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Key contacts
Partner : Neeraj Kumar
Partner : Shishir Sharma
Partner: : Manoj Menon
Quick facts
Number of lawyers

175

Number of partners

70

Network memberships

LegalLink ; Globaladvocaten

Languages

English, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Tamil, Japanese, Telegu, Kannada

Key practice areas
Banking
Corporate and M&A
Private equity
Restructuring and insolvency
M&A
Real estate and Construction
Restructuring and insolvency
Firm overview

Established more than 35 years ago, Dua Associates has honed its strengths and reputation as a leading full-service law firm. The firm is widely recognized for its depth of experienced legal talent and knowledge of 250 legal professionals, including 70 partners and counsels. The practice areas are fully orientated to give clients
seamless access to holistic advice and strategies in sectors as diverse as manufacturing, real estate, infrastructure, banking, project finance, telecom, data privacy and cyber security, as well as defence and aerospace, among others. The Firm’s expertise in complex transactions involving M&A, foreign direct investment, private equity, venture capital, infrastructure projects, project financing, banking and corporate deals as well as regulatory and tax structuring issues is widely recognized. Dua Associates’ litigation and arbitration/ alternative dispute resolution practice represents companies involved in business-critical lawsuits including IPR, taxation, white collar with focus on helping clients’ businesses succeed. The real estate and urban development practice of the firm is credited with significantly large deals and has been consistently ranked. Additionally, several partners of the firm continue to be individually ranked and awarded for stellar contributions in their respective practices.

Key transactional practices
  • Anti-Trust and Competition Law
  • Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Banking and Finance
  • Corporate and Commercial
  • Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions and
  • Private Equity
  • Defence, Aviation and Outer Space
  • Dispute Resolution – Litigation
  • Intellectual Property Rights
  • Insolvency and Bankruptcy
  • Insurance
  • International Trade
  • Labour and Employment
  • Projects, Infrastructure & Energy
  • Real Estate & Urban Development
  • Technology, Media and Telecommunication
  • Special Service–Japan Desk
Address:
202- 206, Tolstoy House
Tolstoy Marg
New Delhi, 110001
Tel:+91 11 2371 4408 Email:Contact Us Web Address:http://www.duaassociates.com
Rankings published in 2026
M&A
Tier 5
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AZB & Partners
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Khaitan & Co
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Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
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Trilegal
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Argus Partners
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Dentons Link Legal
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Dhir & Dhir Associates
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Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India
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Saraf and Partners
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CMS INDUSLAW
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Singh & Associates
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Linked Reviews
Corporate and M&A

Founded in 1986, Dua Associates is a full-service law firm with a pan-India presence and offices in Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, and MumbaiIt serves a wide spectrum of clients drawn from multinationals including from the US, Europe, Japan and ASEAN.  

The firm is strongest in its work involving mergers and acquisitions, foreign direct investment, private equity and other corporate transactions. It also covers a wide range of industrial sectors including healthcare and life sciences, technology, telecommunications, insurance, real estate, projects and infrastructures. 

 

Highlights  

In a landmark insolvency matter, the firm advised Piramal Enterprises through a multi-stage case involving corporate and personal guarantors. The team secured a key victory by successfully advancing a novel interpretation of Section 18 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) to recover a high-value asset, setting a strategic precedent at the intersection of corporate and personal insolvency proceedings. 

In real estate finance, the firm structured a debt facility for Ganga Global Homes for its Ganga Nandaka project. The deal's complexity stemmed from an innovative cross-mortgaging structure that pooled assets from multiple entities into a unified security package.  

 

Key clients  

Piramal Capital & Housing FinanceShellAltico CapitalFedEx Trade Networks Transport & BrokerageSammaan CapitalSBI VenturesAssets Care & Reconstruction Enterprise 

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