Our partners
ranjit prakash

- Represented a major Chinese state owned entity in relation to an industrial accident which arose after the collapse of a chimney at a mega power plant project site in Chhattisgarh
- Represented Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited (GFL) on a high stakes arbitration proceeding in the wind energy sector in India against Vestas
- Represented Moser Baer Electric Power Limited in an arbitration proceeding before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) with respect to a dispute arising out of an agreement entered for development of a 63 MW Hydro Power Project
- Represented Visa Steel Limited in defending arbitration proceedings before London Court of International Arbitration, London.
- Represented China National Coal Group Corporation, Beijing, PR China, one of the leading coal producers in the world, in an international commercial arbitration in India against National Highways Authority of India [NHAI] with respect to a highways project [one of the package of the Golden Quadrilateral Project in India] involving a claim of US $ 44.5 million by NHAI.
- Represented Sinohydro Corporation, in an international commercial arbitration along with its Indian sub contractor against National Highways Authority of India in a highways project in Haldia, West Bengal, India, involving a claim of US $ 25.5 million.
- Represented Jogbani Highways Pvt. Ltd., in a commercial arbitration against National Highways Authority of India with respect to a highways project, involving claims of approximately INR 75 crores. Successfully obtained an Injunction against invocation of the BGs and subsequently an Award awarding the clients substantial claims in their favour.
- Represented Bihar State Road Development Corporation in defending a commercial arbitration against a private contractor involving claims of around INR 700 Crores.
- Represented Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam, in defending a commercial arbitration against the Concessionaire with respect to a Bridge construction project in the state of Bihar, involving a claim of approximately INR 650 Crores.
- Represented Shenzhen Shandong Nuclear Power Construction Company Limited, a leading Chinese state owned infrastructure company, in an international commercial arbitration against a major Indian power plant developer, involving a claim of US $ 1.25 billion.
- Represented SEPCO Electric Power Construction Corporation, in an international commercial arbitration seated at Singapore against a major Indian power plant developer with respect to a 3×660 MW power plant project in the state of Punjab, India, involving a claim of over US $ 600 million.
- B.Sc Geology ( Hons.), St. Xavier’s College, Ranchi
- LL.B. (1988-1991) – Faculty of Law (Campus Law Centre), University of Delhi
Our partners
arun mani

- Project advisory and contract management support to Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Corporation (“STEC”) and its Indian subsidiary, SUCG Infrastructure India Pvt. Ltd., in relation to their metro rail projects in India.
- Project advisory and contract management support to SEPCO1 Electric Power
Construction Corporation in relation to the following thermal power projects in India:
(a). 6 X 600 MW Thermal Power Project in Chhattisgarh, India
(b). 3 X 660 MW Super Critical Thermal Power Project in Punjab, India
(c). 4 X 300 MW Thermal Power Project in Chhattisgarh, India - Project advisory and contract management support to SEPCOIII Electric Power
Construction Corporation in relation to the following thermal power projects in India:
(a). 4 X 600 MW IPP Thermal Power Project in Orissa, India
(b). 9 X 135 MW CPP Thermal Power Project in Orissa, India
(c). 2 X 600 MW Thermal Power Project in Tamil Nadu, India - Principal Legal Advisor to Datang Group, China [a leading project and technology state owned entity involved in providing Environmental saving solutions to power plants, in relation to their projects in India head quartered in Beijing] for their ongoing and prospective projects in India.
- Legal Advisory and documentation support to Andritz Hydro Pvt. Ltd., an Austrian based company specializing is supplying equipment to Hydro Power Projects, relating to the their projects in India.
- Advised Country Garden Holdings Company Ltd., a Chinese real estate major listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with respect to their real estate investments in India.
- Advised NSL Consolidated Ltd, an ASX listed Perth based mining entity on its India mining operations through its 100% WOS Indian Entity.
- Advising Powerchina Chengdu Engineering Corporation Ltd. with respect to the Kutehr Hydroelectric Project (240 MW) in the state of Himachal Pradesh.
- Advising Second Construction Co. Ltd. of China Construction First Group (CCFG)a Chinese government company, with respect to conduct of an analysis of legal andregulatory framework in India and developing a structure for the company’s entrystrategy to India.
- Advising Sureland Industrial Fire Safety Ltd. with respect to their projects in India including on the JV arrangements and the ongoing projects under execution in India.
- Advising Sandvik Asia Pvt. Ltd., with respect to their projects in India. The scope of work in the abovementioned projects include advising and structuring of on distribution agreements and labour compliances.
- MBA – Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, 2007-2009
- LL.B. – University of Delhi, 2001-2004
- B.Com (H) – University of Delhi, 1997-2000
Our partners
Rajdeep Choudhury

