The law of the land is as vast as the geographic and demographic area it covers. Thus, the heterogeneous and diverse socio-economic-political nature of Indian society means that the legal aspect is as complex, intricate, and delicately woven as the country itself.
In such a widely evolving scenario, anyone seeking justice, resolution of dispute or settlement, often ends up in approaching Mr. Amit Meharia, Solicitor & Managing Partner of MCO Legals (Meharia & Company) – one of the leading Champions of Justice in true sense.
A Leader of Boundless Depth
Mr Meharia is a Solicitor on the Rolls of Law Society of England & Wales and has done his LLB (Hons.) from King’s College London after his basic education from Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya.
Mr Meharia has over two decades of experience in the legal industry. His area of expertise covers Due Diligence, Corporate & Commercial Arbitration & Litigation and Energy Laws (Oil, Gas, Coal & Electricity).
Mr Meharia is professionally associated with the Law Society of England and Wales, the International Bar Association, the World Jurist Association, the Bar Association of the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi High Court Bar Association, the Incorporated Law Society of Bombay and the Incorporated Law Society of Calcutta.
Mr Meharia, along with his highly efficient and sincere team, has been part of noteworthy contentious and non- contentious matters to multiple PSUs and Ministries, apart from private clients.
Through MCO Legals, Mr Meharia is carrying forward a five-decade-old legacy of heritage. Sharing more about the firm, Mr Meharia says that it was founded in the year 1968 by his father, Mr. Mohan Prasad Meharia and since then, MCO Legals has been thriving on the pillars of strong work ethics and transparency. Today’s MCO Legals is structured in a professional manner where indigenous growth of professionals is encouraged based on performance and ethics.
MCO Legals – Leading You Every Step of the Way
MCO Legals is a modern-day law firm based on ethical and transparent practice with well-developed infrastructure and advanced technology. With its first office in Kolkata, today, the MCO Team consists of 100 + professionals having presence in New Delhi, Mumbai and associate offices in Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Kuala Lumpur, London and Singapore, all dedicated to providing creative and comprehensive solutions to its clientele. MCO Legals offers end-to-end solutions in diverse practice areas for its Clients spread across the globe.
MCO team is dynamic, innovative, solution-oriented and relentlessly strives to provide pragmatic advice and legal expertise to its Clients. The firm’s team comprises of a powerful mix of experienced senior lawyers and dynamic rising juniors.
Law is Common Sense, Made Complicated
MCO serves as a single-window provider to its Clients in a dynamic commercial environment. Having a broad spectrum of specialization and a widely spread team enables MCO to have a holistic approach with tailored solutions catering to its Clients’ needs and specifics. As Mr Meharia says, “We at MCO endeavour to provide a one- stop solution to resolve our Clients’ disputes in an efficient, cost-effective and timely manner.”
He adds, “MCO Legals borders on a five-pillared USP model” being:
- Legacy of 50+ years of heritage
- A wide array of practice areas.
- Prompt delivery of quality legal service in a holistic manner.
- State-of-the-art Infrastructure; and
- MCO Legals’s own copyrighted ERP Software – ‘MCOAPP’ dedicated to Clients.
Mr Meharia says “MCOAPP enables me to effectively centralise and control not only the legal arm of the firm but also its functioning and administration (billing, HR, Research, accounts etc.), being the lifeline of any firm management.” The APP enables the MCO team to work from anywhere without being physically present at office – access to all documents corresponding with physical records are provided at the click of a button to ease handling of papers.
Mr Meharia adds “Effective management of offices pan- India as well as international collaborations while catering to vast clientele of PSUs, has been possible by me only due to my conceptualization & introduction of MCOAPP.”
Contribution to the society and spreading awareness on legal issues has also been made a USP of MCO Legals under the aegis of Mr Meharia. A dedicated team of paralegals is designated to carry out in-depth research in legal field, spreading awareness through their publication – “Knowledge Bank”.
The practice of MCO Legals, under the guidance of Mr Meharia broadly ranges in:
~Industry: Energy – Coal, Gas, Petroleum & Electricity
– MCO Legals is one of the paramount law firms in the country dealing with Energy laws. Mr Meharia says, “We provide advice on aspects of projects, pooling know-how and resources to meet our clients’ project goals.”
The MCO Edge, as Mr Meharia says, is in the appreciation of nuances of Energy Laws by the team being, averse to sector-specific Client needs. MCO Legals’ contribution to several landmark precedents in the field is not unknown.
