Tuli & Co

Anuj Bahukhandi

Anuj is in the Firm’s non-contentious practice, and specialises in insurance, reinsurance, data protection, emerging technologies, and aviation. He regularly advises on regulatory matters involving IRDAI, IFSCA, and RBI, product development assignments (health, general, and specialised lines), and business structuring for both insurance as well as non-insurance clients. He also advises on data protection and cybersecurity law, including data privacy practices, cross-border data transfers, data localisation, and cyber incident reporting. His work includes structuring innovative models involving emerging technologies. He also handles aircraft lessor setups in GIFT City, with a focus on advising on IFSCA regulatory requirements. Anuj has been consistently recommended by various reputed legal directories and rankings, and some of the significant mentions include: Anuj is recognised as a “Leading Associate” in the Insurance sector by the Legal 500, Asia Pacific – 2025 edition. The 2025 edition records a client’s testimonial stating “Anuj Bahukhandi's deep knowledge of reinsurance technology has aided us in various situations. Anuj's practical knowledge and business understanding have always been a great asset and of direction for us.” Anuj is also recognised as a “Rising Star” in the Insurance sector by the Legal 500, Asia Pacific - 2024 edition. The 2024 edition notes a client describing him to be “well-versed in advising emerging insurers on digital distribution matters and implementing novel product structures in the Indian insurance market”. He is recognised as a “Key Lawyer” in the Insurance sector by the Legal 500 Asia Pacific - 2023 edition.

Celia Jenkins joined Tuli & Co in 2006 and heads the Firm’s non-contentious practice. She specialises in insurance regulatory advisory, product development, and commercial work for Insurers, Reinsurers, intermediaries, as well as general clients. Her insurance regulatory practice spans end-to-end market entry and distribution strategies, product development across all lines of business, ongoing compliance support (including regulatory audits and checklists, and reinsurance advisory for entities operating in India and the GIFT City. She also advises Insurers and intermediaries on regulatory enforcement actions and provides strategic support in appeals before the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT). Her commercial advisory practice includes conducting due diligences, advising on RBI and FEMA regulations for cross-border insurance transactions, labour law, and structuring advice for insurance ventures. Celia’s practice has been consistently recommended by various reputed legal directories and rankings, and some of the significant mentions include: Celia has been recognised as a leading practitioner for insurance law in India for the past several years by The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners. She is recognised consistently under the various editions of the India Business Law Journal including a client testimonial which mentions that Celia knows the ins and outs of “not just the legal and regulatory framework of matters, but also the practical aspects of many industry practices and unwritten rules”. Chambers and Partners, Asia-Pacific (2025 edition) records a client’s testimonial stating: “Celia's strong technical ability is matched by her practical experience and understanding of the insurance and reinsurance regulatory environment in India.” She is ranked in the category of “Leading Partner” by The Legal 500, Asia Pacific, as a Band 2 lawyer in the latest Chambers and Partners, Asia-Pacific (2025), and is recognised as a “Thought Leader” in the category of Insurance & Reinsurance by Lexology. Clients describe her as having “a wealth of industry knowledge and practices” (The Legal 500, Asia Pacific, 2024) and “approachable, quick and clear in her advice and turnaround time…” (Chambers and Partners, Asia Pacific, 2023).

Mandakini Khanna

Mandakini joined Tuli & Co’s coverage and claims practice in 2009. She has 15+ years of experience and specialises in providing coverage and claims advice to Indian Insurers and Indian and overseas Reinsurers under a range of insurance policies including E&O, D&O, EPLI, Media, Clinical Trial, Public Liability, Product Liability, Project Liability, CGL, ALOP, EAR, CAR, Cyber, Life, Trade Credit, Crime, POSI, Venture Capital policies. She also advises Insurers and Reinsurers on subrogation related matters and on various other insurance relevant matters such as monitoring of underlying claims, advising on appropriate release/settlement wording. Mandakini has been recognised by the Legal 500, Asia Pacific for the past 5 editions, as the “Next Generation Partner". The 2023 edition mentions: “Mandakini Khanna’s knowledge and dedication is excellent. Solution-oriented, sticks to timelines and delivers results.” She was recognised consistently by Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific as the “Up and Coming” lawyer and has been ranked as Band 3 lawyer for Insurance in the 2025 edition. The 2025 edition records clients’ testimonial stating: “Mandakini Khanna is very thorough, quick to respond and good at analysis. She is also on the ball in terms of legal precedent and knowledge of the subject”; and “She appreciates the time and sensitivity of the case and has good knowledge of the law.”

