The firm’s partners represent the Union of India, government departments, companies and PSUs in matters concerning domestic and international commercial arbitration laws before the Supreme Court of India, the High Court of Delhi and various arbitral tribunals. The firm conducts ad hoc as well as institutional arbitrations under the aegis of forums such as the International Court of Arbitration (ICA) and the Delhi International Arbitration Centre (DIAC).
A distinctive strength of the chambers is construction and infrastructure / engineering arbitration. Counsel has been engaged to defend ministries and instrumentalities of the Government of India in claims filed by major EPC contractors, and as Arbitration Consultant to DG MAP, Ministry of Defence, in over two dozen such references before tribunals that have included former Chief Justices of India and former judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts.
Partners also sit as empanelled arbitrators and conciliators with recognised institutions — including the Indian Council of Arbitration (Fellow, FICA), NIXI, the Indian Dispute Resolution Centre and SCOPE — informing a practice that understands both counsel and tribunal perspectives. Advanced study in ADR and investor-state / international commercial arbitration further deepens the chambers’ reading of modern arbitral procedure.
Court support is treated as part of the same continuous file: interim measures, appointment petitions, challenges and enforcement under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act are prepared with the same care as the underlying reference.
How we approach the work
We begin by fixing the seat, the applicable rules, the composition of the tribunal and the interim map. Written advocacy is built to help the tribunal decide — not merely to exhaust the page limit — while oral advocacy preserves the commercial reality behind the claim or defence.
What the practice handles
- Domestic commercial arbitration
- International commercial arbitration
- Construction, infrastructure and engineering disputes
- Section 9 / 11 / 34 / 37 and related court proceedings
- Institutional arbitrations (ICA, DIAC and other forums)
- Domain and specialised institutional references (including NIXI)
Advocates who lead this practice
Profiles below open into full biographies, education, empanelments and practice focus.
Praveen Kumar JainManaging Partner · Advocate, Supreme Court of IndiaAdvocate before the Supreme Court of India with two decades across the Supreme Court, Delhi High Court, NCDRC and arbitral tribunals. Specialises in construction and infrastructure arbitration and civil and writ matters; ex–Senior Panel Counsel for the Union of India; empanelled with NHIDCL, BIS, DG MAP, MMTC, NCERT and NIXI; empanelled arbitrator with ICA, NIXI, IDRC and SCOPE.
Naveen Kumar JainPartner · Arbitration · Commercial Litigation · Civil & Property · MediationPartner since November 2008 with over 18 years in civil, commercial, property, arbitration and corporate litigation. Strong mediation practice and cross-examination expertise; member of SCBA, DHCBA and Delhi Bar Association; Bar Council enrolment D/2101/2008; panel experience with NIXI and earlier with DG MAP and TCIL.