 About Us
Nishith Desai Associates (NDA) is a research based international law
firm with offices in Mumbai, Bangalore, Silicon Valley, Singapore,
Mumbai-BKC
and New Delhi. We specialize in strategic legal, regulatory and tax
advice coupled with industry expertise in an integrated manner. We focus
on niche areas in which we provide significant value and are invariably
involved in select highly complex, innovative transactions.
Core Practice Areas
Industry Expertise
Banking & Financial Services |
IT & Outsourcing
| Technology |
Media
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Telecom |
Education |
Funds |
Infrastructure |
Pharma and Life Science |
Real Estate |
Social Sector | Retail | Microfinance
Recognition
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Legal 500: Ranked in
Tier 1 for Tax, TMT and Investment Funds
(2011/2012) |
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NDA receives
TMT WINNER award by IFLR / ASIA LAW (2011) |
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NDA:
Best performing Indian law firm, says RSG, UK |
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Nishith Desai Associates receives "In-house
Community Firm of the Year" for International Arbitration practice |
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Nishith Desai Associates receives 'Firm
of the Year award' for Technology-Media-Telecom (TMT)
practice |
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Nishith Desai: Honoured with the title of "Prof. Yunus Social Business Pioneer of India" - 2010 by The Grameen Lab and the Wockhardt Foundation |
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Legal 500: Ranked in Tier 1 for
Tax,
TMT and
Investment Funds |
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Nishith Desai: Featured in the Lex Witness publication ‘Witness Hall of
Fame: Top 50’ - August 2010 |
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Honourable mentions by
Asian-Counsel 2010 for Alternative Investment
Funds, International Arbitration , Real Estate and Taxation |
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Chambers & Partners:
Ranked no. 1 for Tax, TMT and Real Estate-FDI
practices |
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International Legal Alliance 2010:
Silver Award for the "Best Indian Law Firm" category |
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IFLR : Winner of Indian Law Firm of the Year 2010 for
Technology-Media-Telecom (TMT) |
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Nishith Desai: Voted ‘External Counsel of the Year 2009’ by Asian
Counsel
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Pacific Business Press: Winner of 'Asian-Counsel’s Social Responsible
Deals of the Year 2009'
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Nishith Desai Associates has been ranked # 1 in Tax,
Investment Funds and TMT practices by Legal 500 (Asia-Pacific)
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Awarded by Indian Business Law Journal - India
Law Firm Award 2009 for Tax, PE & VC and Telecom-Media-Technology
practices
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Listed in Practical Law Company’s (PLC) Which
Lawyer? Yearbook 2009 as the leading firm in Taxation, and IT &
e-Commerce
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Among PLC’s recommended firms for Capital
Markets, Corporate Real Estate, M&A, IP, Outsourcing, Private Equity,
Venture Capital and Telecom
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Listed in the Asian Legal Business Watchlist of
‘Top 10 Firms to Watch in 2009’
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Nishith
Desai, Founder, ranked No. 28 in a global Top 50 "Gold List" by Tax
Business, a UK-based international tax journal
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Recognized by Chambers and Partners as the ‘Most
In-Demand Practitioners’
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Ranked No. 1 by Asia Pacific Legal 500 in
International Tax, Fund Investments, Technology Law, Media Law and
Telecom Law
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Within a decade of setting up, NDA was honored
with the ‘Indian Law Firm of the Year’ and in the next year, with ‘Asian
Law Firm of the Year (Pro Bono)’ awards by the International
Financial Law Review, a Euromoney publication
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The Vodafone Decision: Insights, Perspectives and Impact on Cross-Border M&As, January 24, 2012 |
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Global Think Tank recommends setting up of Independent Law Commission on DTC, January 4, 2012 |
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Senior Care Industry Trends, Innovative Business Models and Financing Structures, December 7, 2011 |
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Hybrid entities in International Tax Planning - Recent case law and policy issues, November 18, 2011 |
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The
Vodafone Decision: Insights, Perspectives and Impact on Cross-Border
M&As, January 24, 2012 (