Global law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has named Rohit Bhat as the firm’s India Disputes Lead..Bhat is a 2009 graduate of the Bangalore University and has an MBL from National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Banglaore. He earned his LL.M. in International Business, Arbitration, Constitutional Law from Harvard Law School in 2017. Bhat is qualified to practice in India, New York, and England & Wales..Based in Freshfields’ Singapore office, Rohit’s practice involves a combination of international commercial and investor-state arbitrations. He has many years of experience advising Indian companies on their domestic and international disputes and multi-national corporations ontheir cross-border disputes in India. Before joining Freshfields in 2018, Rohit practised at the Indian bar and worked with former Attorney General for India, Mr. KK Venugopal, for several years. He served on the Indian government’s Supreme Court panel of lawyers and has appeared before the Indian Supreme Court and High Courts in numerous cases..On Bhat's elevation, Nicholas Lingard, Freshfields’ Singapore managing partner and head of the firm’s Asia arbitration practice said,"Rohit is an extraordinary talent, active across our wide-ranging India disputes practice, spanning investment and commercial arbitration, strategic litigation management and investigations."“He and I have fought many campaigns together – in India and around the region and the world. I am confident that, in his new leadership role, he will continue to deliver for clients involved in disputes with a nexus to India,” he added..Commenting on the same, Arun Balasubramanian, partner and co-head of the firm’s India practice, noted, “Rohit has been an integral part of our cross-practice offering to global clients on their most challenging India-related transactional, disputes and investigations mandates. His new role will enable him to further enhance the firm’s market-leading reputation for international legal advice on India matters.”.Bhat has been ranked as a Future Leader in Who’s Who Legal’s global guide, and as a National Leader for Singapore in Who’s Who Legal’s Southeast Asia guide..If you would like your Deals, Columns, Press Releases to be published on Bar & Bench, please fill in the form available here.
Global law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has named Rohit Bhat as the firm’s India Disputes Lead..Bhat is a 2009 graduate of the Bangalore University and has an MBL from National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Banglaore. He earned his LL.M. in International Business, Arbitration, Constitutional Law from Harvard Law School in 2017. Bhat is qualified to practice in India, New York, and England & Wales..Based in Freshfields’ Singapore office, Rohit’s practice involves a combination of international commercial and investor-state arbitrations. He has many years of experience advising Indian companies on their domestic and international disputes and multi-national corporations ontheir cross-border disputes in India. Before joining Freshfields in 2018, Rohit practised at the Indian bar and worked with former Attorney General for India, Mr. KK Venugopal, for several years. He served on the Indian government’s Supreme Court panel of lawyers and has appeared before the Indian Supreme Court and High Courts in numerous cases..On Bhat's elevation, Nicholas Lingard, Freshfields’ Singapore managing partner and head of the firm’s Asia arbitration practice said,"Rohit is an extraordinary talent, active across our wide-ranging India disputes practice, spanning investment and commercial arbitration, strategic litigation management and investigations."“He and I have fought many campaigns together – in India and around the region and the world. I am confident that, in his new leadership role, he will continue to deliver for clients involved in disputes with a nexus to India,” he added..Commenting on the same, Arun Balasubramanian, partner and co-head of the firm’s India practice, noted, “Rohit has been an integral part of our cross-practice offering to global clients on their most challenging India-related transactional, disputes and investigations mandates. His new role will enable him to further enhance the firm’s market-leading reputation for international legal advice on India matters.”.Bhat has been ranked as a Future Leader in Who’s Who Legal’s global guide, and as a National Leader for Singapore in Who’s Who Legal’s Southeast Asia guide..If you would like your Deals, Columns, Press Releases to be published on Bar & Bench, please fill in the form available here.
