Founded in 2008 on immutable principles of professional ethics and excellence, Bharucha & Partners is a full-service law firm, with offices in Mumbai, New Delhi, and Bengaluru in India.
We take a holistic approach to lawyering, with our lawyers advising across practice areas, sectors, and jurisdictions. We align our legal strategy with our clients’ commercial and personal objectives, drawing on our commercial acumen to understand our clients’ needs and deliver exceptional legal solutions.
Each of the partners has a proven track record of handling complex commercial transactions or disputes, while each associate has a passion for the law, and is individually groomed to share the vision and mission of the partners and the Firm. The hallmarks which each of our practitioners share are commitment to the profession, communication and transparency, and conviction and integrity in our dealings with each other, our clients, counterparts in the profession, and no less importantly, with ourselves.
The Firm caters to a diverse clientele including Fortune 500 companies, multinational corporations, public sector undertakings, banking and financial institutions, government and state authorities, and various not-for-profits. Our clients consistently praise the ‘work ethic’ of the Firm, the ‘timeliness’ of our lawyers, and the ‘hard-working’ team of lawyers that serve ‘the best interests of the clients’.
The Firm has been consistently recognised on various platforms like Chambers and Partners, Euromoney, Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal, IFLR1000, asialaw, Benchmark Litigation, and India Business Law Journal, to name a few.
Mission
To our clients
We are committed to further your interests: by delivering work product of the highest quality; on time, every time; consistent with high ethical standards; at a reasonable cost; always delivering value.
To our professional colleagues
As our learned friends, we offer courteous and straight dealing.
To our counter parties
Respectful of your legitimate rights, we will not make unreasonable demands while working for the best results for our clients. In a hostile situation, may the best man win and we will work to ensure that the best case for our client is put forward.
Vision
Testimonials
Highly qualified team acting on the full range of corporate matters including M&A, foreign direct investment and joint ventures. Provides general corporate advice to major companies, financial institutions and investors on both the sale and purchase sides. Provides support to private equity and venture capital entities as well as target companies on the entire life-cycle of investment and fund issues. Handles fund formation, management buyouts, minority and controlling-stake acquisitions and a range of follow-on transactions. Notable ability in the financial services, telecommunications, logistics and energy sectors.
They are very thorough, proactive and knowledgeable.
They are a competent team, very capable.
They are customer centric and respond in detail to points raised or opinion sought. They are not ambiguous in their response.
MP Bharucha is lauded by market sources as “one of the leading lawyers in the country” who “has been on the top of his game for a long time. Active on a range of commercial disputes, he maintains a particularly high reputation as a litigator in the Mumbai market.”
Alka Bharucha “boasts a stellar reputation in corporate transactions. She is renowned for her expertise in cross-border M&A as well as her proficiency in providing advice on general corporate issues, in particular within the power, telecommunications and banking sectors.”
Hiroo Advani “is highly sought after for the breadth of his experience in arbitration issues. He often takes on cases in the energy, infrastructure and construction sectors.”
Justin M Bharucha “specialises in foreign direct investments in highly regulated sectors. He is regularly active on complex cross-border transactions, utilising his deep knowledge of inbound and outbound M&A.”
Vandana Pai “commands a strong reputation among market commentators, who praise her excellence in providing assistance with private equity transactions. Her clients are effusive with praise, with one reporting: ‘She foresees business and legal issues and is very proactive in addressing potential concerns.’
We receive top-notch partner time. They are realistic in negotiations, which results in the work being handled faster in a more congenial atmosphere.
