The arbitration department at Samvad Partners is a key port of call for clients seeking representation in domestic and cross-border arbitrations before the ICC, LCIA, SIAC, and other bodies pertaining to shareholder, employment, manufacturing, and investment disputes, among other areas. Poornima Hatti heads up the Bengaluru-based team, and is sought after for her experience advising domestic and foreign clients on employment, shareholder, restructuring, and infrastructure-related disputes. The team is bolstered by the expertise of Ankur Singh and Aakash Sherwal, the latter having been promoted to partner in 2025, and Aditya Gupte joined the team in the same year.
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- 'Poornima Hatti has oversight of the matter and is always willing to step in as required. She is a pleasure to work with and provides pragmatic and well considered advice.'
- ‘Extremely polite way of dealing and giving the due respect but still put the points firmly and guide the clients on legally correct way is something I have always liked about this team.'
- 'I had to pleasure to cooperate with Poornima Hatti on an international investment arbitration. They provided valuable insight on questions of Indian law. In my opinion, their biggest attributes are their professional approach (they are responsive, organized, and communicative), their ability to quickly understand the issue, and their ability to provide explanations on Indian law to civil lawyers in a way that no-follow up questions are necessary.'
- 'Work is allocated as between the senior associate and partners appropriately so that there is the right balance of driving work forward in a cost effective manner but with good partner oversight.'
- ‘Thorough preparation by interacting with the clients. very prompt in actions and answers to queries is highly appreciable.’
- 'Poornima Hatti's legal analysis skills are great: she analyses the issue and develops a clear line of thought that is easy to understand. Her written skills are also superb: her legal submission was a joy to read as it is clear, concise and useful, avoiding unnecessary information or legalise that are so common in the industry.'
- 'The team at Samvad are responsive and user friendly. Their advice is always sensible and pragmatic and they work hard to ensure a responsive service.'
Key clients
- Brickwork Ratings India Pvt. Ltd.
- BWCI Pension Trustees Ltd.
- Centre for Development of Telematics
- Delhivery Limited
- DXC Technology
- Hamdard Laboratories India
- Hubilo Technologies, Inc.
- Hyundai Rotem Co. (South Korea)
- Marriott Hotels India Private Limited
- Omega Seiki Mobility
- Saathi, Inc
- Tata International Limited
- Yes Bank Limited
- Zinka Logistics Solutions Pvt. Ltd
Practice head
Poornima Hatti
Other key lawyers
Ankur Singh; Aakash Sherwal; Aditya Gupte