Rajdeep is a commercial litigation and arbitration lawyer. He appears in all High Courts in India, the Supreme Court of India and statutory tribunals. Rajdeep also appears in arbitrations governed by the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“the ACA”) and all the main rules, including those of the SIAC, HKIAC, ICC, LCIA, and UNCITRAL.
Rajdeep acts as independent arbitrator and has been admitted as Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).
Rajdeep advises and represents all stakeholders in disputes arising in a range of industries, including oil and gas, power, mining, commodities, shipbuilding, transportation, and trade. This includes owners, contractors, consultants, insurers, operators, suppliers, lenders, and offtakers.
Rajdeep is also instructed on investigations relating to allegations of fraud, bribery and corruption, sanctions, money laundering and other misconduct.
- Acted for an overseas EPC contractor in its dispute with an Indian thermal power producer in relation to contracts for supply and erection of steam turbine generator systems.
- Acted for a hydro power producer in insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings in the National Company Law Tribunal, Delhi.
- Acted for a wind power producer in ad hoc arbitration proceedings under the ACA seated in India arising out of a procurement contract with a wind turbine manufacturer.
- Acted for Indian and Dutch companies in multiple international commercial arbitrations seated in London, U.K. and Dubai under the UNCITRAL arbitral rules arising out of oil and gas exploration and production project and oil pipeline project in Africa.
- Acted for a Malaysian-Singaporean engineering consortium in ad hoc arbitration proceedings under the ACA seated in India against an Indian exploration company arising out of an EPC contract for an offshore wellhead platform located in the Exclusive Economic Zone of India.
- Acted for an Indian solar power producer in an international commercial arbitration seated in Singapore under the rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“the SIAC”) arising out of a procurement contract with a manufacturer of solar PV modules.
- Acted for an Indo-Korean joint venture in ad hoc arbitration proceedings under the ACA seated in India arising out of contracts for construction of strategic oil reserve storage caverns in India.
- Advised a European oil and gas exploration and production company in relation to disputes with the Government of India and venture partners arising out of a production sharing contract and a joint operating agreement for onshore fields in India.
- ACIArb (Associate, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, U.K.)
- Enrolled with the Bar Council of West Bengal, India (2005)
- Called to the English Bar by the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, London, U.K. (2001)
- Bar Vocational Course, Inns of Court School of Law, London, U.K. (2001) (Sir Thomas More Scholar)
- LL.M. University College London (2000)
- LL.B. (Hons.) University of Lancaster (1999)
Our partners
anshuman pande

- Represented Shenzen Shandong Electric Power Construction Corporation in an international commercial arbitration against Vedanta Limited.
- On-going arbitrations and project advisory services to SEPCO Electric Power Construction Corporation and SEPCOIII Electric Power Construction Corporation.
- Advised a major Indian Public Sector Undertaking in the acquisition of coal mines in Indonesia.
- Advised and concluded transactions for NSL Mining Resources India Private Limited in the acquisition of various mining assets in India.
- nvolved in private equity transactions in the field of renewable energy.
- Representing Bihar State Road Development Corporation, in a commercial arbitration against the Concessionaire regarding a road development project in the state of Bihar, India, involving claims of around USD 100 million
- Representing Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam, in a commercial arbitration against the Concessionaire involving an infrastructure project in the state of Bihar, India.
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