Gautam Dhamija

About
Practice areas
Expertise
Representative matters
Publications

About

Abhirup is a partner in the Dispute Resolution and Restructuring & Insolvency practice group of the firm. With over 10 years of experience, he specializes in Insolvency & Bankruptcy laws, banking litigation, securitisation laws, corporate litigation, civil, criminal and company matters, arbitration and land acquisition matters. He is one of the earliest insolvency law practitioners since the promulgation of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code. He is a law graduate from University School of Law & Legal Studies, Delhi

Practice areas

  • Dispute Resolution
  • Restructuring & Insolvency

Expertise

  • Insolvency & Bankruptcy Litigation
  • Banking & Finance Litigation
  • Corporate & Commercial Litigation
  • Debt Recovery Laws
  • Insolvency, Banking and Finance Advisory

Representative matters

  • Tata Power and Pramerica Life Insurance Company on representing before the NCLAT in the IL&FS Case
  • South East Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation on representing before the Supreme Court in the landmark judgment titled Swiss Ribbons vs. Union of India wherein the constitutional validity of the provisions of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code were challenged and in the landmark judgment titled Dharani Sugar vs. Union of India wherein the constitutional validity of the circular dated Feb 12, 2018 was challenged and successfully quashed for being unconstitutional
  • Asset Reconstruction Company (India) on representing before the NCLAT in insolvency proceedings pertaining to Dagcon India and Corporate Power
  • ICICI Bank in the insolvency proceedings of Jindal India Thermal Power, Unnati Fortune and Dehradun Highways Project
  • RBSA Advisors on representing the client who have been appointed as the Resolution Professional of Lotus Auto Engineering and Fedders Electrical & Engineering before the NCLT in the continuing insolvency proceedings

Publications

About

Gautam handles the General Commercial litigation practice at Mimansa. A segmental expert in Commercial litigations, Arbitrations and Debt Recovery, Gautam has been instrumental in successfully prosecuting/defending litigations before various fora for multifarious clients including FMCG manufacturers, Builders, International Traders, Chemical Industries, Film producers etc.

Gautam also enjoys a robust practice before the statutory forums under Company Law, Debt Recovery Laws and the High Court. Gautam has advised various clients through the erstwhile Debt Recovery and Financial Restructuring regimes into the current Insolvency Law regime.

Gautam is a law graduate from Delhi University and has gained considerable experience in the segments of financial restructuring and recovery litigations during the course of his erstwhile association with various reputed law firms. Gautam is a long-distance cyclist, tennis player and a passionate traveler. He is also a spirited student of the Vedanta Philosophy.

Email: gautam@mimansalaw.in