What We Do

Corporate Advisory

We, at Clinch, understand the special needs of companies at all stages of development, whether they are established national or multinational businesses, emerging businesses or start-ups. We focus on our clients’ business interests, and welcome the challenge of non-traditional and complex legal issues. Besides assessing potential legal obligations and liabilities, we also advise on strategies for managing compliance and minimizing risks for our clients.

Our expertise benefits all companies, regardless of size, stage of development or industry, and in a range of matters, including:

Corporate Structuring
Incorporation of entities in India
Drafting and reviewing of transactional documents such as partnership agreements, joint venture agreements, shareholder agreements
Negotiating, Drafting and Reviewing of key contracts with vendors, suppliers, lenders and employees
Compliance, Due Diligence & Regulatory

Commercial Disputes

We are uniquely equipped to offer assistance in strategizing, navigating and litigating commercial disputes as our lawyers possess a blend of business knowledge and extensive courtroom experience. This is why corporations, general counsels, boards, and individual officers and directors across industries turn to Clinch Legal as their trusted advisor. Besides filing and contesting civil suits, appeals and petitions at all levels of courts, we are also capable of handling matters before the National Company Law Tribunal and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal.

We recognize that the bottom line for every business or individual is quick, efficient and successful resolution of business disputes. Being mindful of this reality, we work aggressively to bring disputes to a close in a cost-effective manner and with a full understanding of our clients’ immediate and long-term business objectives.

Our practice spans across various sectors which include, but are not limited to media and broadcasting, e-commerce, education, telecom, real estate, automobiles, aviation, banking and financial institutions, power and energy sector, manufacturing, and sports.

Mergers & Acquisitions

We have a small, young and dynamic team of lawyers who bring significant experience in M&A transactions. Recognising that every transaction, regardless of size, is unique and has its own complexities, we take a practical and creative approach in negotiating and structuring each transaction from start to finish. We great attention to detail in conducting comprehensive due diligence reviews in order to ensure that deals are executed smoothly and no red flags are left unattended.

Our team is well-equipped at handling transactions involving both public and private companies, whether large, mid-size or small. Some of our broad-based services include: advance preparation for prospective targets, asset sales and purchases, stock sales and purchases, strategic mergers, joint ventures and tender offers.

Our firm’s industry acumen is wide and reflects the strengths of our M&A practice as a whole. Our practice spans across various sectors including, but not limited to media and broadcasting, e-commerce, education, telecom, real estate, automobiles, aviation, banking and financial institutions, power and energy sector, manufacturing, and sports. This broad diversification of work enables us to provide our clients with coordinated legal advice in multiple areas of law, specially those critical to successful completion of M&A deals.

At Clinch Legal, our primary goal is to maximize value and position our clients as advantageously as possible, whether they are a buyer, target company or an intermediary. With this in view, we strategize transactions while ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, and rely on exemptions that help minimize risks.

Arbitration & Mediation

Modes of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) such as arbitration and mediation have increasingly become the preferred mode of conflict management. They provide a viable and convenient alternative to the traditional court proceedings. Our firm advises clients and handles arbitration cases arising out of a variety of contractual disputes.

Some of our ADR services include:

Drafting and reviewing of arbitration clauses and agreements
Representing clients in domestic arbitrations under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
Seeking appointment of arbitrators through High Courts and the Supreme Court of India
Enforcement and execution of awards
Enforcement of international arbitration awards in India
Challenging arbitral awards
Seeking interim measures of protection from courts and arbitral tribunals
Assisting clients with pre-litigation mediation and mediation

Intellectual Property

We recognize that a business’ most valuable asset is its intellectual property (IP). At Clinch, we actively track emerging trends in the IP landscape in India which enables us to offer seamless, comprehensive and strategic legal assistance to our clients.

We offer a range of services for protecting and enforcing IP rights, such as:

Registration of trademarks, patents, copyright and design
Cease and Desist Notices in cases of IP infringement
Prosecution of IP rights
Maintenance and renewal of IP assets
IP acquisition, transfer and related contracts such as assignment, licensing and franchising agreements
Procurement of domain names

Criminal Law

Knowing-well the daunting nature of criminal law matters, we ensure comfort to our clients by making them understand the process and provide practical counsel every step of the way. Our expertise includes filing and prosecuting trial and appellate proceedings before district courts and high courts across the country.

