With expertise spanning corporate insolvency resolution processes, disputes, and debt recoveries, as well as bidding processes, regulatory compliance, and advisory matters, the restructuring and bankruptcy team at Economic Laws Practice has garnered an expanding client roster, which is made up of notable corporates from the aviation, banking, and financial services sectors, alongside resolution professionals and operational creditors. The department is co-led by Dinesh Pednekar and Mukesh Chand after Shailesh Poria's departure in April 2025; Pednekar concentrates on civil and commercial litigation, while Chand specialises in insolvency proceedings, resolution plans, and insolvency disputes. On the debt recovery front, Chanakya Keswani is the key contact in the group and has a particular focus on the technology industry.
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Key clients

  • Committee of Creditors led by the Union Bank of India
  • Committee of Creditors led by State Bank of India
  • Aakshya Infra Projects Pvt Limited
  • The Resolution Professional of AA Estate Private Limited
  • The Committee of Creditors of Sri Balaji Log Pvt Ltd
  • State Bank of India
  • IDFC Bank
  • Axis Bank Limited
  • NRC Limited
  • Tata Motors Financial Solutions Limited
  • Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery Company Private Limited
  • Mumbai International Airport Limited

Practice head

Dinesh Pednekar; Mukesh Chand

Other key lawyers

Chanakya Keswani