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Corporate / M&A
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VW Associates is an Indian law firm advising businesses, institutions and individuals on complex legal, transactional and regulatory matters.
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About the firm
VW Associates is an Indian law firm advising businesses, institutions and individuals on complex legal, transactional and regulatory matters. We work across corporate, commercial, disputes and regulatory practice, bringing together lawyers whose experience spans boardroom negotiations, courtrooms and regulators' offices.
Our approach begins with commercial context. Before advising on structure or strategy, we take the time to understand the objective behind a mandate, the constraints a client is working within and the risks that genuinely matter. That understanding allows us to give advice that is precise, practical and capable of being acted upon.
Every mandate is partner-led. Clients deal directly with the lawyers responsible for their matter, supported by cross-disciplinary teams assembled around the question at hand. We combine an understanding of Indian statutory and regulatory practice with the ability to work alongside international counsel on cross-border mandates.
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Why us
Technical competence is the starting point. What determines the outcome of a mandate is judgement about sequence, timing and the commercial consequence of each available course.
We begin with the objective behind a mandate rather than the document in front of us, and advise on the route most likely to reach it.
Clients work directly with the partner responsible for the matter. Delegation happens within the team, not away from the client relationship.
Advice accounts for cost, timetable and management attention, because these usually determine whether a legally sound course of action is a sensible one.
Corporate, tax, regulatory, employment and disputes lawyers work on a single position rather than issuing separate views that a client must reconcile.
We agree how and when we will communicate at the outset of a mandate, and we tell clients promptly when a position changes.
We combine an understanding of statutory practice and regulatory expectation across Indian jurisdictions with the ability to work alongside international counsel.
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Representative experience is presented in general terms and does not disclose confidential client information. It describes the nature of mandates undertaken and is not a representation of outcomes achieved or results that may be expected in any other matter.
Recognition
Corporate / M&A
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Disputes
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Banking & Finance
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Individual listing
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Mumbai
A day-long discussion on transaction structuring, governance and regulatory practice for corporate counsel and finance teams.
Aditi Raghavan, Ananya Krishnan
Attendance by invitation. Placeholder listing.
EnquireMumbai
A closed-door session for technology and product leaders on building data governance frameworks that reflect actual data flows.
Meera Iyer
Limited seats. Placeholder listing.
EnquireMumbai
A practical workshop on drafting dispute resolution clauses, managing interim relief applications and preparing for hearings.
Rohan Mehra, Vikram Patel
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