Choudhary Law Associates

What Choudhary Law Associates does

Choudhary Law Associates, operating as CLA-LEGAL INTERNATIONAL LLP, is a 52-year-old Indian law firm founded in 1972 by Dr. Vijay Kumar Choudhary in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The firm delivers litigation, advisory, and dispute resolution services across 13+ practice areas including criminal, civil, commercial, real estate, family, IT and technology, environment, intellectual property, consumer, anti-corruption, co-operative, arbitration, conciliation, and mediation law. Over its history, the firm states it has resolved more than 10,000 cases and trained 1,000+ interns and 200+ associates, with right of appearance before the Supreme Court, multiple High Courts, and specialist tribunals including the National Green Tribunal.

The firm operates from three locations — Bhopal as headquarters, plus Jabalpur and Delhi (anchored to support Supreme Court matters) — with a small core team of approximately 8 fee earners. Its client base combines government and public-sector bodies (IISER Bhopal, MANIT, Western Coalfields, MP Road Transport), large private corporates (Microsoft, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Himalaya), and individual clients. The business is family-led, with the founder and his son Vivek Choudhary (NLIU Bhopal alumnus, now Founding Secretary of the National Green Tribunal Bar Association) anchoring the practice. Revenue is generated through traditional professional services mechanics — hourly fees, retainers, and per-matter billing — and the firm has recently expanded into IT/technology law and alternative dispute resolution while building a YouTube Knowledge Repository and active social media presence as modern lead-generation channels.

Name

Choudhary Law Associates

Legal name

CLA-LEGAL INTERNATIONAL LLP

Website

https://choudharylawassociates.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Choudhary Law Associates (CLA-LEGAL INTERNATIONAL LLP) is a 52-year-old Indian law firm headquartered in Bhopal, delivering litigation and dispute resolution across 13+ practice areas to government bodies, corporates and individuals from offices in Bhopal, Jabalpur and Delhi.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), All Other Legal Services (541199)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

Keywords

• Legal litigation services
• Criminal defense law
• Civil litigation practice
• Commercial dispute resolution
• Real estate law

Headquarters

HQ city

Bhopal

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Consultation and Representation Services: The firm generates revenue through professional legal services including litigation, dispute resolution, arbitration, mediation, and legal consultation across multiple practice areas including criminal, civil, commercial, family, real estate, and environmental law.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Choudhary Law Associates is a Bhopal-headquartered law firm founded in 1972 (operating as CLA-LEGAL INTERNATIONAL LLP) that provides legal representation, litigation, and advisory services across criminal, civil, commercial, family, real estate, environmental, IT, intellectual property rights (IPR), consumer protection, and anti-corruption law. The firm appears before the Supreme Court of India, various High Courts, and statutory tribunals, and also handles arbitration and mediation matters.

Product overview

Choudhary Law Associates is a full-service law firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of legal services spanning multiple practice areas. The firm operates as a unified legal services practice with distinct specialized departments including Criminal Law, Civil Law, Commercial Law, Real Estate Law, Family Law, IPR, IT Law, Environment Law, Consumer Law, Anti-Corruption, Co-operative Laws, Arbitration & Conciliation, and Mediation. The firm also runs an internship program for aspiring law students. All services are delivered through experienced attorneys across multiple office locations in Bhopal, Jabalpur, and Delhi, with regular appearances before Supreme Court of India, High Court of MP, various tribunals, and district courts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Criminal Defense and Criminal Law Legal representation and defense for individuals and organizations in criminal proceedings before trial courts, High Courts, and the Supreme Court of India.
• Civil Litigation Representation of clients in civil disputes before Indian courts and tribunals, including suits, appeals, and writ proceedings.
• Commercial Dispute Resolution Legal representation in commercial disputes for businesses and enterprises, including contract disputes and corporate litigation.
• Family Law Legal services for individuals on family law matters including divorce, custody, succession, and related disputes.
• Real Estate Law Legal advisory and representation on real estate matters including property disputes, title issues, and conveyancing for corporates and individuals.
• Environmental Law Legal advisory and litigation on environmental law matters, including regulatory compliance and disputes.
• IT and Cyber Law Legal advisory and representation on information technology and cyber law matters including technology-related disputes and compliance.
• Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Legal services relating to intellectual property rights including registration, protection, and infringement disputes.
• Consumer Protection Law Legal representation for consumers in disputes before consumer forums and related forums.
• Anti-Corruption Law Legal representation and advisory on anti-corruption matters including related regulatory and criminal proceedings.
• Arbitration and Mediation Alternative dispute resolution services including arbitration and mediation for commercial and other disputes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully resolved over 10,000 cases
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers23 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• National Green Tribunal Bar AssociationcoreOthersVivek Choudhary serves as Founding Secretary of National Green Tribunal Bar Association, a professional body representing lawyers practicing before the National Green Tribunal.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Economic Laws Practice (ELP): Indian full-service firm with strong commercial disputes, arbitration, banking, and regulatory practices. Comparable on banking/cheque dishonour, debt recovery, and commercial litigation work that CLA also handles.
• Trilegal: Top-tier full-service Indian firm with strong corporate, commercial disputes, and regulatory practices. Comparable on broad litigation and commercial counsel; serves as a reference for scaling a multi-practice firm.
• AZB & Partners: Top-tier Indian full-service firm with strong corporate, commercial disputes, and arbitration practices. Comparable on practice breadth (commercial, civil, criminal, regulatory) but operates nationally with significantly larger bench; a benchmark for full-service Indian competition.
• Khaitan & Co: One of India's oldest and largest full-service law firms covering corporate, litigation, arbitration, real estate, IP, and regulatory matters. Direct overlap on practice areas like Commercial Disputes, Real Estate, IPR, and Arbitration that CLA also practices.
• L&L Partners (L&L): Established Indian full-service firm with active litigation, arbitration, real estate, and commercial practices. Overlaps with CLA on dispute resolution, real estate/RERA, and commercial law mandates.
• ALMT Legal: Full-service Indian firm with practice areas in corporate, commercial disputes, real estate, IP, and arbitration. Overlaps on practice mix and serves as a comparable mid-large multi-practice firm operating nationally.
• J Sagar Associates (JSA): Full-service Indian firm with deep litigation, arbitration, real estate, and commercial disputes practices, plus active regulatory and environment law benches. Comparable breadth across practice areas that CLA also covers.
• Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas: India's largest full-service law firm headquartered in Mumbai with pan-India presence. Operates across the same broad practice categories (corporate/commercial, litigation, real estate, disputes) but at vastly larger scale; serves as the leading broad incumbent comparable for a multi-practice Indian firm.
• S&R Associates: Indian full-service firm with strong dispute resolution, real estate, and corporate practices. Comparable on commercial litigation and arbitration depth that CLA markets.
• Dhir & Dhir Associates: Mid-size Indian full-service firm covering corporate, litigation, real estate, environment, and regulatory matters. Closer in scale to CLA than the top-tier firms while still operating in similar practice verticals and serving government/corporate clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses6 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/choudhary-law-associates-cla
• Instagraminstagram.com/cla_legal_international

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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