Edward James

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Edward has experience across a wide range of civil and commercial law related litigations, including corporate insolvency matters and regularly appears before the High Court of Madras, National Company Law Tribunal, Chennai bench as well as other courts and tribunals.

membership

Qualifications

  • 2007 B.A. B.L. (Hons), Dr. Ambedkar Law University School Of Excellence In Law
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Expertise

Practice Areas

  • Disputes
  • General Corporate

He has also worked on arbitration matters across various sectors and was appointed as an advocate commissioner by the Chennai Consumer Forum in a construction related dispute. In addition, Edward has also advised a number of clients on various corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions and private equity investments. Prior to joining Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, he worked at HSB Partners, Chennai where his primary area of practice was dispute resolution and general corporate advisory.

Professional Experience

  • Represented Small Industries Development Bank of India against a foreign investor in a shareholder dispute, before the High Court of Madras and in arbitral proceedings in Chennai.
  • Represented Lactalis in actions pertaining to trademark infringement, before the High Court of Madras.
  • Represented the Resolution Professional for Orchid Pharma Limited in insolvency proceedings before the National Company Law Tribunal, Chennai.
  • Represented Pfizer Healthcare India Pvt. Limited in disputes with its contract workmen across various courts.
  • Advised Technology Frontiers India Private Limited on their fund raising activities.
  • Advised SDB Select Services Private Limited on their restructuring.

Memberships

  • Bar Council of Tamil Nadu, India

Qualifications

  • 2007 B.A. B.L. (Hons), Dr. Ambedkar Law University School Of Excellence In Law
expertise

Expertise

Practice Areas

  • Disputes
  • General Corporate