We have more than 30 years' experience in acting for multi-nationals in their foreign direct investment in India, joint-ventures, transfer of technology in industrial projects and related litigation.
The firm has applied its areas of practice across the following sectors and in large projects: automotive, banking, construction, defence (including off-set), e-commerce, environment, glass and fiber optics, information technology, infrastructure, outsourcing, pharmaceuticals, power, software, steel, and telecommunications.
Our firm has an in-depth knowledge of western and Indian business and legal practice.
We frequently advise on the negotiation and legal follow up of industrial projects, joint ventures and transfers of technology in India.
Legal and Tax advice for
- The preparation of replies to calls for tender and negotiation of contracts
- The drafting and negotiation of contracts for industrial joint ventures (shareholders agreements, transfer of technology, supply of equipment and services and licencing of trademarks and other intellectual property
- foreign direct investment in India; mergers and acquisitions and the creation of companies; opening of liaison and project offices and related legislation
- advice on the tax structure of investment and projects (including GST and IGST)
- advice on the acquisition of land and property, construction and set up of factories and obtaining the various permits required for the commencement of industrial projects
- once the project is set up we advise on all aspects of running the business, company law, taxation, labour law, property law and generally on business law
- Court litigation and arbitration
Tony Khindria founded Lexindia in 1987. As an Advocate, Solicitor (England and Wales) and Avocat à la Cour, Tony can practise law in three jurisdictions: India, England & Wales and France.
In 1995 he set up, Lexavoca, our affiliated English firm in London and Paris.
Prior to this, Tony worked in the French multi-national telecommunications manufacturer, Alcatel in Paris in the legal department's international division (1984 – 1986) where he was in charge of the Indian legal affairs of the Alcatel Group. Alcatel had been awarded a contract to supply the Indian Department of Telecommunications with telephone exchanges and transmission equipment and to transfer technology to Indian Telephone Industries for the whole of the Indian fixed line telephone network.
Tony is bi-lingual in in English and French with a knowledge of Punjabi and Spanish.
Publications
Book: Khindria on Business law: An Indian Perspective, Butterworths Lexis Nexis'.
Book: Foreign Direct Investment in India, Sweet & Maxwell
He has also published several articles in Europe on diverse aspects of doing business in India both in English and French and ranging from topics like enforceability of shareholders agreements, Enforcement of Arbitral Awards and Investment and Transfer of Technology.