Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is a leading international law firm. Consistently ranking among the world's top law firms in industry surveys and major publications, Gibson Dunn is distinctively positioned in today's global marketplace with 1000 lawyers and 16 offices in major cities throughout the United States and Europe. Committed to providing the highest quality legal services to its clients. Gibson Dunn's representative clients include some of the world's largest multinational corporations in all major industries, leading government entities, commercial and investment banks, start-up ventures, emerging growth businesses, partnerships and individuals.

The American Lawyer has named Gibson Dunn the 2010 Litigation Department of the Year. In awarding this honor, the magazine dubbed Gibson Dunn's litigators the "Game Changers," adding, "when other firms and conventional strategies come up short, clients in deep trouble turn to Gibson Dunn for fresh, aggressive thinking and innovative rescues."

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Qualified Foreign Investors Permitted to Directly Invest in Equity Shares of Indian Listed Companies
Priya Mehra,Jai S. Pathak,Karthik Ashwin Thiagarajan, February 1, 2012
The Government in India ("Government") has extended the reach of a Qualified Foreign Investor ("QFI") in India by permitting it to directly invest in equity shares of Indian companies listed on Indian stock exchanges. The Reserve Bank of India ("RBI") has issued...

The Government of India Allows up to 100% FDI in Single-Brand Product Retail Trading (Subject to Certain Conditions)
Priya Mehra,Jai S. Pathak, January 27, 2012
On January 10, 2012, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, issued a press note amending the Consolidated Foreign Direct Investment ("FDI") Policy of October 2011 ("Amendment").

The Supreme Court of India Rules in Favor of Vodafone in a Landmark Judgment
Priya Mehra,Jai S. Pathak,Karthik A. Thiagarajan, January 23, 2012
The Supreme Court of India ("Supreme Court") on January 20, 2012 has overturned a 2010 decision of the Bombay High Court which ruled that Vodafone was liable to pay $2 billion to the Indian tax authorities because Indian capital gains taxes applied on share transfers between two...

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