About Us

Your Trusted Legal Partner in Corporate & Commercial Law

JV & Associates is a Kochi-based law firm with over 20 years of professional experience in corporate and commercial law, providing strategic legal representation and advisory services to businesses, directors, shareholders, and professionals.

Our spectrum of services extends from company incorporation and corporate legal compliance to corporate governance advisory and legal representation before courts and tribunals. We regularly handle company law disputes, NCLT matters, corporate insolvency proceedings, and corporate restructuring, including mergers and acquisitions.

The firm also undertakes Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) cases, representing borrowers, guarantors, and financial institutions in recovery proceedings, SARFAESI-related disputes, and banking and finance matters. In addition, we appear in commercial civil suits involving business transactions, partnership disputes, money recovery, and contractual claims under the Commercial Courts Act.

JV & Associates provides income-tax litigation and legal advisory in business-related tax matters, including representation in assessment, reassessment, and appellate proceedings, particularly where tax issues arise from corporate transactions, restructuring, insolvency, or commercial disputes.

Our practice further covers banking and finance laws, valuation of securities and financial assets, trademark registration and protection, and arbitration and conciliation in commercial disputes, offering clients both litigation and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.

COURTS WHERE WE PRACTICE :

  • High Court of Kerala
  • National Company Law Tribunal (NCL)
  • National Company Law Appellate Tribunal ( NCLAT)
  • Debt Recovery Tribunal ( DRT)
  • Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal ( DRAT)
  • Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
  • Civil and Commercial Courts
Corporate Lawyer Kochi

Adv. John Vadassery MA(Eco),LL.B(CUSAT),FCS(ICSI), IP(IBBI)

An Advocate graduated law from School of Legal Studies , Cochin University of Science and Technology ( CUSAT).  He started his career as an advocate as a junior in M/s Peter & Karunakar, Kochi.  Besides being an advocate enrolled with Bar Council of Kerala ( Enrollment Number : K/000337/2004 ), he is (i) a fellow member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India with Membership No.F7359 (ii) an Insolvency Professional registered with Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India ( IBBI) with registration number IBBI/IPA-002/IP-N01252/2023-2024/14296  (iii) Trademark Attorney (20386) and (iv) Post Graduate in Economics.

With over 20 years of experience in corporate advisory, compliance, and governance, he provides strategic legal representation in company law disputes, NCLT matters, DRT matters and commercial litigation. Having advised small and medium companies for over two decades on company law compliance and governance, he now focuses on company law litigation and commercial disputes. His background enables a deeper understanding of business realities, allowing clients to receive well-rounded legal advice.
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Adv. Neethu Sivan ( K/000515/2025)

Advocate with a strong foundation in Intellectual Property Law, legal research, and drafting. Possesses hands-on experience in trademark procedures, client coordination, and handling diverse legal assignments. Detail-oriented, tech-savvy, and proficient in MS Office and digital legal tools, with a keen interest in IP data analysis and legal content development in a global legal environment.