The South Asia practice of Thelen LLP has a long history. Decades of experience in the region has made us a strong presence among foreign law firms doing business in South Asia. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and other countries in the region are all open for new investments in industrial, infrastructure, information technology, and services sectors. The dynamic growth of South Asian economies and the expansion of trade relationships only increases the potential return for U.S.and other foreign businesses in this region.
Thelen is a large international law firm with offices throughout the United States and overseas. Our attorneys provide advice internationally in such areas as:
We have represented international and South Asian companies in these areas of law throughout South Asia. Our clients include large multinational companies, financial institutions, venture capital and private equity funds, technology companies, energy companies, real estate investment groups, and contractors. We also regularly advise Indian and other South Asian companies seeking to do business in the United States and elsewhere. Relevant client work includes representations in the following industry sectors:
Attorneys in Thelen’s Asia Pacific practice group have extensive experience doing business in South Asia. They travel to South Asia regularly and are intimately familiar with the business, legal, and cultural environment of the region. Some of our attorneys are admitted to the Indian bar and have had significant experience practicing law in India before joining our firm. In addition, we have attorneys who are fluent in most of the major Indian languages. Our attorneys also have extensive experience involving Mauritius and other routes for directing investment into India and South Asia.
We have been involved in numerous significant transactions in India and South Asia over the years. Indeed, our firm played a key role in connection with the largest single foreign investment ever made in India. We represented Bechtel and General Electric in the successful restructuring of the $3 billion Dabhol Energy Project. The project consisted of three power plants and an associated LNG facility located in the State of Maharashtra. The restructuring involved extensive negotiations with offshore and Indian lenders, as well as with the state and union governments. Other responsibilities included overseeing numerous arbitrations and litigations involving bilateral investment treaties, political risk insurance, and project agreements. Our efforts led not only to a successful resolution regarding our clients’ investments, but to the eventual participation of our clients’ contractor entities in the restart and contemplated completion of the project. It is a hallmark of how we, as a firm, approach matters on behalf of our clients. We not only helped our clients to achieve a successful outcome in the matter, but we did so in a manner that led to the creation of strong, positive working relationships with the leading Indian governmental and banking figures who were involved.
Another example of the depth and extent of our involvement in the internationalization of the Indian and other South Asian economies is provided by the cutting edge role that we have played in outsourcing and intellectual property matters. Our firm has played a leading role in the development of the outsourcing industry. We represent not only U.S. and other international companies outsourcing critical functions to Indian services providers, but also Indian service providers doing business with U.S. and other international companies.
In these and other matters, our firm has worked with numerous leading Indian law firms, with presences in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, and elsewhere. Our extensive experience and ties allow us to help clients make informed decisions about which local counsel will provide the most efficient and effective results for any particular transaction, and our close ties with local firms ensure that our clients’ matters will be accorded high priority. Our experience working with counsel in India includes both extensive transactional work and cooperation in connection with litigations taking place in, or pertaining to, India. We also have strong personal and working relationships with many leading figures in Indian government, commerce, and industry, and are closely involved with organizations like the U.S.-India Business Council, which keeps us abreast of key issues and concerns that relate to U.S.- Indian relations and business. Our attorneys have also been asked to serve on various high-level study groups dealing with U.S.-Indian economic relations, further underscoring both the importance that we accord to our South Asian practice and the significant role that we have played in facilitating investment flows and strong economic and business relations in the region.
To learn more about Thelen's India and South Asia practice, please contact the following:
Kit Choy Loke
San Francisco
Tel: 415.369.7110
kcloke@thelen.com
Robert L. Nelson, Jr.
San Francisco
Tel: 415.369.7575
rlnelson@thelen.com
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