McLarty Associates
Southeast Asia

In India and South Asia, McLarty Associates helps some of the world’s most prominent companies navigate the complex policy, political, and regulatory environments of the world’s largest democracy and its neighbors. Our work there has spanned issues in the retail, telecommunications, transportation, energy, life sciences, and national security fields.

Through a unique partnership with Dua Consulting in New Delhi, McLarty Associates offers an on-the-ground presence in both Washington and New Delhi that allows it to respond to clients’ needs in a hands-on fashion.

Our activities in India and South Asia include assisting a biopharmaceutical company on navigating the sensitive politics of intellectual property rights in India, advising a global retailer on India's unique market, as well as providing analysis and advice to an internet firm, a logistics company, and an insurance company on new laws and regulations that affect their respective industry sectors in India.

Our India and South Asia team:

  • John D. Negroponte, our vice-chairman, most recently served as deputy secretary of state and has broad relationships throughout South Asia.
  • Nelson W. Cunningham, our managing partner, developed our India practice and serves as a board member of the U.S.-India Business Council.
  • Alyssa Ayres, a specialist in India, Pakistan, and South Asian affairs, brings nearly two decades of regional experience to our India and South Asia practice. Trained as a scholar, she most recently served at the State Department as special assistant for South and Central Asia to the under secretary for political affairs.

Dua Consulting
McLarty Associates’ partnership with Dua Consulting in New Delhi allows us to further assist clients on the ground in India.

  • C.R. “Ranji” Dua, a leading Indian lawyer and advisor, founded Dua Associates and Dua Consulting in New Delhi.
  • Ravi Oberoi heads Dua Consulting’s public affairs and regulatory practice and has experience in government and regulatory interface as well as a broad range of corporate and financial issues.

Dua Consulting assists clients in doing business in India. The firm is comprised of a team of highly recognized professionals with in-depth knowledge and extensive experience in diverse fields in the Indian government and private sector.