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BRUS CHAMBERS, Advocates & Solicitors > Firm Profile

The firm:  Brus Chambers is a specialised law firm in India with an international perspective in the entire gamut of shipping; commercial arbitration and litigation; infrastructure projects; oil, gas, energy and mining. The firm has unrivalled expertise in corporate work including bankruptcy, P&I and marine insurance, banking and finance, real estate.

Sector focus has been pivotal to Brus Chambers’ success, borne out of the fact that it is a market leader in the sectors in which it is active.

Areas of practice: The firm, with highly qualified partners, is a dominant force for shipping work and is especially noted for its experience in arresting and releasing ships anywhere in India, P&I settlements, ship finance, buying and selling of ships, disputes pertaining to contracts, cargo claims, charter parties, mortgage, bill of lading, damages, bunker and necessary supplies, ship building, repairs, ownership or possession, lay time and demurrage, collisions, marine insurance and finance and shipping arbitration and litigation. As ‘a clear market leader’, Brus Chambers acts on wet and dry shipping transactional and dispute matters.

Brus Chambers is considered as a beacon of excellence in international and domestic commercial arbitration. The firm is active in commercial arbitration and maintains far-reaching global arbitration capabilities and a broad-ranging remit of expertise across various sectors.

The firm’s international and domestic arbitration and commercial litigation is co-headed by Ms. Binita Hathi and Dr. Shrikant Hathi who have significant experience in resolving contentious issues confronting clients engaged in both domestic and cross-border business. A highly recommended law firm for commercial litigation and arbitration. Ms. Hathi specialises in dispute resolution and has extensive experience in resolving international and domestic disputes through litigation and arbitration and is also known for negotiating amicable settlement between the parties. She has ‘sound knowledge’ and offers ‘practical solutions’ to clients, and has notable expertise in commercial litigation and arbitration matters and is praised for her multi-jurisdictional reach. Her strength in shipping, infrastructure, oil and gas projects, and commercial disputes is leveraged in settling related disputes, and she has developed a reputation for settlement of disputes.

Brus Chambers is one of the leading and probably pre-eminent, Indian firms for project work and maintains one of India’s top infrastructure and construction projects and oil, gas, energy and resources practices in transactional and dispute resolution. It provides a ‘very commercial approach’. The firm has an enviable reputation for corporate work.

Managing and practising partner Dr Shrikant Hathi is a specialist in shipping, infrastructure projects and commercial arbitration and litigation, he is also a specialist in ship arrest, and is renowned for his expertise in wet and dry shipping advice. He also advises on infrastructure and construction, energy, mining, oil, gas and natural resources. He is an excellent strategist and has for many years had an unparalleled reputation in shipping, arbitration and infrastructure project works among international clients and legal peers.

Dr. Shrikant Hathi is constantly listed in Legal500 Hall of Fame and Ms. Binita Hathi is constantly ranked by Legal500 as ‘Leading Individuals’ since 2005.  Dr. Hathi, a master in law holds dual qualifications to practice law in India and United Kingdom he is also an Advocate on Record of the Supreme Court of India and a practicing solicitor in India and United Kingdom, while he is located in Mumbai.

Mr Uttam Hathi specialises in corporate work, regulatory compliances, foreign investment in India, establishment of joint ventures, subsidiaries, mergers and acquisitions, corporate structuring and restructuring and corporate advisory, he also specialises in corporate bankruptcy.

Mr Pritish Das is excellent in recovery of claims and P&I settlements within shipping and commercial arbitration and litigation and enforcement of arbitral award in India.

Ms. Chandrika Sarkar; Ms. Aanchal Chaurasia; Ms. Riya Dani and Ms. Anamika Ganguly works alongside  are good in arbitration and shipping work. They also excel at contractual law and infrastructure disputes.

The firm’s other partners and solicitors attend to corporate, commercial, infrastructure projects, real estate, banking and finance.

Brus Chambers has associate offices in port and capital city in all states of India including in location where High Courts have admiralty jurisdiction. The firm also have office in the  United Kingdom headed by Ms. Nidhi Potla. Dr. Shrikant Hathi is also a SRA Regulated Practising Solicitor of England and Wales .

Lawyer Profiles

Photo	Name	Position	Profile
	Ms Aanchal Chaurasia	Aanchal Chaurasia is specialising on commercial arbitration and shipping litigation, she also…	View Profile
	Ms Riya Dani	Riya Dani is specialising in shipping and commercial arbitration is known for…	View Profile
	Advocate Pritish Das	Pritish Das is a practicing partner specialising in commercial arbitration and litigation…	View Profile
	Advocate Suhail Farooqui	Suhail Farooqui is a practising partner specialising in aviation, iternational islamic finance,…	View Profile
	Ms Anamika Ganguly	Anamika Ganguly excels in Shipping and Shipping Litigation including ship arrest  from…	View Profile
	Avv Dr Shrikant Hathi	Dr. Shrikant Hathi is ranked consistently by Legal500 as ‘Leading Individual’ in…	View Profile
	Adv Dr Shrikant Pareshnath Hathi	Dr. Shrikant Hathi is ranked consistently by Legal500 as ‘Leading Individual’ in…	View Profile
	Advocate Binita Hathi	Binita Hathi is ranked consistently by Legal500 as ‘Leading Individual’ in India…	View Profile
	Advocate Uttam Hathi	Uttam Hathi is a practicing partner and is a specialist in corporate…	View Profile
	Advocate Subrat Kulshrestha	Specialising in Litigation at New Delhi High Court and Supreme Court of…	View Profile
	Ms Nidhi Potla	Nidhi Potla is specialising on entire gamut of shipping and commercial arbitration…	View Profile
	Advocate Chandrika Sarkar	Chandrika Sarkar is specialising in shipping and commercial dispute resolution is known…	View Profile
	Advocate Afia SenGupta	Afia SenGupta specialising in cross-border commercial litigation and arbitration; infrastructure and infrastructure…	View Profile
	Advocate Poonam Sharma	Poonam Sharma is a Advocate and a global market analyst specialising on…	View Profile
	Advocate Poonam Sharma	Poonam Sharma is a Advocate and a global market analyst specialising on…	View Profile

Spotlights

SHIPPING

Dr. Shrikant Hathi listed by Legal 500 in the ‘Hall of Fame’ and Ms. Binita Hathi ranked by Legal 500 as ‘Leading Individual’ in India for shipping work co-heads the shipping and shipping litigation and arbitration practice including ship arrest in India.

Brus Chambers is a dominant force for entire gamut of shipping work in India and a top-tier law firm, are result oriented with highly qualified and experienced solicitors and advocates.

ARBITRATION

Brus Chambers, with strong arbitration practice and result oriented, is considered as a beacon of excellence in international and domestic commercial arbitration more particularly focused on infrastructure, shipping, energy, oil, gas, contractual and commercial.

The firm is active in commercial arbitration and maintains far-reaching global arbitration capabilities and a broad-ranging remit of expertise across various sectors.