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Commercial litigation: mid-market

Zaiwalla & Co

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The commercial litigation team at Zaiwalla & Co is a niche boutique specialising in handling disputes between international organisations and individuals or families with significant wealth. The group works across a variety of key areas and is noted for its handling of sanctions work, spearheaded by Sarosh Zaiwalla. Leigh Crestohl leads the team and is recognised for his experience in shareholder remedies and joint venture agreements.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Very strong international client base and very open to innovative funding models.’

  • ‘Varun Zaiwalla - very experienced and superb all-round knowledge of commercial litigation.'

  • 'Kartik Mittal - steadily becoming a dominant presence in the firm and a go-to partner for commercial clients from the subcontinent.'

  • ‘The team delivered consistently high-quality legal advice. Their client service was impressive, and they had to travel internationally as a team to meet a client in difficult circumstances.'

  • 'The team was readily available and committed to client care. The team took a proactive approach in aiming to achieve the best result for their client.’

  • ‘Leigh Crestohl provided thoughtful, considered direction and advice.’

Key clients

  • Virgo Marine
  • Central Bank of Venezuala
  • Beneathco DMCC
  • Sharp Corp Limited (India)
  • Steppe Metal Powders LLC (Mongolia)
  • Melli Bank Plc
  • Air India Ltd

Work highlights

Acted for a shipping company in a highly publicised sanctions litigation valued at $20m where a City law firm is amongst the defendants.
Acted for Central Bank of Venezuela for the recovery of c£930m of gold in sanctions litigation against The Bank of England.
Acted in bankruptcy proceedings for an UHNW client in respect of alleged debts exceeding £1bn.

Practice head

Leigh Crestohl

Other key lawyers

Kartik Mittal; Varun Zaiwalla; Sarosh Zaiwalla