SL Partners have developed specialization in the corporate & commercial practice including cross-border M&A transactions, private equity investments, joint ventures as well as providing corporate advisory services to various corporate entities. The firm provides end-to-end services to our corporate clients i.e. their day-to-day legal solutions via retainership programme and their corporate transaction solutions through our expertise transaction team, which provides the due diligence, documentation and transaction services including advice under the Companies Act, FEMA etc. In the retainership programme, SL provides services like their regular documentations viz. NDA, service level agreements, employment contracts, website policies, disclaimers, legal notices, recovery proceedings as well as regular corporate advisory/litigation issues.

SL Partners is one of the leading firms in the Real Estate Projects legal advisory services, which includes land and immovable property acquisitions, redevelopment and self-development projects, title verification, project compliances related advisory etc. The firm has undertaken many projects in Mumbai and are one of the pioneers in the self-development project advisory. SL is a legal partner in most of the reputed project management companies in Mumbai, which have international repute and standing.

SL Partners offers a wide range of litigation services, ranging from Civil Litigations, Criminal Litigations, Tribunals and Quasi- Judicial Bodies. SL has an PAN India presence in terms of Litigations and have appeared in Civil Courts, Magistrate Courts, Co-operative Courts, Deputy Registrar / Divisional Joint Registrar, DRT, DRAT, NCLT, NCLAT, all High Courts, including the Apex Court i.e the Supreme Court of India.

The firm also helps its clients with Pre-litigation Services in order to protect them from potential legal risks and excels in pre-litigation strategies, mediations, conciliations and provides a value added input for an effective litigation management services.

SL Partners assist clients in initiating proceedings under the Admiralty jurisdiction of the High Court against the vessel as well as the owners of vessel for recovery of maritime claims / lien. The Firm advises and assists in drafting suits, interim application for arrest of the vessel, undertaking entire procedural compliance for serving warrant of arrest on the vessel through the Sheriff, initiating subsequent auction sale of the vessel for securing the dues, conducting the entire litigation before the Court till decree.

SL Partners advises borrowers and lenders in relation to structured finance, real estate finance, corporate finance, debt restructuring, insolvency matters, capital expenditure, project financing, trade financing, bilateral and syndicated loan transactions and acquisition financing in both domestic and cross-border transactions including the due diligence of the projects/secured assets. Firm also advises clients in banking disputes. The firm is empaneled with various banks, financial institutions and NBFCs. SL Partners also handles a wide spectrum of matters across various sectors including joint venture disputes, Commercial recovery matters, recoveries for Diamond Merchants, Insolvency Litigation, DRT and SARFAESI matters, Housing and Real Estate projects, Stressed and Incomplete projects. The firm focuses on filing Applications under DRT and SARFAESI act all around India.

SL partners focuses on Arbitration and Conciliation matters as alternative ways of dispute resolutions. A specialized vertical at SL undertakes matters and applications / petitions under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 i.e Section 9, 11, 17, 29A, 34, 37 etc as well as arbitration proceedings before the Arbitral Tribunal. This includes sectors of Real Estate and Commercial Disputes. The firm also focuses on Conciliation and Mediation as an alternative way to expeditious resolution of disputes arising between the parties.

SL partners also excels and caters to the needs of lenders, project sponsors, public and private sector clients and developers which seek advice on project finance transactions as well as governments, liasoning work and multilateral institutions in relation to the development of several infrastructure and Housing projects. The firm also has expertise in dealing with Public-private partnerships (PPPs) for the development, operation and maintenance of housing projects, ports, railways and airports. The firm also has expertise in dealing with electricity regulations and infrastructure/ energy projects.

SL Partners also provides its services to Resolution Professionals, Creditors, Distressed Companies. It advises on financial restructurings, distressed acquisitions and reorganizations. The firm advises NBFCs and Banks on stressed Assets and provide a Resolution plan for revival/ recovery of the stressed assets. The firm has appeared for Resolution Applicants and has successfully got the Resolution plan approved from the NCLT on behalf of the Resolution Applicant. The firm has appeared for Financial Creditors, Operations Creditors including Flat purchasers before the NCLT, NCLAT on various issues involving the interpretation of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. SL has also initiated proceedings against Personal Guarantors and other Defaulting Borrowers.

SL Partners advises clients on various issues arising under the Income tax laws focusing on interpretation and application of Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (“DTAA”), withholding taxes, dividend taxes, capital gains, Digital Service tax, tax on crypto transactions etc.

The firm also advises clients on the Goods & Services Tax (“GST”) laws on issues relating to classification, exemptions, valuation, tax credits, works contract issues, contract structuring and drafting etc.

The firm provides strategic advise and complete handholding assistance to its clients in conducting tax litigation / disputes client before various fora which includes the Departmental officer, Appellate Authority, Authority for Advance Rulings, Tax tribunals, High Court and Supreme Court. Arising.

SL Partners advises employers on issues arising under various labour laws including employment contracts, termination, disciplinary process, trade union issues etc. The Firm advises and assist the human resource department of employers in formulating HR and labour policies. The Firm assists, advises and conducts training and workshops on the law relating to Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (“POSH”).

The firm also provides litigation support in case of labour disputes and represent clients before the Industrial Tribunal, High Court and Supreme Court.

SL Partners provides general advise on various aspects relating to Customs law including classification, duty rates including applicability of exemption notifications and concessional duty rates under Free Trade Agreements (“FTAs”), anti-dumping, countervailing duties, valuation of goods, related party issues and assistance in investigation conducted by the Special Valuation Branch (“SVB”) of the Customs Department, along with advisory under the Foreign Trade Policy (“FTP”) including Special Chemicals, Organism, Materials, Equipment and Technologies (“SCOMET”) and more.

The firm provides strategic advise and complete handholding assistance to its clients in conducting tax litigation / disputes client before various fora which includes the Departmental officer, Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Appellate Authority, Authority for Advance Rulings, Tax tribunals, High Court and Supreme Court.

SL Partners have advised various film personalities and production houses involved in documentary films, OTT Platform contents, Cinematographic Films, Film Certification and Censorship, Copyright & Trademark Infringement and other violations of Intellectual Property. SL Partners expertise in dealing with legal aspects relating documentation related to films, short films, OTT Films relating to artists, composers, producers, investments, commissioning agreements etc. SL Partners also deals with PAN India Litigation in respect of Infringement and recovery action on behalf of various artists and celebrities including various Production Houses and Distributors. SL Partners are also equipped for dealing with Trademark, Passing off action under the Trademarks Act and has dealt with many litigations in relation to Trademarks and passing off in the Bombay High Court. SL partners also deal with filing of Copyright Applications to the Copyright Board, New Delhi as well as filing and compliance in respect of Trademarks.