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Practice Areas – Law Firm in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Mahendra Bhavsar & Co. acts for businesses, institutions and families across Gujarat and overseas through ten practices: real estate and land; corporate and business transactions; commercial contracts, manufacturing and trade; litigation, arbitration and disputes, with an insolvency and restructuring group; projects, infrastructure and energy; banking and institutional finance; domestic and NRI succession, property and family business; technology, data and intellectual property; employment and immigration for employers; and international and cross-border tax.
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At a glance
10 practices
Each covering the whole life of a matter, from advice and documents to court and arbitration
Since 1982
A Gujarat-focused law firm, headquartered in Ahmedabad
27 countries
Clients and instructing law firms from four continents
Supreme Court to revenue authorities
Courts, tribunals and authorities where the firm’s lawyers act
Mahendra Bhavsar & Co. is a Gujarat-focused law firm, headquartered in Ahmedabad since 1982. It acts for clients across Gujarat, with a full team in Surat for South Gujarat assignments. Each practice covers the whole life of a matter: the first advice, the documents and the negotiation, and, where it comes to that, proceedings before the courts, tribunals and authorities, up to the Supreme Court of India.
The firm acts for multinational groups and their Indian companies, international banks and financial institutions, international institutions, foreign law firms, Indian companies, promoters and business families, investors, high-net-worth individuals, and NRI and OCI families. Many matters touch more than one area of law, so the same team keeps the land, the contracts, the finance, the people and any dispute together. Mahendra Bhavsar & Co. works with a network of affiliated firms of chartered accountants and company secretaries, and with established advocates across Gujarat.
The Firm's Practices
Each card gives the broad scope of the practice and leads to its page. The lists are inclusive: each practice covers related work within its field.
Real Estate & Property
Title due diligence and opinions; industrial land and GIDC plots; acquisitions, sales and leases; development and redevelopment; land revenue, tenure and NA permission; stamp duty and registration; and property disputes across Gujarat. Property and real estate lawyers
Corporate
India entry and business establishment, joint ventures with Indian partners, acquisitions and investment, due diligence, governance, group reorganisations, family-business structures and company-law matters before the NCLT. Corporate lawyers in Ahmedabad
Commercial Contracts & Trade
Supply, manufacturing, distribution, agency, services and logistics contracts; cross-border sale and trade terms; imports of plant and machinery for projects; and price, GST and input tax credit terms in supply chains. Commercial contract lawyers
Litigation, Arbitration & Disputes
Commercial, civil, property, corporate, construction, trade and IP disputes; domestic and international arbitration; interim relief; and the enforcement of decrees, arbitral awards and foreign judgments, up to the Supreme Court of India. Litigation and arbitration lawyers
Insolvency, Restructuring & NCLT
Insolvency proceedings before the NCLT for creditors, promoters and buyers; distress advice; negotiated restructuring; and distressed acquisitions, as a group within the disputes practice. Insolvency, restructuring and NCLT lawyers
Projects, Infrastructure & Energy
Project structuring, tenders and procurement, EPC and construction contracts, concessions and contracts with public authorities, renewables and green hydrogen, industrial and special-zone projects, and project claims. Energy and renewables · Infrastructure
Banking & Institutional Finance
Indian-law opinions and documents for international and domestic lenders, cross-border lending and external commercial borrowing, trade and export finance, project and acquisition finance, and security over Gujarat assets. Banking and finance lawyers
Domestic & NRI Succession, Property & Family Business
Wills and estate planning, succession and probate, family settlements and partition, family-business succession, ancestral land, powers of attorney, NRI and OCI property, and estate disputes. NRI property and succession lawyers
Technology, Data & IP
Technology, SaaS and outsourcing contracts, data clauses and data-related disputes, confidentiality and trade secrets, and disputes over trade marks, copyright, designs and other IP, including enforcement. Technology, data and IP lawyers
Employment & Immigration
For employers: employment terms and policies, workforce structuring and restructuring, workplace investigations and disputes, expatriate visas and FRRO registration for foreign staff, and the people side of setting up in India. Setting up in India
International & Cross-Border Tax
Inbound and cross-border structuring, permanent-establishment and treaty questions, and tax on NRI property sales, repatriation and returning residents, with compliance steps handled alongside the affiliated chartered accountants. NRI tax · International
International & Cross-Border
Indian counsel for foreign law firms, multinational groups, international banks and overseas families: cross-border transactions, India entry, jurisdiction and governing law, and the enforcement of foreign awards and judgments. International practice
Start with Your Situation
Many matters cross several practices. These routes lead to the part of the site that brings the relevant work together.
