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WLA CO-PRACTICE · INDIA · ASIA PACIFIC

INDIA.
THE WORLD'S FASTEST-
GROWING MAJOR
ECONOMY.

WLA holds exclusive co-practice partners across All nine WLA core practices in India — New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Bangalore. One brief activates India alongside every other jurisdiction you need, simultaneously.

5th
Largest economy globally
6.8%
GDP growth 2025
DPDP
Data protection now operative
FTA
EU-India FTA accelerating
LEGAL SYSTEM · INDIA

THE LEGAL
LANDSCAPE OF
INDIA.

Common law jurisdiction. Companies Act 2013. SEBI Takeover Code for listed company acquisitions. Competition Commission of India (CCI) for merger filings. FEMA for foreign investment approvals from RBI. Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 — India increasingly preferred as arbitration seat. Income Tax Code 2025 materially changes corporate tax computation.

KEY COURTS & INSTITUTIONS
Supreme Court of India · New Delhi
High Courts — Delhi, Bombay, Madras, Calcutta
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)
Competition Commission of India (CCI)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
Enforcement Directorate (ED) — FEMA enforcement
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
CCI — mandatory pre-merger notification above threshold
RBI/FEMA — foreign investment approvals
SEBI — listed company takeovers and delisting
DPIIT — FDI policy and sector caps
Income Tax — Code 2025 effective April 2026
IBBI — insolvency and restructuring
WLA INTELLIGENCE · INDIA · LIVE

REGULATORY SIGNALS
FROM
INDIA.

WLA Intelligence tracks regulatory changes, enforcement trends, and deal climate signals from India in real time — updated by the WLA India co-practice partner.

SIGNAL
DETAIL
STATUS
DPDP 2025
DATA
DPDP Rules 2025 — Cross-Border Transfer Framework Now Operative
12-month compliance window operative. Significant Processing Agreements required. Every EU and GCC company processing Indian personal data must comply now.
ACTIVE
INCOME TAX
CODE 2025
Income Tax Code 2025 — Material Changes Effective April 2026
Depreciation and corporate tax computation materially changed. Every cross-border group with India operations must assess impact urgently.
HIGH
CCI
MERGER CONTROL
CCI Deal Value Threshold — Digital Economy Deals Now Caught
CCI deal value threshold now catches high-value digital economy deals with limited India turnover. Standard pre-signing CCI assessment now required for all India-related M&A.
ACTIVE
EU-INDIA FTA
TRADE
EU-India FTA — Negotiations Accelerating Toward 2026 Signing
Pre-FTA structuring demand at record levels. Companies on both sides establishing positions before FTA ratification. WLA co-ordinates FTA readiness across EU and India simultaneously.
HIGH
WLA QUALIFIED™ PARTNER FIRM · INDIA

THE WLA
INDIA
CO-PRACTICE PARTNER.

WLA designates one exclusive partner firm per practice per jurisdiction. The WLA India partner firm is the sole WLA co-practice partner for India mandates — WLA Qualified, reviewed annually, and briefed simultaneously with every other WLA firm on every cross-border matter involving India.

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WLA QUALIFIED™ PARTNER · INDIA
Altacit Global
Chennai & New Delhi, India
Dr. Sudhir Ravindran · Managing Partner

Altacit Global is an ISO 9001-certified, CRISIL-rated full-service Indian law firm with offices in Chennai and New Delhi. Dr. Sudhir Ravindran leads the firm's cross-border practice across M&A, IP, and regulatory work for international clients investing in India.

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PRACTICES HELD IN INDIA
CORPORATE M&A
Companies Act · FEMA · CCI
DISPUTES
NCLT · High Courts · MCIA
TAX
Income Tax Code 2025 · Transfer Pricing
IP
CGPDTM · Patent Office · TM Registry
IMMIGRATION
FRRO · Work Permits · OCI
EMPLOYMENT
Industrial Disputes Act · State Labour Laws
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