Economic Laws Practice has a growing labour and employment practice capable of advising clients across contractual agreements, board compliance, share-based employee benefits, workforce restructuring, investigations, disciplinary enquiries and CXO exits.

Rohitaashv Sinha and Sukrit Kapoor lead King, Stubb & Kasiva‘s labour and employment team, advising national and international clients on a range of labour and employment matters, including labour compliance claims, wage settlements, anti-discrimination claims and POSH policies.

 

MZM Legal, Advocates & Legal Consultants has a burgeoning labour and employment team capable of advising multinationals and high-growth business ventures alike across employment contracts, compensation structuring, internal investigations and misconduct resolution. From Mumbai, Waseem Pangarkar and Nadiya Sarguroh lead the team.

Boasting a standalone labour and employment team, Samagra Law, led by Vijay B. Ravi, handles daily employment advisory mandates, contentious matters before the Indian labour authorities and the labour aspects of M&A transactions.

Aadya Misra leads Spice Route Legal‘s burgeoning labour and employment team, assisting clients across incentive schemes, structuring company policies, workplace sexual harassment prevention, retrenchment, investigations and cases at the intersection of IP and employment law.

Pratyush Kumar Singh leads TLH, Advocates & Solicitors's labour and employment team, offering clients assistance across employment documentation services, structuring ESOPs and employee benefits, advisory and compliance, training and advice on POSH mandates and employment litigation.

Boasting a full-service employment team that specialises in employment advisory, transactional, disputes, compliance and investigations, and corporate employment matters, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advises clients through its large pan-India presence. The team has deep experience in employee fraud cases, breach of non-competes and sexual harassment issues, and is increasingly working on matters related to DEI for some of the largest domestic and international clients operating in India. Leading the team in the Southern Region is Rashmi Pradeep, an experienced employment lawyer specialising in large transactions and acquisitions, retrenchment, downsizing and union strategies. Other key practitioners include Abe Abraham, a transactional, advisory, compliance and disputes expert, and Sowmya Kumar, who is experienced in advising large multinational corporations.

As one of the most specialised labour and employment teams in India, Khaitan & Co. offers clients assistance with cross-border employment matters, immigration, trade union issues, compensation and benefits structuring, and disciplinary investigations related to misconduct and senior executive exits. Working cross-practice, the team is able to additionally assist clients with litigation needs. The team’s leadership consists of Anshul Prakash, an adviser to domestic and international clients in policies, ethics and compliance; Avik Biswas, an expert in whistleblower investigations, policies and internal investigations, sexual harassment proceedings, compensation structures and reduction-in-force exercises; and Vinay Joy, who is experienced in both contentious and non-contentious employment matters. Vaibhav Bhardwaj adds to the team’s abilities in ethics and investigations. Other standout practitioners include Abhimanyu Pal, who specialises in NDAs, HR and personnel policies and employment manuals; Ivana Chaterjee, who handles regulatory and governance mandates; and Deepak Kumar, who covers both contentious matters and the employment elements of M&A.

A team that is sought by leading global law firms’ employment teams and some of the largest multinational corporations and Fortune 500s operating in India, Trilegal‘s labour and employment team offers clients deep expertise in the practice area. The team’s leadership consists of five practitioners in the major Indian commercial centres. In Bengaluru, Atul Gupta brings expert support on transactional, contentious and advisory matters alongside Swarnima, a specialist in employee misconduct and sexual harassment investigations, performance management, compliance with social security laws and contract worker engagement, and Veena Gopalakrishnan, who is experienced in employee document and benefit plans, senior managerial exits, navigating closures and discrimination cases. From Mumbai, Apeksha Mattoo focuses on industrial relations and collective issue matters, while Parvathy Tharamel focuses on POSH compliance and workplace investigations. Kanishka Maggon supports the wider team’s reorganisations and M&A-related matters.

With expertise spanning workforce structuring, harassment and discrimination investigations, compensation and benefits, employee retrenchment issues, collective bargaining and dispute resolution, and employment matters in corporate transactions, AZB & Partners advises some of the biggest multinationals in India, increasingly in tech and fintech. Leading the team is Nohid Nooreyezdan, an expert in employee benefit schemes, policies and recruitment, immigration matters and the employment aspects of M&A; Vikram Shroff, an HR specialist who is experienced in stock option matters, IP assignment, competition clauses, post-merger integration and investigations; and Rachit Bahl, who focuses on complex employment issues, senior-level exits and mass retrenchments. Ajay Singh Solanki bolsters the team’s executive contracts and compensation structuring, confidentiality, and IP assignment and employee transfer abilities.

Across litigation, advisory, transactional and compliance matters, the new addition to CMS’ global network, CMS INDUSLAW, has an experienced labour and employment team. From employee issues at the federal and state levels, reduction in force exercises and internal investigations to policy implementation and review, employment audits, compensation and benefits structuring and DEI mandates, the team advises large multinationals and domestic clients alike. Key contacts for the team include the recently-joined Debjani Aich, who specialises in compensation structuring, compliance, employee transfer and integration, immigration matters and employment negotiations.

