Litigation and Dispute Resolution
ORTIS has profound expertise in handling complex and multi-jurisdictional civil, commercial and criminal disputes across various fora, including – Supreme Court of India, High Courts of various States, District Courts, Arbitral Tribunals, National Company Law Tribunal and Consumer Protection Fora. ORTIS team is uniquely placed to handle work seamlessly nationally and worldwide.
The experienced attorneys retained by ORTIS specialize in trial prosecutions and possess a rare combination of understanding industries from a technical as well as commercial standpoint, which helps the Firm prosecute different forms of disputes. The Firm is often referred for trial prosecution by law firms in India and abroad.
The practice of ORTIS extends to all areas of disputes, like disputes relating to transactions of merchants, bankers, construction & infrastructure contracts, franchising agreements, joint venture agreements, shareholders agreements, share subscription agreements, technology development agreements, and other commercial disputes.
ORTIS team also has an extensive experience in representing its international and domestic clients in all type of criminal disputes at PAN India level. The team comprises of efficient professionals and qualified advocates, who have excellent skills to handle cases of criminal and quasi-criminal nature, including white-collar crimes, defamation, economic offences, insider trading, corporate frauds, market manipulation etc. ORTIS team is well equipped to handle critical aspects and consequences that form a part of criminal litigation.
ORTIS has its own offices in New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Bengaluru. In all other major cities across the county, the Firm has associate counsels with whom the Firm extensively and closely works to effectively provide services to the clients. Additionally, the Firm has, across these locations, built productive relationships with prominent senior counsels to effectively support clients in complex and high-stakes disputes.
The team members possess deep expertise, extensive knowledge and significant experience in managing a wide array of complex disputes in the following arenas:
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India’s rapid economic growth has fuelled a surge in commercial transactions, leading to an inevitable rise in commercial disputes. For large corporations and partnership firms, corporate litigation remains an unavoidable reality despite their best practices. ORTIS has extensive experience in handling a wide range of commercial disputes for diverse clients, from breach of contract to complex corporate litigation.
The commercial litigation team at ORTIS possesses extensive experience in managing a diverse range of commercial, corporate and regulatory disputes. The team includes specialized members focusing on key sectors such as telecom, infrastructure, pharmaceuticals, real estate etc. The lawyers regularly appear for clients not just before High Courts and Supreme Court of India but also before a range of forums, including:
- National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)
- National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT)
- Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL)
- Central and State Electricity Commissions
- Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT)
- National and State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions
ORTIS offers comprehensive litigation strategy and management advice, ensuring its clients’ litigation efforts align with their business objectives. The Firm represents corporations, venture capital and private equity firms, boards of directors and individual officers in disputes under the (Indian) Companies Act, 2013 and the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016 before various foras. The Firm also offers comprehensive pre-litigation and advisor support.
Intellectual Property litigation refers to the legal process of resolving disputes related to patents, copyrights, trademarks, designs and other forms of intellectual property. This involves filing lawsuits by owners of intellectual property against the parties who have allegedly infringed the owner’s intellectual property rights (“IPR”), seeking remedies such as injunction, damages, delivery up and the seizure of infringing goods vide ex-parte order for appointment of local commissioner and carrying out commissions.
The key objectives of IP litigation are:
- Enforcement of IPR by IP owners.
- Restricting unauthorized use or reproduction of protected IPs by the third parties.
- Compensation for loss incurred as a result of infringement of one’s IPR.
At ORTIS, a specialized team is dedicated to providing the clients with the best way of proceeding in IPR litigation and advising them through every step on how to tackle the obstacles and achieve favorable outcomes. Currently, ORTIS team is handling various high stake and multi-million-dollar infringement litigations on behalf of an Israeli entity across various forums in India.The firm has been representing clients before various courts and has been able to secure favourable orders to protect its clients’ interests in their IPR matters.
The Firm also actively assists its clients in conducting pre-litigation investigations against potential infringers across India. The Firm has also secured various ex-parte orders for the appointment of Court Commissioners and conducting commissions to gather evidence of infringing activities.
With wide experience in patent litigation in the fields of mechanical, electrical, and chemical, the Firm also has vast experience in resolving patent disputes involving alternative dispute mechanisms, such as mediation. The Firm has been actively involved in matters where the parties are referred to mediation in order to provide early and satisfactory resolution to its clients through amicable settlement.
Mediation is a conflict resolution method whereby two or more parties reach a mutually acceptable agreement with the assistance of a neutral facilitator. Unlike an arbitrator, who acts as a decision makes, a mediator merely guides the parties towards finding common ground. Mediation is being adopted across various sectors, considering that its confidential nature.
Mediation has significantly evolved in recent times, reflecting its increasing importance. The enactment of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, which mandated pre-litigation mediation for commercial suits, marked a pivotal advancement in promoting commercial mediation. Recently, the introduction of the Mediation Act, 2023, represents a transformative leap in India’s dispute resolution landscape thereby strengthening the legal frame-work, and encouraging mediation, as a dispute resolution mechanism.
ORTIS team has an outstanding performance history in delivering services related to mediation, across diverse sectors, including commercial, family, banking, construction, education, insurance disputes, etc. ORTIS provides expert assistance in drafting settlement agreements, navigating litigation related to enforcement of settlement agreements, advisory on settlement of matters before courts and in private settings. ORTIS team has successfully resolved various disputes through mediation, underscoring its commitment to effective and nuanced dispute resolution.
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