Luthra and Luthra

Sanjeev Kumar

Partner

Contact

+91 11 4121 5100

sanjeevk@luthra.com

Overview

Sanjeev has worked in many fields of law and his experience of over twenty-five years extends to virtually all aspects of litigation, dispute resolution and arbitration. Sanjeev has extensive experience in both domestic and international jurisdictions. He looks after the dispute resolution practice and possesses vast experience in corporate and commercial disputes, insolvency & bankruptcy matters, litigation and ADR.

Sanjeev specializes in civil law, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution, environmental law, labor law, criminal law, more particularly white-collar crimes, international crime syndicates, extradition and frauds and is also proficient in cross border enforcement of decrees and awards. He has extensively advised on debt recovery, banking and financial issues, commercial and corporate disputes and real estate in various Courts all over India as well as before Arbitral Tribunals and other Tribunals.

Experiment Statements

  • Successfully defended global forensic auditor firm – Kroll and its Directors in a landmark criminal proceeding with far-reaching implications spanning the realms of insolvency law and criminal jurisprudence.
  • Acted for Resolution Professional in the CIRP of Educomp Infrastructure Solutions and Marketing Limited and Corporate Power Ltd.
  • Successfully represented Aditya Birla Finance in a precedent-setting case before the Calcutta High Court, affirming the validity of unilateral arbitrator appointments, thereby contributing to the evolution of arbitration jurisprudence.
  • Represented Welspun Energy (UP) before the National Green Tribunal, ensuring adherence to environmental laws in the establishment of a 1320MW Thermal Power Plant, demonstrating a commitment to sustainable development.
  • Acted for Committee of Creditors of Reliance Naval & Engineering Ltd., and Reliance Capital before NCLT, NCLAT and Supreme Court.
  • Appearing for key accused in the high-profile political criminal cases such as the Common-Wealth Games Scam and the 2G Telecom Scam (representing Swan Telecom).
  • Acted for Mauritius Commercial Bank in one of the first matters at NCLT, Mumbai for CIRP based on a Corporate Guarantee. Also acting for the Bank seeking damages as well as criminal proceedings before the EOW, Mumbai.
  • Successfully represented and advised Infrastructure Leasing & Finance Ltd., in several employment law matters.
Bar Enrolment
  • Bar Council of Delhi

Bar Memberships

  • Supreme Court Bar Association

Education

  • M.A. – University of Delhi
  • LLB. – University of Delhi

Awards / Recognition

  • Recognized as ‘Top 50 Disputes Lawyer in Asia’ by Asian Legal Business (ALB).
  • Recognized as ‘Litigation Star in Commercial & Transactions’ by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific.
  • Ranked as ‘Recommended Lawyer’ by Legal500.
  • Recognized as ‘Top Dispute Lawyers in India’ by Asian Legal Business (ALB) successively in 2022 and 2023.
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