With a specialised team of employment and labour lawyers who excel across structuring, executive appointments and separations, trade unions, investigations and employment disputes, JSA Advocates & Solicitors works on cross-border mandates for some of the largest companies in India. The team utilises a decentralised practice structure to best assist its clients throughout India. In New Delhi, Minu Dwivedi is a key contact with over 20 years in practice specialising in labour law, white-collar crime, FCPA matters, anti-corruption and anti-bribery, disciplinary investigations, and HR and corporate governance. From Bengaluru, Preetha Soman, who is experienced in hiring, reorganisations, DEI strategising and investigations, and Gerald Manoharan, an expert in regulated industries, collective bargaining, wage settlements and employer-led disputes, are the lead practitioners.

Boasting one of the largest labour and employment teams operating across India, Kochhar & Co. offers clients advisory, transactional and contentious support across employee investigations, workplace discrimination, benefits, compensation and pensions matters in employment law. The team is also a go-to firm for US, UK and European law firms operating in India. Veteran practitioner and firm founder Rohit Kochhar, who regularly assists with POSH claims and training programmes for employers, leads the team alongside Suhas Srinivasiah, who has extensive experience in employment mandates in M&A and corporate transactions and restructurings. The recently-partner-made Siddharth Santosh adds to the team’s abilities in daily employment advisory work, statutory workplace entitlements, benefit schemes and internal investigations.

Across regulatory advice, transactional advisory, internal investigations, senior management exits, sexual harassment investigations and the prevention of workplace harassment, and DEI mandates, Samvad Partners boasts strong international experience and is regularly consulted to act on committees for stakeholders. From New Delhi, Ashwini Vittalachar and Junaira Rahman, experts in transactional matters, acqui-hires, senior management structuring, disputes, and ESOPs and benefit plans, lead the team. Alongside them from Bangalore is Poornima Hatti, who regularly acts on behalf of employers and senior management. Vineetha MG in Mumbai, a specialist in advising domestic and international clients in employment law, and Ekta Bahl in Hyderabad, who is experienced in the commercial, corporate and M&A side of employment matters, are also practice co-heads.

With clientele that spans industries and sectors, from e-commerce, fintech, energy and pharmaceuticals to entertainment and media, aviation, and manufacturing, the labour and employment team at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co has vast experience. The team works across the sub-practice areas of compensation, benefits and executive engagements and benefits (CBE), employee relations, workforce management and M&A. The CBE and M&A specialist Pooja Ramchandani, who is deeply experienced advising multinational corporations in the automotive, healthcare, retail, insurance and financial services sectors, leads the team from New Delhi. Kriti Kaushik is another standout practitioner, focusing on assisting clients with internal compliance and advising startups and fintechs on share-based benefits schemes.

From multinational employers to senior executives across a variety of sectors, the ALMT Legal labour and employment team handles contracts, terminations for misconduct, workplace retrenchment, sexual and other harassment claims, investigations, ESOPs, policy and procedural issues, and social security law matters. The team regularly works cross-practice with its tax, immigration, exchange control and M&A teams to best assist clients. At the team’s head is Aliff Fazelbhoy, a veteran practitioner in contracts, handbooks and policies, workplace retrenchment, clause enforcement and disciplinary enquiries. Other standout practitioners include Ahetesham Thaver, who specialises in employment agreements, ESOPs, HR policy and employee-employer disputes.

Representing some of the biggest names operating across India on cross-border employment issues and the transition into new labour codes, Ashlar Law‘s employment and labour team has a speciality in the energy, publishing and insurance sectors. Cofounder of the firm and practice head Pingal Khan is an experienced practitioner advising start-ups and blue-chip clients on the employment aspects of corporate and M&A matters. Roshan Jacob deepens the practice's offerings in gig economy contractual matters and employment disputes.

Bharucha & Partners' employment and labour team advises clients on a range of matters, from workforce rationalisation and structuring corporate and HR reorganisations to drafting HR manuals and assisting with POSH and whistleblower investigations. At the helm is Justin Bharucha, the firm's managing partner and industrial relations, labour issues and corporate transactions expert. Alongside him as practice co-head is Vadana Pai, who adds to the team's ability in employment law issues stemming from private equity investments, M&A and corporate restructurings.

Across employment law, industrial relations and workforce management, G&W Legal has a labour and employment team that often works cross-practice with its corporate, technology and dispute resolution teams to offer clients sector expertise in digital business, non-profits, manufacturing, retail and fashion, consulting, pharmaceuticals and defence. Disha Mohanty, a specialist in DEI advisory matters, internal investigations, minority rights in the workplace and employee retrenchment, heads the practice. Srijoy Das, a workforce structuring, benefits, trade union negotiation and litigation expert, is the second port of call for the team.

