With expertise in commercial and corporate disputes arising from a wide range of industry sectors, including infrastructure, electricity, and telecoms, the litigation practice at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas is a tour de force in the Indian market. The group is capable of handling complex and high-value litigation both domestically and internationally, and has attracted an impressive client roster as a result. Indranil Deshmukh and Amita Katragadda co-head the team and bring a wealth of experience to the department. Deshmukh stands out for his breadth of practice, which includes contractual, shareholder, and securities disputes, and regularly acts before judicial and regulatory bodies such as SEBI and the Supreme Court. Katragadda is noted for her specialism in constitutional challenges, commercial disputes, and corporate governance conflicts. On the regulatory disputes front, Aditya Mehta is the main contact in the practice, while Kapil Arora concentrates on joint venture, employment, and engineering disputes. Bangalore-based Lomesh Kiran Nidumuri is also a key name to note.
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‘Aditya is an outstanding litigator and has always achieved excellent results for clients and shareholders. He has always demonstrated the utmost professionalism, dedication, and commitment to his client.’
‘Aditya is extremely strategic, sophisticated, and business oriented, and has always taken the time to fully understand business goals, objectives, and strategy.’
‘Aditya has been very successful in navigating through tough legal challenges and his level of sophistication and analysis has always given us a major advantage over opposing counsel and resulted in excellent outcomes.’
‘Aditya is a top-notch litigator and a trusted advisor with an outstanding track record. The level and quality of his legal services are unmatched and he is a pleasure to work with.’
‘Very efficient team with both legal and commercial understanding of the contractual and legal disputes which the client faces. They have a very good understanding of the client's industry and are capable of providing a combined approach to help clients make the best informed decisions towards dispute resolution.’
‘Kapil Arora is able to take a macro mindset to suggest legal opinions as well practical commercial solutions to the settlement of disputes. Due to the complex nature of disputes, his and his team's sharpness and responsiveness on complex, commercial, and technical issues disputes are very helpful for the client to come to a comprehensively sound action plan.’
Key clients
- Department of Investment and Public Asset Management, Union of India
- Ministry of Law and Justice, Union of India
- Life Insurance Corporation of India
- Essar Exploration and Production India Limited
- Peak XV Partners
- Zomato Ltd.
- U.P. Sugar Mills Association
- Larsen & Toubro Limited
- JC Flowers Asset Reconstruction Private Limited
- YES Bank Limited
Lawyers
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Practice head
Indranil Deshmukh; Amita Katragadda
Other key lawyers
Aditya Mehta; Kapil Arora; Lomesh Kiran Nidumuri