Unique Experience in the Region
Latham is one of the largest and most experienced international law firms advising both domestic and international clients on their transactions in India and globally. The firm’s India Practice boasts more than 50 India-focused lawyers based across the firm’s offices in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States (US), representing clients on ground breaking transactions in the country, across a number of practices, including:
With two decades of success and experience, Latham lawyers have advised on more than 200 transactions in India, with a combined value of more than US$150 billion to-date.
Clients benefit from Latham’s longstanding history working alongside leading law firms in India, delivering top quality local and international legal advice on many of the country’s landmark transactions.
Members of Latham’s India Practice routinely handle transactions governed under both English and US law, and the firm includes lawyers who are proficient in Hindi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Punjabi, Tamil, and Kannada.
A Leader in the Market
Lauded as a “market-leading group” for capital markets and “well-versed in managing complex investments and M&A work” by Chambers Asia-Pacific 2016, the firm's top-tier rankings (Band 1 and 2) in the directory are complemented by its recognition as a leading foreign law firm for India transactions by India Business Law Journal ("The world's finest," 2012).
Practice head Rajiv Gupta was named as a Band 1 Lawyer for capital markets in India in Chambers Asia-Pacific 2016, acknowledged for his “experience across a broad range of capital markets transactions” and cited for being “the most prominent US Capital Markets lawyer for India work.” Gupta was also named Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year by The American Lawyer at the Asian Lawyer Emerging Markets Awards in 2015.