Dispute Resolution
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : India
Band 2
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+91 22 4341 8600About
Provided by JSA
With approximately 100 lawyers, including over 30 Partners with average experience ranging above two decades, JSA has one of the most comprehensive and deepest commercial and regulatory disputes capacities in the field of complex multi-jurisdictional, multi-disciplinary disputes among Indian law fir The team is uniquely placed to represent clients seamlessly both nationally and worldwide due to the vast network of offices spread across 7 locations in India, affiliates, and associates in major cities across the country and abroad. The team is led by Senior Partners and Litigators who are acknowledged thought leaders in their fields.
A unique distinguishing feature is that its senior attorneys are regularly instructed to lead the litigation strategy and conduct proceedings themselves in high-value and precedent-setting proceedings.
JSA has dedicated practice groups for disputes in regulatory & policy practice, especially in the infrastructure sector. The Firm has acted in several major disputes in diverse infrastructure sectors such as ports, power, aviation, telecom, broadcasting, and oil & gas. It is recognized for its domain-focused specialized, full-range regulatory practice and is acknowledged for its strength in grappling with complex legal issues involving public policy, market economics, technology, finance, and project management.
Chambers Review
With a large, accomplished team offering pan-Indian litigation expertise, JSA is known for advising multinational corporates on a wide range of contentious matters. The team has notable expertise in regulatory disputes in the energy sector, as well as cases involving aviation, banking and telecommunications. Further strengths of the team are in insolvency litigation, as well as white-collar corporate criminal defence. The practice is also well versed in domestic and international arbitration, arbitration-related court litigation, as well as other forms of alternative dispute resolution. Lawyers at JSA appear before high courts across the country, the Supreme Court and the NCLT. PepsiCo, Yatra Online and Larsen & Toubro are among the team's clientele.
Work Highlights
- JSA acted for Biocon Biologics before the NCLT in seeking regulatory approval for its scheme to acquire Covidshield Technologies under a scheme of merger absorption.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"JSA's team has good analytical skills and legal acumen as well as good subject experience and understanding."
"The firm is well equipped to deal with matters involving a high degree of complexity and sophistication. The partners are highly experienced, responsive, and seasoned professionals who give sound advice."
"JSA's team has good analytical skills and legal acumen as well as good subject experience and understanding."
"The firm is well equipped to deal with matters involving a high degree of complexity and sophistication. The partners are highly experienced, responsive, and seasoned professionals who give sound advice."
Notable Practitioners
Amar Gupta is regularly called upon by Indian and foreign corporates for his broad disputes expertise. Based in New Delhi, he advises on both litigation and arbitration, with skills in regulatory and finance-related matters as well as insolvency disputes.
"Amar is good. He does a lot of regulatory and construction work and has mentored many people who are also ranked."
Amit Kapur has expertisein matters relating to the power and energy industries and is well versed in handling related disputes before regulatory tribunals and commissions.
"Amit is a very prominent name in regulatory disputes."
"He is a solid litigator who I have seen argue in several courts, especially in the electricity court."