Best Law Firms for Joint Venture Internship in 2024

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What is Joint Venture law practice?

A Joint Venture is a contractual arrangement under which two or more companies undertake a business activity that is subject to joint control. A Joint venture can be in the nature of a contractual or a structural arrangement or both.Joint ventures can be broadly classified into the following categories:

• Company or equity joint venture
• Contractual joint venture
• Partnership joint venture
• Limited liability partnership joint venture

 

Joint ventures are governed by the legal frameworks applicable on the form and sector of the business:

• Companies Act 2013 (Companies Act) in case of a company joint venture
• Limited Liability Partnership Act 2008 in the case of an LLP
• The Indian Contract Act 1872 in the case of contractual joint ventures
• The Indian Partnership Act 1932 in the case of partnership joint ventures

 

In addition, the joint venture will have to comply with other laws such as:

• Direct and Indirect Tax laws
• Industrial Disputes Act 1947
• Industry-specific laws
• State specific laws
• The Competition Act 2002
• The Foreign Exchange Management Act 1999
• the Minimum Wage Act 1948
• The Sale of Goods Act 1930

 

Law firms with a Joint Venture legal and advisory practice also have to deal with regulatory authorities such as:

• Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
• Registrar of Companies (ROC), Ministry of Corporate Affairs
• Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

 

The range of legal services in this practice are encompass the following:

• Structuring and negotiating joint venture agreements, from incorporation to addressing related legal compliance
• Providing advice on commercial, strategic, regulatory and tax aspects
• Advising on entry of foreign companies into the Indian market
• Advising on the appropriate methods of investment
• Conducting due diligence and assisting in counterparty negotiations
• Drafting documents including shareholder agreements
• Advising on intellectual property rights, licensing, antitrust, tax and employment issues
• Advising on IPO, takeovers and third-party sale; and other corporate actions

 

Best Law Firms for Joint Venture Practice Internship in 2024 for LLB Students

This list of best law firms is sorted in alphabetical order.

• Aarna Law – Bengaluru, New Delhi, Mumbai
• Agama Law Associates – Mumbai
• ALMT Legal – Bengaluru, Mumbai
• Argus Partners – Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Ahmedabad
• Athena Legal – New Delhi
• Bharucha & Partners – Mumbai, Bengaluru, New Delhi
• Calibre Legal – Chennai
• Chadha & Co – New Delhi
• Chandhiok & Mahajan – New Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai
• Chandrakant M Joshi – Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad
• Crawford Bayley & Co – Mumbai, New Delhi, Pune, Bengaluru
• Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas – Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, New Delhi
• Desai & Diwanji – Mumbai, Gurugram, New Delhi
• DMD Advocates – Mumbai, New Delhi
• Fox Mandal & Associates – Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Ahmedabad
• Hammurabi & Solomon Partners – New Delhi, Bengaluru, Gurugram, Mumbai, Patna, Ranchi
• HSA Advocates – New Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Mumbai
• Ikigai Law – New Delhi, Bengaluru
• India Law Offices – New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Goa, Ahmedabad, Pune, Noida, Gurugram
• Juris Corp – Mumbai, Bengaluru, New Delhi
• Kanga & Company – Mumbai
• Krishna & Saurastri Associates – Mumbai, Pune, New Delhi, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Chennai
• Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan – New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Kochi, Jaipur
• Legasis Partners – Mumbai, Pune, New Delhi, Hyderabad
• Lex Consult – Mumbai
• Little & Co – Mumbai, New Delhi
• Mulla & Mulla & Craigie Blunt & Caroe – Mumbai, Bengaluru, New Delhi
• Phoenix Legal – New Delhi, Mumbai
• Pier Counsel – Gurugram
• PSA Legal Counsellors – New Delhi, Chennai
• Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors – New Delhi
• Shivadass & Shivadass – Bengaluru
• Singhania & Partners – New Delhi, Bengaluru, Gurugram, Hyderabad
• SNG & Partners – Mumbai, New Delhi
• Tuli & Co – New Delhi, Mumbai
• Veritas Legal – Mumbai
• Wadhwa Law Offices – Gurugram, Bengaluru
• Wakhariya & Wakhariya – Mumbai

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