Best Law Firms for Outbound investment Internship in 2024

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What is Outbound investment law practice?

Indian companies routinely make outbound investments into overseas companies, branch offices, joint ventures and new projects.The purpose of outbound investments can be for:

• Responding to the globalization of the market
• Exploiting the different tax benefits
• Expanding the business to make it competitive with International market
• Brand building nationally and internationally

 

Law firms with an Outbound Investment practice help their client’s set-up operations abroad or getting listed on the overseas exchanges. They also help the clients understand and work through the complex interplay of cross-border taxes and regulatory challenges.

Firms wishing to operate or outside India need to comply with the Exchange Control regime administered by the Reserve Bank of India.

Tax implications due to the Indian tax structures, double taxation agreements and foreign tax laws also have to be taken into consideration right from the time of the initial planning stage of the outbound investment; and subsequent monitoring is required to ensure compliance.

International tax planning is an art and a science to minimize or defer global taxes lawfully to meet the desired business and other objectives of outbound investments.

The practice of outbound investment involves:

• Advise on cross-border investment strategies from operational and tax perspectives
• Research and advise on optimal ownership and jurisdiction structures
• Advice and assistance on entity structuring, capital structuring and regulatory approval processes
• Assistance in due diligence and finalizing shareholders, joint venture partners
• Support in the negotiation processes
• Drafting relevant business agreements
• Identifying and enhancing tax and fiscal incentives, including obtaining tax rulings
• Advise on the tax credit claims in India and tax treaty implications
• Assistance in obtaining approvals from the Reserve Bank of India and other regulatory authorities

 

Best Law Firms for Outbound investment Practice Internship in 2024 for LLB Students

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

• Agama Law Associates – Mumbai
• ALMT Legal – Bengaluru, Mumbai
• Athena Legal – New Delhi
• AZB & Partners – Mumbai, Bengaluru, Gurugram, New Delhi, Pune
• Desai & Diwanji – Mumbai, Gurugram, New Delhi
• Ezy Laws – Mumbai, Lucknow, New Delhi
• Fox Mandal & Associates – Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Ahmedabad
• HSA Advocates – New Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Mumbai
• India Law Offices – New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Goa, Ahmedabad, Pune, Noida, Gurugram
• Juris Corp – Mumbai, Bengaluru, New Delhi
• Kanga & Company – Mumbai
• Legasis Partners – Mumbai, Pune, New Delhi, Hyderabad
• Lex Consult – Mumbai
• Mulla & Mulla & Craigie Blunt & Caroe – Mumbai, Bengaluru, New Delhi
• Phoenix Legal – New Delhi, Mumbai
• Pier Counsel – Gurugram
• PSA Legal Counsellors – New Delhi, Chennai
• Saakshya Law – Bengaluru
• Shivadass & Shivadass – Bengaluru
• Singhania & Partners – New Delhi, Bengaluru, Gurugram, Hyderabad
• Veritas Legal – Mumbai

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