Clavius Legal

Transnational Litigation and International Arbitration | Asset Recovery, Enforcement, Global Investigations & White-Collar Crime | Corporate Advisory, Governance & Compliance

Partner & Practice Co-Chair – Transnational Litigation and International Arbitration | Asset Recovery, Enforcement, Global Investigations & White-Collar Crime | Corporate Advisory, Governance & Compliance

Vipul Agrawal is a founding Partner at Clavius Legal. Vipul maintains a distinguished practice at the intersection of international arbitration, cross-border commercial litigation, and complex enforcement proceedings, with particular expertise in corporate insolvency and white-collar crime. His practice is characterised by sophisticated multi-jurisdictional mandates involving governance disputes, regulatory investigations, and financial crime, where he acts for sovereign states, multinational corporations, leading financial institutions, and prominent business leaders including C-suite executives, and high net worth individuals.

Vipul has extensive experience conducting and managing arbitrations under the auspices of leading institutions including ICC, SIAC, LCIA, DIAC, GAFTA, FOSFA, MCIA, and ICA, as well as ad hoc proceedings governed by UNCITRAL Rules. His arbitral practice encompasses seats across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the MENA region, often coupled with parallel proceedings in Indian and foreign courts concerning recognition, enforcement, and challenge of awards.

His disputes portfolio spans complex shareholder conflicts, large-scale infrastructure and construction projects, energy and natural resources contracts, sophisticated real estate ventures, and high-value commercial claims. He is particularly recognised for his ability to navigate the intricate procedural and substantive challenges that arise in multi-party, multi-contract disputes.

A cornerstone of his practice involves asset recovery and enforcement, particularly in cases involving fraud and financial misconduct. Vipul has significant experience securing injunctive relief, worldwide freezing orders, and implementing complex multi-jurisdictional recovery strategies across Indian and foreign courts, frequently leading international legal teams to ensure seamless cross-border execution.

In the regulatory and criminal sphere, Vipul has acted in multi-jurisdictional investigations involving allegations of money laundering, bribery, corruption, and financial fraud. His experience includes proceedings concerning the Directorate of Enforcement, Central Bureau of Investigation, Serious Fraud Investigation Office, and Economic Offences Wing, often requiring coordination with foreign counsel and international investigative bodies.

Beyond contentious matters, Vipul serves as trusted counsel to boards of directors, company promoters, and international investors on matters of corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and crisis management. He is regularly retained to address complex situations involving cross-border investment structures, disclosure obligations, joint venture arrangements, and force majeure events, providing strategic guidance that balances commercial imperatives with regulatory requirements.

His sectoral reach encompasses construction and heavy engineering, banking and financial services, energy and natural resources, technology and telecommunications, life sciences and pharmaceuticals, agritech, real estate development, and public policy, reflecting both the diversity of his expertise and the international character of his clientele.

Vipul is regularly instructed before trial and appellate courts throughout India, including the Supreme Court of India. However, his practice is increasingly international in orientation, often requiring sophisticated coordination across jurisdictions and sustained engagement with foreign law firms, arbitral institutions, and regulatory authorities worldwide.

Beyond active practice, Vipul contributes as a recognised speaker and commentator on international dispute resolution and commercial law, delivering lectures and conducting training programmes at leading academic institutions, professional associations, and regulatory forums. His thought leadership helps shape contemporary discourse on cross-border legal practice and international commercial law.

English & Hindi

Advocate - Bar Council of India Member – Supreme Court Bar Association Member - Delhi High Court Bar Association Member - Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK Member - International Bar Association (Asia Pacific Regional Forum, Forum for Barristers and Advocates, Pro Bono Committee)

Dual bachelor’s degree in law & humanities CIArb, UK Accelerated Route to Membership (MCIArb Grade)