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New Delhi

Senior counsel: New Delhi

    • Gaurab Banerjee SC
    • Shanti Bhushan SC
    • A S Chandiok SC
    • Dushyant Dave SC
    • Ashok Desai SC
    • Anil Divan SC
    • Shyam Diwam SC
    • Arun Jaitley SC
    • Neeraj Kaul SC
    • U U Lalit SC
    • Sidharth Luthra SC
    • Fali Nariman SC
    • Rohinton Nariman SC
    • Rajiv Nayar SC
    • K Parasaran SC
    • Ravi Shankar Prasad SC
    • P P Rao SC
    • Mukul Rohatgi SC
    • Harish Salve SC
    • Milind Sathe SC
    • Sandeep Sethi SC
    • Indira Jai Singh SC
    • Abishek Manu Singhvi SC
    • Soli Sorabjee SC
    • Gopal Subramaniam SC
    • C A Sundaram SC
    • Vivek Tankha SC
    • Goolam Vahanvati SC
    • KK Venugopal SC

The ‘very well-renowned’ Shanti Bhushan SC is a prominent figure at the Bar and was formerly Law Minister of India. Former Attorney General Ashok Desai SC is ‘very accomplished’ at handling administrative and constitutional matters; Dushyant Dave SC is often involved 
in high-profile Supreme Court matters involving corporate and commercial matters. A ‘doyen 
of the Bar’, Fali Nariman SC has ‘immense 
integrity and phenomenal legal skills’; Fali Nariman’s son, Rohinton Nariman SC, has gained a very strong reputation for high-profile corporate litigation. Harish Salve SC is another who 
is regularly involved in very high-profile cases, 
such as his representation of Ratan Tata 
in attempting to prevent the client’s conversations with Nira Radia from becoming public. 
Abishek Manu Singhvi SC, India’s youngest solicitor general ever, has a prominent reputation, particularly for mining disputes. Constitutional law expert KK Venugopal SC recently 
represented the Travancore royal family in submitting that they did not intend to claim possession over the contents of the “public temple” that may be worth up to $22bn.


Mumbai

Senior counsel: Mumbai

    • Edul P Bharucha SC
    • J J Bhatt SC
    • Arif Bookwalla SC
    • Jamshed P Cama
    • Iqbal Chagla SC
    • Aspi Chinoy SC
    • Rafiq Dada SC
    • S E Dastur SC
    • Fredune E Devitre SC
    • Janak Dwarkadas SC
    • Arshad Hidayatullah SC
    • Rajni Iyer SC
    • Ravindra Kadam SC
    • Rohit Kapadia SC
    • Darius Khambata SC
    • Vasant Kotwal SC
    • Dinyar D Madon SC
    • Shekhar Napahade SC
    • Suresh D Parekh SC
    • Jimmy F Pochkhanawalla SC
    • Milind Sathe SC
    • Navroz Seervai SC
    • Chander Uday Singh SC
    • Virag Tulzapurkar SC
    • Virendra Tulzapurkar SC
    • S Venkiteswaran SC

Edul P Bharucha SC is ‘preeminent in Indian law’; J J Bhatt SC is recommended for cases regarding customs and excise matters; and Jamshed P Cama SC is a ‘legend in labour law’, and ‘one of 
the best individuals available to advise on 
regulatory matters’. Iqbal Chagla SC is ‘widely respected’; Aspi Chinoy SC is ‘recommended for commercial law cases’ as well as securities and insurance matters; S E Dastur SC is ‘brilliant on tax law’; Fredune E Devitre SC is singled out for corporate law; Janak Dwarkadas SC is ‘very experienced’. The ‘thorough’ Ravindra Kadam SC is very active on governmental matters; the ‘meticulous and stylish’ Rohit Kapadia SC is ‘always well prepared’; Vasant Kotwal SC is recommended for admiralty cases; and Dinyar D Madon SC is ‘renowned’. Jimmy F Pochkhanawalla SC is an expert on customs and excise matters; Virendra Tulzapurkar SC is a ‘real leader in the field for IP work’; and S Venkiteswaran SC is well respected for projects and employment matters.


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