Pioneer Legal's practice handles a wide spectrum of matters, including commercial and project-related disputes, fraud claims and white-collar crime matters. The team advises at pre-litigation stages, pleadings, and represents clients before courts and tribunals. Additional strengths include insolvency, corporate restructuring disputes, and shareholder issues. Satish Kishanchandani co-leads the practice and frequently handles high-value commercial litigation and international arbitration cases. Fellow co-heads are Narendra Dingankar who provides further capabilities in succession planning and family settlement cases, and Sohil Shah who is singled out for his strength handling complex arbitration cases.
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Key clients
- National Bulk Handling Corporation
- Manaj Tollway Private Limited
- Man Projects Limited
- Man Infroconstruction Limited
- ISMT Ltd.,
- Kirloskar Ferrous Industries Ltd.
Work highlights
Acted as the lead counsel for Kirloskar Ferrous on insolvency and corporate laws in India and preparing a resolution plan.
Advised Respondent No. 4 in an application filed by the Resolution Professional seeking directions regarding the claims submitted by Respondents No. 1 to No. 5 in the corporate insolvency resolution process of the Corporate Debtor.
Represented the Respondent in an arbitration application seeking appointment of an arbitrator under a Collateral Management Agreement, along with an interim relief claim of Rs. 91.82 crores; the matter was disposed of pursuant to settlement.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Satish Kishanchandani; Narendra Dingankar; Sohil Shah