Praised for its ‘thorough domain knowledge of the insurance sector’, clients in the industry routinely instruct Tuli & Co’s litigation team to assist on the full spectrum of sector-related disputes. Mumbai-based duo Naval Sharma and Rajat Taimni co-head the practice alongside New Delhi-based senior partner Neeraj Tuli; the three regularly act for insurers, reinsurers, and commercial entities. Also in the core team is the ‘exceptional’ Saket Satapathy, who is based in Mumbai.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Tuli and Co provides end-to-end solutions for all the litigation, compliance, and regulatory requirements for insurance companies. This kind of expertise is rare.’

  • ‘Naval and Saket are exceptional. They are solution-oriented and hands-on. Both of them are sharp and have an excellent grip on litigation. We trust them with our most critical and complex matters.’

  • ‘They have assisted us on various litigation and arbitration insolvency-related matters in India and elsewhere, and provided general advice in support of our international trading house business.

  • ‘Saket Satapathy and Naval has an edge over others when handling insurance matters. ’

  • ‘Thorough domain knowledge of the insurance sector, their understanding of the sector is excellent.’

  • ‘The team can be trusted for driving complex matters and delivering results. ’

  • ‘Naval Sharma is a sharp disputes lawyer and is highly reliable. He brings the right strategy to the table and takes full ownership of deploying it. His knowledge of legal issues is remarkable and he is quick to grasp the technical and commercial aspects. ’

Key clients

  • Transrail Lighting Limited
  • Louis Dreyfus Commodities India Private Limited
  • Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Limited
  • General Insurance Corporation of India
  • New India Assurance Company Limited
  • SUEZ India Private Limited
  • HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Limited
  • ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited
  • Horizon Crest India Real Estate

Work highlights

  • Representing Transrail Lighting Limited in a Commercial Suit against NRS Bridge Construction India Private Limited (NRS) before the Bombay High Court to recover a sum of USD 840,000 from NRS.
  • Successfully represented a client engaged in the business of import and export of commodities in their two consumer complaints filed before the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) against New India Assurance Company Limited (NIA) for their gross deficiency of service in denying the legitimate claim amount due to the Complainant under the `Marine Cargo Annual Turnover Policy’ on an estimated basis.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Neeraj Tuli, Rajat Taimni, Naval Sharma

Other key lawyers

Saket Satapathy