Krishna Vijay Singh

KV, as he is generally known, is a Senior Partner and the head of the firm’s Gurgaon office. An accomplished litigator with more than 24 years’ experience, KV represents clients in complex commercial disputes and contentious matters both in India and overseas. Over the years, he has acquired specialization in commercial disputes relating to infrastructure and energy projects. As an all-rounder commercial litigator, KV is adept at dealing with a wide range of disputes on different substantive issues in varied industry sectors.

KV’s core strength lies in the fact that he is well versed in both criminal and civil litigation, and is an ideal choice of lawyer to handle white-collar cases with parallel civil and/or regulatory aspects, and devise an appropriate holistic strategy for the client. His expertise in handling these dual aspects of disputes involving both civil and criminal litigation also makes him a favoured lawyer with business clients.

OHe is a resourceful practitioner, advising and assisting clients from various industry sectors in complex white-collar crime, fraud, and corruption matters investigated by the police and various government agencies and authorities. KV represents prominent domestic and international companies in white-collar criminal cases and generally argues the matters himself before various courts and arbitral tribunals around India.

His civil and criminal litigation practice is further bolstered by his expertise in infrastructure and energy projects, property laws, environmental laws, pharma and healthcare laws, and deep insight into contemporary issues.

KV regularly write on a variety of legal issues. He has authored the India chapter of the book International Environment Law – Practitioner’s Guide to the Laws of the Planet published by the American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, in 2014. KV has also authored the Environment Law Reporter India Update which was published every quarter by the Environment Law Institute, Washington DC from 2009 to 2014. He also co-authored the India pages of EIATRACK, a website operated by IHS, which cater to the laws and regulations concerning the electronics industry. Since early 2007, KV has been authoring articles on various contemporary labour and employment issues and responding to queries in ‘Human Capital’, one of the prominent magazines in India dealing exclusively with HR management issues. He has also written several articles on variety of subjects published by newspapers and magazines.

He is recognized by Legal 500 as an eminent lawyer and is ranked as a leading lawyer for White-collar crimes.