Samhita Mehra

Samhita is a partner in the dispute resolution practice with over nine years of experience in commercial arbitration and litigation emanating from high-value commercial disputes and complex contractual breaches.

She has advised and represented clients in matters involving private equity exits, promoter-shareholder rights, public infrastructure and construction projects, family business disputes, arbitrary state action, regulatory non-compliance, corporate governance challenges and contractual breaches. She has represented clients across a wide range of sectors including banking, real estate, infrastructure, private equity and electricity. She has experience before a number of fora including international and domestic arbitral tribunals, regulatory tribunals, several High Courts and the Supreme Court of India.

Relevant Experience:

Represented an offshore private equity fund in an international commercial arbitration relating to enforcement of its exit rights from an Indian real estate company.
Represented a listed private sector bank in disputes relating to appointment of directors on its board in a precedent-setting matter about the contours of writ jurisdiction in such cases.
Representing one of India’s largest private electricity distribution companies in arbitration proceedings arising out of a share purchase agreement and governed by the MCIA Rules.
Represented an Indian sports authority in international arbitration proceedings initiated against it by a foreign sports authority to claim damages for an alleged breach of contract, successfully defending the Indian entity on all claims.
Representing a multinational Indian conglomerate in a construction arbitration arising from wrongful deduction of royalty, wrongful denial of bonus, prolongation costs and delayed payments.
Represented a leading steel manufacturer before the Bombay High Court in a matter relating to an alleged breach of contract for captive consumption.
Represented both state bodies and multinational Indian conglomerates on challenges to tender conditions and evaluation in multiple matters before the Supreme Court and several High Courts.
Represented a leading real estate developer in a challenge to an arbitral award relating to enforcement of an agreement for sale, successfully defending the award.
Represented an international pharmaceutical company before the Bombay High Court, successfully challenging a notice threatening imminent demolition of the company’s plant.
Represented a multinational steel conglomerate before the Bombay High Court, successfully obtaining protection against large-scale protests threatened at the client’s head office and factories.
Advising an Indian promoter group on aspects of corporate governance and oppression and mismanagement actions in a dispute between multiple branches of a family-run company.