The ‘very smart and highly trustworthy’ arbitration team at Kochhar & Co. stands out for its wide geographical reach as well as its strength in corporate, commercial, and construction disputes. Senior partner Krishna Vijay Singh and founder and managing partner Rohit Kochhar, in Gurgaon and New Delhi respectively, jointly oversee the team; Singh has particular expertise in handling commercial disputes including infrastructure and energy projects. Mumbai-based litigator Sheetal Sabnis focuses on civil and commercial disputes, including in the aviation sector. In Gurgaon, Manish Dembla is also recommended for arbitrations concerning highways and metro projects. Nishant Menon left in November 2022.
Testimonials
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‘The team that handled me was logical, strategic, very smart and highly trustworthy. If I am faced with a legal problem in the future, I will certainly appoint the same team and ask for them!’
Key clients
- Vatika Limited
- Directorate General of Hydrocarbons,Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas.
- CRSC Research & Design Institute Group Co. Ltd. (“CRSC”)
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- CMA CGM
- Tenneco Automotive India Private Limited
- Well Fargo Bank
- HT Media
- Hitachi MGRM Net Limited
- Indus Towers Limited
- ADM Agro Industries Kota & Akola Pvt. Ltd.
- Regus (LCI)
- Meidansha Corporation
- TechData Advance Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.
- Omega Icehill Private Limited
- Bell Geo Samit Survey LLP
- Oriental Bank of Commerce
- South Indian Bank & Andhra Bank
- Burman Estate
- Afcons Infrastructure Limited (A Shapoorji Pallonji Group Company)
- Rediffusion Brand Solutions Private Limited
- WAM GROUP
- Members of Child Welfare Committees, Government of NCT of Delhi
Work highlights
- Representing Vatika in a high stake commercial arbitration against Google before a tribunal in connection with a dispute arising out of wrongful termination of an agreement to lease by Google.
- Representing CRSC Research & Design Institute Group Co. Ltd. (“CRSC”), a subsidiary of the China Railway Signal and Communication Corporation, in a prominent cross-border international commercial arbitration under ICC arising from the termination of a project for signalling and telecommunications works for a new railway section in India being built by the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India.
- Representing Directorate General of Hydrocarbons, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India (DGH) in a cross-border arbitration and insolvency dispute.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Rohit Kochhar, Krishna Vijay Singh