Rahul Dwarkadas is the lead partner of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution ractice at Veritas Legal. He is also experienced in the Real Estate and White-Collar Crime segments. He has been a leading lawyer in the Litigation and Disputes Resolution sectors in India for over 10 years now

Over the course of his career, in addition to the above, he has also advised clients in litigations arising out of mergers and acquisitions, partnership disputes, consumer complaints/redressals, issues relating to food & safety standards, and product liability disputes with respect to the automobile, electrical, engineering, pharmaceutical and real estate sectors.

Rahul is acclaimed for representing clients in matters relating to real estate, land revenue, corporate insolvency and restructuring, challenges to government policies/regulations, media law, labour laws and intellectual property litigations. Having drafted several civil litigation proceedings, Rahul has advised clients on matters under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and appears and handles high-profile white-collar crime cases.

Interestingly, Rahul has also advised domestic and global corporates, business houses, and high net worth individuals with respect to the real estate transactions undertaken by them, and attended, appeared and argued in hearings before various courts and tribunals including the Supreme Court of India, various High Courts within India, National Company Law Tribunal, Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT), National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) and Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO). Rahul has also appeared in mediation matters referred by the High Court and City Civil Court, and International Commercial Arbitrations.

Rahul, who is a fourth generation lawyer, began his professional career with Wadia Ghandy & Co. in 2002 and then went on to become a partner in 2011, before joining Veritas Legal as a Partner in 2015. He completed his law degree from the University of Oxford in U.K. and is a qualified Solicitor in India. He is a member of the Bar Council of Delhi, Bombay Incorporated Law Society and the Bombay Bar Association. For his exemplary work, he has won various accolades, some of which are detailed here.

Rahul is recognised as a ‘Litigation Star’ for Commercial & Transactions by Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific 2022 and as a ‘Notable Practitioner’ for Dispute Resolution by Asialaw Leading Lawyers in 2021 and 2022. He is recognised as a ‘Recommended Lawyer’ for White-Collar Crime by Legal 500 Asia-Pacific Guides 2021 and 2022, and as a ‘Leading Law Firm Partner’ in the ‘Distinguished Legal Minds of India’ book by Legal Era in 2020. He was also recognised as one of the ‘Top Disputes Lawyers’ in India by Asian Legal Business in 2020 and categorised in the ‘Top 15 Disputes Lawyers’ by Asian Legal Business India 2019. He was recognised as a ‘Recommended Lawyer’ for Litigation in the RSG India Report 2019, as a ‘Recommended Lawyer’ for Litigation and Dispute Resolution in the RSG India Report 2017, and named as a ‘Highly Recommended Litigation Lawyer’ (India) by the Dealmakers Country Awards 2016. Furthermore, he was recognised as an ‘Acritas Star Lawyer’ by Acritas (Thomson Reuters) in 2020.

Based in Mumbai, Rahul is highly recommended by clients for “his excellent process and strategy around litigation.”

“Don’t wish for it, work for it.”

Veritas Legal is one of our preferred external counsel for several years now. Over the last 3 years, the firm has been supporting us with some complex matters. We have a good professional relationship with Veritas Legal – in particular, with Rahul Dwarkadas, Partner who is our key point of contact in the firm. Rahul has been hands-on, and despite being presumably tied up with supporting other clients, he was there for us when needed. I recollect an instance where we had to represent ourselves in the court with only a day’s notice. Rahul and his team immediately got to work, worked constructively with us on the defence strategy, and lined up counsel who provided an effective representation. Rahul has a good understanding of complex issues and is quick on the uptake. He has been good in handling a variety of stakeholders and has helped in dealing well with dispute resolution and other matters. His turnaround time is quick. There were instances when he and his team had to stretch themselves to meet some unavoidable timelines. Rahul’s client-centric approach and ability to work collaboratively makes it easy to work with him.

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