Gaurav is a distinguished Advocate who brings forth a wealth of expertise in Commercial Litigation, Arbitration, Contractual Disputes, and Criminal Litigations arising out of commercial transactions, Labour & Employment Disputes, and Insolvency & Bankruptcy Disputes. With extensive experience representing clients before top judicial bodies including the Supreme Court of India, High Courts, NCLTs, NCLAT, DRTs, DRAT, Arbitral Tribunals and various other Commissions and Forums, Gaurav is renowned for his expertise in resolving complex commercial disputes. His practice also includes advising clients on institutional and ad-hoc arbitration matters, both domestically and internationally. Gaurav is a trusted leader for strategic counsel and effective solutions in Litigation and Dispute Resolution, making him an invaluable asset to the firm and it’s clientele.
Representative Clients :
Gaurav adeptly represents and counsels a multitude of multinational enterprises as well as domestic corporations, encompassing entities such as Quest Global, Aditya Birla, Johnson Controls, TYCO Fire & Security, DB Schenker, Adecco, Essilor, Goodwill Wealth Management, Bayer Crop Science, Guala Closures, Schenck Process, Biocad, Savills Property Services India Private Limited, Xylem’s Water Solutions, Bonfiglioli Transmissions, Biocon, Cummins India, JSW Steel, TTK Prestige, Usha International, Siemens Healthcare, Wipro GE Healthcare, Genworks, Syngenta India, and Strides Pharma among others.
These clientele entities collectively span a spectrum of industries including but not limited to manufacturing, healthcare, technology, and fintech. Such breadth underscores Gaurav’s nuanced proficiency in navigating the intricacies of corporate law and commercial litigation within diverse business landscapes.
Practice Focus
Commercial Litigation
Arbitration
Insolvency & Restructuring
Banking & Financial Litigation
White Collar Crime, Investigations & Corporate Regulatory Defence
Constitutional & Regulatory Litigation
Private Clients & Family Business Disputes
Trial & Appellate Advocacy
Forums & Jurisdictions
Representative Matters & Reported Cases
Transactions
Key Work Highlights
Signature Experience
- Represented multinational corporations in high-value commercial disputes and arbitrations.
- Acted in SIAC-administered arbitration involving cross-border contractual disputes.
- Successfully represented a leading global water technology company in an EPC arbitration securing a substantial monetary award.
- Advised creditors and corporate debtors in insolvency proceedings before the NCLT and NCLAT.
- Conducted end-to-end civil, commercial, criminal and matrimonial trials including examination-in-chief, cross-examination, final arguments, appeals and revisions.
Indicative Experience
- Represented a private sector bank in debt recovery and enforcement proceedings before the DRT and High Courts.
- Regularly appear before the Karnataka High Court, DRT, Commercial Court, City Civil Court, and other judicial forums on Commercial Disputes.
- Represented a PSU in defending and resolving complex contractual Disputes in Arbitration.
- Acted for a multinational technology company in SIAC arbitration arising from service delivery and performance disputes.
- Secured a significant award for a global water technology company in an EPC Arbitration involving delay, performance, and counterclaims.
- Represented clients in Section 9 interim relief proceedings for asset preservation and injunctive relief.
- Advised clients on the enforcement of arbitral awards and the resolution of contractual disputes.
- Advised an infrastructure and EPC company in insolvency proceedings before the NCLT on creditor and debtor mandates.
- Counselled a consortium of financial and operational creditors on initiating IBC proceedings and represented them before the NCLT and NCLAT.
- Advised companies on employee termination, workplace compliance, and Dispute Resolution.
- Advised clients in white-collar crime investigations and proceedings involving allegations of fraud and misrepresentation.
