PRACTICE AREAS

The firm has extensive experience in representing clients' criminal matters at pan India level across different courts, including Supreme Court of India, High Courts and District Courts.

The firm practices in the following areas of Criminal Litigation:

• Corporate Frauds, Insider Trading and Market Manipulation;

• White Collar Crimes / Economic Offences;

• Department of Company Affairs – Serious Frauds Investigation office;

• Bank / Financial Institutions Frauds;

• Misappropriation and Siphoning of Funds;

• Dishonor of Cheques;

• Quashing of FIRs/ Bails/ Trial;

• Criminal Complaints;

• Criminal Writs / Revisions / Appeals;

• Defamation Cases;

• Prevention of Money Laundering Act;

• Prevention of Corruption Act;

• Violation of Intellectual Property Rights / Cyber Laws;

• FEMA / COFEPOSA/ SAFEMA;

• Narcotics and Drugs Violation.

Non-performing loans and distressed assets continue to surge in a market fraught with growing uncertainty. Our restructuring and insolvency team has extensively worked on most restructuring platforms such as SICA, DRT, CDR, SARFAESI, SDR, S4A and more recently, on a vast majority of matters involving the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. We’ve closely engaged with clients on either side of loans and assets, in the domestic and international markets.

Our dispute resolution practice offers services spread across litigation, arbitration, regulatory and pre-disputes advisory assignments. We actively represent clients on a gamut of litigations in India before various forums such as the Supreme Court of India, High Courts, Tribunals, Appellate and Regulatory bodies. Our robust team advises clients on complex domestic and international commercial arbitration matters such as pre-arbitration strategy, settlement discussions, representation during arbitral proceedings and recognition and enforcement of awards or challenges.

Our real estate practice comprises of thorough and detail-oriented professionals who have advised a wide array of clients on various real estate related legal aspects and acquired a profound knowledge of the laws encompassing the real estate sector along with the relevant domain experience. 
With presence in multiple cities in India and a pan-India network of local counsels, the team at AGA is equipped to advise clients on all real estate related aspects including the local practices and requirements.
Our team has assisted leading developers, government authorities, investors and financial institutions in relation to various aspects and transactions involving real estate.

One of the key areas of law practice of our firm is Matrimonial and Family laws. The firm advises its foreign and domestic clients on all aspects of matrimonial and family laws applicable in India. The firm further actively represents clients before various legal forums including family courts, district courts, High Courts in India and the Supreme Court, National Human Rights Commission, YWCA, National Commission of Women, other Women’s cell / organizations.

India has complex laws relating to companies, foreign exchange and regulatory laws. The consequences of non-compliance can be quite severe. In addition, the laws keep changing to cater to the evolving business environment and regulatory policy. Corporate governance is another current focus area for companies and regulators to ensure that shareholder rights and values are not compromised. This requires constant hand-holding for companies to be compliant and achieve success.