Dipak is a Senior Partner at the Firm with more than four decades of industry and legal experience. Amongst his versatile portfolio of clients, he advises on entry strategy, structuring of the Indian entity, advisory in relation to foreign exchange transactions, mergers, and acquisitions, anti-trust laws cross border commercial transactions including financial instruments, project financing, employment laws, contract management, intellectual property, and food laws.

In the Infrastructure and Project Finance practice, he has advised clients such as the National Highway Authority of India on revamping the Model Concession Agreement on BOT Toll and Annuity, besides acting as lender legal counsel on financing of power projects by the Power Finance Corporation a government company under the Ministry of Power. 

He also heads the IPR and Food laws practice in the Firm. He counsels domestic and overseas clients in managing, protecting, and enforcing intellectual property rights, including patent, design, trademark, and copyright issues in India.

In the food sector, he advises clients for Contract Farming Agreements, Food Safety, and Standards Legislation, FBO registration, Permissible ingredients, Labelling and packaging requirements, and Import laws- Custom Regulation/Classification. 

Clients

Recognitions

It has been a pleasure working with a professional, efficient and knowledgable team of lawyers at Singhania & Partners' Intellectual Property Practice.

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Kamani Perera

Co Founder & Brand Protection Consultant 
Food Studio

Thank you for all the hard work this year for our client. It’s always a pleasure working with Singhania, and with you in particular.     

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Dr. Lutz Drallé

Principal Associate
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Highly Regarded

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IFLR1000

Well known for representing a wide range of clients, including infrastructure companies, developers and government entities.

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The Legal 500

 I really appreciate your expertise, professional and responsive approach and always have the feeling that our client is in very good hands.  

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Dr. Lutz Drallé

Principal Associate
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

We are always grateful and happy with your firm's swift work, starting from our incorporation till attaining the trademark it was done in a very short time. We look forward to your legal guidance and support on our startup journey & definitely we shall speak about your work in our circle.

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Gaurav Medhi

CEO, Founder
Quick Ghy Private Limited

"Thanks for your session on "Patent filing process" yesterday. You spoke for close to 2 hours with enthusiasm, energy, good communication and fluency. Every sentence was laden with content and participants were very satisfied.”

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Technology Enabling Centre (TEC), Panjab University, Chandigarh

IntelleWings requested Sinhania's team(led by Rohit, Sana) for Copyright work. The task was completed very professionally with neatly organized steps and minimal involvement of IntelleWings. IntelleWings' leadership team is highly delighted with this amazing delivery of copyright. We would like to engage with Singhania firm again in future.

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Pramod

IntelleWings Pvt. Ltd.

Many thanks for your diligent work on this matter. We greatly appreciate it.

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Jessica

Taboola

‘Dipak Rao has always proactively advised us with respect to appropriate strategies on how to proceed in various kinds of corporate matters. His practical knowledge of the corporate and commercial laws and attention to detail makes him stand out.’

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Legal 500,2022

Dipak Rao is noted for handling complex shareholder restructuring exercises.  

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Legal 500 2022

Dipak Rao has deep experience in IP management in addition to expertise in the related area of food laws. Singhania’s skills range across all types of IP assets from registrations to oppositions and infringements        

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Legal 500 2022

With Dipak Rao at the helm, Singhania & Partners LLP‘s New Delhi-based practice is well placed to handle patent, design, trademark and copyright issues, with standout expertise in the food sector.

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Legal 500 2024

From the New Delhi office, Dipak Rao & Sonil Singhania heads Singhania & Partners LLP‘s IP department, which is the first port of call for numerous Fortune 500 companies and other well-known organisations in various industries, including consumer goods, manufacturing, retail, tech and engineering. 

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Legal 500 2024

Recommended for matters concerning employee transfers during M&A

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Legal 500 2024

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