~Industry: Financial Services
Against a complex and evolving regulatory environment, MCO offers customized advice on financial services regulated by various regulators, including SEBI, RBI, IRDA, CCI and PFRDA.
The MCO Edge, as Mr Meharia adds, “Our team of regulatory law experts are averse to advisory and enforcement work in contentious and non-contentious areas.”
The team is averse in advising across the life-cycle of a business of a financial service entity – from its establishment and obtaining the license, up to regulatory litigation, governance issues and restructuring/exits.
Mr Meharia adds: “Our experience helps us prepare Clients for new regulations and market developments, so they can choose the best option to navigate the changing financial environment.”
MCO Legals strives to provide an integrated approach to financial regulation ensuring that their advice is comprehensive and strategically formulated.
~Industry: Real Estate
MCO’s real estate practice is as old as its heritage. The team has been engaged in various aspects for providing its legal acumen coupled with seamless value proposition on a real estates life cycle – Land planning, acquisition, transactional documents, perfecting/creating the title, asset value enhancement, verification of Title, Land Due Diligence, joint ventures, central/Local regulatory compliances – stamp duties, registration formalities Conveyancing, etc.
Highlighting their specializations, Mr Meharia says, that MCO Legals is most often sought after for:
*Asset Management, Insolvency & Corporate Restructuring*
He says “We leverage on understanding the objectives of diverse stakeholders in an entity, such as banks, lenders, creditors, borrowers, investors, etc., to achieve an optimal solution in distressed situations. Our commercial perspective on legal issues and ability to foresee issues
owing to varied experience allows the team to work closely with clients to provide pragmatic solutions in quick timelines.”
The MCO Legals team has been extensively engaged in various restructuring – in drafting and appearing in forums like SICA, DRT, DRAT, NCLT, NCLAT, High Court and Supreme Court and more recently, on a vast majority of matters involving the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
*Corporate & Commercial*
MCO Legals, is a common name when it comes to being engaged in advising, drafting and litigating for leading companies and financial institutions on a wide spectrum of complex corporate and commercial issues.
The MCO Edge, as Mr Meharia adds is in understanding business structure and organization which enables MCO to deliver enhanced services on transactional and dispute resolution matters.
“Our well-developed expertise in corporate laws, regulatory structuring, and commercial understanding of various sectors enables us to handle the complexities involved in transactions in the most practical manner.” The team is trained to provide our clients with the most optimum solution to overcome the complexities of commercial transactions by developing innovative structures and mitigating any risks involved.
*Dispute Resolution – Litigation & Arbitration, Mediation and Conciliation*
The practice of MCO Legals, since inception, is rooted in Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolutions, especially arbitration arising out of complex contractual and commercial transactions. The team, under the able guidance of Mr Meharia is well averse to handling varied, complex disputes of both voluminous nature and high commercial magnitude.
The team is actively involved in representing Clients in numerous litigations in India before various quasi-judicial bodies having distinct rules and guidelines such as NCLT, NCLAT, DRT, DRAT, NGT, Enforcement Directorate, SEBI, Consumer Courts and other Appellate and Regulatory bodies apart from various District Courts, High Courts and the Supreme Court of India.
MCO Legals undertakes and advises Client on complex domestic and international commercial arbitration matters. MCO has obtained favourable Awards for its Clients in matters having significant repute. MCO’s ADR team has been engaged in both Court-referred mediations as well as private is averse to conciliatory proceedings.
*Due Diligence & Statutory Compliance*
Mr Meharia says “Due Diligence is an indispensable action of any transaction since it assists in validating appropriate information and meeting necessary compliances in any transaction. By data collection and verification, a purchaser is better equipped to take an informed decision.”
The team is regularly engaged by varied clientele for audit or examination of probable facts that may influence proposed transactions. “We have conducted due diligence across various industries and sectors.”
MCO Legals has considerable experience conducting legal, due diligence concerning land, mergers, acquisitions, takeovers, property purchase and investment, equity and debt financing and statutory compliances thereto.
*Labour & Employment*
Mr Meharia says “Employers face myriad challenges in the functioning of a corporate entity. Modern workplaces and the workforce bring with them new challenges in employer-employee relations. Every organization, regardless of size, is mandated to align its functioning, keeping the legal issues involving compliances, statutory filings, regulatory authorities, etc., in sight.” The team at MCO Legals is experienced in advising on all forms of labour & employment law disputes – contracts, drafting and representing the Clients.
