Expertise – LEXSITUS

Real Estate

A real estate attorney plays a critical role in property transactions by providing legal expertise in matters such as title searches, drafting and reviewing contracts, advising on legal rights and obligations, and ensuring that all documentation is accurate and enforceable. At Lexsitus, real estate is a core practice, where we advise developers, investors, landowners, financial institutions, and individual clients across the entire lifecycle of transactions from acquisition and development to transfer and dispute resolution. As trusted panel advisors to builders, banks, and institutions, we offer ongoing legal support, risk assessment, and transaction oversight to ensure smooth, compliant, and commercially viable outcomes.

Our work encompasses title due diligence, transaction structuring, and the drafting, review, and registration of key property documents, including sale deeds, leases, mortgages, and development agreements, along with handling joint developments, township projects, and asset transfers. At Lexsitus, we represent client interests throughout the transaction process, including negotiations and closure, and assist in resolving disputes relating to title, boundaries, or contractual issues. With in-depth knowledge of applicable laws and regulations, we provide strategic guidance, mitigate risks, and ensure that every transaction is legally sound, efficient, and aligned with our clients’ objectives.

Contract Laws & Commercial Advisory

We offer ongoing corporate legal advisory services to our clients, guiding them through every stage of a business’s journey—from incorporation and day-to-day operations to fundraising, mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures. In addition, we help identify the range of agreements required for dealing with various stakeholders and support our clients in drafting, negotiating, and finalizing these contracts. We also review and assess third-party agreements to ensure our clients’ interests are adequately protected.

Our Corporate team has extensive experience in matters relating to trust and society laws, partnerships, company law, corporate governance, commercial contracts, deeds, and memorandums of understanding. When structuring commercial agreements, we begin with a detailed evaluation of the requirements, scope, and potential risks involved, followed by in- depth consultations to develop well-structured, customized agreements aligned with the client’s business objectives.

We regularly advise on and draft a wide spectrum of agreements, including joint venture agreements, franchise agreements, partnership agreements, collaboration agreements, co- founders’ MOUs, commercial contracts and non-disclosure agreements, MOA/AOA and constitutions for companies, trusts, NGOs, and political entities, compromise and settlement deeds, indemnity bonds, service agreements, sales and leasing agreements, manufacturing and distribution agreements, licensing arrangements, term sheets, and other specialized business contracts.

Regulatory, RERA & Government Approvals

At Lexsitus, we provide comprehensive legal advisory on regulatory compliance, RERA matters, and government approvals, ensuring that real estate and infrastructure projects are legally sound and fully prepared for implementation. Our team supports clients across Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Mumbai, navigating the complex framework of central, state, and local regulations governing land use, zoning, construction, and development. We advise on RERA registration and compliance, including mandatory disclosures, project structuring, and adherence to regulatory timelines, while also facilitating approvals such as building plan sanctions, environmental clearances, fire safety NOCs, and other statutory permissions through effective liaison with authorities.

Our services also include detailed title verification and due diligence to identify potential risks relating to ownership, encumbrances, and land use. We draft and review builder-buyer agreements and related project documentation to ensure compliance with applicable laws and fair contractual terms. Additionally, we represent clients including developers, homebuyers, and intermediaries before regulatory authorities and tribunals in matters concerning project delays, compliance issues, and contractual disputes. With a strong understanding of regulatory frameworks and administrative processes, Lexsitus provides strategic legal guidance, mitigates risks, and ensures smooth and compliant execution of real estate transactions.

Litigation, Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

At Lexsitus, we represent corporates and individuals in a wide range of property, contractual, and civil disputes, including matters relating to ownership, enforcement, and breach, adopting a strategic and result-oriented approach across courts, tribunals, and arbitration forums. Our dispute resolution practice is built on a strong understanding of procedural law, contractual rights, and judicial frameworks, enabling us to effectively handle both litigation and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.

We advise and represent clients in domestic and international arbitration proceedings, including commercial, corporate, and infrastructure-related disputes. Our services cover the entire arbitration lifecycle—from drafting and reviewing arbitration clauses and pre-dispute strategy to representation before arbitral tribunals, managing evidence, and handling procedural aspects. We also assist in enforcement of arbitral awards, challenging adverse awards, and obtaining interim reliefs before courts, ensuring that our clients’ interests are protected at every stage.

In addition to arbitration, our litigation practice includes advising on dispute strategy, issuing and responding to legal notices, drafting pleadings and claim documents, and representing clients before civil courts, tribunals, and High Courts. We also coordinate with local counsel across jurisdictions where required. With a focus on efficiency, confidentiality, and commercially viable outcomes, Lexsitus delivers comprehensive dispute resolution support tailored to the complexities of each matter.

