Areas of Practice
DNA Legal offers a full spectrum of dispute resolution and advisory services, with a particular emphasis on commercial disputes, debt recovery, and regulatory litigation.
Commercial Disputes
The strategic core of our practice. We act in high-value, sensitive commercial disputes where the stakes are material and timelines critical. We sequence drafting, forum selection, interim relief, and asset tracing from day one.
Core Areas
- Strategic Litigation Planning
- High Court & Appellate Advocacy
- Interim Relief & Asset Tracing
- Settlement Architecture & Execution
Recovery Suits
Routine prosecution and defense of recovery actions under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 and DRTs under the RDB Act, 1993. Full toolkit covering Order XXXVII summary suits, SARFAESI proceedings, and attachment.
Core Areas
- Commercial Courts Act Actions
- Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) filings
- SARFAESI & Asset Enforcement
- Mareva-style Interlocutory Relief
Contract Enforcement
Distinguished practice in suits for specific performance, damages for breach of contract, mortgage suits, and rendition of accounts. Extensive experience in supply, JV, and construction/EPC contracts.
Core Areas
- Specific Performance Suits
- Breach of Contract Damages
- EPC & Infrastructure Disputes
- Joint Venture & Shareholder Agreements
Commercial Arbitration
Counsel in domestic and institutional arbitrations seated in India, spanning construction, infrastructure, FMCG, and contractual claims, along with the full range of flanking court support work.
Core Areas
- Domestic & Ad-hoc Arbitrations
- Institutional Arbitration Representation
- Section 9 & Section 34 Court Filings
- Enforcement of Arbitral Awards
Constitutional & Taxation
Sustained appellate record in indirect tax litigation (GST, Customs, Excise, Service Tax, VAT, Entry Tax) from departmental adjudication up to the Supreme Court, including writ challenges under Articles 32 and 226.
Core Areas
- GST, Customs & Indirect Taxes
- Appellate Adjudication Representation
- Writ Challenges to Arrests & Seizures
- Constitutional Validity Challenges
Real Estate
360-degree perspective representing developers and home-buyer associations (over 850 & 1,600 members) in landmark RERA, NCDRC, High Court, and Supreme Court matters, establishing buyer rights.
Core Areas
- RERA & Consumer Commission Litigation
- Developer Representation
- Home-Buyer Association Disputes
- DLF, Raheja, Kolkata West Landmark Cases
Insolvency & Bankruptcy
Representing resolution professionals, liquidators, financial/operational creditors, and personal guarantors before NCLT and NCLAT under the IBC, 2016. Integrated insolvency professional services.
Core Areas
- NCLT & NCLAT Representation
- Insolvency Professional Services (IBBI)
- CIRP Positioning & Negotiations
- Avoidance Applications & Liquidation
Banking & Finance
Predominantly borrower-side representation advising corporate borrowers, promoters, and personal guarantors on debt restructuring, one-time settlements (OTS), and SARFAESI defence.
Core Areas
- Borrower-Side Strategic Advisory
- One-Time Settlements (OTS)
- SARFAESI Defence & DRT Filings
- RBI Prudential Framework Restructuring
Private Client Practice
Serving promoter families, industrialists, and HNIs in matters sitting at the intersection of family, succession, and commerce, bringing our trademark litigation muscle with strict discretion.
Core Areas
- Family Settlements & Partition
- Wills, Probate & Administration
- Private Trust Structures & Succession
- Matrimonial & Property Disputes
White Collar & Economic Offences
Defending corporates, directors, and promoters before the Enforcement Directorate (ED), SFIO, EOW, and CBI. Strategy for PMLA, interrogation, bail, and LOC challenges.
Core Areas
- PMLA & ED Representation
- SFIO & CBI Interrogation Strategy
- Anticipatory Bail & LOC Challenges
- Adjudication & Appellate Tribunal under PMLA
Allied Criminal Litigation
Handling EOW complaints and criminal proceedings spawned by commercial disputes as an integrated part of the brief, aligning the criminal docket with overall commercial goals.
Core Areas
- Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Complaints
- Commercial Criminal Cross-Filings
- Corporate Criminal Compliance & Defence
Sectors We Represent
DNA Legal and its lawyers have acted for a representative cross-section of Indian businesses, public undertakings, and financial institutions across key commercial sectors.
Real Estate & Infrastructure
Representing developer groups, infrastructure majors, and large home-buyer associations in regulatory, consumer, and corporate insolvency forums.
Banking & Financial Services
Advising corporate borrowers and promoter groups on debt restructuring, securitization disputes, and OTS negotiations before recovery tribunals.
FMCG & Consumer Goods
Handling contractual enforcements, brand distribution litigations, commercial arbitration, and indirect tax disputes for consumer brand corporations.
Public Sector & Government
Advising and acting on instructions for public sector undertakings, tourism corporations, and state steel authorities in complex civil disputes.
Manufacturing & Industry
Representing automotive conglomerates, chemical manufacturers, and industrial engineering corporations in corporate dispute resolutions.
Private Clients & Promoters
Assisting promoter families, industrialists, and high-net-worth individuals in succession planning, family partitions, and private trust structures.