Dispute Resolution

Dispute resolution is more than merely  litigation. In working for our clients, we combine courtroom advocacy, regulatory insight, sector expertise, and commercial judgement to fight the right battles and to advise when they should be avoided.

With our partners and associates spread across 8 offices in 6 cities, we operate in every major litigation hub in India. Our offices work seamlessly enabling coordinated, outcome-focused representation on all aspects including negotiation and courtroom strategy.

We assist our clients with matters before trial, appellate and writ courts, specialist tribunals, and enforcement authorities, including the Supreme Court, High Courts, NCLT, NCLAT, DRT, DRAT, regulatory commissions, tax tribunals, and institutional arbitration forums.

We support clients through the entire dispute lifecycle, from pre-litigation advisory, strategy and pleadings to trial, appeal, and execution. We handle matters directly and do coordinate with senior counsel if necessary and as required by our clients.

We remain focused on delivering practical, commercially aligned resolutions that protect our clients’ interests. We describe below some major areas in which we assist our clients.

• Arbitration and Mediation: Appearing in domestic and international arbitration proceedings, including seeking injunctive reliefs before courts, assisting in enforcement of domestic and foreign arbitral awards, and post-award proceedings; assisting and advising clients during both domestic and international mediation proceedings 
• Civil and Writ Litigation: Appearing in writs, corporate litigation, original side appeals, and tax matters before the High Courts and the Supreme Court. 
• Intellectual Property Disputes: Handling prosecution, injunctions, and defence in cases involving infringement of patents, trademarks, copyright, design, and confidential information. 
• Corporate and Shareholder Disputes: Appearing before National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) in matters involving governance, mismanagement, and oppression.
• Insolvency and bankruptcy matters: Appearing before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) and advising the Committee of Creditors or the Insolvency Resolution Professional during the implementation of the resolution plan or the liquidation process.
• Contractual and Commercial Disputes: Advising and litigating on contractual claims, injunctions, specific performance, and disputes arising from general contracts and agreements including from distributorship, franchise, licensing, non-compete, and non-solicitation agreements, assisting in enforcement of domestic and foreign decrees/judgements across various courts in India.
• Tortious Actions: Handling actions involving negligence, defamation, and related tort claims. 
• Real Estate and Property Disputes: Advising on disputes related to property, succession, sale, lease, mortgage, joint development, and damages claims. 
• Energy Sector Disputes: Representing clients in proceedings relating to power purchase agreements, tariffs, wheeling, banking arrangements, and open access before Electricity Regulatory Commissions. 
• Banking & Recovery Matters: Advising and Representing financial institutions in matters under the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, (1993) and SARFAESI Act (2002), before Debt Recovery Tribunals and Appellate Tribunals.
• Tax and Regulatory Litigation: Appearing before tax tribunals and quasi-judicial authorities in matters related to Sales Tax, VAT, Service Tax, Customs, and Excise Duty. 
• Private Client Matters: Assisting clients of our private client practice in all matters connected with litigation, dispute resolution and testamentary and succession matters.