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The Firm

About Corpus Juris Legal

A corporate law firm built on a single conviction: that business clients deserve senior legal minds — not junior associates — handling their most consequential matters. Partner-led, commercially grounded, and deeply specialised.

A unit of Unified Chambers & Associates

2009

Founded

Connaught Place, New Delhi

3

Offices

New Delhi, Gurugram, Noida

12

Practice Groups

Each led by a partner

7

Courts & Tribunals

From NCLT to the Supreme Court

Our Story

How Corpus Juris Was Built

Corpus Juris Legal was established in New Delhi in 2009 with a clear purpose: to build a corporate law practice that pairs substantive depth with the partner-led responsiveness that businesses actually need. It operates as a dedicated corporate law unit within Unified Chambers & Associates — a full-service chambers spanning corporate, commercial, criminal, and family law practice.

Our founding partners built their careers at the Delhi corporate bar — across M&A transactions, Delhi High Court litigation, company-law and insolvency proceedings, and regulatory practice. They set out to build something different: a firm where the partner who advises you is the same person who drafts your documents, attends your board meetings, and appears in court on your behalf.

Today, Corpus Juris Legal advises corporate clients across Delhi NCR and beyond — from pre-revenue startups navigating their first shareholder agreements to listed companies managing complex regulatory investigations. Every matter, regardless of size, receives the same treatment: senior legal thinking, written strategy memos, and predictable fees agreed in advance.

Our principal office is at Connaught Place, New Delhi, with offices at DLF Cyber City, Gurugram and Sector 62, Noida, serving the full breadth of Delhi NCR's corporate ecosystem. Our courts of practice include the Delhi High Court, Supreme Court of India, NCLT Delhi, NCLAT, SAT, ITAT, and DRT.

Firm Timeline

2009Firm established at Connaught Place as the corporate law unit of Unified Chambers & Associates
2016Tribunal and insolvency practice established as the NCLT and NCLAT were constituted (June 2016) and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code took effect; IBC work is now one of the firm's principal practices
2018Technology & Data Privacy practice formed, including GDPR advisory for Indian exporters
2020Practice-group structure formalised across corporate, tax, disputes, and technology
2023DPDP Act compliance practice launched following the Act's enactment in August 2023
2024Recognised by Legal 500 Asia Pacific (Employment & Benefits), India Business Law Journal (Data Privacy) and the Legal Era Awards
2025Legal 500 Asia Pacific listings for Corporate/M&A and Restructuring & Insolvency

Core Philosophy

What We Believe

Great legal counsel is not measured by documents produced or hours billed. It is measured by outcomes achieved and relationships sustained over years. This belief shapes everything from how we staff matters to how we write our engagement letters.

Partner-Led, Always

The partner who signs your engagement letter is the partner who does your work. No matter the size of the transaction, no associate runs a client matter unsupervised. This is not a marketing promise — it is a structural commitment built into how we staff every engagement.

Sector Depth Over Breadth

We do not try to practise every area of law. Each of our 12 practice groups is led by a partner who works in that discipline every day. When a matter falls outside our coverage, we will tell you and refer you to the right counsel — even if that means another firm.

Commercial Thinking First

Legal analysis is only valuable when it serves a business objective. We are trained lawyers who think like commercial advisors. Before we write a memo or draft a clause, we ask: what outcome does the client need, and what is the most efficient legal path to that outcome?

Fixed Fees & Transparency

We quote fees in writing before commencing work. We do not issue surprise invoices. If the scope of a matter changes, we renegotiate openly before incurring additional costs. Our clients know exactly what they are paying and why.

Confidentiality Is Absolute

Attorney-client privilege is not a clause in our engagement letter — it is the foundation of our practice. We do not discuss client matters externally, we do not publish client situations without the client's consent, and at the close of an engagement we return or securely destroy confidential documents in line with our engagement terms and legal retention obligations.

Integrity Over Revenue

We will decline work we are not qualified to handle, advise against transactions we believe are against your interests, and tell you when you are wrong — even when the comfortable answer is to agree. Our reputation is built on the quality of our advice, not the volume of our billings.

Our Team

Partner-Led Practice Groups

A named partner leads every matter, supported by associates from the relevant practice group. The partner who advises you is the partner who appears for you before the Delhi High Court, the Supreme Court of India, NCLT Delhi, NCLAT, SAT, ITAT and DRT.

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