Mr. Kumar Shashwat Singh Sawno

Work Department: Litigation, Arbitration, Energy, Investigations and Project Advisory

Kumar Shashwat Singh Sawno is an advocate with more than four years of experience and has been with S&A Law offices since 2020. Shashwat completed his bachelor’s in commerce and LL.B. from the University of Delhi. During his time as an undergrad, he also cleared the examination of the Common Proficiency Test and the Intermediate Professional Competence Course from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He has also completed his LL.M. from New York University, where he earned a distinction in the Traditional LLM Course, focusing on international arbitration, corporate finance and valuation.

A litigator at heart, Shashwat specialises in disputes and project advisory which have complex financial aspects involved. This does not only include commercial litigation but also niche white-collar crime issues such as bank fraud defence, anti-money laundering defence and anti-corruption defence. Shashwat also regularly works on disputes relating to both enforcing and defending arbitral awards, both domestic and foreign. Shashwat also assists his clients with claim computations, often working with financial experts across the globe. Further, a sizable portion of Shashwat’s practice is focused on the Energy Sector, including both disputes and regulatory aspects.

Shashwat’s counsel practice ranges from all courts in India, including the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, various Hon’ble High Courts and district courts, Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, Central and State Electricity Regulatory Commissions, National Company Law Tribunals and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, National Green Tribunal, Central Administrative Tribunal, PMLA Appellate Tribunal, Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Etc.

Shashwat has been recognized among the ‘Top 100 Indian Individual Lawyer’ by Forbes Legal Powerlist 2023.

Memberships and Affiliations: Shashwat’s key practice areas include the following:

1. Litigation – Commercial, Constitutional, White-Collar Crime, Energy, Trade, Shipping and Maritime, Insolvency.
2. Arbitration (Domestic and International) – Commercial, infrastructure, Energy, etc. (including Foreign Award enforcement and defence in India)
3. Project Advisory – Port, Airport, Energy (renewable and non-renewable), Highways, Mining, etc.
4. Mergers & Acquisitions – Litigation due diligence.
5. Investigations – Internal investigations, whistle blower complaints, white collar crimes, etc.

Few recent notable matters handled by Kumar Shashwat Singh Sawno are as under:

• Representing a client for enforcing an interim award in an international commercial arbitration before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India.
• Representing a citizen of India and defending his right to travel abroad before the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi.
• Representing an Indian Company in defending enforcement of a foreign award of Rs. 1,000 Crores, wherein the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi held that till the time the refusal of enforcement application is decided, the Indian Company does not need to deposit any security amount.
• Acting as Co-counsel in a port related matter with total claims value of more than Rs. 2,000 Crores and secured award in favour of client.
• Acting as Co-counsel in a port related matter with total claims value of more than Rs. 5,000 Crores, which was later settled in favour of the Client at the stage of final arguments.
• Representing a waste management entity before the National Green Tribunal on the aspect of environmental issues.
• Providing advisory on a tariff computation to a major airport.
• Representing a state-owned electricity distribution company in various matters before the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, Appellate Tribunal for Electricity and Hon’ble Supreme Court of India.
• Advising a multinational trading company on various disputes.
• Defending rights of accused persons before Rouse Avenue District Court.
• Defending rights of accused persons before Saket Sessions Court.
• Representing an Indian company before the PMLA Appellate Tribunal.
• Representing New Delhi’s largest Waste to Electricity Power Plant before the Ld. Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission.
• Advising a state-owned electricity generator on terminational of a large solar power contract.
• Representing an Indian Company in an international commercial arbitration seated in Singapore.
• Representing a British Virgin Islands company in a dispute of Rs. 1,000 Crores in an international commercial arbitration.
• Providing advisory to a large conglomerate on setting up of a new mine.

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kumarshashwatsinghsawno/