Services | Samudra Legal

Comprehensive Legal Services

Samudra Legal LLP offer counsel across various practice areas. Our lawyers combine legal acumen with a keen understanding of commercial considerations. This multi-dimensional approach enables us to seamlessly integrate commercial strategy into our legal advice. Our lawyers works closely with clients to ensure that their legal strategies align with their business vision & priorities.

Corporate Law

Samudra Legal handles mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and corporate restructuring, collaborating with financial advisors and tax consultants to ensure structures are compliant, efficient, and tailored to clients' goals. Our due diligence services identify potential risks in business transactions, while our compliance expertise extends to securing necessary licenses and regulatory approvals as per SEBI, RBI, CCI, FEMA as well as sector-specific regulations. The objective is to provide commercially viable legal solutions with a proactive process, protecting long-term interests, and enhancing business value. Our approach: We transform compliance challenges into strategic opportunities. Furthermore in our broad capital and securities market practice, we advise issuers and intermediaries on equity and debt offerings, regulatory compliance, and representation before SEBI and stock exchanges.

Environmental Law

The firm guides clients through the maze of Environmental laws in India by helping them navigate the challenging regulatory landscape. We advise clients, inter alia, on obtaining licenses and clearances from Pollution Control Boards. We strategically endeavour to help our clients to navigate regulatory complexities efficiently with a business-focused approach that ensures that their business activities are always in compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations.

Labour and Administrative Law

Samudra Legal has represented several high-ranking government officers in departmental inquiries, disciplinary proceedings and service matters before the Central Administrative Tribunal and the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal. Our team provides end-to-end counsel from representation before committees and tribunals to strategic advice on statutory frameworks governing service rules, promotions and conduct obligations. Our team has, in the recent past, successfully represented a high-ranking IAS officer before the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal.

Maritime Law

Our Maritime Law expertise encompasses shipping disputes, cargo claims, marine insurance, and vessel transactions. We represent clients in matters relating to, but not limited to damage of cargo, delay, non-delivery, and breach of charter party terms, working with shipping companies, P&I clubs, and marine insurers

Foreign Exchange &
Economic Offences

Our team has considerable experience in advising clients on foreign exchange matters pertaining to foreign exchange laws and regulations. We have advised clients on a diverse set of transactions, both inbound and outbound, that require a deep engagement with various foreign exchange laws and regulations. We have advised clients on structuring investments, repatriation of funds, and responding to notices from enforcement authorities.

Bankruptcy and Insolvency

Our Bankruptcy and Insolvency practice has successfully represented creditors in IBC proceedings, ensuring clients receive more than reasonable compensation. In some cases, we have also represented debtors. We have handled matters under Section 17 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, preserving corporate value during the resolution process. Our objective is to secure tangible financial relief to our clients and not just symbolic representation.

Banking and Finance

The Firm’s Banking & Finance Practice traverses a range of service offerings in general banking including transactional support, regulatory advice and financial restructuring. Our team has advised clients through settlement processes with financial institutions at the Debt Recovery Tribunal, tailoring settlement terms based on clients financial capacity while addressing banks’ concerns. With our proactive approach, issues are resolved expeditiously, saving our client from prolonged litigation and financial strain.

Real Estate and Municipal Laws

We successfully handled a ₹400 crore commercial mall sale in Hubli involving complex issues land revenue regulations, urban planning laws, and extensive documentation. Our firm successfully navigated every aspect of this transaction, ensuring thorough legal compliance and execution. Additionally, we have recently orchestrated the sale of a multi-crore commercial property in Mulund and Nariman Point. We regularly advise competing developers and handle litigation matters, cooperative housing societies, flat buyers, slum dwellers and municipal corporations. We have successfully represented homebuyers before RERA authorities and handled complex developer disputes involving slum projects and taxation complexities

Intellectual Property Law

From securing patents for dental aesthetics brands to fighting trademark battles for education companies, we ensure your intellectual property gets the respect it deserves.

Testamentary Law

Samudra Legal provides legal support in testamentary matters, including probate petitions, letters of administration, heirship certificates and succession certificates. We assist clients in securing lawful succession to estate properties and resolving disputes among heirs. We have provided counsel with respect drafting of Memorandum of Family Arrangements, Wills and appointment of executors. Our deep understanding of contested testamentary litigation helps us provide comprehensive service to our clients.