Integrated Legal Support

Our due diligence process extends beyond basic compliance, involving a detailed examination of corporate records, contractual frameworks, regulatory filings, and potential dispute exposure to identify and evaluate legal risks that may affect transactions or ongoing operations. We support clients in structuring transactions, preparing documentation, and ensuring regulatory adherence, thereby maintaining clarity, transparency, and legal certainty throughout the process. By combining advisory, transactional, and dispute resolution expertise, Lexsitus delivers legally sound and commercially prudent solutions that minimize legal exposure, strengthen risk management, and ensure effective and enforceable outcomes.

Central and State Government Work

Our services extend to assisting with government contracts, policy interpretation, tender documentation, and liaison with authorities, ensuring efficient coordination between stakeholders and regulatory bodies. Through a structured and compliance-driven approach, we help clients manage legal requirements and facilitate smooth execution of government-related projects.

Agriculture

Lex Situs delivers specialized legal advisory services to a diverse range of stakeholders within the agricultural sector, including landowners, investors, developers, and institutional clients. Our practice covers advisory on land acquisition, title diligence, ownership structuring, and agricultural land leasing arrangements. We also provide strategic guidance on land conversion processes, regulatory approvals, and compliance with applicable statutory frameworks. Through a diligent and risk-focused approach, we assist clients in identifying potential legal exposures and structuring transactions in a manner that ensures regulatory alignment, title clarity, and long-term legal security.

Automotive

Our services extend to intellectual property protection for automotive technologies, components, and innovations, as well as support in structuring and negotiating commercial transactions, including foreign direct investment (FDI), joint ventures, mergers & acquisitions, and supply and distribution agreements. We also advise on dealership and distribution arrangements, including dispute resolution and contract management between manufacturers and dealers.

In addition, Lex Situs provides guidance on product liability matters, including defect-related claims and vehicle recall processes, along with advisory on environmental, safety, and sustainability regulations, including compliance relating to electric vehicles (EVs), battery safety standards, and recycling obligations. Through an integrated and risk-focused approach, we help clients ensure regulatory alignment, operational efficiency, and legal protection across the automotive value chain.

Consumer Products

Lex Situs advises consumer product companies on property transactions, commercial agreements, regulatory compliance, and risk management, enabling scalable and legally sound operations. In addition, we provide guidance on consumer protection frameworks in India, where disputes are adjudicated under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 through District, State, and National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions.

Our practice also includes assisting individuals and businesses in navigating consumer disputes involving defective products, deficient services, misleading practices, and related claims. We support clients in drafting and filing complaints, issuing legal notices, collecting and organizing evidence, and representing parties in proceedings and mediation. Our advisory extends to sectors such as real estate, e-commerce, healthcare, financial services, and insurance, ensuring effective handling of consumer-related disputes while maintaining compliance with applicable legal and procedural requirements.

E-Commerce

Lex Situs assists e-commerce businesses with real estate advisory, warehousing arrangements, leasing structures, and regulatory compliance, enabling efficient and scalable operations in a fast-evolving digital environment.

We also provide legal support aligned with the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 and the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020, advising both businesses and consumers on rights, obligations, and dispute resolution mechanisms. Our practice covers compliance with mandatory disclosures, drafting of policies and agreements, and guidance on intermediary liability and safe harbour protections for platforms.

In addition, we assist in addressing consumer grievances arising from online transactions, including defective products, delivery issues, misleading practices, dark patterns, and data privacy concerns. Our services extend to drafting complaints, managing disputes, and representing clients before Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions and through online dispute resolution mechanisms, ensuring legally compliant and effective outcomes for all stakeholders.

Defence

Lex Situs bridges the gap between infrastructure development and national security regulations by providing specialized legal support in defence-related matters. We assist clients in navigating the complexities of defence land acquisition, title verification, and infrastructure projects, ensuring strict compliance with evolving Ministry of Defence (MoD) guidelines and applicable statutory requirements.

In addition, our firm specializes in Criminal Defence Litigation, representing clients across all judicial levels which is from District Courts to the High Court and the Supreme Court. We offer expert guidance on bail applications, trial strategy, and appellate advocacy, with a continued focus on protecting constitutional and procedural rights at every stage of the legal process.

