Up & Coming - Insolvency & Restructuring Law Firm of the Year in India Aureus Law Partners Abhishek Dutta Chief Executive and Partner Tel: +91-9811886865 abhishek.dutta@aureuslaw.com www.aureuslaw.com Aureus Law Partners (ALPs) is a multifaceted law firm driven to provide comprehensive legal and tax assistance to both domestic and international clients. Headquartered in New Delhi, India, the firm has offices in multiple locations in India including Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata (Tax and Accounting), along with Bhopal and Uttarakhand. ALPs offers a wide variety of services including in the areas of corporate & commercial laws, litigation, arbitration and taxation (direct and indirect), and is committed to provide real business and strategic impact for its stakeholders by keeping clients front and centre in every engagement. The practice verticals of the firm include: litigation; arbitration & mediation; tax restructuring; insolvency & debt restructuring; commercial drafting & contracting; mergers & acquisitions; banking & finance; infrastructure; due diligence & title search; family wealth & succession planning; exchange control; trade facilitation & foreign trade; as well as regulatory. The services offered by the firm’s Insolvency and Restructuring department include: pre-litigation advisory and strategy formation; advisory on restructuring of debts, assistance in conducting due diligence of corporate debtor; litigation advisory and assistance to corporate debtor and creditors including initiation of insolvency application and representation before quasi-judicial bodies including tribunals and appellate tribunals. Engagements: • Fund raising advisory on private equity, advisory on best sources of funds • Structuring, documenting and negotiating cross-border commercial transactions in joint ventures, strategic alliances, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions • Legal due diligence covering legal compliance, financial, fiscal and commercial aspects • Determining compliant acquisition/ alliance structures from legal and regulatory perspectives • Advisory on strategising as well as litigation assistance for initiation of insolvency process under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 before Tribunals and Appellate Tribunals • Legal due diligence and advisory on restructuring • Entry/exit strategy for offshore businesses including form of presence and tax-efficient structures from a transactional and organisational presence Memberships and Publications: • Certain personnel of ALPs are members of International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC)
• Certain personnel of ALPs are member(s) of The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) • Attended IWIRC PacRim Restructuring and Insolvency Conference, Singapore and IWIRC India Chapter launch • Article on “Role of Insolvency Professionals in India” published in IWIRC’s fall newsletter • Article on “Applicability of Limitation Act to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016” published in IWIRC’s winter newsletter • Personnel of the firm have written various statutory and regulatory updates as well as judicial pronouncements on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 Chief executive and partner Abhishek Dutta noted: “The firm serves as a onestop destination, where both legal and tax solutions are provided seamlessly. It aims to provide comprehensive legal services, which encompass disciplines of litigation, corporate and tax laws to assist businesses in a holistic manner. The firm prides itself in providing the best quality services bearing in mind the risks faced by clients, proactive delivery and an exhaustive understanding of the industry. The firm’s integrated team of professionals have a repertoire of rich industry knowledge, technical acumen, and have over the years, worked on high-stakes domestic and international transactions. In a short duration of three and a half years, ALPs has set up offices in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata (Accounting and Tax), Uttarakhand and Bhopal.” Moreover, the firm serves a wide array of clients ranging from multinational companies, foreign entities, government undertakings to high-net-worth individuals (HNIs), including: ACME Group, Apex Tools Group (headquartered in China), BBX International India Pvt. Ltd., Delhi DutyFree Services India Pvt. Ltd., ENI India (a branch office of Eni SpA in India), Ferns n Petals Pvt. Ltd., HDFC Realty Ltd., Herd Medical Foundation Private Limited, ICICI Bank Ltd., IDFC Bank Ltd., IL&FS Engineering and Construction Co. Ltd., Indo Rama Synthetics India Pvt. Ltd., L’oreal India Pvt. Ltd., Lanco Infratech Ltd., Mizuho Bank Ltd., Mortice
The firm’s integrated team of professionals have a repertoire of rich industry knowledge. Limited (holding company of Tenon Facility Management – India, UK & Singapore), Nexleaf Analytics (a nonprofit organisation incorporated in the US), Nike India Pvt. Ltd., ONGC Petro Additions Ltd., Oxford University Press, Pedersen Consultants India Pvt. Ltd., Power Mech Projects Ltd., Renew Clean Energy Pvt. Ltd., Shipping Corporation of India Ltd., and Wipro Ltd. “In a short span of time, the firm has started making a buzz in the international markets and has created a name for itself in the international arena,” said Mr. Dutta. “We have assisted various international clients including Nexleaf Analytics, Oxford University Press, Pedersen Consultants India Pvt. Ltd., Eni India, Apex Tools Group, etc, and wish to serve more international clients in future.” He added: “Currently, ALPs wishes to expand its PAN-India presence with top-notch professionals. The immediate next step would be to set up an office in Bangalore, India. Meanwhile, the professionals associated with the firm have pioneered in preparing a software relating to the automation of contracts. This software includes a wide range of contracts, which could be customised as per specific requirements. The tech-tool seeks to optimise legal agreements to maximise value, improve quality and lower costs, and leads to standardisation of work. We constantly seek out innovative tech-tools and are desirous of the formulation of other tech-driven products and services. “Overall, the inception of ALPs was based on an idea to provide end-to-end solutions across industries by rendering tax and legal services together as a seamless offering. The ultimate aim is to render a full suite of services, which has all the practice specialisations to exceed the operational, business and strategic requirements of the client. Most importantly, the firm acts as a one-stop destination for all requirements – working in tandem with client teams (in-house legal, secretarial, finance and tax) to assist them in all areas of their operations.”
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