Overview
AP & Partners is a business-focused Indian law firm best known for advising clients in highly regulated and technology-driven industries where corporate strategy, regulatory compliance and contentious risk frequently intersect. The firm combines strong capabilities in corporate and regulatory matters with established practices in dispute resolution, competition law, labour and employment, and technology and telecommunications, enabling it to guide clients through both growth opportunities and complex legal challenges. Its client base includes multinational technology companies, digital platforms, public-sector enterprises, investors and emerging businesses operating in rapidly evolving regulatory environments.
A distinguishing feature of the practice is its depth in sectors undergoing significant legal and commercial transformation. The firm's lawyers regularly advise businesses across technology, e-commerce, telecommunications, transport and logistics, energy, manufacturing and digital services, with particular experience in areas such as data protection, cybersecurity, platform regulation, satellite communications and the gig economy. This combination of sector knowledge and cross-practice expertise allows the team to provide commercially grounded advice on matters that often involve overlapping corporate, regulatory, employment and disputes considerations.
The disputes practice handles complex commercial litigation, arbitration, insolvency-related proceedings and regulatory enforcement matters. Its lawyers appear before the Supreme Court of India, various High Courts, the National Company Law Tribunal, arbitral tribunals and regulatory bodies. The team also advises on corporate criminal defence, internal investigations and parallel civil and criminal proceedings, including matters involving the Serious Fraud Investigation Office, Enforcement Directorate and Central Bureau of Investigation. Work for central public-sector enterprises represents another important element of the practice, particularly in commercial arbitration and sector-specific regulatory disputes.
Recent mandates demonstrate the breadth of the contentious platform. The firm is defending GAIL in proceedings concerning a ₹1,000 crore arbitral award arising from a gas-marketing dispute and representing Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer in ₹500 crore multi-contract arbitration proceedings relating to a petrochemical project in Assam. It also acts for Etsy in intellectual-property and personality-rights disputes before the Delhi and Bombay High Courts, reflecting the team’s experience handling rights-enforcement issues affecting digital platforms.
The labour and employment practice is integrated with the firm’s wider corporate offering. It advises on executive compensation, employee stock options, earn-outs, workforce reductions, internal investigations and employment issues arising from acquisitions. The group also acts for founders and senior management in disputes involving restrictive covenants, governance questions and post-transaction obligations. Its recent work addresses developing areas of employment regulation, including social-security obligations for gig workers and workforce participation in hazardous industrial operations.
Technology is another defining strength. The firm advises companies throughout their development, from early-stage investment and commercial structuring to cross-border growth, regulatory compliance, licensing and disputes. Its experience includes data protection, e-commerce regulation, content moderation, payment and localisation requirements, exchange controls and technology licensing. The team also works with education businesses and technology providers on content arrangements, intellectual-property protection and international data flows.
The practice is led by senior partner Anand Prasad, who brings more than three decades of experience across corporate, commercial, governance and dispute-related matters. NL Ganapathi, an Advocate-on-Record before the Supreme Court of India since 2000, leads significant litigation and arbitration mandates. Arjun Sinha is prominent across technology, corporate transactions, private equity, employment and regulatory work, while Moksha Bhat advises on corporate, private equity and employment matters. The firm strengthened its senior bench with the additions of Romit Dey and Lagna Panda in 2025. Panda focuses on data protection, cybersecurity and competition law.
