Leading firm Nishith Desai Associates offers a full range of dispute resolution services. The firm has a distinct international flavour, with ample dispute-related experience for clients from around the globe. Its government and regulatory litigation, tax litigation and international arbitration practices rank among the best in the market, and the firm has an enviable roster of technology, media and telecoms clients. The firm has a specialist international dispute resolution and investigations team, as well as a bilateral treaty investment arbitration team. Its new sub-practice groups for construction litigation, technology disputes and white-collar crimes and investigations have had a busy past year. As cryptocurrency and blockchain technology matters gain prominence, the Nishith Desai lawyers have advised multiple clients on related contentious issues. The members of the international disputes team are spread across Mumbai, New Delhi and Singapore, and the firm has dedicated European and Japan desks. The firm has been present in Singapore for more than a decade and was the first Indian registered foreign law firm there.
Two senior leaders run the disputes groups: Vyapak Desai chairs the international litigation and dispute resolution group, with Sahil Kanuga as the co-head. Partners Ashish Kabra and Alipak Banerjee are also noted figures within the team.
In a complex international arbitration, the team represented one of the country’s most prominent cryptocurrency exchanges in a high-stakes, multi-billion-dollar arbitration at SIAC.
Client feedback
“They work quickly with very bright thinking.” – Commercial arbitration
“Overall commitment to the client is very good.” – International arbitration
Alipak Banerjee
“He is accessible and bright.”
