Gautam Bhatikar > Phoenix Legal > NEW DELHI, India > Lawyer Profile

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.

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.

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.