Lex Favios established in 2014

Founded in the year 2014, Lex Favios is a full service Law Firm with offices in Delhi and Mumbai. Lex Favios is a multi-disciplinary law firm providing a wide range of transactional, regulatory, corporate advisory and dispute resolution services. The Firm is committed to finding practical solutions that produce tangible and cost effective results for its clients. The cornerstone of the Firm’s philosophy is to safeguard and advance the clients’ interest effectively and efficiently.

The key areas of practice include Banking & Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate & Hospitality, Private Equity, Corporate Commercial Laws, Capital Markets, Project Finance, Cross Border and Non-Resident Taxation Issues, Taxation, Regulatory & Policy, Information Technology, Labour & Employment, Intellectual Property and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.

General Corporate and Commercial

The Firm advises clients on the structuring and setting up of operations in India and the legal, regulatory and tax aspects of doing business in India.

Mergers and Acquisitions

The Firm assists its clients in choosing the right business structure. The Firm also advises its clients with issues involving organization, reorganization, acquisition and liquidation of various entities. In addition, the Firm also directs the purchase and sale of businesses in taxable and non-taxable transactions.

Capital Markets

Lex Favios has a veteran capital markets practice team that has assisted both large and small businesses in the legal and financial aspects of raising capital through the offering of equity and debt securities.

The members of the Firm have extensive experience in assisting issuers, underwriters, and equity holders on all aspects of Capital Markets activities for (i) Initial Public Offerings (IPO’s) (ii) Rights Issues (iii) Private Placements in both bond and equity markets (iv) Advisory services to listed companies and market intermediaries in the areas of statutory and regulatory compliances.

The team’s experience includes domestic and international equity offerings in multiple jurisdictions, including private placements of securities and possess the ability to offer expert, timely and cost effective advice on full range of equity and equity linked markets transactions. The members of the Firm have acted for numerous Indian companies listing on the domestic stock exchanges such as Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange of India Limited and international stock exchanges.

Real Estate and Property Laws

The Firm regularly advises on the acquisition, investment, risk assessment, development, planning, environment, construction, property finance, transfer, sales, securitization and dispute resolution, in sectors like ports, hotels, plaza, etc. The team members have an expertise in advising on real estate transactions.

Taxation

The Firm assists clients with their needs to maximize tax benefits in corporate and financial restructurings. The Firm’s tax team offers expertise in numerous areas including corporate, finance, investment, banking, insurance, property, employment, estate and disputes.

Intellectual Property

The members of the Firm are experienced in the provisions of intellectual property and advice in both IP-specific matters as well as cross border transactional matters and regularly advises clients regarding domain name matters, security interests in intellectual property, licensing and franchising issues and associated aspects of IP-related commercial law, as well as other technology-related legal issues.

Drugs, Pharma, Medical Devices and Diagnostics Practice

Lex Favios and its team members have advised in setting up manufacturing units in India for pharmaceutical companies and R&D units in Special Economic Zones. The Firm practice includes rendering advise on safety issues, health care, product classifications, diagnostics, and pricing policy of drugs & devices.

The members of the team have extensive experience in advising on IP infringement of medical devices, pharma products, dietary supplements, proprietary medicines, drug and cosmetics laws, requirements and transactions involving the development, manufacture and commercialization of medicinal products (drugs or devices or any specialized product).

Private Equity and Fund Practice

The Firm’s private equity and corporate structuring lawyers assist domestic, multinational and foreign companies in making acquisitions and investments. The Firm’s experience covers the entire private equity spectrum, including structuring, making equity investments, negotiating bridge and debt financing for portfolio companies and structuring follow-on investments. Further, the Firm provide clients with structures and documentation that keeps thecurrent industry specifics in perspective.

Banking and Finance

The Firm offers expertise across a full spectrum of financial products including debt finance, asset-backed finance, derivative products, project finance and structured finance. We represent clients in all aspects of financing transactions, from origination and negotiation, to documentation and closing.

Retail and Franchising

Lex Favios advises regularly on setting up retail/franchise business in India and the regulatory approvals required in this regard, with respect to single brand retailing business.

The Retail & Franchising sector practice has a multi-disciplinary focus which addresses the specific needs of this industry given the number of areas of compliance and operational requirements of the business. The team, therefore, combines significant & accumulated industry knowledge across practice areas to address issues that confront the retail industry including (a) Foreign direct investment; (b) Licensing and distribution; (c) Food laws; (d) Labour and Employment; (e) Product liability and franchisor mitigation; and (f) Intellectual Property.

Telecommunications, Media and Information Technology

The Firm has developed an expertise and niche in this area with experience in advising several global companies on legal, regulatory, tax and undertaking matters in relation to a broad range of transactional practice and advisory in issues concerning Telecommunications, Media and Information Technology issues.

Hospitality

The members of the Firm have experience in advising strategic investors in relation to disinvestment by the Government of India, of its shareholding in various companies, owning prominent hotels, structuring of investment and general advice relating to the transaction.

Regulatory and Policy

The Firm practice has a well-established regulatory practice in India. The Firm regulatory practice includes representing clients in regulatory proceedings before diverse regulatory authorities on diverse matters including issues related to merger control, abuse of dominance and anti-competitive behaviour, tariff determination, licensing, regulation and adjudicatory proceedings.

Fund Practice

The Fund practice group has extensive experience in the structuring and setting up of complex domestic and international funds, and in providing advice over a wide range of investment strategies and asset classes. The Firm advises on various legal, regulatory and tax requirements of international investors and provides advice on fund investment transactions, which enables the Firm to provide close support to the fund, from the fund formation phase to its investments in portfolio companies.

Litigation

The lawyers of the Firm have appeared in various courts including District Courts, High Courts and the Supreme Court of India. The Firm handles all aspects of commercial litigation at trial, on appeal and administrative proceedings. The lawyers of the Firm have broad experience with the most difficult and cutting-edge issues in areas.

Arbitration and Alternate Dispute Resolution

Lex Favios advises clients in cross-border disputes on the laws of applicable jurisdiction in the light of the principles of private international law and Indian laws which govern the enforcement of foreign judgment in India.