Suvigya Awasthy

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About Suvigya Awasthy

Suvigya is an India-qualified commercial disputes lawyer with extensive experience advising and representing domestic and international clients in various complex disputes in diverse sectors. He is an Equity Partner at PSL Advocates and Solicitors, leading the firm's commercial arbitration and white-collar crimes practice. He regularly advises Employers and EPC Contractors on a broad spectrum of contentious matters emanating from FIDIC and other standard form contracts. He has carved a niche in commercial dispute resolution with a strong focus on construction and infrastructure disputes, insolvency and bankruptcy disputes, corporate frauds, and white-collar crimes. He regularly assists clients in resolving complex shareholder disputes, international sale of goods, and construction and infrastructure disputes. He has obtained interim reliefs in matters pertaining to bank guarantees, illegal freezing of bank accounts, and quashing criminal complaints among others. He is consistently engaged to appear before foreign and domestic seated Arbitration Tribunals administered by globally renowned international arbitral institutions, including the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and Delhi International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) et al. His endeavour is aligned with the firm's vision to provide bespoke pragmatic legal solutions and effective dispute-resolution strategies to clients. Suvigya consistently contributes to the academic and legal discourse on contentious issues in his practice areas and is often engaged in speaking assignments and conducting training workshops on ADR methods. He has emerged as a thought leader in cross-border dispute resolution and arbitration law. Suvigya has been appointed to the India ADR committee of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR- for the 2024-26 mandate. Renowned legal directories have recognised him for his work in dispute resolution. He has received the following peer-reviewed accolades- Legal500 – 2021/24/25 – Recommended Lawyer for Dispute Resolution: Arbitration; IFLR Expert Guides – 2021 – Rising Star- Commercial Arbitration; Forbes Legal Powerlist – 2021 – India’s Top Lawyer – Arbitration and Dispute Resolution; Asia Law – 2023/24/25 – Rising Star in Dispute Resolution; Legal500 – 2024/25 – Next Generation Partner in Dispute Resolution: Arbitration; IFLR- Expert Guides- 2022- Rising Star- Commercial Arbitration LegalEra Rankings 2023/24- GenNext Leading Lawyer- Dispute Resolution