Property &Real Estate Expertise

Our Real Estate team advises developers, corporates and individuals on a range of transactions and regulatory issues including:

• Due diligence

• Regulatory matters relating to land acquisition and leases

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating joint development, purchase, lease and license agreements

• Land acquisition by business enterprises and development companies

• Mortgage and security registration and applicable stamp duty issues

• Leases, leave & licenses, mortgages and service charge disputes, legislation relating to land and land usage
• Real estate and immoveable property disputes

Real Estate Collaboration and Joint Ventures

We are pioneers in providing advisory and documentation services for various transactions involving complex structuring of collaborations and joint ventures amongst landowners, investors (both domestic and international), developers, and inter-se amongst developers. These structures involve partnership arrangements, joint venture arrangements, joint development arrangements, investments through special purpose vehicles, indirect participation through shareholder arrangements, convertible debt structuring, and similar mechanisms. We have advised on complex structuring for a wide range of transactions, including advice on foreign investments in the real estate sector.

Real Estate Conveyancing & Development Transactions

We have deep experience in traditional conveyancing practice, and constantly evolve formats of conveyancing documentation to suit the requirements of the transactions. Our Team also has extensive experience in traditional real estate development transactions, having advised leading developers (both domestic and international), landowners and industrial houses across India.

Real Estate Finance

Our Team advises numerous investment funds (both domestic and international) for their financing and investment transactions in the real estate sector. This includes documentation and advise on creating charges and other forms of security, and offering legal solutions to address security creation and enforcement challenges.

Real Estate Investment

Our firm has a strong capital markets advisory Team well-equipped to advise on Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (INVITs) requiring Securities and Exchange Board approval and registration. We have also advised various clients in strata investment arrangements, particularly in the real estate sector.

Corporate and Retail Leasing

Our Team advises corporate owners and prospective tenants on their leasing and tenancy arrangements, including build-to-suit lease arrangements, large format tenancy deals, asset management arrangements, and strata leasing. Additionally, we advised on lease-cum-sale arrangements involving Government departments/authorities, as well as leasing of movie theatres in malls, tenancy of gaming centers, exhibition venue licensing, and similar arrangements.

Construction Contracts and Subcontracts

Our Team has advised various construction companies and landowners on their construction arrangements, including on all applicable regulations, turnkey arrangements, project management contracts, and other nuances of the construction industry.

Formation of Trusts and Estate Management

Our Team collaborates with several wealth management advisors to provide legal solutions for family trusts and family offices. Our deep understanding of personal laws applicable in India enable us to provide effective advisory services for the personal wealth management of industry promoters, setting up family trusts, and addressing specific family requirements and objectives.

Dispute Resolution

Our Dispute Resolution Team is recognised as a leading practice for all forms of revenue and civil disputes concerning property, and representing clients before the revenue authorities, tribunals and various Courts. We are appreciated for analyzing all forms of disputes, assessing the impact, identifying remedial and/or mitigation strategies, and implementing these strategies.

Restructuring

Our firm has deep experience in advising on restructuring and enforcement strategies vis-à-vis properties (whether under the DRT, SARFAESI and IBC regimes), which are subject matter of investment and/or enforcement and has been working with lenders, investors, borrowers, resolution professional and resolution applicants in a plethora of matters involving such restructuring and enforcement actions.