Kingshuk Banerjee is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution practice group at Khaitan & Co. He is currently based in Mumbai, India.
Kingshuk acts for and advises clients in a variety of commercial, corporate and contractual disputes. He has represented clients in complex disputes across sectors arising out of M&A transactions, shareholders’ and joint venture agreements, transactions in the financial services space, maritime transactions, international trade, insurance claims, construction contracts as well as large real-estate transactions.
Kingshuk primarily focusses on arbitrations and related proceedings in Indian and foreign courts. He regularly appears before domestic and international arbitral tribunals. He has led and appeared in arbitrations administered under the rules of SIAC, ICC, MCIA, LCIA, SCMA, LMAA as well as ad-hoc arbitrations.
Kingshuk is regarded as a leading arbitration practitioner in India. He was recently recognized as a Distinguished Practitioner by Asialaw. He is recognized as a ‘Litigation Star’ by Benchmark Litigation and consistently ranked and recommended by Lexology, WWL, Chambers & Partners Asia Pacific and Legal 500 Asia Pacific. In 2021, 2022 and 2025 Kingshuk received the Lexology Client Choice Awards for his arbitration practice.
Dispute Resolution
The client is a Singapore based group in the financial services sector. The dispute arose out of an investment agreement entered with a Hong Kong registered entity promoted by two Indian residents. The main hearing, which was conducted remotely, concluded recently and an award is awaited.
The client is an Indian entity known for hydro mechanical equipment and turnkey solutions for hydropower and irrigation projects. The dispute related to an irrigation project in Rwanda. The substance of the dispute was governed by Rwandan law. Though LCIA Rules applied, SIAC administered the arbitration based on the parties’ agreement. The main hearing, which was conducted remotely, concluded recently and an award is awaited
The client is one of India’s leading retail and fashion conglomerates and the counter party, a leading footwear manufacturer based out of North America. The dispute arose out of a Joint Venture Agreement between the parties and related to a contested expert determination process. The dispute was amicably settled in the course of the arbitration.
The client was a high networth Indian Industrialist who was defending a claim filed by a SEBI registered foreign venture capital investor based out of Mauritius. The claim was successfully defended and ultimately dismissed by the Tribunal.
Reliefs sought and successfully obtained were in aid of an international arbitration seated in Singapore
In an arbitration against a joint venture partner, also a Mumbai based developer
In arbitrations against franchisee partners and sub-contractors
In an arbitration against a government owned insurance company. The dispute stems from a loss of revenue claim.
In recovery proceedings against an Indian Public Sector Undertaking and an insurance company
- Ranked by Who’s Who Legal as a Future Leader in Arbitration
- Ranked by Chambers & Partners for arbitration and dispute resolution
- Ranked “Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation
- Winner of the 2021 and 2022 Lexology Client Choice Awards for Arbitration and ADR in India – October 2021 and 2022
