HMLAW Chambers is a commercial disputes practice in New Delhi. We act in litigation and arbitration, with a focus on construction, infrastructure and energy, in matters that run from the district courts to the Supreme Court of India and in arbitrations with claims in the thousands of crores.
We believe a lawyer should take as much interest in how a business works as in the law that governs it. Understanding how a client earns, builds and makes decisions is part of understanding the problem we are asked to solve. It also means questioning whether the legal remedy answers the commercial need.
Our approach to legal work draws on learning beyond the law. We learn from engineering, finance and technology, and apply what we learn across businesses and disputes. Recognising a familiar pattern helps us ask better questions, while examining the facts afresh keeps us from assuming the answer. We expect our counsel to bring this curiosity to each matter.
Integrity requires us to give advice we believe is right, including when a client would prefer a different answer. Our counsel owe every client an independent view, and that view is given before the client commits to a course and not after.
The Chambers is built for efficiency. We have invested in our own systems so that routine work is done quickly and counsel have more time to think through the problem. We measure efficiency by the time saved for clients and the attention available for decisions that require judgment.
Founder and Lead Counsel
Harshit Malik
Harshit Malik is the Founder and Lead Counsel of HMLAW Chambers. He has over seven years of experience in commercial litigation and arbitration, and acts for contractors, developers, investors and corporate groups in disputes arising from large construction, infrastructure and energy projects.
He has acted in domestic and international arbitrations with claims valued in the thousands of crores, including proceedings against government and public sector counterparties and a foreign sovereign. His arbitration practice runs from the first notice of dispute through the final hearing to the defence and enforcement of awards before the High Courts and the Supreme Court of India.
In litigation, he appears before the Supreme Court, the Delhi High Court, the commercial and district courts in Delhi and Gurugram, and the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, in matters ranging from commercial suits and challenges to awards to land acquisition, regulatory and corporate disputes.
Harshit also advises clients well before a dispute takes shape. He counsels developers and project companies on high-value project contracts, and boards and promoters on shareholder and governance disputes. He has a keen interest in technology and its practical use in improving how legal work is organised and carried out.
He holds a Master in International Law from the Graduate Institute, Geneva, and a B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) from O.P. Jindal Global University. He is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and of the Society of Construction Law, India.
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