Economic Laws Practice has an ‘excellent team specialising in WTO issues‘, which ‘quickly understands the client’s perspective.‘
ELP has an excellent team specializing in WTO issues. Very quick in providing real-time advice.’
‘They quickly understand the client’s perspective and provide various alternatives about WTO legal issues.’
“They understand the market and the needs of the client and the particularities of the industry.”
“ELP are very aware of the commercial environment in India, which is an important component of trade matters. They have a strong team.”
"The trade team at ELP is a full-service team with significant expertise in Indian trade remedy proceedings. They are result-oriented and understand the challenges industries are confronted with".
"A very knowledgeable team working on a wide array of trade matters, both outbound and inbound".
"Practical and commercially minded. Understand the client’s requirements"
"Economic Laws Practice is our preferred provider in India; they are very good and extremely reliable in terms of quality, and assisting foreign firms and companies is bread and butter to them."
A contributor who says that Economic Laws Practice has "a very strong and competent, high-level trade team," adds: "I work with them because they bring the necessary expertise and authority, not only on the technical side but also when it comes to the relationship with the client and the authorities."
"I am very happy to endorse the firm. They are an excellent firm and I work with them often." The source adds that the firm has "extremely practical, thorough and hard-working" practitioners
One client remarks: "The team can work smoothly and impressively across time zones, being always available, and able to create an amicable productive atmosphere."
One source comments: "They have a good reputation in the trade arena," adding that "they understand our business and will give us a heads-up on things that might impact us."
‘ELP has unparalleled expertise in India with respect to trade remedies. Their knowledge of the law and of the precedents is exceptional.’
‘In our experience having cooperated with ELP on several trade remedy investigations initiated by the Indian government, Sanjay Notani and his team consistently produced work products delivered at a very high standard. It seems that they benefit from having a large team of experts not only in law but also in accounting and economics. As such, ELP is able to give excellent legal advice as well as practical know-how on the intricacy of India’s trade remedy regime. They are also highly responsive and good with client relations and handling.’
"They are the best firm we've worked with in India. They're responsive and always available. When I request that they connect me to the right people they can do that as they're well connected in general. Obviously, the quality of their work is very high."
"We sought them out specifically for this as they are a specialist firm. They were quite committed and did a stellar job of analysis, in that they could tell us what was relevant. They were persistent in furthering our position."
Another client adds: "They have enough in-house experience and qualification to advise on cross-border issues. They also have a good network to connect with other law firms based in other counties."
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"Very organised, professional and super nice" and considers it "the best trade team in India."
A contributor who says that Economic Laws Practice has "a very strong and competent, high-level trade team," adds: "I work with them because they bring the necessary expertise and authority, not only on the technical side but also when it comes to the relationship with the client and the authorities."
"Economic Laws Practice is our preferred provider in India; they are very good and extremely reliable in terms of quality, and assisting foreign firms and companies is bread and butter to them."
‘Practical and commercially minded. Understand the client’s requirements.’
"They always provided legal advice promptly, and their accuracy was backed up by a great deal of experience in trade disputes."
‘A very knowledgeable team working on a wide array of trade matters, both outbound and inbound.’
‘The trade team at ELP is a full-service team with significant expertise in Indian trade remedy proceedings. They are result-oriented and understand the challenges industries are confronted with.’
ELP’s International Trade and Customs practice assists companies with international rules governing their businesses.
We have been at the forefront of international trade law and policy in India and have represented the Government of India in a World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute before the WTO Panel and Appellate Body. ELP was one of the first firms to be appointed by the Government of India to advise on the WTO compatibility of India’s largest export incentive program. Our highly rated trade litigation practice is involved in a large number of trade remedial litigations in the country at every level from the Antidumping and Safeguard authorities to the Supreme Court of India.
Our international trade practice uses the rules of global trade at every level including national, bilateral and multilateral to solve issues related to market access and resolve trade disputes between governments and private industry.
Our international trade team routinely works with other lawyers, international organisations, the Government of India and its various departments; including the Department of Commerce as well as other sovereign governments to service the needs of our clients. With offices in Mumbai, the commercial capital; and New Delhi, the administrative headquarters of the central government; we have access to both industry and regulators.
ELP has broad expertise in handling advisory and enforcement matters involving trade controls, including export controls and economic sanctions. Our team understands the substantive legal constraints in this area with the key regulatory agencies such as the Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of External Affairs. Our services in the area of international trade controls include:
ELP represents international and domestic clients in proceedings arising in relation to anti-dumping, countervailing, safeguard duties and other trade remedy proceedings initiated by the authorities in India. The firm also represents clients in antidumping and other trade law proceedings initiated by United States, the European Communities and other national jurisdictions. ELP has represented the Government of India in a WTO dispute before the WTO Panel and the appellate body. We have successfully worked with clients in over 100 trade cases representing them in proceedings before the Investigating Authority and all the way up to the Supreme Court of India. ELP also provides advice on trade related issues such as Non-Tariff and Regulatory Barriers, transaction structuring to take advantage of investment treaties as well as valuation and rules of origin matters.
The International Trade & Customs team at ELP advises clients on a wide range of customs compliance matters, including the proper classification and valuation of imported goods, rules-of-origin, the establishment and operation of Free Trade Zones (FTZs) or Special Economic Zones (SEZ), duty entitlement and other export-import schemes and customs issues arising under the WTO Agreement. The team also offers advice on tax structuring for investment and tax optimisation for ongoing businesses. We also provide assistance in relation to policy formation, tariff rationalisation and government advocacy.
Additionally, our team assists clients with complex valuation issues, including issues relating to under-invoicing and over-invoicing , royalty payments and licensing arrangements and circumvention issues.
In addition to its considerable dispute settlement experience, our International Trade & Customs practice draws on its legal, economic and accounting expertise to advise corporations, industry associations and the Government of India on various aspects of trade and investment policy. The team routinely develops strategies to address trade policy problems that integrate legal, regulatory, commercial, and political considerations to offer our clients solutions without resorting to litigation.
