About LEXQIST
An Indian Legal Practice Built Around Commercial Understanding
LEXQIST Solicitors & Advocates is a Kolkata-based Indian legal practice advising businesses, organisations and individuals on commercial, corporate, contractual, regulatory and dispute-related matters.
Who We Are
Rooted in Kolkata. Working across borders.
The practice serves clients in West Bengal and across India, and also works with UK and other international businesses, law firms and professional advisers who require Indian legal support.
LEXQIST is an Indian legal practice. Our advice concerns Indian law and the matters on which we are professionally qualified to advise. Where a matter involves another jurisdiction, we work alongside appropriately qualified professionals in that jurisdiction rather than advise outside our competence.
Our work reflects a practical understanding of how businesses operate, how commercial relationships develop and where legal risk arises in practice.
What we do
- Commercial and corporate legal advice
- Contract drafting, review and negotiation
- Cross-border and India-side transaction support
- Technology, SaaS and digital business matters
- Regulatory and compliance advisory
- India market entry support
- Commercial disputes and international arbitration
- Legal research and documentation for foreign counsel
Our Principles
How we approach legal work
Accuracy
Legal advice is only useful if it is correct. We take care to ensure that the position we set out reflects the law as it applies to the matter in question.
Clarity
Clients should understand their legal position, the options available and the practical implications of each. We explain matters in language that supports commercial decision-making.
Commercial Awareness
Legal issues arise within a business context. We consider the commercial objective, not only the legal framework surrounding it.
Professional Integrity
We work within the professional and regulatory requirements applicable to Indian legal practice, and we are clear about the scope of what we can and cannot do.
Leadership
Abdul Masood
Principal | Advocate, India | Registered Foreign Lawyer, England & Wales
LEXQIST is led by Abdul Masood, who has practised as an Advocate in India since 2006, including before the High Court at Calcutta. His practice covers commercial, corporate, contractual and dispute-related matters, with growing emphasis on cross-border business and technology work.
He is a Registered Foreign Lawyer with the Solicitors Regulation Authority of England and Wales. This professional connection supports the firm's international work; it does not make LEXQIST an English law firm, and the practice does not provide advice on English law.
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