Foreign Law Firms can now enter India. Expect a Big 4-like disruption?

What is happening?
For years, Foreign law firms could only fly in and fly out for short-term advisory work…But it could not set up offices or hire locally!

But this changed on May 14, 2025, when the Bar Council of India (BCI) announced a landmark decision: foreign lawyers and law firms will finally be allowed to practise in India.

A first draft of these rules came out in 2023, but got stalled after objections from Indian firms.

This time? The Council went full steam ahead.