Kartik Yadav

Kartik Yadav

Partner

Level 5 – Max House, Okhla Industrial Estate, Phase III, New Delhi – 110020, India

Key Practice Areas

  • Dispute Resolution
  • White-Collar Crime
  • Projects, Energy & Infrastructure

Key Sectors & Industries

  • Construction
  • E-Commerce
  • Government
  • Infrastructure
  • Retail

Education

  • BBA LLB (Hons)

Professional Memberships

  • Enrolled with Bar Council of Delhi
  • Member, Delhi High Court Bar Association
  • Member, London Court of International Arbitration

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi

Experience

Kartik is a partner in the Dispute Resolution practice group of the Firm. He has vast experience in representing domestic and international clients in commercial, contractual disputes, regulatory issues and white-collar crimes. He also advises the ministries and institutions under the Government of India extensively. He appears regularly before various fora, including the Supreme Court of India, High Courts and Tribunals all across India and abroad.

Kartik is a crafty litigator having vast experience of representing and advising clients in various disputes from an array of sectors such as:

  • Technology, Media and Telecommunications
  • Construction and Infrastructure
  • Power and Energy
  • International/ Domestic Trade and Sale of Goods
  • Economic Offences
  • Educational Institutions
  • FMCG
  • E-Commerce

Kartik has regularly advised and represented large industrial houses, which are engaged in various sectors, involving understanding their business model, the regulatory framework as also aligning the commercial expectations with the legal realities. Kartik has undertaken key white-collar crimes prosecution, investigation and defence assignments, which involve a deep understanding of the regulatory and judicial framework on criminal law, corporate governance and economic regulations associated with doing business in India by Foreign companies and Non-Resident Indians.

Recent Key Assignments

  • Filed a defamation suit on behalf of senior BJP Leader – Mrs. Smriti Zubin Irani (“Minister”) against certain leaders of an opposition party and various social media intermediaries. The matter involved issues regarding take down of various defamatory posts and material being circulated on social media platforms. The Hon’ble Delhi High Court granted an interim order in favour of the client for immediate take down of such defamatory material from social media platforms.
  • Advising and representing Larsen and Toubro Limited in arbitration proceedings which are pending against National Thermal Power Corporation. The disputes pertain to contractual issues arising out of a contract for construction of a 550MW hydro power plant. The arbitral proceedings involve complex issues of design and construction methodology. National Thermal Power Corporation has also filed a counter claim of INR 3000 crores approximately. Further, successfully represented Larsen and Toubro Limited wherein during the pendency of the proceedings, the counter party filed an application for ‘updation’ of its Counterclaims by approx. INR 400 crores based on Risk and Cost clause under the contract between the parties. The Arbitral Tribunal rejected the counter party’s application.
  • Advising and representing MSA Global LLC in its disputes against a Public Sector Undertaking in respect of a construction contract executed in Oman for the Ministry of Defence, Oman which is subject matter of ICC Arbitration.
  • Filed a defamation suit on behalf of leading textile house against an erstwhile key managerial person who was involved in publication and dissemination of various defamatory posts and material on social media platforms. The Hon’ble Delhi High Court granted an interim order in favour of the client.

Recent Awards and Recognition

  • Recognised as ‘Top 100 Individual Lawyers’ in 2022 by Forbes India;
  • Recognised as “40 under 40 Rising Star 2020” by the Legal Era.