Spice Route Legal
Karthik Somasundram
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What Karthik brings to the table
Karthik Somasundram is a Partner with the Disputes practice at Spice Route Legal. With globally recognised expertise and over 20 years of experience, Karthik brings to the table prowess in handling complex commercial, corporate, insolvency, TMT, financial services, IP and regulatory disputes. His industry knowledge, forged with vast experience in dispute resolution, enables him to deliver bespoke solutions to clients.
Karthik has actively represented clients in various judicial and dispute resolution forums, including the prestigious bodies of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), the Supreme Court of India, and the Bombay High Court.
Karthik is recognised by esteemed global legal publications, including Chambers and Partners and Legal500.
To read more about his experience in other sectors, please see here (Life Sciences), here (TMT), and here (Energy).
Representative Matters
- Represented a consortium of leading global and domestic private equity investors in high-stakes oppression and mismanagement proceedings before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), involving complex shareholder and governance disputes in a prominent financial services and infrastructure group.
- Advised and represented a consortium of India’s largest financial institutions – including major public and private sector banks and asset reconstruction companies – in complex inter-creditor disputes against an international bank over debt classification and charge priority, arising in connection with a high-profile insolvency resolution process, before the NCLT Ahmedabad, NCLAT Delhi, and the Supreme Court of India.
- Representing a prominent Indian industrialist and his promoter group entities before the Securities and Exchange Board of India and the Regional Director’s Office in connection with governance and financial mismanagement claims brought by a leading publicly listed industrial and power solutions company.
- Represented some of India’s largest and most diversified conglomerates – including leading industrial, infrastructure, cement, and media groups – in high-value corporate restructuring proceedings before the National Company Law Tribunals (NCLTs).
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