Dispute Resolution

Our Expertise

We advise on corporate disputes, commercial disputes, and regulatory disputes before judicial and quasi-judicial bodies, and domestic and international arbitration with a strong focus on SIAC arbitrations.

Our dispute resolution practice has a strong emphasis first on dispute management/dispute prevention by advocating effective strategies to avoid or mitigate the commencement or adverse impact of disputes. We advise our clients on dispute resolution strategies, including providing commercially feasible and cost-effective solutions as alternatives to litigation, and assist with implementing those strategies.

Our clients in this regard include multi-national and Indian corporations, global institutional investors, family offices, and high net-worth individuals.

Our services include:

  • leading the formulation of strategy and management in relation to high-stakes disputes
  • representing our clients in proceedings before quasi-judicial fora, including the Securities and Exchange Board of India, Securities Appellate Tribunal, the Competition Commission of India, the Reserve Bank of India, the National Company Law Tribunal, the Labour Commissioner, and so on
  • advising on composition of offences under the Companies Act, 2013 with the Registrar of Companies, and compounding proceedings before the Reserve Bank of India for offences under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999
  • advising and representing our clients on domestic and international arbitrations.

Our Indicative Experience

Advise on litigation strategy and provide litigation support including civil litigation, matters before the Securities and Exchange Board of India or Securities Appellate Tribunal involving the listed company regulations, and litigation for criminal breach of trust and economic offences.

Regularly represent, advise, and assist our clients with domestic and international commercial arbitrations.

Assisting with intellectual property preservation and protection strategies and intellectual property litigation.

Represented a reputed US based private equity fund in relation to an appeal brought by a public investor before the Securities Appellate Tribunal in connection with our client’s open offer under the Takeover Code made in 2008 to the shareholders of a public listed company operating in the shipping and offshore services space.

Client Testimonials