Co-operative Societies

The firm specializes in cooperative society matters, guiding clients through deemed conveyance, recovery litigation, membership issues, election litigation, and society management disputes. We help co-operative societies navigate the various rules under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, turning regulatory hurdles into opportunities for legal empowerment.

Media and Entertainment Law

Samudra Legal provides legal support across the value chain, from talent relationships to digital distribution. We assist with content development, production agreements, licensing, and multi-platform distribution in both cinematic and music production.

Immigration Law

Our Immigration practice ensures compliant global movement for individuals, families, and corporations. We assist with visa applications, FRRO registration, OCI/PIO card processing, and corporate immigration compliance.

Litigation

Samudra Legal's Dispute Resolution expertise spans industries, covering real estate, corporate law, construction disputes, intellectual property, banking, finance and general litigation and forums, including trial courts, appellate courts, and specialized tribunals such as the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT), and Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT). We have represented clients in high-profile litigation and arbitration matters, securing damages for construction contract breaches and defended against fabricated claims.

Constitutional Law

Our Constitutional Law practice ensures institutional accountability through interventions under Articles 226 and 227, protecting fundamental rights, preventing administrative overreach, and securing relief against arbitrary state action.

White Collar Crimes

Samudra Legal's White Collar Crime defense covers corporate fraud, embezzlement, insider trading, bribery, cybercrime, and money laundering. With deep understanding of regulatory bodies like SEBI, CBI, ED, and SFIO, we craft tailored defense strategies for high-stakes cases. We have dealt with corporate fraud accusations and money laundering or benami property charges.

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Criminal Litigation

From complex white-collar crimes to intricate regulatory matters to assisting foreign nationals in navigating the intricacies of the Indian legal system, our criminal law practice offers comprehensive and seasoned representation. We have successfully secured bail during late-night proceedings, obtained quashing of FIRs, and achieved favorable outcomes in matters involving Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.

Food and Drug Authority (FDA) License Litigation

The firm delivers practical solutions to clients in pharmaceutical, food, cosmetics, and medical sectors. Our multidisciplinary team ensures seamless documentation, accurate filings, and timely renewals with FDA authorities.

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

We have a strong ADR practice, led by our Managing Partner Vishal Hegde. Our ADR practice has extensive experience advising clients across industry sectors resolving business disputes through alternative means of dispute resolution including negotiation, mediation and arbitration. Our lawyers advise clients on domestic as well as cross-border arbitration proceedings, both ad-hoc and institutional (under rules of MCIA, DIAC, SIAC, LCIA, PCA and ICSID, among others).

Our Senior Advisor (International Arbitration), Shantanu Kanade, is among the few lawyers in India who is experienced in advising clients, including sovereign States, on investor-State arbitration proceedings arising under bilateral investment treaties. The firm also advised clients on arbitration-related proceedings before Indian courts, including applications for securing interim protection and timely appointment of arbitrators, setting aside of arbitral awards and appeals arising from said issues. Our Managing Partner, Vishal Hegde and Senior Advisor (International Arbitration) Shantanu Kanade are tribunal secretaries certified by the Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MCIA) and act as secretaries to arbitrators/arbitral tribunals.

Tax Law

Samudra Legal offers comprehensive Tax Law services for both direct and indirect tax matters, combining legal and financial expertise to deliver solutions that are legally robust and financially strategic. We structure transactions with a focus on risk assessment and recently represented a corporate entity before the High Court in an Income Tax Act matter. We have also dealt regularly with customs matters. A multidisciplinary approach ensures that our clients receive nuanced guidance that addresses tax risks, regulatory obligations, and business objectives in a holistic manner.

Sports and Gaming Laws

The firm has a dynamic Sports Law practice with a strong emphasis on niche areas of sports, gaming and entertainment laws. We have provided counsel to a range of clients, including professional athletes, sports leagues and gaming companies. Our experience in this regard includes advice on anti-doping regulations, securing broadcasting licenses, negotiating of contracts, intellectual property registration and protection, and representing clients in proceedings before arbitral tribunals and governing bodies. Further, our lawyers strive to maintain a comprehensive understanding of the evolving regulatory landscape in India pertaining to the online gaming and fantasy sports industries. This makes us a trusted choice for providing effective, well-rounded and bespoke legal solutions.

Personal Laws (Family and Matrimonial Disputes)

We have significant experience in advising clients on Hindu, Muslim and Parsi personal law matters. We have counselled clients on a range of issues including dissolution of marriage, child custody and guardianship, succession planning and so on. Our representation experience spans various forums including family courts, district courts, High Courts and the Supreme Court.