Gunita Pahwa is the Joint Managing Partner at Gurugram-based S&A Law Offices and heads the Dispute Resolution Team at S&A Law Offices and her niche practice includes representing clients in arbitration matters, courts and regulatory bodies, vetting/reviewing contracts and transactions, advisory on project management, regulatory issues, tender & bidding documentation, etc. across various sectors like Pharmaceuticals, Energy, Roads and Highways, Ports, Airports, Waterways, Waste to Energy, Shipping & Mining, Real Estate, IT, and Infrastructure projects among others.
In more than 17 years of rich professional career, she has earned many laurels for successfully handling a variety of complex dispute cases. She holds extensive experience in domestic and international arbitration and has successfully represented clients before LCIA, SIAC, ICC and domestic ad-hoc and institutional arbitrations. She works closely with foreign counsels engaged by the firm to represent client’s interests in foreign jurisdictions.
Ms. Pahwa regularly represents the firm at national and international conferences, meets and forums like International Trademark Association, and Inter Pacific Bar Association. She often shares her knowledge through speaking engagements addressing dispute resolution. She was a distinguished speaker at the 5th Annual Meet and International Summit organised by Alliance for Corporate Counsel and Company Secretary, 2022, 2019 and also at the India Ahead, Leading the New Age Economic Summit 2019.
She also conducts seminars for clients ‘teams on contract management and regulatory compliances. Ms. Pahwa also organises knowledge exchange within the firm with inter departmental activities and presentations for continued education and growth of the team.
Most recently, Gunita was recognized as ‘India’s Top Lawyers’ – A List for 2022-2023 by IBLJ, ‘Top Female Lawyers in India 2022’ and ‘Top Disputes Lawyers in India 2022’ - by ALB, Thomson Reuters, ‘Leading Individuals in Dispute Resolution: Arbitration’ in the Legal 500: Asia-Pacific Ranking 2023, 2022, 2021.
