Author: Samiron Borkataky (Partner) and Srishti Kanwar (Senior Associate) On January 30, 2024, the Ministry of Women and Child Development released the National Minimum Standards and Protocol for Crèches (Operation and Management) (“NMSPC”). The NMSPC provides a comprehensive framework for setting up and managing crèche facilities and seeks to ensure quality childcare services by standardizing and institutionalizing care practices. It is noteworthy that apart from certain states such as Karnataka, Haryana, and Maharashtra, no other states have formulated specific guidelines for crèche facilities...
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Kochhar & Co. is one of the leading and largest corporate law firms in India.
Kochhar & Co. is the only Indian law firm with a pan-Indian presence with full-service offices in the seven (7) prominent Indian cities of New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Gurgaon, Hyderabad and Chandigarh and three overseas offices including in Dubai, Singapore and Chicago.
Kochhar & Co. is the first Indian law firm to have conceived a 'client satisfaction program' and has been a pioneer in this field. The firm takes pride in providing high quality, responsive, solution-seeking and business oriented legal support- consistent with global standards of excellence.
Separate from our size and strength in New Delhi where Kochhar & Co. has its roots, the firm has a very robust presence in the South of India including in Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad.
Kochhar & Co. is the first and the only law firm from the Indian sub-continent (and in fact from the continent of Asia) to have been granted a license by the Dubai Legal Affairs department to practice local UAE and DIFC laws.
Amongst the large Indian firms, Kochhar & Co. is the only law firm with more than 80% of its revenues generated from leading foreign multinational corporations.
Kochhar & Co. has been ranked as India's Top - Tier (Tier 1) law firm in 8 (eight) distinct practice areas - Corporate M&A, Projects, Energy & Infrastructure, Litigation, White Collar Crime, Banking & Finance, Employment, TMT, Aviation & Defence by the prestigious publication - The Legal 500 Asia Pacific. Further, we have been recognised as a Recommended Firm by Legal 500 in 7 (seven) practices - Arbitration, Taxation, IPR, Data Protection, WTO & International Trade, Real Estate, Competition & Anti-Trust.
In its first ever India Legal Powerlist published by FORBES Magazine, 10 of the firm's senior partners were featured among India's Top 100 lawyers. FORBES has also acknowledged Kochhar & Co. as India's "Top Law firm" across various practice areas including White Collar Crime, Technology Law, Real Estate & Construction, Labour & Employment and Arbitration. Mr. Rohit Kochhar has been acclaimed as one of the "Top Managing Partners" in the country.
Kochhar & Co. is one of the most decorated Indian law firm and during the last few years the firm has been conferred numerous awards for excellence in corporate law including but not limited to the 'International Council of Jurists Award' bestowed by the Prime Minister, the National Bar Award, the 'Rajiv Gandhi' Award, the Rashtriya Gaurav Award (National Pride) and the ICCA's Excellence Award for placing India on the world map of legal services.
Year this Office was Established: 2000
Lawyers Worldwide: 150
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Haryana’s state law on employment of local candidates declared ‘unconstitutional’ – a win for private employers!
The Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020 (“Act”) was enacted to encourage private employers in Haryana to boost local employment. The Act was called upon for application from January 15, 2022, for a period of 10 years. The constitutionality of the Act was challenged in multiple writ petitions before the Punjab & Haryana High Court (“Court”). The Court stayed the implementation of the Act on February 3, 2022. The Court on November 17, 2023, has declared the law as unconstitutional and ineffective from the date it came into force (i.e., January 15, 2022)...
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Kochhar & Co. Strengthens Presence with a New State-of-the-Art Office in Hyderabad
Kochhar & Co. is pleased to announce the strategic expansion and relocation of its Hyderabad office. Located at Dwaraka Square, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, this move aligns with the firm's vision to enhance service delivery in one of India’s fastest-growing legal markets. Rohit Kochhar, Founding Member and Managing Partner of Kochhar & Co. recently inaugurated the new office space and remarked, “The move to our new, state-of-the-art office signifies a major step forward in our operational capabilities within the Telangana and Andhra Pradesh region...
Kochhar & Co. Advises Spectris Group on its Strategic Divestiture
Kochhar & Co. is pleased to announce its role as a legal advisor to the Spectris Group, a global leader in high-tech precision instrumentation and controls, in the Indian leg of its strategic divestiture of the Red Lion Controls business to HMS Networks.The transaction involved the transfer of the Red Lion Controls division from Spectris Technologies Private Limited to HMS Industrial Networks India Private Limited.Kochhar Delhi Partner Nishant Arora led the transaction, with support from Associate Akhil Verma...