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Trilegal

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration

Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : India


Trilegal

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Our lawyers have rich experience in arbitration and dispute resolution proceedings at courts and arbitral tribunals, and significant expertise in commercial litigation across infrastructure sectors, competition law and anti-trust issues, white collar crimes, restructuring and insolvency

A substantial part of our arbitration and dispute resolution practice arises out of complex commercial transactions. Our emphasis is on aligning litigation strategy with the commercial interests of our clients, while recognising time sensitivities. Our lawyers frequently work with other practices, such as tax, competition, intellectual property, information technology, infrastructure and energy, to provide incisive advice.

Our team has rich and wide-ranging experience in cross-border investment disputes before courts and arbitral tribunals. We work with lawyers in other jurisdictions to provide a comprehensive strategy. A large part of our clientele comprises financial institutions and funds, apart from large multinational corporations. We are market leaders in the power, aviation and oil and gas sectors, and our lawyers represent and advise transmission, distribution and generation companies, and regulatory commissions

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Dispute Resolution: Arbitration - India

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

Trilegal is frequently mandated on a range of contentious work, including construction litigation and cross-border financial disputes, as well as domestic and international arbitration matters. The team has notable expertise in contentious regulatory matters in the energy, power and infrastructure sectors. It is also active on IBC-related disputes before the NCLT and NCLAT. Trilegal represents a range of funds, financial institutions and large corporates.

Work Highlights

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  • Trilegal represented the National High-Speed Rail Corporation in arbitration and pre-arbitral dispute resolution hearings in relation to the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor concerning variations, price adjustments and extensions of time issues. The matter is worth USD3.05 billion.

Strengths

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  • Trilegal's team is quick to get a handle on the matter, the business and commercial repercussions and is quick to give solutions that work for both the business and the legal teams.

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  • Every query raised was addressed and complex discussions were well organised with multiple experts available to explain issues to us using common vocabulary.

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  • It's a very well-staffed team with subject matter experts. The lawyers think ahead and provide strategic and clear legal advice throughout the year.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 3Amit Jajoo
    Band 3Amit Jajoo

    Amit Jajoo

    Amit Jajoo is a Mumbai-based lawyer who is ranked for his thorough coverage of IP disputes, debt recovery and insolvency proceedings, and white-collar crime cases.

    • He is Mr Cool on the surface but sharp and incisive when it comes down to it.

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  • Band 3Nitesh Jain
    Band 3Nitesh Jain

    Nitesh Jain

    Nitesh Jain is based in Mumbai and maintains a place in the rankings for his impressive coverage of a range of commercial litigation, including insolvency proceedings and corporate and shareholder disputes. He is able to litigate matters in various courts, ranging from the NCLT to High Courts.

    • Nitesh's strengths are his understanding of the Indian environment, connections and understanding of the law. He is an innovative lawyer.

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    • I find him to be one of the smartest litigation lawyers working in India today. He is very straightforward - he will tell me if it's not possible rather than try to please me.

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    • Nitesh is truly outstanding - a dependable colleague who is very efficient and delivers results.

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  • Band 3Shankh Sengupta
    Band 3Shankh Sengupta

    Shankh Sengupta

    Shankh Sengupta is a well-known disputes lawyer based in the New Delhi office of Trilegal. He is especially active in commercial cases in the High Courts and also covers a fair amount of cases at the NCLT as well.

  • Band 4Ashish Bhan
    Band 4Ashish Bhan

    Ashish Bhan

    Ashish Bhan is based in Delhi and represents power and manufacturing companies in a spectrum of litigation mandates before various tribunals, High Courts and the Supreme Court. He has further capabilities in arbitration matters.

    • He is strong and resourceful.

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    • Ashish has the ability to foresee issues and provide strategic and clear advice.

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  • Band 4Sushmita Gandhi
    Band 4Sushmita Gandhi

    Sushmita Gandhi

    Sushmita Gandhi handles a range of commercial disputes where she comes before various courts and arbitral tribunals, with a large presence in Maharashtra. She regularly takes on construction, shareholder and IP disputes.
  • Band 4Tine Abraham
    Band 4Tine Abraham

    Tine Abraham

    Tine Abraham is a disputes partner based in the Delhi office of Trilegal. She handles shareholder disputes and insolvency matters for clients from a range of industries such as shipping, financial services and energy.

    • Tine brings a high level of precision and diligence to her work. Her drafting is meticulous and well reasoned, consistently reflecting the complexity of the issues and our stance.

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    • I had a great experience working with Tine.

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