Ed-Tech

At Lex Situs, we provide end-to-end legal solutions for the evolving education sector. Beyond digital compliance, we advise ed-tech companies on property acquisition, leasing structures, contractual frameworks, and regulatory considerations supporting both digital and physical education infrastructure. We provide end-to-end legal support for the EdTech sector, specializing in regulatory compliance (UGC/AICTE), e-learning content licensing, and student data protection. Our firm ensures that digital platforms adhere to Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules and maintain robust grievance mechanisms to mitigate legal risk

Education

In addition, our practice extends to education-related legal matters involving schools, students, educators, and institutions across all levels of education. We assist in resolving disputes relating to special education services, student discipline, discrimination and harassment, and academic or administrative issues. Our services include advising on regulatory compliance, policy implementation, student rights, and institutional governance, as well as representing clients in negotiations and proceedings involving schools, school boards, and higher education institutions, ensuring due process and protection of legal rights at every stage.

Fin-Tech

Lex Situs supports fintech companies with advisory on commercial property matters, contractual structuring, and regulatory compliance, enabling secure and compliant business operations.

Our fintech practice encompasses comprehensive regulatory advisory aligned with frameworks issued by regulators such as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), including guidance on payment systems, digital lending, investment platforms, and peer-to-peer lending models. We assist clients in navigating licensing requirements, compliance obligations, and evolving regulatory standards applicable to fintech businesses.

Our services further extend to payment services and digital wallets, including drafting and reviewing user agreements, advising on compliance under the Payments and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, and supporting Prepaid Payment Instrument (PPI) licensing and cross-border payment structures. We also advise on digital lending, neo-banking frameworks, blockchain applications, cryptocurrency-related considerations, data protection and cybersecurity compliance, intellectual property protection, mergers and acquisitions, and dispute resolution, ensuring a holistic legal approach to innovation-driven financial services.

Food and Agri-Tech

Lex Situs advises food and agri-tech enterprises on land use, processing facilities, warehousing structures, leasing arrangements, and regulatory approvals, ensuring alignment between infrastructure development and applicable legal requirements. Our approach balances innovation with compliance, enabling clients to operate with clarity and efficiency across the food and agricultural value chain.

We provide end-to-end legal support to stakeholders in the agri-tech ecosystem, including startups, investors, corporates, and landowners, across corporate transactions, policy advisory, regulatory compliance, and contract structuring. Our practice encompasses assistance with technology and commercial agreements, restructuring, fundraising, data protection, and data security, particularly in light of the increasing digitization of agriculture and food systems in India.

With the sector witnessing rapid transformation through government initiatives such as digital agricultural ecosystems, electronic trading platforms, decentralized storage systems, and public-private partnerships, we assist clients in navigating evolving regulatory frameworks while leveraging opportunities in agri-tech innovation, food processing, supply chain modernization, and digital infrastructure development.

Hospitality and Services

Lex Situs advises hospitality and service-sector clients on property development, leasing, licensing, and regulatory matters, ensuring smooth establishment and operation of facilities across the travel, leisure, and hospitality industry. We provide strategic legal support to airlines, hotels and resorts, online travel companies, and travel agencies, covering the full spectrum of activities from property acquisition and project development to operations, employment, taxation, and regulatory compliance.

Our practice includes advising developers, owners, operators, investors, lenders, and consultants on real estate transactions, financing, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate governance, and commercial agreements. We assist in structuring and negotiating management agreements, franchise and licensing arrangements, online distribution agreements, outsourcing contracts, and brand protection strategies, ensuring alignment with operational and commercial objectives.

In addition, we provide guidance on advertising, marketing, intellectual property, and data privacy and security matters, including compliance with global standards and protection of sensitive customer information. Our services extend to labour and employment advisory, employee benefit structuring, competition and antitrust matters, project finance, tax advisory, and dispute resolution through litigation, arbitration, and regulatory proceedings.

With a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach, Lex Situs supports clients in navigating complex legal, regulatory, and operational challenges, enabling sustainable growth and efficient management of hospitality and service-sector enterprises.

Media and Entertainment

Lex Situs supports media and entertainment companies with legal advisory on commercial properties, studio spaces, contracts, and regulatory compliance linked to their operational needs. Media and entertainment lawyers play a critical role in protecting intellectual property, negotiating contracts, managing licensing arrangements, and addressing legal risks for stakeholders across film, television, music, publishing, digital media, and broadcasting sectors.

Our services include contract drafting and negotiation, regulatory compliance, clearances, due diligence, and advisory on licensing and rights management. We also assist with structuring deals, investment transactions, and talent incubation, helping clients leverage creative assets while ensuring legal protection. In addition, we provide support in dispute resolution through arbitration, mediation, and litigation, addressing issues such as copyright infringement, contractual disputes, and royalty claims, ensuring that creative projects are both legally compliant and commercially viable.