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Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

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Clients note the litigation department at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co as housing ‘real heavyweights for contentious insolvency matters’, and the team is geared towards in-depth, full-service contentious mandates across a range of industries, and includes local and international companies, private equity funds, public companies, and others among its portfolio of clients. Delhi-based Pallavi Shroff leads the team and works closely with Ajoy Roy and Ajit Warrier, who are both experienced at appellate level disputes, including before the Supreme Court. Aashish Gupta and Shally Bhasin are both highly active in the commercial litigation arena, and Angad Kochhar  remains a highly active member of the team. Binsy Susan and Shashank Mishra are also key members of the department. Shruti Khanijow recently joined the team following Tejas Karia's departure.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘SAMCO is very adept at evaluating claims under various jurisdictions and has demonstrated versatility and efficient working on substantial international lawsuits. SAMCO partner Binsy Susan in particular reflects tremendous legal and business insights with an ability to oversee a large team of lawyers, ensuring that the team effectively distills the important issues and facts. I have been very impressed with the firm and look forward to working with them in the coming years.’

  • ‘As mentioned above, Binsy Susan is a highly effective legal advocate with tremendous judgement on legal issues and trial strategy. Binsy is more than just a lawyer though, she immerses herself into the client's business, both historical and future strategy, to advise on litigation strategy with a holistic approach. Her people and team management skills are first rate, reflecting an uncanny ability to ensure her team works efficiently without compromising quality.’

  • ‘The lawsuit handled by Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. has been a long lasting one as it spread out over more than 20 years! Nevertheless, the firm was very effective all the way through.’

  • ‘The team was efficient throughout the process, responded timely to my requests, was always available and handled the file in a very professional manner. Additionally, I did not witness a high turnover within the team even though the lawsuit took a very long period of time, and this proved very useful and pleasant to me.’

  • ‘The SAM litigation team are real heavyweights for contentious insolvency matters. The team is exceptionally bright and creative and willing to fight hard for their clients when that is necessary. They were exactly what we wanted for our case.’

  • ‘The litigation practice at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas stands out for its consistent delivery. I have extensively used the firm in the last 2-3 years for very complex commercial disputes. What sets the practice apart is disputes practice team's willingness and investment in understanding of the nuanced business context within which the disputes arose which enabled the team to appreciate the expectations that I had for possible favourable outcomes and accordingly, they could provide advice which was strategically aligned with this.'

Key clients

  • Mr. Damodaran
  • MHM Holdings GMBH
  • Hubergroup India Private Limited
  • Cornelius Treuhand Holding GmbH & Co. KG
  • WELLENSIEK Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
  • Plintron Holdings Pte Ltd.
  • Plintron do Brasil Participacoes e Investimentos Ltda.
  • Plintron Technologies USA LLC
  • Birlasoft Limited/ KPIT Technologies Ltd.
  • NSEIT Ltd
  • Fortis Healthcare Limited and International Hospital Limited
  • Gyma International

Work highlights

Advised Mr. Damodaran on a matter wherein the USA Court set aside the award against Mr. Damodaran in while holding that there was no evidence in the record to hold him liable for damages.
Represented Air Liquide India Holding against Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited successfully before the Andhra Pradesh High Court and secured vacation of an ex-parte stay on the operation of an arbitral order, leading to resumption of arbitral proceedings valued at INR40bn.

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Practice head

Pallavi Shroff

Other key lawyers

Ajoy Roy; Ajit Warrier; Aashish Gupta; Binsy Susan; Shally Bhasin; Angad Kochhar; Shashank Mishra; Shruti Khanijow

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