Our continuous involvement in the India market means we have deep knowledge of India’s rapidly changing legal environment. Several of our lawyers are qualified in India and practiced in India prior to joining Sidley, and are fluent in Hindi and other local languages in addition to English.
As Indian regulations do not permit international law firms to practice Indian law, we sustain strong working relationships with India’s leading domestic firms on Indian law aspects, which allows us to provide clients with seamless and integrated services on India-related matters.
Clients praise Sidley’s “solution-oriented approach, expert knowledge on regulatory frameworks and availability to address queries.”
– India Business Law Journal 2022
Between 2019 and 2022, Sidley advised on 250 India-related matters with a value exceeding US$33 billion. Many of these were complex, transformative, and market-shaping matters that garnered awards from IBLJ, Asian Legal Business, FinanceAsia, and The Asset Asian Awards.
Sidley’s India practice is consistently ranked as a market leader, with many of our partners recognized for their work by Chambers Asia-Pacific, Chambers Global, IFLR1000, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, and the India Business Law Journal. Bloomberg’s Global Legal Adviser League Tables ranked Sidley number one among international firms for manager counsel and overall by deal count for India equity offerings in FY 2022.
“Their commercial awareness is good, and that’s something we look for in international firms. Many firms are good at US securities law, which doesn't change over time, but you need different skills to deal with a bank or a manufacturing company in India, and Sidley Austin understand that well.”
– Chambers Global 2023, India: Capital Markets
