Samvad Partners is a multi-specialist law firm with market-approved corporate and dispute resolution offerings. 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. The corporate M&A and private equity teams are helmed by 10 partners, including Vineetha MG, Ashwini Vittalachar, Natasha Mahajan and Ekta Bahl. The dispute resolution group includes top litigators Poornima Hatti and Ankur Singh. Arjun Krishnan departed to open up his own advocate practice, while Rohan George moved on to establish a legal technology company.
Work highlights
Representing a domestic cable manufacturer and its promoters in an international commercial arbitration against a competitor group regarding a contractual dispute over the future transfer of business assets.
Successfully represented an offshore pension provider in a writ petition before the Madras High Court, obtaining an interim stay against ex-parte recovery proceedings initiated by the Income Tax Department for capital gains tax. This case is significant as it addresses the rights of offshore trusts in tax matters in India.
Represented a domestic food delivery technology group in arbitration proceedings concerning payment obligations for logistics services provided to a leading furniture manufacturer.
