Samvad Partners is a multi-specialist law firm with a market-approved dispute resolution offering. The firm’s core litigation areas encompass commercial, employment, competition, intellectual property and financial disputes. The team regularly appears in high-stakes cases before the High Courts, Supreme Court and all relevant tribunals. The litigation and arbitration team comprises four partners and nearly 20 associates spread across the firm’s five offices in Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai and New Delhi. It is rapidly developing its mediation and insolvency and debt recovery practices in the wake of Covid-19. Another interesting feature is the firm pioneering and advocating for more online dispute resolution.
Four partners round out the disputes team: Arjun Krishnan, Poornima Hatti and Rohan George and Savani Gupte. Collectively, they cover antitrust, construction, government, insolvency, IP, labour and international arbitration dispute matters. The firm’s commercial and tax disputes practice was bolstered with the arrival of partner Aditya Bhattacharya from Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan in September 2023.
The firm’s client stable includes Delhivery, Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction, Healthmap Diagnostics, MGH Group, Phasorz Technologies, QD Seatoman Designs, Society for Informal Education and Development Studies, Tata Projects, Yes Bank and Zetwerk Manufacturing Businesses.
Client feedback
“We recommend Samvad Partners for their connection with top lawyers across the country, knowledge of handling criminal matters, availability and maintaining confidentiality.” – Class actions
“They provided end-to-end service in all steps of the arbitration and engaged partners in the business areas where they may have been short on expertise.” – Commercial and transactions
“Strong drafting and quick responses.” – Construction
“Clear communication and considered advice.” – Intellectual property
Rohan George
“He is an extremely intelligent fellow with wide-ranging interests, which meant that he understood the context in which our agreements were being negotiated.”
Poornima Hatti
“She offers an end-to-end process and collaborative approach.”
Ankur Singh
“We appreciate his commitment, communication, transparency, feedback, knowledge and reachability.”
