Solicis Lex Takes Over Bespoke Legal In Mumbai
LIVELAW NEWS NETWORK
5 Jun 2023 1:16 PM IST
Mumbai based law firm Solicis Lex and Solicis Lex Advisory headed by Adv. Ameet Mehta is on an expansion drive and Juhu based Bespoke Legal headed by Adv. Aditya Bhatt (B.Arch, MBA, LLB) has now merged with Solicis Lex to create a recent time new history in legal fraternity.
Solicis Lex, which has its 20,000 sq.ft. global head office spread over 3 floors in Malad Mindspace, after the merger boasts of 300 plus legal team and an additional new office in Juhu, the heart of city. In fact, Solicis had also recently opened associate offices in USA, Israel, China, UAE, UK, Bahrain, Canada and Australia. Solicis Lex will continue to operate out of its head office in Malad Mindspace and the Juhu Office has been named as Solicis JVPD, shall now be operated as an extension of the Malad Office. Juhu, normally called as JVPD boasts of housing some of the nation’s top ultra-HNIs including most of Mumbai’s top developers.
Advocate Ameet Mehta, founder and Managing Partner of Solicis Lex is not only a lawyer but also an Engineer and MBA Graduate. He is a student of Leeds University and London Business School. The firm practices with different verticals into various areas including Civil and Criminal Litigation, NCLT, DRT, Immigration, RERA compliances, Conveyance and Deemed Conveyance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Infrastructure, Media, Family Law, Insolvency and Bankruptcy, Arbitration, Investment Banking, Direct and Indirect Tax Planning and Management, Wealth Preservation, etc. The firm has not only enhanced its further reach but has now increased its market share to become one of the leading law firms in India today.
Adv. Aditya Bhatt also like his Managing Partner is not just a lawyer but has also done his Architecture from KRVIA (Mumbai) and his MBA from City University of New York. With years of exhaustive experience in dealing with property and finance litigation matters across various jurisdictions - civil, criminal, quasi-judicial, etc. as well as structuring of complex transactions in real estate and finance he and his team have developed a very unique reputation and skill set to resolve complex issues in these domains. Bespoke Legal is primarily based out of its 2500 sq.ft. office on 10th Road in Juhu.
One of Solicis Lex’s key strengths remains its domination of the Mumbai market-share for litigation and non-litigation practice in Real Estate, especially Redevelopment. It boasts of representing more than 400 Cooperative Housing societies in Mumbai. Solicis Lex also has a huge bank of corporate matters managed by various verticals. The merger appears to be a very strategic one. Adv. Aditya Bhatt’s team’s unique skill set strengthens the firm’s core practice areas and will be a key strategic advantage to Solicis growth ambitions. Further the geographical proximity and reach caters to the high-end suburbs of Bandra, Khar, Santacruz and Juhu.
Solicis Lex’s brand along with Bespoke Legal’s existing practice and skill set along with the geographic positioning of Solicis Lex’s new office in Juhu shall be a game changer for the litigation and non-litigation law practice from Bandra to Juhu especially in Real Estate.
This is one of the most exciting mergers of recent times and is well placed to revolutionize the legal litigation space in Mumbai city.
