Dispute Resolution (International Firms) (Expertise Based Abroad) | Asia-Pacific

A&O Shearman maintains an outstanding reputation for arbitrations involving banks and financial institutions, as well as a broader range of commercial cases. The team is also highly regarded for handling investment treaty disputes. Additionally, it plays a coordinating role for clients involved in litigation before the Indian courts, including special leave petitions before the Supreme Court. The team handles matters relating to a range of sectors including finance, energy, tech and manufacturing.

Clifford Chance is greatly acclaimed for arbitration and litigation work involving Indian parties, ranging from joint venture disputes to investment agreement breaches. The team demonstrates a thorough grasp of various sectors of the Indian market including banking, infrastructure and energy, with strong connections to a range of leading local counsel. It remains active in India-related SIAC arbitrations, acting for major international banking and Indian corporate clients. Clifford Chance is also frequently active in regulatory and trade investigations representing foreign investors, including sexual misconduct, anti-bribery and corruption investigations. The team has demonstrable skills in handling matters relating to insolvency and bankruptcy.

White & Case has extensive knowledge of a variety of arbitration and litigation work connected to the Indian market including commercial and investment disputes, as well as enforcement of arbitral awards. Its offering also covers anti-corruption, sanctions and investigations work. The team is sought out for advice on energy and construction arbitration, with an impressive roster of Indian clients in these sectors. It also maintains a prestigious group of international clients, typically advising on complex cross-border disputes. The Singapore office plays a lead role in the firm's India practice, and White & Case also acts on India-related disputes from across its network, including partners in London, Silicon Valley, Frankfurt, Washington DC and Mexico City.

Freshfields is a well-regarded firm with prowess in litigation and arbitration, covering banking, tax and maritime disputes. It additionally houses expertise in anti-bribery and corruption issues. Especially active advising international clients on disputes against the Indian government entities, it has deep experience of acting on state-to-state and investment treaty arbitration. It is a popular choice among corporate and banking clients for cross-border dispute mandates and among private equity clients in shareholder-related disputes.

The team possesses outstanding credentials in India-related arbitration and litigation work, including for BIT claims and large commercial disputes. Herbert Smith Freehills handles India-related work from across its network including partners in Dubai, Melbourne, London and Singapore. Its impressive client roster includes a number of big-name conglomerates in the Indian energy, resources and infrastructure sectors. Consistently active in the English courts in India-related resources and energy disputes, it is also recognised for capabilities in white-collar crime, corporate fraud, anti-bribery investigations and tax disputes.

This practical team is especially well versed in arbitrations arising from contractual, joint venture and shareholder disputes, as well as regulatory and compliance investigations and a range of commercial litigation. Reed Smith has a distinguished client following among financial institutions and mining, oil and gas, and trading conglomerates. A popular choice among Indian and international banking clients, it frequently handles banking disputes in the English courts on behalf of leading Indian clients. The firm has been recently active in the pharmaceutical, energy and finance sectors.

Clyde & Co assists with issues relating to contractual matters, shareholder agreements and joint ventures, as well as enforcement and fraud disputes. The well-regarded dispute resolution practice offers a focus on arbitration, with additional skills in litigation, regularly advising Indian clients in Singapore High Court proceedings.

Drew & Napier is a notable Singapore-based firm advising corporate clients on domestic and cross-dispute matters, offering both litigation and arbitration capabilities, including in inter-state arbitrations. It is trusted by businesses in a wide range of industries, including those in the power, finance and technology sectors.

Rajah & Tann is a long-standing presence in both Singapore and regional South-East and South Asian disputes, handling both arbitration and litigation, with additional capabilities for acting as arbitrator, securing interim measures and challenging or enforcing arbitral awards. The team is also well equipped to handle investment treaty arbitrations and often acts for clients in the energy, tech and logistics sectors.

WongPartnership represented SBS Holdings in a number of SIAC arbitrations commenced against it and another Singapore entity, pertaining to claims for failing to assist the JV company in obtaining opportunities to integrate in the Japan market, failing to make best efforts to procure an IPO for the JV company and failing to provide corporate guarantees to secure credit facilities entered into by the JV company.

King & Spalding has a notable international arbitration practice involving Indian parties and is able to draws on its impressive Asia-Pacific expertise. The team acts in both high-profile commercial and investment treaty matters. Lawyers in the team are based across Singapore and the USA, in addition to its key partners in London.