The shift is powered by an increase in commercial disputes caused by economic uncertainty, new regulations and growing cross -border agreements.
According to Lee Ignatius, a partner and a head of private practice in the legal consulting firm Vahura, the practice of disputes in Indian law firms has seen a 30% increase in hiring in the last three years, which is a major increase in higher levels.
“While tax and IBC (insolvency and bankruptcy Act) once led growth, the current increase in complex economic activities and the transfer of regulatory frames firmly placed disputes as a key area of expansion of the law firm,” Ignatius said.
Nishant Parikh, a partner and member of the Trilegal Law Office, said that in addition to litigation, businesses are increasingly looking for alternative mechanisms such as arbitration and mediation, “addressing spores while maintaining commercial relations”.
Mint learned that the Trilegal’s Dissutes team has increased by more than 30% year-on-year (2021-2025) in the last four years. This month, the Trilegal Amit Jajoo and Sushmit Gandhi from CMS Induslaw as partners under their own capital model. Today, the Trilegal’s Dissates 160 and more lawyers and 25 partners have.
The law firm of the lawyers and attorneys of JSA, which showed 39% of the gross increase in the number of lawyers in their team in FY25 dispute practice compared to FY24, stressed that one of the main reasons of expansion is the increase in the economy. The law firm with full service processes all types of legal works, from disputes to corporate matters, under one roof.
Economy and litigation
“As the economy is growing, the number of businesses is growing and businesses will combine to push through their legitimate demands,” said Amar Gupta, a joint leading partner for a law firm, and pointed to a large volume of lawsuits from the infrastructure sector. “Given the move of the government in this sector, this trend is likely to continue.”
According to the National Authorities of the Office for Legal Services – Data Provision from April 2022 to March 2023 – the Indian mediation environment is constantly growing, with approximately 460 alternative dispute solutions (ADR) at national level, of which 425 are fully functional. This sector is supported by more than 3,950 mediators, 12,640 legalists and 8,672 other ADR experts.
The mediation settlements increased from 92,446 cases in 2022-23 to 99 033 in 2023-24-7.14%. In the first half of 2024, 48,480 cases were solved, which underlines the growing preferences for mediation.
Who else accumulates
Meanwhile, Khaitan & Co. It created specialized verticals in a dispute for international arbitration, building law, developing technology, securities, electricity and environmental issues.
“Given that legal disputes become more complex and cross -border nature, demand for specialized knowledge and strategic thinking has increased significantly,” said Sanjeev Kapoor, Senior Partner for disputes in Khaitan & Co. “Now there is a greater recognition of lawyers with specific domain knowledge in dispute resolution.”
Another law firm with full service, Chandhiok & Mahajan, advocates and attorneys who had previously had only five legal representatives now have 20. and states and more strict enforcement, and in the area of implementation and settling laws, as needed in the area of real estate, and in the field of infrastructure, reflecting the law on and on the basis of realification, and in participation and participation in promotion, ”they said in the field of infrastructure. Use Chandhiok & Mahajan.
Then Singhania & Co. Over the past three years, the size of the team from 15 to 30 has doubled.
In November 2024 she hired Singhania & Co. Vipul Wadhwa as a partner in his practice of dispute resolution. He brought the head of his co -worker and the company has since added three more collaborators to the team, including one at a higher level.
Attorney companies such as consulting practices, Pluck Partners from opponents, who then come with their teams. The size of the team along with these partners can usually be more than 10-15 lawyers.
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