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Jerome Merchant + Partners

Dispute Resolution

Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : India


Jerome Merchant + Partners

About

Provided by Jerome Merchant + Partners

The Firm’s Dispute Resolution Practice is headed by Murtaza Somjee. Murtaza, is dual qualified in the United Kingdom and India.

Our Dispute Resolution Practice is a niche practice area which aims at providing our clients with end to end advise including pre-litigation advise, negotiation and effective use of court and arbitral processes. The disputes practice adopts a result oriented strategy intended to ensure that the client achieves its commercial goals in the challenging Indian litigation and arbitration scenario. Our practice covers a wide area of commercial matters including mergers & acquisitions, joint venture disputes, lender disputes, security enforcement, debt recovery, employment and human resources, contractual disputes, company matters, insolvency and information technology and privacy related disputes, amongst others.

The Firm is also actively engaged in advision on disputes raised before the National Company Law
Tribunal under the newly enacted Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.

Clients (13)

  • Horse Shoe Capital
  • SSG Capital
  • Deutsche Bank
  • Securitrans India Private Limited
  • JetSynthesys Pvt.Ltd
  • India Infoline
  • Kirloskar Electric Company Limited
  • Cushman and Wakefield India Private Limited
  • OML Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
  • Vodafone India Limited
  • All About Outdoor Private Limited
  • Tata Motors
  • Videocon Group

Industries (8)

  • Media
  • Telecommunications
  • Real Estate
  • Banks
  • Financial Services
  • Investment Disputes
  • Lenders' Enforcement
  • Insolvency

Chambers Review

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Dispute Resolution - India

Band 5

Band 5


What the Team is Known For

Jerome Merchant + Partners handles a sizeable volume of corporate and contractual dispute mandates for a broad range of clients, notably including a number of multinationals. The firm is often active in insolvency disputes, as well as debt recovery. It handles matters across various sectors including pharmaceuticals, TMT, aviation and financial services.

Notable practitioners

Murtaza Somjee and Kalpana Merchant are key contacts for clients.

Work Highlights

Provided by Chambers

  • Jerome Merchant + Partners advised ARES SSG on insolvency and ancillary proceedings initiated by IDBI Trusteeship Services on behalf of Credit Opportunities II against Coffee Day Enterprises.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • We have been impressed by the quality of the litigation team. It developed a great strategy in a very complex situation, maintained a negotiating hold over the opposite party and held that advantage.

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  • Jerome Merchant + Partners does not have a set-in-stone approach. This dynamism helps the team to handle every challenge coming its way in a situation- appropriate manner.

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  • The firm is good at making an informed decision when nothing is in sight.

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Members

Provided by Jerome Merchant + Partners

  • Kalpana Merchant

  • Vishnu Jerome

  • Murtaza Somjee

    Head of Department

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