Majmudar & Co. has been ranked among the top-tier Indian law firms in the 2009 edition of Chambers Global and Chambers Asia. Mr. Akil Hirani, managing partner, has been cited by Chambers Asia as one of the “most in demand legal practitioners” in India, and our partner, Mr. Anoop Narayanan, has been ranked as leading Indian corporate lawyer. Further, Majmudar & Co. has been ranked among the first ten (10) law firms in corporate/M&A; tax; projects, infrastructure and energy; and technology, media and telecommunications in India; and among the top fifteen (15) Indian law firms in the areas of banking and finance and real estate law.
Chambers Asia describes Majmudar & Co. as a full-service outfit and appreciates its responsiveness. The firm’s clients have conveyed to Chambers Asia that Majmudar & Co. offers “expertise on big-ticket matters,” and ensures that its advice is simple such that the clients may “follow the lawyer’s thinking.”
The Asia Pacific Legal 500, in its 2008/2009 edition, has ranked Majmudar & Co. as a top-notch Indian law firm. It has ranked Majmudar & Co. among the top ten (10) Indian law firms in investment funds; intellectual property; and the technology, media and telecommunications practice areas and in the top fifteen (15) Indian law firms in the areas of banking and finance; corporate/M&A; tax; project finance; and real estate law. It has also recommended the firm for its expertise in capital markets and dispute resolution matters.
Clients interviewed by the Asia Pacific Legal 500 have acclaimed the firm for its “responsiveness, and timely and clearly stated legal advice demonstrating high level of technical ability.” In addition, the firm’s clients have stated that “the firm’s lawyers are clear in their communications, practical and work hard to meet tight deadlines;” and “understand both the US and Indian side of transactions.”
Mr. Akil Hirani and our Bangalore partner, Mr. N. Raja Sujith, have been recognized as leading corporate/M&A practitioners in India, and other partners, i.e., Mr. A. K. Hirani, Mr. Anoop Narayanan, and Mr. Neerav Merchant, have been recoginized as leaders in their respective practice areas.
Practical Law Company in its 2008 yearbook has highly recommended Majmudar & Co. for its corporate real estate practice. Further, the firm has been recommended in diverse practice sectors, such as tax; intellectual property; life sciences - corporate and commercial; labour and employment; outsourcing; and telecom and information technology. Additionally, Mr. Akil Hirani has been ranked as a highly recommended legal practitioner for corporate real estate and telecommunications/IT matters, and Mr. Anoop Narayanan and Mr. Neerav Merchant have been recommended for intellectual property and outsourcing practices, respectively.
IFLR1000 in its 2009 issue has ranked Majmudar & Co. as one the leading law firms in the mergers and acquisitions practice area.
Recently, Majmudar & Co. has been ranked as a market leader in India in employment law by the India Business Law Journal.
