When a US matter turns on an Indian party, the evidence and the assets are usually in India. Once a defendant learns of a credible claim, assets may be sold or hidden, and the priority becomes an urgent application to an Indian court to freeze them.
The Indian equivalent of a US temporary restraining order is an ex parte ad interim injunction, continued as an interim injunction once both sides are heard. The application needs evidence of the assets and of the risk that they will be moved. I build that record in India, from the corporate, property and court registries, by following ownership through holding companies and nominee or benami (held in another person’s name) arrangements, by checking premises in person, and by finding the people the case turns on.
Enforcement needs different tools. A judgment from a reciprocating territory can be executed directly under Section 44A of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. A US judgment cannot, because the US is not a reciprocating territory, so it needs a fresh suit in India. A foreign arbitral award under the New York Convention has an easier route, and an insolvency moratorium can halt any of them. I support each route from the evidence side.
What comes back is sworn declarations, exhibits and a documented chain of evidence, prepared with admissibility in both US and Indian courts in mind. Firms in the UK, Europe and Asia bring the same kind of claim against Indian parties, and the work is the same for them. Only the enforcement route changes.
An engagement can cover:
The work runs under your direction and is set up to support attorney-client privilege and work-product protection. If you have a claim against an Indian party, do reach out and I will take a look.