Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer's India Practice Triumphs at Asian Legal Business India Law Awards 2025

Leading global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer's India practice has won the 'International Law Firm of the Year' award at this year's Asian Legal Business India Law Awards.

With a strong track record of over 20 years working on some of the most important and landmark India deals, this award is in recognition of the team's work last year advising clients across a range of industries, including:

• Dr. Reddy's Laboratories on its £500 million acquisition of Haleon Plc's Nicotine Replacement Therapy business outside the US.
• Exicom, an Indian EV charger manufacturer, on its acquisition of Tritium's businesses.
• Jubilant Bhartia Group on its investment in Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages in India for over US$1 billion.
• Zydus Lifesciences Limited, an innovative, global life sciences company, on its acquisition of LiqMeds Group.
• Reliance Industries Limited on its partnership with Nel Hydrogen Electrolyser ASA for one of the first major hydrogen businesses in India.
• A syndicate of five international lenders on the landmark ¥35.3bn yen-denominated green loan project financing for ReNew Hans Urja Private Limited's 600MW solar project in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan (named PFI India Deal of the Year 2024).
• JSW group on its US$1.5 billion acquisition of O2 Power from EQT / Temasek.
• A syndicate of lenders on the US$107 million financing provided to Serentica Renewables India 8 Private Limited for its 300 MW solar project in Rajasthan with BALCO as offtaker.

Alan Montgomery, partner and co-head of the India practice, comments: "We are proud to receive this award which highlights our India team's successes. The recognition reflects our commitment both to our clients in India, who trust us with their most complex mandates, as well as the future development of the legal profession in India. Congratulations, team, for this well-deserved victory!"

The India practice comprises 40 partners and 120 lawyers worldwide, with a core team led by Chris Parsons, Alan Montgomery, Roddy Martin, Siddhartha Shukla, Dhananjaya Chak and Andrew Cannon. The team advises clients on high profile and significant cross-border transactions, projects, disputes and debt and equity financings, and is regularly chosen by both international clients and Indian corporates on significant matters in India as well as overseas.

The India practice is also ranked Band one in Chambers and Partners (for 14 consecutive years) and Tier one in Legal 500 (for 17 consecutive years) for its Corporate/M&A, Disputes and Banking & Finance work across India.