Delhi HCSupreme CourtNCLTNCLATCCIDRTRERADPDP 2023

Corporate & Commercial Law

Joint Ventures & Collaborations

Structuring, negotiating and documenting joint ventures — domestic and international — with watertight governance, exit, and dispute resolution provisions.

Overview

Joint ventures are complex arrangements where the failure rate is high — not because of commercial disagreement, but because the legal framework was not tight enough to resolve deadlocks, manage exits, or distribute liabilities. Corpus Juris Legal structures JVs that are built to last, with governance frameworks, step-in rights, exit waterfalls, and dispute resolution mechanisms that actually work.

Key Service Components

  • JV structure design — incorporated vs contractual JV
  • Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) drafting
  • Shareholder Agreement for JV entity
  • Technology and IP contribution structuring
  • Management rights and board composition
  • Deadlock resolution mechanisms
  • Exit rights — put/call, drag-along, tag-along
  • International JV with FEMA/FDI compliance

Why This Matters for Your Business

Most JVs that fail do so because the exit rights, governance mechanisms, and IP ownership were never clearly documented. A strong JV agreement is the difference between a clean unwinding and expensive litigation.

Our Approach

We start with a governance matrix before drafting begins — who decides what, what triggers deadlock, what happens when a party wants out. The agreement follows the logic, not the other way around.