely successful ‘Pro-Kabaddi League’.