Buying industrial land or a GIDC plot
Title, allotment and transfer permissions, NA permission, lender consents and the documents for an industrial site in Gujarat. Industrial land and GIDC
Setting up a company, plant or office in India
Entity and foreign-investment route, land and premises, first contracts, people and expatriate staff. India entry
A joint venture with an Indian partner
Structure, the partner’s land and approvals, shareholder terms, deadlock and exit. Joint ventures
Indian counsel for a foreign law firm
Indian-law opinions, searches and diligence, local documents, and proceedings in Gujarat for an overseas client. Foreign law firms
Enforcing a foreign award or judgment in India
Recognition and enforcement in Indian courts, objections to jurisdiction, and the other side’s assets in Gujarat. Enforcement
A business dispute heading to court or arbitration
Early strategy, interim relief to protect assets and evidence, and the choice of forum. Interim relief
Property and succession for a family abroad
Selling, buying or inheriting Gujarat property from overseas, with powers of attorney, records and tax. NRI and OCI families
Lending against Gujarat assets
Security over land and plant, Indian-law opinions and documents for international and domestic lenders. Security over Gujarat assets
Industries and Corridors Across Gujarat
The practices serve businesses in the industries that drive Gujarat’s economy: semiconductors and electronics, advanced manufacturing and automotive, chemicals and petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, energy, renewables and green hydrogen, infrastructure, ports, logistics and trade, capability centres and data centres, financial services, and the State’s textile, ceramics, diamond and agro clusters.
Much of that work arises in the State’s industrial corridors and special regimes: Dholera Special Investment Region and Sanand for semiconductors and electronics, Dahej and Bharuch–Ankleshwar for chemicals, Mundra and Kandla for ports, and Khavda for renewables, and GIFT City and Ahmedabad for financial services and capability centres. GIDC estates, special economic zones, SIRs and GIFT City each carry their own rules on allotment, transfer and security, and the firm reads them with the transaction documents from the start.
More on this work: Industries we serve · Gujarat’s industrial corridors · SEZ, SIR, GIDC and GIFT City
How the Firm Works
The firm’s senior lawyers lead its work. A matter begins with an understanding of the client’s objective and the issues in play, and the firm looks at it as a whole, so each step is taken with the next one in mind.
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Questions About the Firm's Practices
What areas of law does Mahendra Bhavsar & Co. cover?
Ten practices: real estate and land; corporate and business transactions; commercial contracts and trade; litigation, arbitration and disputes, with an insolvency and restructuring group; projects, infrastructure and energy; banking and institutional finance; domestic and NRI succession, property and family business; technology, data and IP; employment and immigration for employers; and international and cross-border tax.
Is Mahendra Bhavsar & Co. a law firm in Ahmedabad?
Yes. Mahendra Bhavsar & Co. is a Gujarat-focused law firm, headquartered in Ahmedabad since 1982. It acts for clients across Gujarat, with a full team in Surat for South Gujarat assignments.
Does the firm handle both transactions and court cases?
Yes. The same team advises, drafts and negotiates, and takes matters into court and arbitration, before forums including the Supreme Court of India, the High Court of Gujarat, NCLT Ahmedabad, the Commercial Courts, district courts across Gujarat, arbitral tribunals and revenue authorities.
Does the firm advise on tax and immigration?
Yes. Cross-border tax advice, including inbound structuring, treaty and permanent-establishment questions and tax for NRIs and returning residents, is part of the firm’s own work, as is advice to employers on visas and FRRO registration for their foreign staff, and on OCI and citizenship questions for families. Tax-compliance steps are handled with the firm’s affiliated firms of chartered accountants.
Which industries does the firm act for?
Businesses across Gujarat’s industries, including semiconductors and electronics, advanced manufacturing, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, energy and renewables, infrastructure, ports and logistics, capability centres and financial services, and the State’s long-established clusters. Industries we serve
Does the firm act for clients outside India?
Yes. Clients and instructing law firms come from 27 countries on four continents. The firm acts for multinational groups, international banks and financial institutions, international institutions, foreign law firms, and NRI and OCI families, and coordinates with their advisers abroad. International practice
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