Nikita Jhunjhunwala
Nikita is an associate specializing in Commercial Litigation, Corporate Crimes and Investigations.
Nikita focuses her practice on commercial litigation matters. She advises domestic and international clients across a range of sectors, including construction, infrastructure, steel, energy and mining, financial services, and real estate.
She has extensive experience in commercial litigation and international arbitration. She represents clients in high-value, complex disputes, including those arising out of construction and infrastructure contracts, shareholder agreements, share purchase agreements and financial disputes with large financial institutions. She is commercial litigator with experience at all stages of the dispute resolution process. She has successfully represented clients in matters before all courts in India, as well as in several arbitral forums.
Background
Nikita graduated with an LLM from Columbia Law School where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. While at Columbia Law School Nikita worked as a research assistant with Prof George A. Berman.
Nikita also holds a dual degree in Law and Arts from Gujarat National Law University, India. She is currently also pursuing her MBA from Monroe Kings College, New York.
Prior to joining Herbert Smith Freehills, Nikita worked as a Principal/Managing Associate at an Indian law firm Khaitan & Co LLP.
Nikita is admitted as an advocate in India and is certified by New York State Bar however admission is in process. Nikita’s languages include English, Hindi and Bengali.
Experience & expertise
Selected matters
- a wholly owned subsidiary of TATA Steel Limited being a part of an SPV in ad hoc arbitration arising out of a a Public Private Partnership Agreement for commissioning, operating, and maintaining a water treatment plant
- a power company in an ad hoc arbitration arising out of BOT construction contract
- an infrastructure company in an ad hoc arbitration arising out of contrcution and maintenance contract.
- a Singapore based client in enforcement and execution of Foreign Awards granted under SIAC Rules in India.
- an anti-arbitration injunction for a Singapore based trading company for an ongoing arbitration before Singapore International Arbitration Centre Rules (SIAC Rules).
- Hindustan Unilever Limited in relation to trademark infringement for disparagement of their products*
- a client in a contractual dispute relating to trade of carbon credits*
- a company whose shares were taken over in a hostile manner by non-compliance of SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulation and SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading Regulation)*
- shareholders and directors of several companies in relation to shareholders disputes as well as disputes relating to breach of fiduciary duties of the directors*
- the arbitrary and capricious action of the State under Circulars issued by the Reserve Bank of India*
- insolvency of one of the largest steel company, infrastructure company and edible oil company in India*
* Experience prior to joining Herbert Smith Freehills
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