Samir MalikPartner
New Delhi Office
Level 5 – Max House,
Okhla Industrial Estate, Phase III
New Delhi – 110020
Service Lines
- Real Estate
- Media & Entertainment Laws
- Dispute Resolution
- Infrastructure, Energy and Projects
- Financing & Regulatory
- Energy, Infrastructure M&A
- Oil & Gas disputes
- Construction
- Regulatory Litigation and Policy
About Samir Malik
Samir is an astute arguing counsel, strategic thinker, trusted advisor, skillful draftsman, and Advocate on Record in the Supreme Court of India.
Exceptional and prolific experience of more than 15 years, in both contentious and non-contentious practice with specialization in energy and policy – electricity, oil and gas, insolvency and bankruptcy, arbitrations – particularly in the energy and steel investment treaty space and commercial litigation.
He has Led many groundbreaking and law-settling litigations before various fora pan India.
He is well-equipped to navigate through intricate legal landscape, providing strategic, insightful, and effective counsel for the most challenging and complex legal issues.
He has been widely recognized and awarded for his work by the Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, IFLR1000, India Business Law Journal, the Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, Legal Powerlist and Benchmark Litigation. He has featured in the list of India’s top lawyers by India Business Law Journal and Powerlist.
Energy, Regulatory and Policy
- Advising the Government of amendments to the Petroleum Laws.
- Worked with regulators of electricity and petroleum in framing of various regulations.
- Rendered strategic legal advice (both pre and post litigation) and drafted pleadings.
- Represented oil marketing companies, gas companies, state electricity utilities and power trader(s) in various high-stake litigations involving thousands of crores of rupees before various fora.
Arbitration
- Formulated strategy, rendered legal advice and conducted arbitration process facing tribunal(s) and court(s) – both international and domestic.
- Conducted investment treaty arbitration.
Civil and Commercial Litigation
Steered, strategised and contested various high-stake litigations including civil suits, writ petitions, winding-up petitions, appeals, revisions, reviews and special leave petitions.
Awards and Recognition
- Ranked as a ‘Recommended Lawyer’ by Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024.
- Identified as one of India’s Top Lawyers | A-List 2023 by India Business Law Journal.
- Recognised as a “40 under 40” practitioner by Legal Era.
