Real Estate 

Real estate transactional work handled by our lawyers is typically in connection with buying, selling, leasing, large scale construction & development projects, establishing joint collaborations, co-development arrangements, build-to-suit development etc., wherein scope of involvement of our lawyers has been on various aspects of a real estate transaction inter-alia advising on structuring of transaction, detailed title due diligence of land, preparation, negotiation and finalization of transactional documents, etc.

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The Firm has a dedicated team of lawyers who are experts in handling various verticals of our Real Estate & Construction Law practice. Lawyers part of this practice vertical not just possess in-depth knowledge of various Central laws, but they are also well versed and generally up to date with several local laws, by-laws, legislations, policies, directives etc., that are specifically applicable to a different State(s).

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The Firm represents eminent business houses, high net-worth individuals, real estate owners, developers, investors, financial institutions, lenders, real estate funds, consultancies, tenants, housing societies, brokers, purchasers and individuals in diverse real estate transactions.

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The Firm has also successfully represented numerous clients in, and obtained favorable outcomes in high-stake litigations in respect of strategic and commercially valuable properties (including large scale real estate projects).

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The Firm enjoys the reputation for developing innovative structures and assisting clients with documentation and negotiations in this practice area. The Firm has the knowledge and capacity to advise clients on both legal and technical issues related to real estate as well as providing strategic support to clients.

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The Firm in well placed to service the requirements of its clients across India through exclusive arrangements with network of highly experienced lawyers across all major cities, where the Firm does not have direct business presence.

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The Firm’s expertise in this practice area includes:

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Besides serving clients on the traditional sale and purchase transactions, we offer multi-faceted services to our clients in this practice area, including but not limited to:

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• Entry Level Strategy Planning: Entry level legal advice and structuring of FDI for subsidiaries of multinational foreign corporations, Foreign Institutional Investors, Foreign Portfolio Investors etc.

• Advising and assisting companies in acquisition of land for setting up manufacturing (also non-manufacturing) industries and undertaking layout development under diverse policies of the central and state governments, such as the Special Township Policy, Information Technology and Information Technology Enabled Services (IT and ITES) Policy, policies relating to Integrated Industrial Townships etc.

• Advising on application and procurement of ‘change in land use’ permission across various states for converting agricultural land to commercial/residential/industrial.

• Drafting and advising on various transactional agreements for turnkey projects.

• Drafting Agreements to Sell, Sale Deeds, Lease Deeds and Sub-lease Agreements, Leave and License Agreements, letter of intent/memorandum of understanding etc.

• Negotiations with most developers on behalf of various clients for large scale leasehold acquisition for properties located across India.

• Advising various clients on stamp duty aspect and registration of deeds/documents with government authorities.

• Due diligence and title verification in transactions involving acquisition of real estate in India, including transactions involving investment in real estate projects, through loans, inter-corporate deposits, trusts, funds etc.

• Representing clients in transactions involving real estate financing through Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), funds, real estate trusts, non-convertible debenture/optional convertible debenture structures and inter-corporate deposits and undertaking related documentation.

• Acting for clients letting or leasing all types of properties, including conducting negotiations, preparing agreements and other documentation.

• Advising on the legal and regulatory aspects of foreign investment in the Indian real estate sector, including structuring joint ventures in real estate development in line with the prevalent FDI regime, and advising on legal, technical and regulatory issues relating to the transactions involving real estate in India.

• Agreements and other documentation in respect of the financing, construction and development of residential, industrial and commercial projects, including office buildings, IT parks, hotels, shopping malls, logistics parks, warehousing facilities etc.

• Representing clients in various types of litigation matters involving real estate.

• Advising various multinational corporations in preparation of complex real estate documentation for their ‘built to suit’ buildings across India. The scope of documentation included preparation of project management agreement, construction agreement, and architect agreement etc.