Acting for an impressive roster of clients that includes major international and domestic pharma, construction, and power companies as well as governmental entities, the litigation offering at DSK Legal runs the gamut of contentious matters. Managing partner Anand Desai, in Mumbai, oversees the team and regularly represents clients before the Bombay High Court and the Supreme Court, handling a broad range of high-profile matters. Senior partner H.S. Bobby Chandhoke is a seasoned commercial and corporate disputes expert with a broad practice, while Parag Khandhar stands out for his expertise in media and entertainment disputes. At the principal associate level, Iti Agarwal is a key contact for stakeholder disputes and regulatory issues in the projects sector. Nirav Shah left the team in April 2023.

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Key clients

Yum! Restaurants (India) Private Limited
CREDAI-MCHI
Minister of Women and Child Development and Minister of Minority Affairs
Nabinagar Power Generating Company Limited, Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam Limited and NTPC limited
Bhansali Productions Pvt Ltd,
Alstom System India Private Limited (Alstom)
Sterlite Technologies Limited (STL)
Aditya Birla Finance Limited (ABFL)
Mallika SA Investments LLC and SA Mallika Ventures Limited
Hitachi Rail STS India Private Limited (Hitachi)
Air India Ltd.
Motilal Oswal Real Estate Investment Advisors II Private Limited
IIRF Holdings III Limited, Mauritius and Vistra ITCL (India) Limited
IL&FS Financial Services Limited
Minda Industries Ltd.
Strides Pharma Science Limited
Schindler India Pvt Ltd. & Schindler Aufzuge Und Fahrtreppen AG.
Jindal Saw Limited
Brihan-Mumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (“BEST”)
Hindustan Construction Company Limited (HCCL)
Manash Lifestyle Private Limited
Gaja Trustee Company Private Limited
Informa Markets India Private Limited
Razorpay Software Private Limited
Network 18 Media and Investment Ltd.
Head Digital Works Pvt Ltd; Play Games 24x7 Private Limited; and |Junglee Games India Private Limited
A2Z Infra Engineering Ltd
Axis Bank Limited
Air Liquide Global E&C Solutions (India) Pvt. Ltd.
State Bank of India
Dish TV Ltd.
Fortis Healthcare Ltd and its subsidiaries
Bharti International (Singapore) Ltd.
Larsen and Toubro Limited
G.R. Infraprojects Ltd.
Great Eastern Energy Corporation Ltd.
Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Limited
Azure Power Forty-Three Private Limited
Spandana Sphoorty Financial Ltd.
Godrej Properties Limited
Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
Gas Authority of India Ltd. (GAIL)
Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL)
C2R Projects LLP
Tata Power Company Ltd.
MSA Global LLC
National Highway Authority of India (NHAI)
National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC)
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)
Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Directorate General of Hydrocarbons, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India