The firm’s dispute resolution and competition practice offers strategic, multi-faceted solutions for resolving commercial conflicts and navigating antitrust challenges in domestic and cross-border contexts.

The dispute resolution team excels in domestic and international arbitration, mediation, and conciliation under leading institutional rules (ICC, SIAC, LCIA, UNCITRAL) and ad hoc proceedings. Representation spans drafting arbitration agreements, advocate appointments, jurisdictional challenges, interim relief, and enforcement or setting-aside of awards before courts. The practice handles high-stakes commercial disputes in construction (EPC/FIDIC), energy, infrastructure, shipping, and technology sectors, leveraging experienced arbitrators and expert witnesses. Mediation services facilitate pragmatic settlements through neutral facilitation, while hybrid mechanisms like arb-med-arb ensure flexibility. With a focus on efficiency and confidentiality, the team minimizes business disruption, coordinates multi-party and multi-contract disputes, and pursues post-award strategies including recognition under the New York Convention. Clients—corporates, project developers, and financial institutions—benefit from tailored processes that align with commercial realities and jurisdictional nuances.

In competition law, the practice advises on anti-competitive agreements, abuse of dominance, cartel investigations, and merger control under the Competition Act, 2002, before CCI, COMPAT, and NCLAT. Services include leniency applications, dawn-raid responses, compliance programmes, and vertical restraint assessments. The team supports multi-jurisdictional filings, economic analysis for dominance thresholds, and remedies negotiation, drawing on sector expertise in pharma, telecom, e-commerce, and FMCG to mitigate fines and structural divestitures. Proactive audits and training ensure regulatory alignment, fostering sustainable market strategies.