The corporate governance practice at Desai & Diwanji includes advising the company management, boards of directors and board committees of public as well as private companies on the full range of corporate governance matters and fiduciary duties.

The team focuses on raising awareness and standards of corporate governance, shareholder risk management and stakeholder relationships. Our lawyers have a deep understanding of the corporate statutory and regulatory landscape in India as well as the constantly evolving practices amongst business leaders.

The Firm has advised clients on the most current corporate governance issues and trends, including:

• oppression and mismanagement
• strategies to prevent hostile takeovers
• effective structuring of the Boards of listed and unlisted companies
• appointment and removal of Board members
• constitution of board committees
• drafting and adoption of policies
• disclosure requirements of directors
• internal investigations, including those by special committees of boards of directors
• monitoring and advising clients on evolving best practices and on corporate governance proposals put forth by regulators and stock exchanges
• regulatory matters pertaining to the Board and management during mergers and acquisitions
• appearing before courts and tribunals to represent clients in matters pertaining to corporate governance
• shareholders’ ability to call special meetings and majority voting in director elections

Our effective advice on corporate governance and the different strategies to be adopted by our clients stems from our in-depth domain knowledge combined with the ability to understand facts and anticipate client needs. Our lawyers regularly engage with regulators, stakeholders, management members and shareholders to address all relevant aspects pertaining to corporate governance.

We represent both domestic as well as international clients, including listed and unlisted companies, private companies and limited liability partnerships across all sectors.

Members of our team include lawyers who have previously worked with relevant regulatory agencies. Their frequent engagement with regulatory agencies helps give our team an insight into legislative intent as well as the current views of regulators. These relationships offer our team members a unique insight into the perspectives and objectives of regulators, which in turn forms the backbone of the solutions that we offer to our clients.