Full-service law firm ALMT Legal has a wide range of practices including banking and finance, capital markets, corporate and M&A, dispute resolution, labour and employment, and private equity. Its disputes offering covers all commercial litigation and arbitration, and handles criminal matters. Senior partners Sameer Tapia, Aliff Fazelbhoy, S Arun, Ryna Karani, Statira Ranina, Dhanya Menon, and Prashant Popat preside over two offices in Mumbai and Bangalore. The firm moves up one place in the shipping table this year.
Client feedback
“They are fast and very exact, managing matters down to the smallest details.” – Dispute resolution
“All ALMT partners like Sameer Tapia and Komal Joshi were very friendly and their team are very active in our every matter. All are not handling matters just to complete the task, they are involved in the matter personally and resolved the issues very nicely.” – Dispute resolution
“Personal touch and knowledge on the subject.” – Real estate
Vaishakh Kapadia
“He is a very responsible and organised person, a good manager.”
Sameer Tapia
“Appreciate his personal touch.”
Work highlights
Assisted Damas as plaintiff in a suit against Deepu Jewellers in relation to defaulted banking facilities.
Work highlights
Advised Zulekha Healthcare Group UAE on the sale of Alexis Hospital to Max Healthcare, India’s leading healthcare group.
Work highlights
Represented Seaspray Shipping in a dispute with government-owned company, SAIL, in relation to its obligations to ship cargo under a contract of affreightment. The matter involves important questions of law and interpretation of various sections of the Indian Contract Act, such as the right to claim damages, the validity of the unilateral termination clause, and effect of force majeure.