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Short-form analysis, longer essays, and firm-wide commentary on the legal and regulatory developments reshaping Indian business. Written by the partners and senior lawyers who handle this work every day.
The DPDP Act, eighteen months in: what the first enforcement cycle has taught us.
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act has moved from abstract statute to operative reality. Based on our work advising clients through their first Data Protection Impact Assessments, cross-border transfer frameworks, and consent re-architecture, we examine where the law has actually bitten — and where the market has over-prepared.
Read the Essay →Reading from the past quarter.
Representations and warranties insurance in Indian M&A: a market that has finally arrived.
RWI is no longer an exotic option in Indian deals. We look at what the mature market now expects of buyers, sellers, and insurers — and where the drafting still deserves close attention.
The RBI's new digital lending framework: three things that have quietly changed.
Beyond the headlines on first-loss default guarantees and loan service providers, the 2025-26 revisions have shifted a number of operational defaults. We flag the ones that matter most to regulated entities.
Section 29A awards in India: a survey of the recent jurisprudence.
The Supreme Court and several High Courts have refined their approach to time-expired arbitral mandates. We survey the judgments and distil the practical takeaways for parties and counsel.
BRSR Core assurance in 2026: what to expect from your auditors.
Reasonable assurance on BRSR Core has entered force for the top-listed issuers. We share what we are seeing in the assurance process and where the disclosure positions remain contested.
Drag-along rights in Indian VC term sheets: the structural questions worth re-asking.
Standard drafting conceals a surprising amount of optionality. We walk through the clauses that founders and investors should re-negotiate rather than copy, and the ones that rarely pay off in dispute.
Competition Commission settlements: what the new guidelines signal.
The CCI's revised settlement and commitment framework has already changed the calculus for parties under investigation. We analyse the early matters and offer a practitioner's view of the strategy now available.
From the firm.
Appointments, mandates, speaking engagements and the occasional recognition. Short-form updates only — we keep the long-form thinking on this page.
Vritti advises on a USD 340 million cross-border acquisition in the insurance sector.
Arvind Ramesh and Roopali Singh to speak at the IBA M&A Conference, Singapore.
Firm recognised in India Business Law Journal's 2026 rankings across five practice areas.
Vritti acts for a consortium of lenders on a landmark INR 2,800 crore project financing.
New Principal Associate appointments across the Mumbai and New Delhi offices.
Debashree Dutta delivers keynote on the DPDP Act at the Confederation of Indian Industry.
Vritti advises a global private equity sponsor on a multi-asset exit transaction.
Firm opens expanded disputes practice in New Delhi with senior counsel additions.
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