Alaya Legal

India

Analysis

Overview

Alaya Legal was established over two decades ago by Divjyot Singh and Suniti Kaur. The firm’s core areas are corporate transactions and advisory, and dispute resolution. Sectoral focuses include energy, infrastructure and oil and gas. Its boutique energy practice covers areas such as upstream, midstream and downstream, gas infrastructure, refineries, petrochemical operations and marketing, crude oil, gas, LNG and petroleum products sales, and aviation fuel farms. The litigators have a deep bench of experience in multiple Indian jurisdictions and at all levels of court, fora and tribunals.

Client feedback

Quick response and quality assessment.” – Aviation

Quick turnaround, domain knowledge and access to partners.” – Banking and finance

Suniti Kaur

“Knowledgeable, problem-solving approach and domain expertise.”

“Strong knowledge and attendance.”

Corporate and M&A

Work highlights

Advised a VC-backed fintech startup on the deployment of its product, incorporating a hybrid model that merges private and public cloud functionalities.

Assisted a digital health platform for patients and caregivers on creating a comprehensive legal risk assessment protocol and framework for terms and conditions preparation for a caregiver-centric platform.

Energy

Work highlights

Advised IndianOil in negotiating and finalising terms for licensing alcohol-to-jet technology from LanzaJet, facilitating IndianOil's venture into sustainable aviation fuel production.

Provided regulatory and legal counsel to the client, which provides cutting-edge services to businesses in the energy and new energy space, on studying policy statements in new energy spaces, identifying areas of laws requiring modification, and proactively assisting the client in aligning business goals with policy objectives.