| Murthy & Kumar was established in 1976 with Mr.Shiv Kumar and Mr.R.N. Narasimba Murthy as its founding partners. Since then, the firm has grown rapidly to establish itself as a leading law firm operating in Bangalore city, offering a wide variety of legal services, not limiting itself to traditional litigation practice, the firm offers to its clientele a wide array of services in business structuring, tax consultancy, labour and employee management and policy and other areas of concern for a client with likely legal ramification. The firm keeps clients fully informed and actively involved in the decision-making process, maintains continuity in client-attorney relationships, and closely tailors solutions and advice to the level needed to meet clients objectives while always ensuring every matter receives utmost attention.
Ultimately, the firm measures its success by the loyalty of its clients, some of whom the firm has represented for over two decades. Today, the firm is synonymous with quality and efficiency and boasts of clientele ranging from successful multi-national companies to governmental organizations and departments. The firm remains focused on being business-friendly and advising clients as facilitators to a transaction rather than obstacles in closing.
The partners of the firm have been actively involved in conceptualizing and drafting policy changes for the government, drawing from the firms interactions with the captains of industry and labour. Partners of the firm also discharge professorial duties at some leading institutes in India and have guided course structure and implementation.
The firm offers advice and services in the following areas:
- Corporate structuring, compliance and advice and general commercial law.
- Tax consultancy including structuring, efficiency and related service.
- Consumer Law
- Civil and criminal litigation
- Real estate
- Structuring foreign investment and regulatory issues
- Intellectual property protection, strategy and enforcement
- Goverment relations
- Telecom contracts and regulatory issues
Real Estate Practice - Through the years, the firm has established itself as one of the leading law firms in Bangalore for all property related transactions, adopting a highly pro-active and flexible approach targeted at minimizing delay for the client.
Tax Practice - The firm understands that a successful business plan in hinged on efficient and intelligent tax management and planning. In addition, lawyers in the firm have vast experience in effective and efficient tax planning based on the specific requirements of each client. Our expertise in the field of tax laws are comprehensive encompassing the entire gamut of taxation laws.
Infrastructure Practice - Water infrastructure and Telecommunications.
Corporate Practice - Lawyers in the firm are well-versed with laws regulating and governing the operations of a corporate client in India and regularly advice on various issues including but not limited to, commercial loans, corporate re-structuring, amalgamation schemes, liquidation and winding-up, statutory compliance, representation before various authorities and securing approvals form governmental bodies and departments. | 
