Rushil Mathur is an Associate Partner within the Dispute Resolution team at Kochhar & Co. in the Firm’s Mumbai office.
With over a decade of experience, Rushil advises on a wide range of civil and commercial disputes, including litigation before courts and arbitral tribunals, white-collar crime matters, and insolvency-related proceedings. He regularly advises, assists, and represents clients before various judicial and quasi-judicial fora across Indian jurisdictions, and is actively involved in the drafting of pleadings and research on complex legal issues. His client work spans multiple industries, including real estate, insurance, projects and infrastructure, technology, and finance.
Rushil’s expertise extends to insolvency matters, regularly representing creditors under the insolvency regime before the National Company Law Tribunal and its Appellate Bench. He has advised multinational clients on the corporate insolvency process and on the development and implementation of resolution plans under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. He is also actively involved in advising and representing creditors throughout the post-insolvency commencement process, including before the Committee of Creditors. Across all matters, Rushil brings a strong advisory and strategic perspective, ensuring clients are able to present their case precisely and effectively before the relevant fora.
· Advised an overseas alternative investment management company specialising in emerging markets, regarding certain important legal aspects of the resolution process as laid down under the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016, with regard to a landmark insolvency resolution case.
· Advised and represented one of the promoter-directors of a leading software company in India, in an application of oppression and mismanagement under Section 241 read with Section 242 of the Companies Act, 2013 before the National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai.
· Advising and representing the world’s foremost daily newspapers focused on American business in criminal defamation proceedings initiated before a Criminal Court.
· Advised and represented an insurance company in arbitration proceedings initiated by a re-insurer to seek recovery of a large sum of commission (under the obligatory cession regime) retained by the insurance company over and above the percentage prescribed.
· Represented a multinational pharmaceutical company, having their offices worldwide, in a debt recovery proceeding filed by the Bank against the landlord of the company.
· Represented a leading commercial real estate management firm in arbitration proceedings against a deemed university located across India with regard to its claims which arose under a PMC agreement in relation to the construction and upgradation of one of the university’s campus premises.
· Represented an independent full-service advertisement agency for its claims against another advertisement agency for procuring services in the area of strategic planning, media relations, public affairs, strategic advice and public relations management for its clients.
· Advised and represented a Japanese conglomerate in execution proceedings of an arbitral award before the Bombay High Court.
· Represented a well-known multinational tour operator in proceedings relating to its challenge of a domestic Award passed against it in an international commercial arbitration.
