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.

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 technology and finance.

Agarwal Law Associates is well respected for handling major Supreme Court disputes, as well as international arbitration. The firm maintains a large international and domestic client base for Supreme Court and Delhi High Court matters. It advises on a diverse range of disputes work, including tax, banking, criminal and constitutional cases.

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 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.

IndusLaw has a well-rounded dispute resolution practice, including contractual disputes, IP, insolvency and tax matters, alongside domestic and international arbitration. The team has considerable experience acting in Supreme Court and High Court cases, as well as appearing before various tribunals across India. It is trusted by businesses in a wide range of industries, including those in the construction, energy and finance industries. The practice is also able to advise clients on white-collar crime mandates.

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. 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.

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. The team also handles regulatory matters such as competition and tax disputes.

Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan is a well-respected full-service law firm in India that hosts a multifaceted disputes practice. The team is especially known for its coverage of tax, competition and IP contentious mandates. The practice also holds arbitration expertise.

Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India provides a full-service offering and is able to advise blue-chip clients throughout the life-cycle of a dispute. The litigation practice draws on the firm's extensive domestic coverage to handle cases in the Supreme Court and various High Courts across India. Its areas of expertise include energy, construction and infrastructure-related disputes.

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.

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 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.

The disputes practice at Singularity Legal has an active presence in both domestic and international arbitration, as well as litigation. The team is especially recognised for its experience acting in cross-border disputes. It is skilled at handling matters for clients in the power, shipping and banking industries, as well as high net worth individuals.