About
Clarence & Partners is an Indian law firm advising growth‑stage companies, promoters, funds and institutional clients on complex corporate, transactional, disputes and employment matters. The firm is distinguished by its AI‑native legal delivery model, with technology embedded at the core of its workflows rather than layered onto traditional processes. From inception, Clarence & Partners has operated a multi‑layered intelligence ecosystem integrating proprietary legal memory systems and advanced enterprise reasoning models. This enables the firm’s senior lawyers to focus on strategy, commercial judgment and execution, while intelligent systems handle validation, consistency and document‑intensive analysis. The result is advice that is accurate, scalable and commercially aligned. The firm is particularly active in technology‑focused sectors, including SaaS, fintech, renewable energy, investment platforms and emerging AI‑led businesses, and is frequently instructed on matters requiring complex structuring, risk allocation and cross‑functional coordination. Clients value the firm’s senior‑led approach, systematised rigor and ability to deliver future‑ready legal solutions at speed. - Corporate Transactions & M&A Clarence & Partners advises domestic and international clients on private M&A, strategic acquisitions, minority investments, restructurings and shareholder arrangements. The team is regularly instructed on transactions involving complex risk allocation, bespoke governance structures and negotiations between sophisticated stakeholders. The firm’s AI‑native delivery model is particularly effective in document‑heavy transactions, allowing accelerated issue identification, precedent validation and scenario testing. Clients include technology companies, investment funds, multinational corporates, large domestic listed corporates, startups, promoters and investment platforms operating across regulated and unregulated sectors. Matters are partner‑led, with a strong emphasis on commercial outcomes and execution discipline. - Private Equity & Venture Capital The firm has a strong practice advising private equity funds, venture capital investors, angels and portfolio companies across seed, growth and secondary transactions. Clarence & Partners is frequently engaged on investment structuring, shareholder rights, exits and complex negotiation scenarios. The team’s ability to combine senior transactional experience with system‑led validation enables efficient handling of high‑volume deal pipelines, including fund‑level advisory and external general counsel support. The practice is well known for advising technology‑driven businesses and investment platforms, particularly where IP, data and regulatory considerations are central to deal structuring. - Labour & Employment Clarence & Partners advises employers on strategic employment matters, including workforce structuring, senior executive arrangements, ESOPs, compliance, exits and employment disputes. The firm is regularly engaged by fast‑growing companies, investment‑backed businesses, multinational entities with Indian operations, navigating scaling‑related employment risks. The practice benefits from technology‑enabled playbooks and precedent systems that allow consistent, risk‑balanced advice across jurisdictions and large employee bases. Counsel is practical, business‑aligned and focused on reducing downstream dispute exposure. - Data Privacy & Technology Regulation Clarence & Partners has an emerging and strategically positioned data privacy and technology regulation practice, advising clients at the intersection of data, IP, regulation and commercial operations. The firm is regularly instructed on data protection issues arising in corporate transactions, venture investments, technology platforms and cross‑border operations. The team advises on data protection compliance under Indian and international regimes, data‑driven risk allocation in M&A and investment documents, and technology‑enabled businesses operating across regulated environments. Clarence & Partners is particularly active in transactions involving AI‑led products, SaaS platforms, fintech and data‑intensive business models, where privacy, security and IP considerations are central to valuation and deal structuring. - Disputes & Litigation Support The firm acts on dispute strategy, arbitration support and document‑intensive contentious matters, often alongside litigation counsel. Clarence & Partners is particularly valued for its ability to manage complex factual records, contractual disputes and shareholder conflicts using AI‑assisted review and validation. This approach allows early risk assessment, faster factual mapping and informed settlement or enforcement strategies. The team combines disputes insight with transactional context, making it well suited for post‑deal and investment‑related conflicts. - Visit our website at: www.clarenceandpartners.com ### Languages - English - Hindi - Marathi - Punjabi - Malayalam ### Memberships - Bar Council of India - SRA, UK - Bombay Incorporated Law Society ### Staffing Figures - 2 Founder - 2 Associate Partners - 7 Retained Resources
Office locations
Bangalore
Bangalore
Clarence & Partners Wework, 37 Cunningham Cross Road, Vasant Nagar, Bangalore 560052 Bangalore India
Practice areas
Lawyers in this office
Clarence Anthony
Clarence Anthony is the founder of Clarence & Partners and a senior corporate and transactional lawyer with close to 20 years of experience advising founders, funds, investors and institutional clients on complex transactions, investments and special situations. He is recognised for combining deep transactional expertise with a technology‑led, systems‑driven approach to legal delivery. Clarence advises on: Private M&A and strategic acquisitions, Private equity and venture capital investments, Shareholder arrangements and exits, Fund‑level and platform advisory, Special situations and transaction‑linked disputes, Senior employment, ESOPs and founder arrangements, and Data‑driven and technology‑led business models. Clarence is known for a strategy‑led and execution‑focused style of practice, shaped by senior law firm and in‑house experience. He approaches transactions and disputes through a commercial lens, with a strong emphasis on risk allocation, long‑term outcomes and business continuity. As the founder of an AI‑native law firm, Clarence has led the design and implementation of systematised legal workflows integrating proprietary legal memory platforms and advanced AI reasoning models. This allows him to focus on high‑value negotiation, structuring and judgment, while technology enables rigorous validation, document analysis and consistency across matters. Clients value his ability to simplify complex problems, manage stakeholder dynamics and deliver advice that is both legally robust and operationally pragmatic. He is frequently instructed by technology‑focused companies, investment platforms and funds operating in regulated and data‑intensive environments. · Private M&A and Strategic Acquisitions
Varnika Sharma
Varnika Sharma is the co-founder of Clarence & Partners, with a practice focused on employment and labour law, data privacy, regulatory advisory, and contentious employment matters. She regularly advises Indian and multinational employers on sensitive termination scenarios, workplace investigations, compliance strategy, and operational employment risk management. She is particularly valued for her ability to combine precise legal analysis with practical, risk‑aware decision‑making, often acting as the primary point of contact for in‑house HR, people operations and compliance teams. Varnika advises on: Employment termination strategy and dispute management, Workplace investigations and POSH‑related matters, Labour law compliance and wage structuring, Employment‑linked regulatory and data privacy issues, Employment aspects of corporate and transactional matters, and Drafting and responding to legal notices and pre‑litigation correspondence Her work frequently involves urgent, high‑sensitivity matters where reputational risk and regulatory exposure are central considerations. · Employment and Labour Law