5 September, 2017
Phoenix Legal is delighted to announce the addition of Vasanth Rajasekaran as partner effective immediately.
Vasanth primarily focusses on international arbitration and also has a keen interest in defence procurement and urban infrastructure. Vasanth has been recognised and recommended by various legal directories for his expertise in international arbitration. He recently acted as the lead counsel on behalf of the Builders Association of India before the anti-trust regulator, which resulted in imposition by the regulator of the highest penalty till date (approx. US$ 1.05 billion) against leading cement manufacturers.
Prior to joining the firm, Vasanth was a Partner at another Indian firm and worked with late Mr. Sunil Seth for many years. He joins the firm along with two of his team members, Sukrit Seth, Senior Associate and Saurabh Babulkar, Associate.
Vasanth has assisted the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs in drafting the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill and has also been nominated as a member of the core committee set-up by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for preparation of sub-ordinate legislation under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016. Vasanth has also been credited for drafting the first of its kind Financial Management & Procurement Manual for a sui generis socio-economic PPP project of Government of India.
"Vasanth brings with him exceptional skills and is a natural fit and addition to our projects and disputes teams. We are very pleased to have him join us and wish him success." said Partner, Manjula Chawla.
"We are excited to be part of Phoenix Legal. My experience of handling international commercial arbitration and litigation combined with my specialised expertise in aerospace, defence, infrastructure projects, Government procurement and defence procurement will augment Phoenix Legal's core strengths and complement its other practices." said, Vasanth.
Phoenix Legal now has 16 partners in its three offices.
