South Asia Desk
Our firm’s collective experience in handling the region’s related work is deep and spans across various sectors, industries, and jurisdictions across the ASEAN countries and beyond. Through years of extensive exposure to India and the surrounding region, our team has strong bonds with Indian business leaders, general counsel and leading legal practitioners. From these relationships, our firm has acquired specific knowledge unique to the region and its surrounding markets and is thus sensitive to the current needs and challenges and emerging trends that confront our clients.
Local Knowledge
The South Asia Desk comprises lawyers, some of whom are India-qualified, with substantial legal practice experience in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh – including leading practitioners in arbitration, corporate, shipping, tax and construction. This distinctive combination of local knowledge with legal and commercial skills enables our team to offer a complete solution, as well as provide area-specific and value-added support to meet the requirements of our clients.
Market-leading Expertise
As an affirmation of the strong capabilities of our South Asian desk, our firm was awarded Indian Practice, Asian Law Firm of the Year at the ALB India Law Awards (2024), International Law Firm of the Year – Singapore at the 10th India Legal Awards (2024) and Foreign Law Firm of the Year at the 9th India Legal Awards (2023) organised by Biz Integration and supported by the Society of Indian Law firms.
Commended for having service of “global quality” standards, we have been consistently ranked Band 1 by Chambers Global for our International & Cross-Border capabilities. In addition, our lawyers are lauded for their notable experience with handling cases connected to the India market in Chambers Asia-Pacific (2024).
Since 2020, we have also been consecutively featured as a leading Regional & Specialist firm for our work in the region by India Business Law Journal.
Unrivalled Southeast Asian Capabilities
With more than 1,000 fee earners across all jurisdictions in Southeast Asia, Rajah & Tann Asia is the largest network in the region providing full service legal offerings. Our South Asia desk is able to leverage on the all-round professional abilities available in our firm, while clients can rely on our extensive network whether they are investing into India or looking to expand their India-based operations into the region.
Active Lead Counsel Role
Our lawyers have experience taking on lead counsel roles on cross-border matters. We have established strong relationships with a range of leading firms in South Asia and other jurisdictions where Rajah & Tann Asia does not have a presence in, so our clients can benefit from our ability to find the right lawyers, and to provide a seamless and integrated advice.
Exceeding Expectations
In addition to the quality of our service to clients, we are business-oriented in our approach and constantly endeavour to link our clients with each other if they have corresponding objectives that mutually benefit them.
Latest Viewpoints
India Recalibrates Policy on Dispute Resolution Mechanisms in Public Procurement Contracts
Over the past decades, India has seen arbitration grow in prominence as a preferred dispute resolution mechanism
Arbitration in the Age of Globalisation: Navigating Cross-Border Disputes in India’s Business Landscape
On 25 April 2024, Madras Management Association (MMA) and Rajah & Tann co-organised a hybrid event titled “Arbitration in the Age of Globalisation: Navigating Cross-Border Disputes in India’s Business Landscape” in India.
Regional Trade Mid-Year Highlights 2023
2023 has been an odd year where seemingly global trade appears to have slowed down somewhat. Yet, trade regulations have …
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners’ team has really strong legal knowledge on relevant issues and can advise by comparing against current industry practice. They are able to give practical legal advice.”
Client Testimonial - Chambers Asia-Pacific (2023)