India undoubtedly is a reservoir of service experts when it comes to legal and regulatory acumen. However, what sets aside the dust from the rest is sheer professionalism and commitment to delivering leading to the inevitable client delight. Lex Witness brings to you a special piece on one of such reputed firms – Hammurabi & Solomon Partners. Have an interesting read through.

Hammurabi & Solomon Partners (H&S) ranked amongst top 20 largest Indian Law Firms by the Asian Legal Business in 2019, first came to be known for its trailblazing work during the diversification process of VSNL one of the biggest telecommunication PSU in the country around 2001. This was the year when the Firm established itself and entered into an arena which was dominated by the large law firms. Since then the firm has been recognised for its top-drawer advocacy across a variety of practices, including Policy and Regulation, Corporate M&A, Dispute Management & Strategy and Real Estate.

When it comes to advising on intricate mandates across Dispute Management, Transaction Support, Corporate M&A or Policy & Regulation, H&S partners have been lauded time and again by their clients for their pragmatic and commercial approach. The firm has been in the spotlight for its in-depth knowledge and ability to provide clear and prescient judgments on favourable and not so favourable developments in the market for their clients.

The firm has a strength of over 100 members across 6 offices in India who have been working relentlessly to make an impact in the legal space. The team at H&S have been noted by the peers and clients alike for their entrepreneurial, creative,

The torchbearer of the Firm, Dr. Manoj Kumar also drives strategic policy & regulation initiatives at the Observer Research Foundation, UNESCO’s Inclusive Policy Lab and the Inter-pacific Bar Association (IPBA). He is the recipient of the prestigious Mahatma Gandhi Samman -2017, an honour conferred on him at the House of Lords, London for his outstanding contribution to the field of law. He has also been listed as one of the finest leaders in the Lexis Nexis 100 Legal Luminaries of India.

business-focused approach and knack for innovation in the business of law. H&S has been responsible for starting important conversations, continuously bringing key issues to light and making a noticeable impact in the policy & law making space towards achieving sustainable development goals of India, for which the firm recently received the ‘Business Leadership Award, 2019 for its inspiring contributions at the National Swachhata Summit, 2019.

The firm along with ASSOCHAM published a detailed knowledge report on “M&A Landscape in India,” and had also submitted a detailed report on “Make India Hub for International Arbitration” to Ministry of Law & Justice, Government of India, with suggested amendments to the governing act, to aid in better understanding the challenges faced by practitioners of international commercial arbitration. For this reason, H&S is regularly leaned-on for thought leadership