Dispute Resolution (International Firms)
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : India
Band 1
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Clifford Chance is greatly acclaimed for arbitration and litigation work involving Indian parties, ranging from joint venture disputes to investment agreement breaches. The team demonstrates a thorough grasp of various sectors of the Indian market including banking, infrastructure and energy, with strong connections to a range of leading local counsel. It remains active in India-related SIAC arbitrations, acting for major international banking and Indian corporate clients. Clifford Chance is also frequently active in regulatory and trade investigations representing foreign investors, including sexual misconduct, anti-bribery and corruption investigations. The team has demonstrable skills in handling matters relating to insolvency and bankruptcy.
Work Highlights
- Clifford Chance represented HSBC PI Holdings (Mauritius) in obtaining and enforcing an award in an SIAC arbitration against Avitel Post Studioz relating to fraud perpetrated on HSBC and breaches of transaction documents.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team has excellent sector-specific and general corporate commercial litigation experience. The team is internally collaborative and efficient, enabling them to provide tailored advice quickly."
"The team is well equipped to handle complex cases and their breadth of experience allows them to come up with unorthodox solutions to legal issues."
"The team has excellent sector-specific and general corporate commercial litigation experience. The team is internally collaborative and efficient, enabling them to provide tailored advice quickly."
"The team is well equipped to handle complex cases and their breadth of experience allows them to come up with unorthodox solutions to legal issues."
Notable Practitioners
Nish Shetty maintains an excellent reputation in the Indian dispute resolution market, with extensive experience advising on arbitration cases. He is based in Clifford Chance's Singapore office and is a popular choice of counsel for clients in the banking and finance sector.
"Nish Shetty strengths are his advocacy and his ability to read opposing counsel and pick up on subtle feedback from the tribunal. He conducts his advocacy in a very crisp and focused manner."
"He's a fine lawyer and did a fantastic job."
Kabir Singh is based in Singapore and sought out for his experience handling both arbitration and litigation, with a specialism in contractual disputes.
"He is very good at strategising and understands the Indian white-collar crime landscape. He's great for high-ticket white-collar crime cases in India."
"Kabir is fantastic."
Ranked Lawyers at
Clifford Chance LLP
India