Majmudar & Partners specialises in assisting clients with the employment elements of transactional and strategic matters, from due diligence, audit matters and employee retrenchment to IP protection and advising international clients on employment arrangements. The team operates throughout the technology, manufacturing and industrials, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, and financial services sectors. The India, England and California-qualified Akil Hirani leads the team, with an emphasis on M&A, joint ventures and private equity. Rukshad Davar is a standout practitioner, experienced in advising multinationals in India.

Vaish Associates' labour and employment team covers HR due diligence, employment documentation, advisory services and HR litigation, working cross-practice to assist clients in domains such as M&A, social security compliance and workforce restructuring. Leading the team is Bomi F. Daruwala, a transactional and regulatory specialist, Manish Tully, a corporate and finance expert, and Tushar Shah, who is experienced in daily HR advisory, workplace privacy matters, compensation and benefits, disciplinary investigations and HR compliance.

Tania Ahlawat, a commercial advisory and employment law specialist, and Sheena Ogra, who focuses on employee incentive schemes, social security benefits, and employee onboarding and terminations, co-lead Ahlawat & Associates' labour and employment team. The team regularly assists clients across regulatory and compliance advisory, workforce structuring and HR policies, employee compensation and benefits schemes, employment disputes and international workforce integration matters.

At the helm of Chadha & Co's labour and employment team is the founding member of the firm and veteran practitioner in multijurisdictional disputes, labour law, and corporate law Namita Chadha, alongside the specialist employment lawyer experienced in employment contracts and boardroom and executive disputes Savita Sarna. The team operates in a variety of sectors and cross-jurisdictionally, calling upon its foreign desks in Japan, Latin America, the Middle East and Europe.

From HR audits, employee transfer matters and ESOPs to setting up employee benefit trusts, compliance and structuring the employment aspects of transactions and M&A, Dentons Link Legal's labour and employment team advises international corporations, national businesses, financial institutions, public sector bodies and more. Executive chairman of the firm Atul Sharma leads the team from New Delhi. Anuj Trivedi, Gyanendra Mishra and Ambuj Sonal are the practice's main contacts.

HSA Advocates‘ labour and employment team offers clients assistance across a variety of matters, from drafting contracts and advising on compensation structures to compliance training and specialist support on internal investigations and audits. Pragya Ohri, a dispute resolution expert, leads the practice alongside the compliance, labour legislation, employment contracts and disciplinary proceedings expert Soumya De Mallik.

Nishith Desai Associates‘ labour and employment team is known for assisting clients across tax and regulatory issues in the space, regularly advising on federal and state-specific employment statutes. Deepti Thakkar leads the team from New Delhi, specialising in advising domestic and international clients on POSH investigations, ESOPs, confidentiality and IP assignments, employee transfers and post-merger integration and litigation.

The Phoenix Legal labour and employment team advises international and domestic clients, including corporations, banks, financial institutions, private equity funds, promoter groups and public sector organisations, on the labour aspects of M&A, business transfers, reorganisations, daily advisory work and employee termination disputes. Manjula Chawla, a co-founding member of the firm and corporate and transactional expert; Abhishek Saxena, bringing over two decades in labour and employment matters and commercial and tax law; and Pranav Srivastava, who is focused on advising clients in the technology, life sciences, healthcare, infrastructure, energy and construction sectors, lead the team from New Delhi.

Anhad Law handles a wide range of labour and employment matters, from whistleblower complaints and internal investigations to daily compliance and employee hiring and retrenchment strategising. Manishi Pathak, the firm’s founder, managing partner and expert in labour and employment law and disputes, leads the team. Alongside him are co-heads Ranjan Jha, a litigation, contractual obligations and labour specialist, and Ruchika Tandon, who is experienced in corporate and commercial advisory matters.

Utilising its connections in the HR industry, DSK Legal‘s labour and employment team is capable across industrial action, implementation of workplace policies, employee hiring and retrenchment, and litigation strategising. From New Delhi, Suyash Srivastava, Aparajit Bhattacharya, Harvinder Singh, Kumar Prem Anand and Shruti Dogra lead the practice, while the Mumbai operations are led by Akanksha Tiwary.

Across Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Kolkata, Fox Mandal & Associates‘ labour and employment team advises a variety of sectors and clients, from manufacturing and IT to healthcare institutions. The team is led by Kaustuv Chunder, a corporate specialist; Purnima Kamble, who is experienced in sexual harassment issues; Shyamal Mukherjee, who is versed in POSH investigations; Sumit Dhar, an adviser to sectors on HR matters; and Sathya Prasad T, an expert on start-ups in the manufacturing and services sectors.

Advising employers, employees, labour unions, boards of directors and HR departments, Hammurabi & Solomon Partners‘ labour and employment team offers clients across India experience in disputes, HR management matters, assistance with the employment regulatory landscape and more. Shweta Bharti, with over two decades' experience in litigation, advisory matters, POSH committees and guiding HR leadership on policy frameworks, leads the team.