--- title: "Sukrit Kapoor" date: 2023-10-10 author: "Pawan Khatri" url: https://ksandk.com/people/sukrit-kapoor/ --- # Sukrit Kapoor Partner Dispute Resolution Partner **Professional Summary:** Sukrit specializes in dispute resolution with an emphasis on civil, corporate, and commercial disputes including advising and representing in white collar defence disputes arising out of complex transactions. His key focus areas comprise Insolvency and Bankruptcy, Real Estate, Construction and Infrastructure, Investigations and White Collar Criminal Defence. Prior to being called to the bar, his experience ranged from working in India and abroad with international organizations including the United Nations. His work has also been recognized by BW Legal World for the 40 under 40 Awards in 2023, and “Forbes in 2022, as “One of the top 100 Individual Lawyers” and by India Legal Power List in 2022 as “Future Legal Leader” and by India Business Law Journal in 2021as “One of India’s Top Disputes Lawyers. His practice sees him advising clients on strategizing and appearing before various courts with a significant focus on Supreme Court of India, numerous High Courts, NCLTs, NCLAT, NCDRC, CGITs, and various ad-hoc and institutional arbitral tribunals, amongst others. He has been assisting leading corporates on various complex and complicated matters pertaining to commercial disputes, and regularly advises on litigation prevention and litigation closure strategies. **Representative Clients :** Zydus Wellness Product Limited, Delhivery Limited, Licious, Zomato Limited, Uber, BlinkIt, Thales DIS India Pvt. Ltd., Dr. Lal PathLabs Limited, Reynolds Pens India Pvt. Ltd., Temenos Group, Balancehero India Private Limited, Cognizant Technology Solution, Manikaran Power Limited, Utracon Structural Private Limited, Check point, Teleperformance, Check Point Software Technologies, IFCI Infrastructure Development Limited, Nokia, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services India Private Limited, Nissan Renault Financial Services India Private Limited, Times Group, etc. ## Practice Focus ### [Commercial Litigation & Arbitration](/practice-areas/commercial-litigation-law-firm/) Domestic and international arbitrations before the MCIA, LCIA, ICC, SIAC and DIAC, commercial suits, technology disputes and intellectual property litigation. ### [Insolvency & Bankruptcy](/practice-areas/insolvency-law-firm-in-india/) Representing financial and operational creditors, corporate debtors and resolution professionals before the NCLT and NCLAT, alongside advising on debt restructuring. ### [White-Collar Crime & Investigations](/practice-areas/investigations-and-white-collar-crimes/) Defending corporate boards, promoters and key managerial personnel against investigations by the EOW, SFIO and CID. ### [Labour & Employment](/practice-areas/employment-law-firm-in-india/) Regulatory compliance, wage disputes, POSH policies and trade union negotiations. ### [Real Estate & Consumer Law](/practice-areas/real-estate-law-firm-in-india/) Representing major developers and consumer brands in regulatory proceedings before RERA and the NCDRC. ## Forums & Jurisdictions Courts Supreme Court of India · High Courts, including Delhi and Kerala Tribunals NCLT · NCLAT · NCDRC · CGITs · Labour Courts Arbitral Institutions MCIA · LCIA · ICC · SIAC · DIAC ## Representative Matters & Reported Cases Microsoft Partner Entity v. Directorate General Hydrocarbons & AWS-Backed Entity Allahabad High Court & Supreme Court 2025 For Petitioner, tender award set aside US-based Online Watch Marketplace v. Indian Software Development Company Delhi High Court 2026 For Plaintiff, injunction won Dubai-seated arbitration Arbitral Tribunal (LCIA) 2025–26 Counsel, recovered USD 10M Times Group v. Planet Marathi NCLT 2025 For Petitioner, CIRP initiated Japanese Conglomerate v. Indian Client NCLT 2025 For Petitioner, amount recovered HP Financial Services NCDRC 2025 For HPFS, bank-guarantee invocation stay set aside Sumitomo Group (SMAS India) v. BluSmart & Gensol Delhi High Court & NCLAT 2026 For the bank, repossession of hundreds of EVs secured Clean Ganga Mission data reading machines dispute ICC Arbitral Tribunal 2025 Counsel, final award achieved Construction arbitration for a planetarium MCIA 2025–26 Counsel Plant and machinery supply dispute (ORGALIME) Arbitration 2025–26 Counsel, interim award securing EUR 4M in assets Indian Pharma v. Resolution Applicant NCLT Kolkata 2025 Counsel, interim injunctions led to settlement Global Water Purification Company v. Contractor NCLT Delhi 2025–26 Counsel, CIRP initiated, settlement after favourable orders Labour dispute for a Finnish entity Labour Court, Delhi 2025 Counsel, successfully defended Agri-inputs marketplace dispute High Court 2025 Counsel, injunction modification Bail application Delhi High Court 2025 Counsel, bail