Performance
We strive to deliver the highest standards of legal service across our areas of expertise — banking & finance, litigation & arbitration, real estate and corporate advisory.
Result-oriented legal counsel for institutions, corporates and businesses in India
MTL Legal LLP offers a wide range of legal services with particular expertise in banking & finance, litigation, arbitration, real estate and corporate advisory — helping clients navigate an evolving Indian legal environment with practical, commercially focused advice.
About the firm
Trusted counsel on transactions, disputes and regulatory matters
MTL Legal acts as trusted legal counsel to clients on a broad spectrum of transactions, disputes and advisory matters — including complex multi-party loan agreements, negotiations, dispute management and regulatory-facing matters.
The firm works with large corporate groups, banks, financial institutions, state government bodies, small and medium-sized businesses and start-ups. Our approach combines legal rigour with commercial understanding, and we focus on delivering effective, practical and responsive solutions aligned with our clients' business objectives.
27+Years — senior partner
5Partners & co-founders
2England & Wales solicitors
3Regional office heads
Who we act for
Banks and the apex bank, NBFCs, ARCs and financial institutions; developers, construction companies and landlords; corporate groups, promoters and investors; state government bodies, SMEs and start-ups.
Why MTL Legal
Four commitments that shape every mandate
Our clients return to us because the advice is rigorous, the approach is tailored and the outcome is one we stand behind — before counterparties, authorities and courts.
Customized Approach
We invest time in understanding each client's business, structure, operating model and commercial objectives so that our advice is tailored, practical and outcome-oriented.
Creative Thinking
We deliver creative and pragmatic legal solutions efficiently and cost-effectively, and stand behind our advice in dealings with counterparties, authorities and courts.
Professional Team
Our team is known for excellence, innovation and commitment, with a focus on continued professional development and keeping abreast of legal and market developments.
Practice areas
Deep sector knowledge, applied commercially
From structuring a multi-lender facility to arguing a matter before the Supreme Court, our practices are built around the issues our clients actually face.
Banking & Finance and Infrastructure
Extensive experience and unsurpassed knowledge of the complexities of the Indian banking and financial sector, advising on all types of financing.
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Comprehensive, commercially driven advice across all stages of real estate and construction transactions, with experience across multiple states.
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Significant experience in factually and legally complex commercial disputes, before courts, tribunals, quasi-judicial authorities and arbitral forums.
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Day-to-day and transactional corporate counsel — shareholders' agreements, joint ventures, foreign investment, capital raising and regulatory compliance.
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Leadership
The founders
MTL Legal was founded by lawyers with decades of first-chair experience in financing, litigation and arbitration across India's courts and tribunals.
Pushkar Bavare
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Over 20 years in banking and finance, project finance, real estate, debt restructuring, structured finance and corporate advisory, advising banks, financial institutions, NBFCs and corporate borrowers.
- Solicitor, England & Wales
- Previously Desai & Diwanji; Dentons Link Legal
Sudha Koloti
Co-Founder
Over 27 years in banking and finance, commercial litigation, dispute resolution and corporate advisory, appearing before High Courts, Debts Recovery Tribunals, District and Sessions Courts and Consumer Forums.
- Two LL.M degrees; visiting lecturer
- Banking, criminal litigation, IPR, real estate
Amol Bavare
Co-Founder
Over 25 years in commercial litigation, arbitration, dispute resolution and corporate advisory, appearing before the Supreme Court of India, High Courts, NCLT, DRTs, SEBI and Consumer Forums.
- Solicitor, Supreme Court of England & Wales
- LL.M in Business Laws, Mumbai University
Our presence
Five offices, one standard of service
Registered in Pune with a corporate office in Mumbai, and offices in Ahmedabad, Delhi NCR and Bangalore.
Registered Office
Gulmohar Apartments, East Street,
Camp, Pune 411 001
Pune
Office No. 3F, First Floor, C Wing,Gulmohar Apartments, East Street,
Camp, Pune 411 001
Corporate Office
12/14 Old Custom House Road, Kala Ghoda,
Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400 001
Mumbai
45, 6th Floor, Rajgir Chambers,12/14 Old Custom House Road, Kala Ghoda,
Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400 001
Office
JP 12 Business Hub, Near SBI Zonal Office,
Ambawadi, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380 015
Ahmedabad
Office No. 703, 7th Floor,JP 12 Business Hub, Near SBI Zonal Office,
Ambawadi, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380 015
Office
Landmark Cyber Park, Sector 67,
Gurugram, Haryana 122 102
Delhi NCR
Space Creattors Heights, 3rd Floor,Landmark Cyber Park, Sector 67,
Gurugram, Haryana 122 102
Office
Shanthinagar,
Bangalore 560 027
Bangalore
3rd Floor, 18/3 Andree Road,Shanthinagar,
Bangalore 560 027
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We provide high-quality, practical and commercially focused legal advice to support our clients' activities in India.