LAWYER PROFILE

Padmaja Kaul

Asia-Pacific 2026

JSA

Ranked in 1 practice area

Dispute Resolution: New Delhi-based

India

2 years ranked

About

Provided by JSA

Asia-Pacific

Career

Padmaja is a proficient legal practitioner with extensive and diverse experience of over 13 years in corporate commercial laws and dispute resolution, specializing in commercial litigation, arbitration, white collar crime, employment disputes, insolvency and pre-dispute advisory.

Padmaja has been advising and representing Indian and multinational clients, spanning multiple sectors on their disputes before various fora, including the High Courts, district courts, tribunals across the country as well as the Supreme Court of India. A significant part of her practice deals with disputes between shareholders, commercial disputes, insolvency, tortious claims, white collar crimes and employment disputes and investigations. She also regularly advises clients on the POSH Act, conducts training sessions and is a member of the internal complaints committee constituted under the Act for various companies.

Professional Memberships

Registered as an Advocate with the Bar Council of India and Bar Council of Delhi since 2010

Member, Supreme Court Bar Association of India

Member, Delhi High Court Bar Association, India

Publications

Speaker at the GAR Live Debate 2024 on the topic “This house believes that AI will mean less arbitration hearings and less need for arbitrators” speaking for the motion.

Co-authored the India Chapter in the “In Depth: Global Damages”, 2013 edition, published by Lexology.

Speaker at the GAR Connect, India 2022 on the topic “Are lawyers getting witnesses to sign what they want them to say?”

Speaker at the GAR Live Debate 2020 on the topic “This house believes that aspiring Indian international arbitration practitioners need to first work overseas to build their expertise and experience”, speaking against the motion.

Part of a panel discussion on “Women in law” organized by LawWiser with other esteemed panelists including Ms. Geeta Luthra, senior advocate and General counsels of multinational organizations.

Speaker at various events organized by UCL on topics including “Seizing Your Opportunities” and creating a video series for them.

Moderated panel discussions on topics relating to insolvency as well as arbitration.

Quoted in leading newspapers including the Mint and Business Standard on several legal issues, and articles written by her have been published on various platforms including Bar and Bench, Legal Era and Mondaq.

Regularly works for the underprivileged including being a part of various covid task forces in the recent times to assist families in need, as well as organizing food drives.