secured on first date Producer of the film Pushpa 2 Delhi High Court 2026 Counsel, PIL defence Producer of the film Raja Saab Delhi High Court 2026 Counsel, defended Section 9 proceedings Pawan Kalyan personality rights Delhi High Court 2026 Counsel, injunction secured Food manufacturing client penalty dispute Delhi High Court 2025–26 Counsel, INR 24 crore penalty set aside ## Transactions ## Key Work Highlights ### International Law Background Prior to active bar practice, Sukrit built a foundation in international law, having worked with multilateral institutions including the United Nations. He holds an LL.M. in International Law from the University of Essex. ### Cross-Border Arbitration Recoveries Recent arbitral outcomes include USD 10 million recovered in an LCIA Dubai-seated arbitration, an interim award securing EUR 4 million in assets in an ORGALIME plant and machinery supply dispute, and a final award in the Clean Ganga Mission data reading machines dispute before an ICC tribunal. ### Asset Repossession, Electric Mobility Acted for the bank in Sumitomo Group (SMAS India) v. BluSmart and Gensol before the Delhi High Court and NCLAT, securing repossession of hundreds of electric vehicles. ### Media & Entertainment Disputes Acted for the producers of Pushpa 2 in a PIL defence and of Raja Saab in defending Section 9 proceedings, and secured an injunction in the Pawan Kalyan personality rights matter, all before the Delhi High Court in 2026. ### Regulatory Penalty Set Aside Secured the setting aside of an INR 24 crore penalty against a food manufacturing client before the Delhi High Court. ### Indicative Experience - Successfully achieved transit bails for directors and anticipatory bails for the same directors in proceedings initiated by Economic Offences Wing, Mumbai and Economic Offences Wing, Delhi. - Successfully advised and defended the Board of Directors of an Israeli cybersecurity firm’s Indian subsidiary in representation before Crime Investigations Department of Delhi Police by bringing closure to the police inquiry sought by a vendor for a commercial dispute. - Successfully achieved release of perishable pharmaceutical consignment from New York Port by achieving mandatory interim injunctions. - Successfully advised Nokia on labour union issues in the state of Kerala. - Successfully represented founders of an e-commerce unicorn in textiles space by securing anticipatory bails and advised on proceedings initiated by Economic Offences Wing, Delhi and Mumbai in respect of lending transaction defaults on a managed textile marketplace. - Successfully strategised securing stay on trial proceedings before a criminal trial court based in Uttar Pradesh by getting interim reliefs in quashing petitions on behalf of employees and members of a Finnish EPC entity. - Advised a US headquartered communications and advertising entity’s Indian KMPs on representation before Serious Fraud Investigation Office and achieved a closure. - Successfully availing reliefs against arrest of promoters of an online media works venture before the Hon’ble High Court of Allahabad, at Lucknow. - Successful achievement of reliefs seeking freezing of bank accounts to seize proceeds of fraudulent transactions emanating from a promoter dispute from Commercial Court under pre-arbitration jurisdiction. - Successfully advising on the ethics and integrity checks against a managing director of Newell Brands. - Successful achievement of interim orders vide preference of Writ Petition before the High Court of Kerala in relation to mandamus against the state’s real estate regulatory authorities seeking reliefs against project registration directions. - Successful issuance of non-bailable warrants against operational debt defaulters of Savills Properties India Pvt. Ltd. - Successful achievement of interim directions against taking coercive measures against KMP of Adani Group from Punjab & Haryana High Court in criminal proceedings. --- ## Office Locations - [New Delhi](https://ksandk.com/locations/top-corporate-law-firm-in-delhi/) (HQ): +91-11-41318190 | info@ksandk.com - [Mumbai](https://ksandk.com/locations/top-corporate-law-firm-in-mumbai/): 3 offices (Nariman Point, Lower Parel, Andheri) | mumbai@ksandk.com - [Bangalore](https://ksandk.com/locations/top-corporate-law-firm-in-bangalore/): bangalore@ksandk.com - [Chennai](https://ksandk.com/locations/chennai/): chennai@ksandk.com - [Hyderabad](https://ksandk.com/locations/hyderabad/): hyderabad@ksandk.com - [Pune](https://ksandk.com/locations/pune/): pune@ksandk.com - [Kochi](https://ksandk.com/locations/kochi/): kochi@ksandk.com ## Contact - [Contact Page](https://ksandk.com/contact-us/) - General: info@ksandk.com | +91-11-41318190 - WhatsApp: +91-7428567444 - [Privacy Statement](https://ksandk.com/privacy-statement/) - [Terms of Use](https://ksandk.com/terms-of-use/)