Dissent Legal · Legal Counsel · Advisory · Disputes · Drafting · IP
A commercial dispute. A deal gone sideways. A regulatory question with no clean answer. A contract that needs to actually protect you. Dissent Legal is a management consulting practice with lawyers.We think about the problem first — the document, if it's needed, comes out the other end.
Dissent Legal is run by qualified lawyers — and backed by CAs. That combination is rarer than it sounds. Most law firms draft what you ask.Most CA firms don't draft at all. We do both — legal enforceability and commercial accuracy, in the same document, from the same team.
Every clause is reviewed for its legal, financial, and tax consequence. The accounting treatment of an indemnity, the capital gains implication of a share transfer clause, the GST trigger in a service agreement — these are things a lawyer alone may miss. Our team doesn't.
From a standard bilateral NDA to the full transaction document set for a Series B, trademark assignments, and settlement agreements. Below is the complete catalogue. If it isn't listed and you need it — ask.
Advisory and consulting are how we think. Disputes, drafting, retainers, and IP are the tools we use. In that order.
For specific legal questions — not "draft me a contract" but "what does this clause mean for us?" or "how should we structure this to minimise exposure?" We provide written opinions and structured guidance on commercial legal questions that sit at the intersection of finance, tax, and law.
For ongoing projects — a transaction that produces 10 documents, a policy review that spans 6 months, a compliance programme that cuts across legal and regulatory work. We engage as the primary legal partner on the project, coordinating with specialist counsel where required.
Most disputes are resolved — or should be resolved — before they reach a courtroom. We handle everything before the litigation stage: notices, demands, negotiation, and arbitration. When a matter does proceed to court, we coordinate with our empanelled litigation counsel and remain involved throughout.
Dissent Legal handles pre-litigation advisory and documentation. Court appearances and formal litigation proceedings are conducted by our empanelled litigation counsel in coordination with our team.
For companies that need legal support as a standing function — not one contract a quarter, but continuous commercial-legal coverage. A retainer gives you a named point of contact who knows your business, your existing agreements, and your commercial context — before every conversation.
When the advisory leads to a document — which it often does — we draft it ourselves. No handoff to a separate team. The same lawyer who gave you the advice writes the clause. Every draft goes through three lenses: legal enforceability, commercial accuracy, and financial/tax consequence. Template-free. Instruction-led.
Your brand, your software, your creative work, and your proprietary processes are assets. They need to be registered, assigned correctly, and protectedbefore someone else does it first — or before a transaction exposes that they weren't. We handle the full IP lifecycle for Indian businesses.
Every matter follows the same discipline — whether it ends in advice, a document, or a referral to litigation counsel.
Every jurisdiction has its own peculiarities. Indian commercial law is no different — and most template-based drafting misses them entirely. We draft for Indian governing law, Indian courts, and Indian regulatory frameworks. Not adapted from English or US precedent.
Tell us what you need. One document or an ongoing relationship — we'll come back within 1 working day with how we'd approach it.
Dissent Legal is run by qualified advocates and legal practitioners, working within applicable Bar Council and professional rules. Litigation and court appearances are referred to our empanelled counsel network.
Response within 1 working day. Every enquiry reviewed by a practitioner.
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