Dispute Resolution | 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.

Karanjawala & Co is a highly regarded Supreme Court powerhouse with a prestigious bench of litigation specialists. The firm is also well known for its prowess in arbitration and High Court litigation. It handles work for a breadth of multinational clients from sectors including construction, manufacturing and TMT, as well as government entities and individuals. The firm has additional expertise advising on international trade and insolvency-related matters.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Dua Associates has a pan-Indian presence in litigation, with offices in New Delhi, Chennai and Bengaluru. The firm acts for a range of domestic corporates, as well as notable international companies. The practice focuses on disputes relating to clients engaged in the chemical, TMT, energy and manufacturing sectors, among others. Disputes handled by the team include environmental, IP, international trade and tax.

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.

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.

Samvad Partners has a proficient, full-service offering with national coverage and cross-border capabilities. The firm offers comprehensive corporate disputes expertise, with noted strength in the competition, IP, insolvency and employment spheres. The litigation practice is also well versed in international arbitration and mediation. It is a popular choice of counsel for multinational financial institutions, as well as other corporates.

Wadia Ghandy & Co has a longstanding reputation in the Mumbai market for handling high-stakes disputes in numerous sectors, including finance, property, competition and environmental litigation, along with international and domestic arbitration. It acts primarily for banks, private equity funds and real estate companies and is further noted for coordinating expertise from all relevant practice groups to service mandates, including white-collar crime.

The Mumbai and Delhi-based disputes team at Argus Partners has excellent credentials in media litigation. It also has a significant insolvency practice, appearing often before the NCLT and NCLAT in market-leading proceedings. The team also handles regulatory matters such as competition and tax disputes.

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.

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.

Mulla & Mulla & Craigie Blunt & Caroe's long-established practice offers experience of acting in High Court and Supreme Court cases, as well as appearing before various tribunals across India. Headquartered in Mumbai, it handles a variety of contentious matters, including oil and gas, real estate and shipping insurance disputes. The firm's expertise spans litigation and arbitration, with experience acting for both a domestic and an international clientele.

MZM Legal hosts a strong commercial disputes outfit and is especially known for its expertise in white-collar crime and corporate investigations mandates. The practice is additionally skilled at representing clients in contractual and construction disputes, as well as issues involving labour and tax law. The team handles complex domestic and international arbitrations, and often represents clients before the Bombay High Court.

Vashi & Vashi Advocates and Solicitors' Mumbai-based practice has an active presence within India's dispute resolution scene. It is particularly recognised for its expertise in real estate litigation, while also handling construction and shareholder disputes. The firm additionally has a busy practice relating to bankruptcy and insolvency mandates, and holds further capabilities in international arbitration. The team is especially recognised for its cases before the Bombay High Court.

Chandhiok & Mahajan has a growing presence in the dispute resolution market. With strong foundations in restructuring and insolvency, the firm is also capable of handling contractual and regulatory disputes such as those involving tax and antitrust regulatory bodies as well as issues pertaining to public procurement bids.

Juris Corp is an established firm with substantial knowledge of financial litigation, competition disputes, and insolvency and debt recovery-related disputes, among others. The firm represents public sector undertakings in arbitration proceedings, and it is also noted for its focus on energy, infrastructure and finance. The team is further known for its prowess in handling derivatives and real estate disputes. It has considerable experience representing clients before regulatory tribunals, including the NCLT, as well as acting in High Court cases.

P & A Law Offices hosts a robust dispute resolution practice covering both litigation and arbitration, including international arbitration. The firm often acts for clients in the technology, energy and infrastructure industries. Practitioners act on mandates requiring expertise across a range of issues, such as insolvency proceedings, labour, construction and fraud.

Poovayya & Co is a full service firm with a stellar reputation for its work in Bangalore. The team has a strong litigation practice with regular appearances before the High Court of Karnataka as well as other courts and tribunals. Its expertise lies in acting for international and local companies on a range of issues ranging from debt recovery and IP disputes to regulatory and constitutional matters. The team has a notable track record in advising technology companies.

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.

S&A Law Offices is a corporate firm with offices in Gurugram, New Delhi and Mumbai. The team ably handles tax, insolvency and electricity regulatory disputes. It appears before high courts and various tribunals for a range of Indian clients.