Dispute Resolution: Arbitration | Asia-Pacific

AZB & Partners boasts a highly skilled team of dispute resolution specialists, further strengthened by the firm's expert corporate practice. The team acts for a diverse roster of multinational corporates and financial institutions in high-stakes litigation as well as domestic and international arbitration. The group continues to act in high-value insolvency cases and enforcement proceedings in distressed sectors including steel. The full-service nature of the firm ensures that the disputes resolution practice is active across many industries, from infrastructure and aviation to TMT and banking. While the practice is extremely active in litigation, especially in the higher courts, it also regularly represents clients in both domestic and international arbitration proceedings.

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has a renowned full-service offering with a distinguished dispute resolution practice. The firm has a notable pan-India presence, with offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and elsewhere. It counts many international corporations among its clients, offering in-depth expertise in litigation before all levels of courts and tribunals. The practice is also well respected for both domestic and international arbitration, the latter involving the LCIA and SIAC. The firm is especially sought after for commercial disputes, including real estate and infrastructure law disputes as well as insolvency litigation. In such disputes, the firm covers shareholder contentions, breaches of contract and payment defaults, among other areas.

Khaitan & Co is mandated on some of the country's most cutting-edge litigation, including regular engagements in the Supreme Court. The firm is proficient in international and domestic arbitration and particularly noted for its handling of insolvency matters. It holds further notable capabilities before the National Green Tribunal in environmental regulatory disputes. The practice utilises extensive resources from across its pan-Indian network to provide comprehensive service to its high-end client base, including major corporates, government entities and banks. The team's areas of strength include energy, financial services, competition and construction. It commonly handles matters concerning shareholder disputes, constitutional challenges, and issues of maintainability in the context of arbitration.

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co has a highly respected practice with extensive expertise across a wide range of contentious issues, including those related to M&A, financial services regulation, projects, insolvency and fraud. The team is especially noted for the geographical breadth of its practice, which provides a high-quality service across most of India's major hubs. In addition to litigation, the firm is frequently mandated on some of the country's most significant commercial and investment arbitration, acting for both domestic and multinational clients. It is adept at representing clients in regulated sectors, from real estate and infrastructure to finance.

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.

Economic Laws Practice is active in a broad variety of commercial and regulatory disputes, with a primary focus on contentious tax and insolvency disputes. The team is also well versed in handling infrastructure and banking matters before regulatory tribunals, as well as white-collar crime matters. It frequently works alongside international law firms on high-profile, cross-border mandates. The dispute resolution practice is further enhanced by a dedicated arbitration team, which covers both domestic and international cases.

Kachwaha & Partners is an acclaimed firm which is active on a wide array of litigation and arbitration matters. The firm is focused particularly on cross-border work, including acting for large multinational corporations in arbitrations involving Indian parties, as well as arbitral enforcement before the Indian courts. Its areas of focus of the disputes practice include general commercial, construction and infrastructure disputes. The team is also well known for handling restructuring and insolvency-related litigation. It advises public and private sector clients from a broad spread of industries including natural resources, infrastructure and telecommunications.

S&R Associates has a highly regarded practice with a strong commercial focus. The firm acts for a roster of multinational corporations. It is prominent in the handling of disputes arising from merger and restructuring transactions as well as investor, joint venture and shareholder disputes. The firm fields a number of lawyers with international experience and qualifications, and is fully equipped to act on cross-jurisdictional issues, especially the Indian enforcement of foreign court judgments or arbitral awards.

Bharucha & Partners' prominent practice is active across an array of domestic and international arbitration. The team also has extensive experience advising both domestic and multinational clients in High Court and Supreme Court litigation and in dispute resolution work in other tribunals across India. In addition to the firm's commercial litigation expertise, other areas of strength include TMT, construction and real estate disputes. The litigation practice has further capabilities in white-collar crime and securities matters, alongside employment, restructuring and insolvency, and shareholder disputes. It is adept at handling matters for both corporate clients and individuals.

DSK Legal remains a prominent firm across a wide range of litigation and arbitration, with particular experience handling cases in the entertainment, infrastructure and real estate sectors. The firm is experienced in handling litigation at all court levels and across India, including the Delhi High Court and Supreme Court, alongside domestic and international arbitration.

With a large, accomplished team offering pan-Indian litigation expertise, JSA is known for advising multinational corporates on a wide range of contentious matters. The team has notable expertise in regulatory disputes in the energy sector, as well as cases involving aviation, banking and telecommunications. Further strengths of the team are in insolvency litigation, as well as white-collar corporate criminal defence. The practice is also well versed in domestic and international arbitration and arbitration-related court litigation, as well as other forms of alternative dispute resolution. Lawyers at JSA appear before High Courts across the country, the Supreme Court and the NCLT.

PSL Advocates & Solicitors is well placed to provide its clientele with advice and support on matters relating to arbitration and related litigation including enforcement proceedings, as well as extensions of time, price escalations and wrongful terminations. The practice assists clients both domestic and international in a variety of sectors including real estate, technology, logistics and infrastructure.

Hammurabi & Solomon has notable experience representing Indian parties in domestic arbitration and enforcement proceedings. Its clients include government bodies and private companies operating in a range of sectors including construction and telecommunications.

Kochhar & Co is active across the full spectrum of disputes, including commercial disputes such as shareholder disputes and cases concerning investments. The team is also noted for its handling of employment mandates and is active in energy, construction, infrastructure and banking-related litigation. Clients benefit from the team's pan-Indian presence along with its extensive cross-border offering and experience in the High Courts and Supreme Court, as well as the National Company Law Tribunal.

Tuli & Co's wider specialism in the insurance industry allows it to handle a range of insurance connected arbitrations. While the team is particularly well placed to advise on disputes arising from industrial accidents, it also possesses expertise in investment and construction disputes. It also supports clients on the enforcement of awards.