Ashish Bhan

Trilegal - India

Partner

New Delhi

+91 1142599321

Litigation Star

English
Hindi


Jurisdiction:

India

Practice area:

Commercial and transactions
White collar crime


Ashish Bhan is a Partner at Trilegal and drives the firm’s commercial and civil litigation, arbitration and white-collar defence and investigations practice. He represents Indian and multinational clients in corporate and commercial disputes before various courts and tribunals in India and various international arbitral tribunals.

He regularly acts for international defence companies, telecom and broadcasting companies, infrastructure majors, funds and commercial banks, high net worth individuals and a wide variety of clients in several high-profile disputes. He has been arguing in commercial disputes for telecom companies, funds, and infrastructure companies in various arbitration proceedings and arbitration-related court proceedings, including at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre and London Court of International Arbitration, and has acted as an Indian law expert in a AAA Arbitration in the US. Ashish has in the past advised clients on bilateral investment disputes with the Government of India and other nations.
He regularly advises clients on insolvency issues and has successfully represented in first ever resolution process of leading non-banking financial institution in the country.

For his white-collar defence and investigations practice, he regularly advises clients on numerous anti-corruption and white-collar crimes related issues and has been representing clients in the largest anti-corruption cases in the country, including the 2G Scam Case, Coal scam case and the Rafale Case. He regularly works with the World Bank on policy initiatives and assists them in framing legal issues.

  • Advising Piramal Capital & Housing Finance Limited (PCHFL) in relation to litigations arising out of successful resolution of corporate debtor, Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL).

  • Advises and represents AgustaWestland International Limited (AWIL) in the criminal proceedings in relation to its multi-million-dollar deal for supply of 12 AW-101 VVIP helicopters to the Ministry of Defence (MoD), Government of India.
  • Represented Patel Engineering Ltd. (PEL) against the State of Meghalaya in challenge proceedings before the Supreme Court of India against an arbitral award.
  • Represents Piramal Capital and Housing Finance Limited (the successful resolution applicant) in relation to the ongoing insolvency proceedings of Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited.
  • Represents AgustaWestland International Limited and Leonardo SpA in a criminal case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation in relation to alleged bribery of high-placed public officials of the Indian Air Force.
  • Represents Franklin Templeton in all legs of the litigation including writ proceedings before the Karnataka High Court, and the Supreme Court, and proceedings before Securities and Exchange Board of India and Securities Appellate Tribunal.
  • Represents Vodafone Idea Limited on litigation /disputes with its vendors and other third parties including the regulator. He has been involved in each stage of the dispute, including strategising, negotiating, issuing representations, preparing board notes, representing in courts, etc.
  • Represents Tata Communications on almost all its key litigation /disputes with its vendors and other third parties including the regulator. He has been involved in each stage of the dispute, including strategising, negotiating, issuing representations, preparing board notes, representing in courts, etc.
  • Represents resolution professional for Lanco Amarkantak Power Limited before the National Company Law Tribunal.
  • Represents a British Financial Services company in attachment proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.

  • Civil litigation
  • Commercial and transactions
  • Commercial arbitration
  • Criminal
  • Insolvency
  • International arbitration
  • Litigation
  • White-collar crime

  • Aviation
  • Banking
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Government and public policy
  • Real estate
  • Tech and telecoms

  • Supreme Court Bar Association
  • Delhi High Court Bar Association
  • International Bar Association

  • On the panel of Arbitrators in the Caspian Arbitration Society, Geneva

  • University of London