Local Insight.
Trusted Counsel.
MMB Legal was built on the simple belief that legal advice must be thoughtful, practical, and grounded in context. We combine strategic foresight with meticulous analysis to deliver outcomes that matter.
ABOUT US
Founded in 2007, MMB Legal is a full-service Indian law firm providing business focused legal advice across industries, with a strong operating presence in Mangaluru and Mysuru, and headquartered in Bengaluru.
OUR SERVICES
Firm-wide legal expertise across businesses, sectors, and markets.
01.Corporate Commercial
Entity formation, corporate structuring, mergers and acquisitions, takeovers, restructuring, and corporate finance, including foreign direct investment into India and drafting and negotiating commercial agreements across sectors. This is a firm-wide practice led by Mahesh Madan Bhat, with execution support across corporate, transactional, real estate, and labour teams.
02.Investment Advisory
Angel investing, venture capital, and private equity funding, including advising investee companies from early-stage investments through growth and exit phases. The team assists with structuring, legal due diligence, documentation, negotiations, and transaction closing. This is a firm-wide practice led by Mahesh Madan Bhat, with execution support across corporate, transactional, real estate, and labour teams.
03.Regulatory & Compliance
Corporate governance, foreign exchange matters, sectoral regulations, operational set-ups, filings, approvals, and regulatory interactions. This is a firm-wide practice led by Mahesh Madan Bhat, with execution support across corporate, transactional, real estate, and labour teams.
04.Mergers, Acquisitions & Joint Ventures
Share, asset, and business transfers, joint ventures, and strategic alliances across sectors including technology, food and beverage, alcohol, FMCG, sports, media, entertainment, telecom, infrastructure, life sciences, healthcare, and hospitality. This is a firm-wide practice led by Mahesh Madan Bhat, with execution support across corporate, transactional, real estate, and labour teams.
05.Dispute Resolution
Litigation, mediation, and domestic and international arbitration before courts, tribunals, and regulatory bodies across India, covering corporate, commercial, banking and finance, real estate, intellectual property, technology, media, entertainment, and restructuring disputes. The practice is jointly led by Mahesh Madan Bhat and Naveen Raj Urs, and with cross-practice collaboration from the rest of the team.
06.Real Estate & Infrastructure
Acquisitions, leases, leave and licence arrangements, joint developments, financing, and infrastructure-linked projects across transport, energy, power, telecom, and airports. The practice is jointly led by Mahesh Madan Bhat and Mahesh H, with cross-practice collaboration from the rest of the team.
07.Employment & Labour
Employment and labour advisory covering workforce structuring, employment documentation, HR policies, ESG, POSH, ESOPs, appointments, exits, retrenchments, and industrial relations. The practice is jointly led by Mahesh Madan Bhat and Naveen Raj Urs, with advisory and implementation support from Radhika Bhat and Gowri Krishna, and with cross-practice collaboration from the rest of the team.
08.IT, ITES & Telecom
Technology-driven businesses on IT, ITES, and telecom matters, including investments, development, outsourcing, licensing, data protection, privacy, and sector-specific regulatory compliance. The practice is jointly led by Mahesh Madan Bhat and Pranati Pandit, with cross-practice collaboration from the rest of the team.
09.Sports, Media & Entertainment
End-to-end legal support across the sports, media, and entertainment ecosystem, including leagues, celebrity management, content creators, digital platforms, gaming, and AVGC–XR industries. The practice is jointly led by Mahesh Madan Bhat and Pranati Pandit, with cross-practice collaboration from the rest of the team.
10.Food, Beverage & Alcohol
Manufacturers, distributors, retailers, investors, and operators on franchising, e-commerce, quick commerce, licensing, compliance, contracts, supply chains, investments, and risk management, including food businesses, beverage brands, microbreweries, and alcohol enterprises. The practice is jointly led by Mahesh Madan Bhat and Pranati Pandit, with cross-practice collaboration from the rest of the team.
11.Education & Training
Investors, institutions, landowners, and service providers across schools, colleges, EdTech platforms, skill development initiatives, and not-for-profit organisations, covering compliance, real estate, employment, and investment structuring. The practice is jointly led by Mahesh Madan Bhat and Pranati Pandit, with cross-practice collaboration from the rest of the team.
12.Healthcare & Hospitality
Healthcare and hospitality businesses on structuring, expansion, and operations across urban and rural markets, including regulatory advisory, foreign investment, operator and franchise arrangements, employment documentation, and transaction support. The practice is jointly led by Mahesh Madan Bhat and Pranati Pandit, with cross-practice collaboration from the rest of the team.
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