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Sushmita Gandhi

Partner - Dispute Resolution and Arbitration

Contact D: +91 2240791742
T: +91 2249108000
E: sushmita.gandhi@trilegal.com
Mumbai

Overview

Sushmita has extensive experience in advising clients on a variety of corporate and commercial disputes across sectors, including Banking & Finance, Insolvency & Restructuring, asset recovery, civil fraud and in arbitrations, particularly in the areas of construction, projects and infrastructure, and investments.

She has advised lenders, borrowers, advisors, and other intermediaries in disputes arising out of complex local and cross-border financing transactions. In particular, she has a wealth of experience in handling proceedings against some of the biggest debt defaulters in India; in domestic and cross border insolvency litigation and advisory work; and in cross border asset recovery and civil fraud matters.

Sushmita has successfully handled several domestic and international arbitrations, representing clients in institutional arbitrations in India and abroad and has advised on corporate and commercial disputes, appearing before a variety of courts and tribunals. She has acted both as, briefing counsel and lead advocate in several domestic arbitrations and arbitrations administered by SIAC, ICC, LCIA, DIAC with seats in India, Singapore, Dubai and London.

Sushmita is empaneled as an arbitrator with several institutional arbitration centers and often acts as an arbitrator. Sushmita is also a member of the YSIAC Council, APAC-India.

Education

  • B.S.L. LLB, Symbiosis Law School, Pune
  • Diploma in International Arbitration, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London
  • Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Admissions

  • The Bar Council of India

Recognition

  • Ranked by Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific, for Dispute Resolution, 2023-2026
  • Ranked by Chambers & Partners Global, for Dispute Resolution, 2023-2026
  • ‘Recommended Lawyer’ for Dispute Resolution (Litigation and Arbitration), Insolvency and Restructuring and White-Collar Crime by Legal500 Asia-Pacific, 2022-2025
  • ‘Recommended Lawyer’ for Banking & Finance by Legal500 Asia-Pacific, 2023-2025
  • ‘Litigation Star’ for Commercial and Transactions by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific, 2024-2025
  • Top 100 women in Litigation, APAC by Benchmark Litigation, 2024-2025
  • Equality & Diversity Leader Award in Dispute Resolution, by Prime Dispute Global, 2025
  • ‘Distinguished Practitioner’ for Dispute Resolution and Insolvency & Bankruptcy by Asialaw, 2024-2025
  • ‘Rising Star Partner’ for Restructuring & Insolvency by IFLR1000, 2022-2025
  • Recognized as one of India’s Future Legal Leaders by India Business Law Journal (IBLJ), 2024
  • ‘Rising Star’ for Dispute Resolution, Restructuring and Insolvency by Asialaw APAC, 2023-2024
  • Winner of Asia Law Client Choice Awards 2024 in the category of India Honorable Mention Lawyer
  • Recognized as ‘Super 50’ lawyers in India by ALB, 2024
  • ‘Future Star’ for Commercial and Transactions by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific, 2022-2023
  • Recognized as Commercial Arbitration Lawyer of the Year by Women by Business Law Awards APAC, 2022
  • Recognized as one of the top individual lawyers in the field of Arbitration and Insolvency and Bankruptcy by Forbes-Legiquest Legal Powerlist, 2020-2021
  • ‘Recommended Lawyer’ by RSG, 2019

Publications from Sushmita Gandhi

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