Some of the broad-based services of our criminal law practice include:

Drafting and Filing Criminal Complaints
Registration of FIRs
Quashing of FIRs, Bails and Trial
Criminal Writs, Revisions and Appeals
White Collar Crimes
Cyber Crimes
Crimes against Women
Crimes against Children (POCSO)
Economic Offences & Serious Frauds
Dishonour of Cheques
Defamation Cases

Constitutional Law

We drive sustainable change, challenge discriminatory practices, and make every endeavour to uphold and protect fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution of India. Our representations include filing and contesting cases on behalf of individuals, corporations of all sizes as well as not-for-profit organisations in matters involving significant constitutional violations.

We pursue litigation before courts across the country in matters involving free speech violations, equal protection violations, privacy rights, areas of discrimination, arbitrary arrests and illegal detention among others.

Some the services we offer in this regard include:

Challenging constitutionality of state and central rules, statutes and regulations
Drafting, filing and defending writs in the nature of Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Quo Warranto, Certiorari and Prohibition
Transfer Petitions
Curative Petitions
Public Interest Litigation (PIL)
Special Leave Petitions (SLPs)

Employment & Labour

We help clients develop comprehensive, company-wide policies that align with the ever-evolving legal landscape in India. We litigate disputes on behalf of individuals and corporations of all sizes, before courts, government agencies and arbitrators in jurisdictions throughout the country.

Our employment and labour practice includes, but is not limited to:

Developing comprehensive company policies with a special focus on Workplace Sexual Harassment and Diversity & Inclusion
Drafting Employment Contracts
Breach of Contracts & Employment Litigation
Labour Law Advisory (including lay-offs, retrenchment and/or termination)
Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
Confidentiality Agreements
Non-compete Agreements
Human Resources Training & Audits

Real Estate

We offer an array of transactional and advisory services to developers, investors, landlords, tenants, property managers, estates, foundations, schools as well as individuals. We are equipped to advise clients on development projects, commercial leasing activities, partnerships and other joint ventures, construction, litigation and arbitration matters.

Our services include:

Legal assistance with various types of commercial, residential, multi-family and land development projects
Negotiating, drafting and reviewing of investment agreements, lease deeds, licence agreements and sale deeds
Compliance and proceedings under Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA)
Procuring licenses in compliance with various state laws
Due Diligence

Media & Broadcasting

In today’s digital and information age, the media and broadcasting law is fast-evolving. As a multidisciplinary law firm, we offer legal assistance and advice to domestic and international clients on India’s comprehensive entertainment, media and broadcasting laws, including creation, production and dissemination of content across all media. We merge our expertise in law, management and business to offer value-added services.

Our services include negotiating, drafting, and vetting agreements; licensing and distribution of content; intellectual property prosecution and enforcement, and due diligence for ascertaining IP ownerships and related issues.

Family Law

Sometimes litigation becomes inevitable in family matters. In such sensitive and private matters, engaging trusting and compassionate lawyers is imperative. While ensuring confidentiality and comfort to our clients, we cater to their individual and personalized needs.

We provide assistance and legal counsel on a wide range of matters, including:

Domestic Violence
Divorce
Maintenance
Adoption
Marriage Registration
Partition
Property Disputes
Family Settlements
Wills and Succession
Counselling
Mediation and Pre-litigation Mediation

Immigration

We offer a wide range of immigration law services which include consulting and assistance in filing of immigration visas and non-immigration visas. We provide advisory on the types of visas to best serve our clients’ needs for foreign and domestic operations, and for maintaining post-transactional work authorizations of foreign nationals. Our team also works with the internal application processes of US firms in India and vice versa to ensure full compliance with the law.

Workplace Sexual Harassment

We offer a wide range of services to ensure that organisations are complaint with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, commonly known as the PoSH Act.

Some of the services we offer include:

Trainings for employees, Human Resource personnel, Internal Committees
Filing of annual returns
Drafting & vetting of PoSH policies
Monitoring & implementation

Consumer Disputes

We represent manufacturers, distributors, retailers as well as consumers before various national, state and district consumer disputes redressal fora across the country.

Our services include:

Drafting and filing consumer complaints
Drafting legal notices and replies
Contesting claims before Consumer Disputes Redressal Fora