Arbitration

Expert Guidance for Complex Arbitration

Keystone Partners has a well-regarded arbitration practice, consistently ranked in leading international legal directories for the quality of its mandates and the depth of its work. Our partners bring extensive experience to both domestic and international arbitration proceedings – ad hoc and institutional – seated in India and abroad.

 

The Firm represents clients at every stage of the arbitration lifecycle: from advising on dispute strategy and the appointment of arbitrators, to conducting proceedings before arbitral tribunals, and managing the associated court litigation. Our expertise encompasses proceedings for urgent interim relief, anti-arbitration injunctions, court assistance in obtaining evidence, challenges to arbitral awards, and the prosecution and defence of proceedings for the recognition and enforcement of foreign awards.

 

We have handled arbitration mandates under the rules of the ICC, LCIA, SIAC, UNCITRAL, and the ICA, among others, appearing for clients across a wide range of disputes – including those arising from joint venture agreements, shareholder agreements, investment agreements, technology sharing and licensing agreements, construction and works contracts and fitouts agreements, real estate transactions, and employment arrangements. Our clients include multinational corporations, Indian conglomerates, public sector undertakings, investment funds, and high-net worth individuals.

Service overview

Proven Experience, Outstanding Results

We provide end-to-end arbitration services that cover every aspect of the dispute resolution process. Our offerings include:

Pre-Arbitration Strategy & Advisory
Advising clients on dispute strategy ahead of formal arbitration, including evaluating the strength of claims and defences, identifying and securing appropriate interim relief, and navigating contractually mandated pre-arbitral steps such as dispute resolution board proceedings, expert determination, and mediation.
Representing clients in both ad hoc proceedings and proceedings under the rules of leading arbitral institutions including the ICC, LCIA, SIAC, UNCITRAL, and ICA, with experience spanning a broad range of commercial and civil disputes across a variety of sectors, including construction, infrastructure, energy, real estate, and technology.
Advising on and prosecuting or defending applications for the appointment of arbitrators before courts, including before the Supreme Court of India; seeking or resisting urgent interim measures before emergency arbitral tribunals and courts, including injunctions and asset preservation orders; advising on and representing clients in proceedings seeking to restrain arbitration, or in defending against such actions; approaching courts for assistance in recording evidence during arbitral proceedings.
Representing clients in court proceedings to set aside or uphold domestic awards; prosecuting and defending proceedings for the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in India.

Representative experience

Successfully represented a German mineral and metal processing technology company in construction arbitration proceedings against a major Indian public sector undertaking, and conducted related court proceedings for execution of the award before the High Court and the Supreme Court of India (INR 155 crores).
Represented a Swedish mineral technology group and its Indian affiliates in an ICC construction arbitration against a major listed Indian company, arising out of a sub-contract for engineering and testing works in relation to an iron ore crushing and beneficiation plant in Jharkhand (INR 95 crores).

Successfully represented a Spanish company and its Indian counterpart in arbitration arising out of the termination of an EPC contract for the construction of an LNG import, storage, and regasification facility (INR 375 crores).

Representing a world-renowned US-based construction company in disputes with their joint venture partner under an EPC contract to be performed for a large public sector undertaking.

Representing an Omani contractor in arbitration proceedings against a government entity relating to the construction of a natural gas power plant in Oman.
Representing a European construction company in proceedings against a Qatari subcontractor arising out of the construction of Energy City Qatar.
Successfully represented a leading Chinese contractor in ICC arbitration proceedings against WBPDCL, in disputes arising out of an EPC contract for construction of a power plant in Sagardighi, West Bengal (INR 500 crores).
Represented a Chinese construction company in a multi-billion-dollar arbitration under ICC rules against American parties, in a dispute arising out of the construction of a power plant in Central America.

Representing a major renewable energy company in an LCIA arbitration initiated by a leading international investment firm, valued at over INR 450 crores.

Representing an Indian media entity in defending proceedings seeking to annul a US$ 672 million arbitration award rendered in ICC arbitration proceedings held in London.
Representing a Mauritius company seeking to enforce an arbitral award of USD 120 million rendered in Mauritius, before the High Court of Bangalore.
Representing a major equipment manufacturer seeking to resist enforcement of an arbitral award of USD 100 million rendered in a London-seated arbitration, before various courts in India.
Successfully represented an investment firm in a shareholder dispute valued at over USD 4 million, involving multiple litigations and an arbitration before the LCIA-MIAC Arbitration Centre in Mauritius.
Representing a majority shareholder in a dispute initiated by foreign investors in an SIAC arbitration valued at over USD 6.2 million.
Represented an electricity generation company in London-seated ICC arbitration proceedings in its dispute with an Indian state electricity board, and in related court proceedings in India.
Representing an Indian EPC service provider against an Indian pharmaceutical company and its Nigerian subsidiary in relation to arbitrations in Bengaluru and Lagos, Nigeria (USD 7 million).
Representing an Indian port company in an LCIA arbitration at New Delhi in its dispute with a foreign investor arising out of an investment agreement.
Represented a client seeking to resist enforcement of an arbitral award of USD 13.6 million rendered in a New York-seated arbitration, before the High Court of Bombay.
Represented a major Japanese telecom company in an ICADR arbitration against an Indian telecom PSU.
Successfully represented a clothing brand in proceedings before courts in Bengaluru and New York, and in arbitration before the ICDR (AAA), under Indian and American law, in relation to breach of contract and trademark licensing.
Successfully represented an EPC contractor in appointment proceedings before the Supreme Court of India, and subsequently in construction arbitration before a retired Supreme Court judge, against a public sector undertaking, in claims arising out of a contract for construction of a thermal power plant in Bellary, Karnataka (INR 300 crores).
Successfully represented an EPC contractor in a construction arbitration against a public sector undertaking in claims arising out of a contract for construction of a thermal power plant in Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh (INR 176 crores).
Representing a real estate developer in claims against another major real estate developer, in proceedings before the Supreme Court of India and in arbitration before a tribunal of three retired Supreme Court judges, arising out of the construction of joint projects (INR 200 crores).
Represented a major construction company in SIAC proceedings relating to the construction of a mixed development project in Bengaluru (INR 800 crores).

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