Chandan P. Kini
Partner | Bengaluru
Practice Area
- General Corporate and Advisory
- Employment and Real Estate
Industry Sectors
- Information Technology
- Financial Services
Education
- National Law School, Bengaluru (1996)
Chandan P. Kini is a Partner in K Law’s Corporate practice, advising clients on contract law, employment and labour law, company law, and real estate documentation. Before joining us, Chandan was a Senior Associate with Universal Legal in Bengaluru.
Practising for over two decades, his clients include large corporations, start-ups, and individuals across India. Some of the prominent names in his portfolio include AOL India, Reliance Jio, Amazon India, Yahoo India, Ralph Lauren, Kalaari Capital, Hewlett-Packard Enterprises, ResponsAbility AG, SABMiller India, Dell India, and GE India Technology.
Chandan is also experienced in M&A and private equity matters and routinely assists clients with the same. He has received much recognition for his acute legal acumen and nuanced understanding of their requirements.
- Chandan has advised and represented the following key clients in his areas of expertise:
- AOL India on their contracts with clients, vendors and content providers on a retainer basis
- Reliance Jio on their contracts and post-contract advisory
- Indian portfolio companies of Vista Equity Partners on setting up contracts and general advisory matters
- Kalaari Capital on their initial investments in Apalya Technologies
- ResponsAbility AG on their investment in Desicrew Solutions
- Hewlett Packard Enterprises on their contracts, company secretarial, real estate and general advisory mattersMphasiS Limited in their agreements for setting up ATMs for various public sector banks
- SABMiller India on their acquisition of SPR Distilleries
- Advised Aptean India on their various contracts and corporate compliance matters
- Carpenter Classics on drafting and reviewing their customer and employee contracts
- Dell India in their review of contracts and RFPs
- E4e group on review of their Indian and US contracts with clients, vendors, and service providers on a retainer basis
- Flipkart on their disputes with various vendors and sellers, including preparing legal notices thereof
- Ralph Lauren on setting up and closing of liaison office under the foreign exchange laws
- Phoenix Malls on their agreements for setting up an e-mall
- K1 Capital in their due diligence for the acquisition of an IT company based in Pune
- Pole To Win group on their contracts across the US, Europe, and India jurisdictions.
- L&T Infrastructure on their subscription to CCDs in Karle Homes
- PNB MetLife on their agreements with vendors and service providers
- GE India Technology in the audit of their employee and contractor compliances, and assistance in rectification
- Caterpillar India on their wage contract and other employee-related matters.
- Amazon India on their queries on different employment structures
- L Brands on their employment matters associated with retainer-based employment
- Advinus Therapeutics on advice about the regularisation of contract labourers
- Yahoo India on their employment queries and documents associated with retainer-based employment
- Khosla Associates on the finalisation of their employee documents and policies
- Muthoot Papchan Group on the purchase of prime office space in Bangalore
- AOL Online India on their assignment of lease and sale of assets to a major IT company
- A leading developer in Hyderabad on their agreement with a project-based joint venture company for the construction of commercial buildings
- LogixHealth on their lease of two office premises in Bangalore
- Cambridge Technologies on their lease of office premises in Hyderabad
- Octagon Research on their lease of office premises in Bangalore
- Member of the Bar Council of Karnataka
- BAL, LLB, University of Mangalore (2004)