Naval joined the Firm’s dispute resolution practice in 2009. He has 14+ years of experience and specialises in handling disputes related to insurance and reinsurance, construction, shipping, trade credit, bills of exchange, white collar crimes, insolvency disputes, media rights, shareholder disputes and complex commercial contract related disputes for Indian Insurers, Trade Credit Insurers, overseas Reinsurers, and general commercial clients. Naval represents clients in proceedings before Indian Courts, consumer courts, ad-hoc and institutional domestic and international arbitration tribunals, insolvency tribunals and other forums. Naval has been ranked by Asia Pacific Legal 500 for the last 3 years. The 2022 edition says that "…Naval Sharma…has over a decade of experience specialising in handling disputes for Indian insurers". The 2021 edition says, "Dedicated and Solution Oriented" Naval Sharma has more than 10 years of experience in disputes spanning insurance, media, white collar crime, employment and various other sectors. The 2020 edition says "Naval Sharma leads on the majority of the firms high value mandates". Naval has also been recognized by IBLJ for his work, in the 2022 and 2019 Indian law firm Awards.

Rajat Taimni joined Tuli & Co in 2001 and heads the Firm’s dispute resolution practice. He has 22+ years of experience and his core practice is litigation and arbitration on disputes involving insurance and reinsurance, investment treaties, sovereign funds, charterparties, sports and media, white collar issues, joint venture disputes, railways, aviation, and defence contracts. Rajat represents Insurers, Reinsurers, and commercial clients with litigious disputes before Indian Courts as well as before international and domestic arbitration tribunals. Rajat specializes in high profile, high value and complex ad-hoc arbitrations as well as institutional arbitrations arising from LCIA, ICC, SIAC, DIAC, CIETAC, JAMS, ICA, International Cotton Association, American Arbitration Association Rules, UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules and International Centre for Dispute Resolution International Arbitration Rules, amongst others. His core practice is handling complex commercial disputes before the Supreme Courts, High Courts, ad-hoc and institutional arbitrations and other ADR procedures. Rajat is regularly instructed in litigation cases involving contractual disputes, liquidated damages, misrepresentation, insolvency, extension of time, delays, civil recoveries as well as matters involving foreign exchange investigations. On the arbitration docket, he appears for a number of clients from the Private Equity in investment related matters, government and private entities in construction, infrastructure, urban development and bridge and tunnels as well as media rights holders in sports disputes.

Neeraj Tuli is the senior partner of Tuli & Co. Before setting up Tuli & Co in 2000, Neeraj was a partner with insurance law specialist firm Kennedys in London. He is widely recognised for his depth of knowledge and understanding of the contentious and non-contentious aspects of the insurance and reinsurance industry. He is recognised as a leading lawyer by prominent legal directories in the insurance space. He is named in the prestigious Hall of Fame by The Legal 500 for 2021 and is also consistently featured as Band 1 practitioner for insurance by Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific as well as in the ‘A-List: India’s Top 100 Lawyers’ by the India Business Law Journal. His practice is recommended in various editions of the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners legal directories with market sources describing him as “a name to be reckoned with and an authority” “one of the leading minds in the space of insurance law”. The 2025 edition of Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific records clients’ testimonial stating: “He has good knowledge of the laws of different jurisdictions” and “in-depth understanding of coverage issue”. “His knowledge helps to give good advice to the client”. Neeraj regularly assists clients with regulatory advice, product development and insurance coverage issues. His coverage advice for insurers and reinsurers encompasses a wide range of policy lines, including D&O, E&O/professional indemnity, cyber, CGL, product liability, public liability, trade credit, MD, BI, CPM, DSU, ALOP, EAR and CAR. Neeraj and his team also specialise in litigation and arbitration. They handle ad hoc arbitrations as well as institutional arbitrations, including those conducted under the auspices of the London Court of International Arbitration, the International Chamber of Commerce, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, Dubai International Arbitration Centre and the Indian Council of Arbitration. Neeraj is currently managing claims on behalf of insurers and reinsurers in India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He also acts as an arbitrator and was invited to be the first president of the Insurance Law Association of India, which was formed in connection with the British Insurance Law Association. He is also a member of the Confederation of Indian Industry’s National Committee on Dispute Resolution and a former chairman and current committee member of the Indian Associated Chambers of Commerce Expert Insurance Committee.