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Gautam Bhatikar
Position
Gautam is a partner based in Mumbai and is dual-qualified in India and England, and is a veteran with nearly two decades of wide-ranging experience in offshore maritime & shipping, insurance, environment, international trade, oil & gas, energy, commercial litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).
Languages
Hindi and English
Memberships
- Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa.
- The Law Society of England & Wales.
- Life Member – Indo American Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
- Board Member – Indo African Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
- Member – Indo Arab Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
- Member – Indo China Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
- International Bar Association.
- Dubai International Arbitration Centre.
- IR Global Member – India Maritime & Disputes Lawyer.
Lawyer Rankings
India > Restructuring and insolvency
Phoenix Legal advises on voluntary liquidation, dissolution of companies, and other matters under the IBC. The team is headed by Saket Shukla, Manjula Chawla, and Abhishek Saxena, alongside Gautam Bhatikar, who is based in Mumbai. The team is especially proficient at handling corporate insolvency matters for resolution professionals. In particular, associate partner Neha Naik has represented several notable banks and foreign-owned enterprises in relation to insolvency proceedings. Lawyers are in Dehli unless otherwise stated.
India > Insurance
Phoenix Legal is a regular port of call for large Indian and overseas insurers and reinsurers on a range of contentious and non-contentious matters. Drawing on over 20 years of experience in the field, New Delhi-based Saket Shukla specialises in strategic advisory work and transactions cutting across the insurance space; Shukla co-heads the practice alongside dual-qualified (India and England) and litigation-focused Gautam Bhatikar, based in Mumbai. Also in New Delhi, associate partner Akshay Sachthey comes highly recommended.
India > Shipping
(Leading individuals)Fielding one of India’s largest maritime teams, Phoenix Legal provides comprehensive advice across a spectrum of maritime matters, including chartering arrangements, ship financings, regulatory issues, disputes and ship arrests, among others. Gautam Bhatikar leads the Mumbai office, representing various large banks, shipowners, oil companies and insurers in high-stakes litigation and arbitration, both domestically and overseas. Meanwhile, based in the New Delhi office, Abhishek Saxena and Pranav Srivastava co-head the practice, supported by Zoeb Cutlerywala and senior associate Vikram Kamath.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals India > Shipping
- Insurance India
- Shipping India
- Restructuring and insolvency India