Calibre Legal is commended for its ‘high degree of professionalism, responsiveness, and domain expertise’, and acts for clients across a wide spectrum of matters, including IP, tax, corporate, commercial, and contentious issues, with notable experience in arbitration. The firm is notably active in corporate governance, transactional, and investment-related mandates. Mohammed Shadaan Saipillai, a name to note for commercial, corporate and dispute resolution matters, co-heads the practice alongside Arun Kurian Joseph, who brings over 20 years of experience in tax litigation and real estate. Prerna Khatri and Najeeb Usman Khan are also key members of the team.

Ganesan Manuraj LLP is commended for its ‘professionalism, competence, and communication’, and remains a preferred choice in Chennai for both domestic and international clients in dispute resolution, transactional, and regulatory matters. Manuraj Shunmugasundaram is highly regarded for his extensive experience in contentious work, particularly commercial and civil disputes at the appellate level, and co-heads the practice with Muthupandi Ganesan, whose caseload includes litigation with a special emphasis on company, insolvency, restructuring, tax and family law. Senior associates Vadhana Bhaskar and Varun S are also key members of the team, with Bhaskar focusing on employment, consumer, and healthcare law, and Varun noted for his expertise in criminal, civil, and IP disputes.

Khaitan & Co. is praised for its breadth of expertise and its ability to ‘modulate assertiveness to suit client preferences’. The team advises on corporate governance, securities transactions, and M&A matters both domestically and across borders, with experience spanning the logistics, manufacturing, healthcare, and financial industries, among others. Promode Murugavelu is sought after by clients for his expertise in international M&A, joint ventures, venture capital, and asset sales, areas in which Vivek Sriram is also highly active. Arva Merchant and Thriyambak J. Kannan are the primary contacts for contentious work, frequently handling commercial and civil litigation as well as international arbitration. Karthika Ravi Menon is another key member of the team who is particularly active in private equity transactions.

The Chennai-based practice at Eshwars, Advocates | House of Corporate & IPR Laws advises a diverse portfolio of clients across the manufacturing, retail, technology, and consumer sectors, and offers comprehensive expertise in transactional, regulatory, restructuring, and a range of other mandates. Vidhya Kumar is a key contact for regulatory, compliance and corporate governance matters, while Srividya Sundaresan, who focuses on IP work, most notably trade marks and copyright issues. Eshwar Sabapathy plays a leading role in the firm’s corporate M&A and governance matters.

Fox Mandal & Associates is a trusted destination for clients across the infrastructure, real estate, energy, and other regulated sectors, offering strong capabilities in transactional work as well as commercial disputes at the appellate level. Jeevanandham Rajagopal co-heads the team with Chandrasekharan R, combining the former’s expertise in corporate and commercial matters with the latter’s wealth of experience in disputes, infrastructure, and transport-related work. Ramasubramanian N is a key member of the team, focusing on corporate regulatory matters and serving as associate director of the Chennai office.

AMS Legal is a Chennai-based boutique firm with strong capabilities across both contentious and non-contentious matters. The team demonstrates notable expertise in commercial litigation, including appellate-level cases, involving contract and regulatory breaches, recovery claims, and trade mark disputes, and is also adept in transactional and regulatory due diligence work. Ashwinkumar Arulaanathan and Mukil B jointly head up the team; Arulaanathan is sought after for his experience representing commercial clients before the Higher Courts, while Mukil is noted for his work on transactional mandates and regulatory compliance.

JSA Advocates & Solicitors’ Chennai practice is praised as ‘a sounding board for any complex legal issue requiring deep analysis of law and judicial precedents’, and is active across a wide range of regulatory and transactional mandates. The team demonstrates notable expertise in cross-border M&A, investments, commercial arrangements and contracts. Varun Sriram heads up the team, working closely with Bhavya Sriram and Akshaya Suresh, who are well regarded for their work in commercial contracting and employment law.

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co's Chennai office stands out for its strong transactional capabilities, with recent engagements in M&A, private equity deals, joint ventures, and asset transfers. Real estate, insurance, technology, media and telecoms are all key sectors of focus for the team, which is a go-to destination for private equity and sovereign wealth funds. Sarika Raichur advises on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters, while Aarthi Lakshminarayanan focuses on real estate transactions.

SMV Chambers provides comprehensive services across the regulatory and transactional spectrum, assisting clients with corporate and commercial due diligence, entity structuring, cybersecurity, and a range of other mandates for companies in the infrastructure, real estate, construction, and power sectors. Vivekanandh Sellamuthu leads the team and is noted for his work in disputes, insolvency, public law, and taxation matters.