Since the early 1990s, Debevoise has advised on a range of India-related activities, working with clients investing and operating in the country as they grow and protect their businesses.
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Recognition
Debevoise “has seen an increase in India-related mandates over the past few years, particularly for private equity funds and deals, M&A transactions, and international dispute resolution,” and “Geoffrey Burgess and Peter Goldsmith QC are highly regarded by Indian clients.”
—India Business Law Journal, 2019
Ranked as a leading International firm in India for Dispute Resolution and Corporate/M&A.
——Chambers Global, 2020
Ranked as a leading International firm in India for Dispute Resolution.
Lord Goldsmith QC is ranked as a leading lawyer for Dispute Resolution in India.
“They’re obviously a very high-quality firm. Their arbitration practice is highly respected.”
“They’ve made a real push in the region.”
—Chambers Asia-Pacific, 2019-2020
Ranked as a leading foreign law firm in India.
—The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2020
Listed as a Significant Player.
On the contentious side, the firm has been engaged to assist an Indian distributor of a household name product in a joint venture dispute, and has also been appointed by the Indian government to its panel of counsel handling investment arbitration work. On the non-contentious side, the firm was counsel to Capital Group in its acquisition of an equity stake in Intas Pharmaceuticals – one of India’s largest pharmaceutical companies – from ChrysCapital, an India-focused private equity firm.
— India Business Law Journal, Foreign Firms Intelligence Report
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Lord Goldsmith
The ‘extremely able and respected’ Peter Goldsmith QC is chair of the firm's European and Asian litigation group. He is well regarded for his experience in India-related arbitration, particularly in the energy and natural resources sectors, maintaining very strong connections with the market.
—Chambers Asia-Pacific