Dispute Resolution & Litigation

At KBD Partners, our dispute resolution practice is grounded in strategic thinking, industry knowledge, and courtroom experience. We advise and represent clients in high-value and high-stakes corporate, commercial, and regulatory disputes across forums in India. From cross-border shareholder disputes to regulatory enforcement actions, our approach is tailored to achieve pragmatic and business-aligned outcomes—whether through litigation, arbitration, or negotiated settlements.

Our team appears before a wide spectrum of courts and tribunals, including the Supreme Court of India, High Courts, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), and sector-specific regulatory authorities. We work with a broad client base ranging from multinational corporations and public undertakings to industry associations and emerging companies.

Our Capabilities

• Shareholder, joint venture, and boardroom disputes
• Commercial contract disputes (licensing, franchising, construction, tech transfer, etc.)
• Disputes arising from M&A, business transfers, and asset acquisitions
• Regulatory litigation before sectoral tribunals (TDSAT, CERC, TRAI) and commissions (CCI)
• Insolvency proceedings and corporate governance litigation before NCLT/NCLAT
• Banking and finance litigation, including loan recovery and counter-guarantee disputes
• Employment-related disputes and enforcement of non-compete/confidentiality clauses
• White-collar crime, tax litigation, and extradition-related advisory

Select Experience

• Represented a leading South African bank in a cross-border counter guarantee litigation in India
• Acted for a prominent Indian NBFC in recovery proceedings involving complex borrower structures
• Advised and represented the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India in regulatory and policy litigation
• Represented a French pharmaceutical company and a Dutch corporation in JV/shareholder disputes before the NCLT
• Handled enforcement of confidentiality and non-compete clauses in a post-employment context for a global logistics company
• Represented clients in landlord-tenant and commercial lease disputes in metro jurisdictions
• Assisted in tax and foreign exchange violation matters before appellate and adjudicating authorities
• Acted in extradition advisory and proceedings involving India-U.S. cooperation