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    South Asia

    Nixon Peabody works with clients to meet the challenges of doing business in the vibrant South Asian economy.

    /Overview

    The South Asian region includes countries with some of the fastest growing economies in the world. The significant growth of the Indian economy in the past decade alone has brought a new dimension to the region and holds promise for other countries in South Asia.

    Our team includes lawyers who understand the region, culture, language, and needs of both our South Asian clients and our US clients with interests in South Asia. 

    To ensure we’re delivering actionable market insights to our US-based clients, we maintain close working relationships with law firms and businesses in India, Singapore, and other South Asian countries. 

    For our South Asian clients doing business in the US, we advise them on a range of issues, from corporate transactions to regulatory issues to commercial disputes. Our objective is to ensure they achieve their objective in the US. 

    /Representative Experience

    • Leading provider of end-to-end IT services and solutions for Global 1000 companies, including BPO services, with extensive operations in India, in M&A transactions, joint ventures, financing, commercial contracts, intellectual property, real estate, labor and employment, and other transactional work
    • Indian company and its investor in connection with prosecution of a fraud claim involving an Indian-listed company, including claims of money laundering and RBI violations
    • Investor in connection with disputes arising out of the financing of an energy project in India
    • India-based pharmaceutical consulting company, in connection with its financing from various angel investors and represent it on continuing general corporate and commercial matters
    • Leading provider of renewable energy in emerging markets, in connection with development of solar projects in India
    • Developer in a Water Reclamation Project in Bangalore, India
    • Defense equipment manufacturer in establishing a joint venture in India
    • Leading biological materials company on a distribution agreement in India
    • US drug maker on a manufacturing agreement in India

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    • David K. Cheng

      Partner / Chair and Managing Partner of China/Asia Pacific Practice
      • Hong Kong
      • Office:+852.9307.3900
        Mobile:Hong Kong/ +852 9307.3900 China/ +86 156.2607.6649 US/ +1 650.387.3948 Singapore/ +65 8669.9309
      • dcheng@nixonpeabody.com
      David K. Cheng
    • Cheng Hoo

      Senior Partner, Nixon Peabody CWL
      • Hong Kong
      • Office:+852.2171.6228
      • cheng.hoo@nixonpeabodycwl.com
      Cheng Hoo
    • Gregory P. O'Hara

      Partner
      • San Francisco
      • Office:+1 415.984.8248
      • gohara@nixonpeabody.com
      Gregory P. O'Hara
    • Harry P. Trueheart

      Senior Counsel & Chairman Emeritus
      • New York City
      • Office:+1 212.940.3027
      • htrueheart@nixonpeabody.com
      Harry P. Trueheart
    • David A. Kaufman

      Director of Global Strategies
      • San Francisco
      • Office:+1 415.984.8241
        Mobile:+1 415.244.2224
      • dkaufman@nixonpeabody.com
      David A. Kaufman
    • Jay D. Rosenbaum

      Partner
      • Boston
      • Office:+1 617.345.1269
      • jrosenbaum@nixonpeabody.com
      Jay D. Rosenbaum
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