Described by clients as ‘thoroughly professional,’ the commercial arbitration team at Samvad Partners is adept at advising clients across all stages of both domestic and international arbitrations. Clients in the automobile, tech, construction, and private equity sectors regularly instruct the team on shareholders’ disputes, arbitrations related to tech services and acquisitions, and construction contract matters. Poornima Hatti leads the team and specialises in corporate and commercial arbitrations, including insolvency and employment matters; she works alongside Chennai’s Rohan George, who takes point on intellectual property and tech arbitrations, and New Delhi’s Arjun Krishnan, who is recommended for arbitrations arising out of bilateral investment treaties. The group also includes a strong team of associates, including Aakash Sherwal and Pallavi Anantharam, both based in Bengaluru.
Testimonials
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- 'Thoroughly professional.'
- 'We had a good experience dealing with Aakash Nehrwal, Pallavi Anantharam and Poornima Hatti.'
Key clients
- Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT)
- Hubilo Technologies, Inc.
Work highlights
- Advising former founding team and shareholders of Exilant Technologies Private Limited with respect to an ad hoc arbitration between former shareholders and Quest Global Engineering Services.
- Advised a Korean investor in a high profile investment dispute relating to IndusOS, an independent app store to rival global competitors.