Managing partner Chander Lall of Lall & Sethi is a "top lawyer", according to one client. A peer comments: "He is a great lawyer I must say, great in his knowledge of law." The firm remains strong in trade mark work and retains its place at the top of the trade mark and copyright rankings. Through the retention of esteemed clients such as Coca-Cola, Time Warner Group, Kraft and Pfizer, the IP team operates from a strong foundation as it continues to grow.
The firm advised GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, the plaintiff, against Heinz India in a case involving disparaging advertising. The Delhi High Court granted an injunction against Heinz holding that its advertisement of Complan disparaged the Horlicks brand of the plaintiff. The issue of jurisdiction was also addressed, with the Supreme Court affirming the decision made that in the case of civil disputes the Code of Civil Procedure is to be followed and principles of jurisdiction and anti-suit injunctions do not apply. This matter was decided in November 2010.
A team led by Lall represented Gramophone Company of India against Super Cassette Industries. The case involved the making of versions of musical and literary works and selling them in confusing packaging and synchronisation of them to make films. The court partially allowed the firm's interim application and an appeal against this decision is pending.