The dispute resolution team at Phoenix Legal have pan-India capabilities and are “crisis management specialists” with experience handling complex and sensitive contentious matters. It works on various constitutional, public interest, corporate, civil, corporate crimes and criminal matters before multiple forums across India, from the small causes courts up to the Supreme Court of India. The firm’s arbitration offering is experienced in domestic and international ADR processes covered under various forums such as SIAC, HKIAC and LCIA. The team has been busy in insolvency-related matters in the past 12 months.
Co-founding partners Abhishek Saxena, Manjula Chawla and Saket Shukla lead a disputes group that includes partner Gautam Bhatikar.
The firm is assisting the CM Shah Consortium as the resolution application in strategising, structuring and drafting the resolution plan for revival and rehabilitation of the corporate debtor. It also acted for Samsung Engineering in its dispute with VRC Constructions in relation to works the client had contracted out at the Dahej Petrochemical Complex. In a maritime matter, the firm represented Russian M-Shipping before the Calcutta High Court for a claim arising out of an assignment agreement.
Other clients that engaged the firm recently include Mersen, MV Nordlake, Shipowners Protection and UAB Garant Service.