Legal Services
Legal Services
Owing to the various liberal policies, incentives and schemes being introduced by the Government, India is becoming a hub of economic activity. With the “Make in India” initiative, India is now attracting investors from across the globe in almost every sector. However, India has a stringent compliance landscape and every sector comes with it’s unique set of challenges in terms of legalities involved.
Our team of corporate lawyers and legal advisors have in-depth knowledge and understanding of the volatile landscapes under which organizations function and focus on developing sustainable solutions depending upon the requirements of the clients within the given regulatory framework.
Our team of legal consultants and corporate lawyers at UJA caters to clients across various sectors which include – aerospace & defence, entertainment, media & broadcasting, healthcare, food and beverage, real estate, retail, automobile, agriculture, banking, construction, financial services, tourism, education, infrastructure, manufacturing among others.
UJA offers legal services and advisory in the areas of Corporate and Commercial Law, Dispute Resolutions, Tax (Direct and Indirect) Intellectual Property Rights and trademark registrations, Patent Registration, Copyright Registration, Labour and Employment laws, arbitration agreements, litigation, legal due diligence.
We provide legal services in the following areas :
Corporate & Commercial Law
With our expertise and multi-dimensional approach, depending upon the business goals of organizations, UJA advises / assists clients with :
- Business and operational restructuring based on mergers and acquisition/joint venture/management buy-outs/business transfer and sale of assets in both domestic and cross-border transactions.
- Conducting financial and legal due – diligence
- Identifying strategic investors/business partners
- Ensuring ongoing legal and regulatory compliances
- Working through dissolutions and winding ups
- Advising and drafting various commercial agreements, contracts, MOUs
- Drafting, vetting and advising of national & international business agreements, license agreements, business transfer agreements (BTA), shareholders agreements (SHA)
Dispute Resolution and Arbitration
Our team of lawyers and legal advisors endeavours to assist clients in resolving their disputes efficiently and cost-effectively. Our team of professionals supports clients through litigation processes and advice on complex issues such as disputes relating to joint ventures, shareholder rights, real estate transactions, tax matters, commercial and infrastructure contracts , company law matters, regulatory matters, and securities law matters.
We assist clients in drafting arbitration agreements as well as advise clients on handling arbitration cases relating to commercial contracts, contractual disputes, collaboration disputes, service agreements, supply agreements and the like.
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property (IP) is gaining utmost importance in today’s dynamic and competitive environment. With a host of organizations and entrepreneurs, innovating and coming up with path breaking discoveries, it becomes essential to create a right on such IPs to determine a value to give it a competitive and economic advantage.
Our team of experts has vast experience in areas of :
- Trademark and names
- Copyright
- Design
- Patents (including drafting and filing of patent specifications in all disciplines of science and technology/engineering)
- Internet domain names and internet-related IP issues
- Confidential information and trade secrets
Likewise, we also advise clients on a variety of intellectual property agreements including IP acquisition and transfer-related agreements, partnerships/JVs to transfer/develop IP, IP-related aspects of franchising transactions, and IP property agreements. We also conduct due diligence on a portfolio of patents, trademarks, and copyright works.
Labour and Employment Laws
UJA provides practical and workable solutions to various employment-related issues. Our areas of assistance include:
- Reviewing/ drafting employment-related agreements, expatriate employment and secondment agreements, data privacy, confidentiality, and protection policies
- Non-compete for arrangements
- Advice in managing human-resource-related crises, sensitive terminations
- Advice on employment-related issues due to mergers and acquisitions, transfer of business assets, internal restructuring
- Advise on developing strategy/documentation for the exit of senior management
- Other regulatory compliances
UJA advises clients on employment-related agreements, engagement of consultants, executive compensation, statutory compliances (including employee benefits, maternity benefits, statutory bonus, and other liabilities)
