With strength in financial regulatory, insolvency and bankruptcy, and the power sector, Trilegal‘s multidisciplinary dispute resolution practice has established itself as a robust arbitration unit with significant experience handling complex domestic and cross-border commercial arbitrations. Shankh Sengupta heads the team from New Delhi and specialises in acting for domestic and multinational corporations in disputes arising from construction contracts, hotel management, and other commercial contracts. Ashish Bhan is the key contact for clients in the telecom, infrastructure, and defence sectors, while Jafar Alam is recommended for commercial and regulatory arbitrations. For complex institutional and ad-hoc commercial arbitrations, the highly regarded Tine Abraham is the key name. All mentioned lawyers are based in Delhi.
Testimonials
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‘Trilegal's arbitration team approaches every issue in a holistic manner and attempts to understand the nature of the dispute first and its impact on the organization, before devising a legal way forward. They are very comprehensive in their research and suggest strategies and next steps only after considering all relevant perspectives that can impact the clients.'
‘Jafar Alam has the confidence, knowledge and skill set to appear before the Tribunal or Courts and he makes coherent arguments in favour of his clients. He has great value before different seniors and expertly explains the matter by referring to applicable legal precedents and documents.’
Key clients
- ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India Limited
- Matrix Partners India Investment Holdings and Matrix Partners India Investments, LLC, a leading investment fund.
Work highlights
- Advising and representing Official Liquidator (OL) of Devas Multimedia Private Limited before the Delhi High Court in the proceeding stemming from the ICC Award, besides also representing the OL in various other civil and criminal matters in Delhi and Bengaluru.
- Advising and representing ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India Limited (AMNS) against D.B. Power Limited (DBPL) in an arbitration invoked under the rules of Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MCIA).