Lomesh Kiran Nidumuri
Bengaluru
lomesh.n@induslaw.com
India (Advocate)
LL.M. New York University School of Law (2008)
LL.B. Faculty of Law, Delhi University (2004)
B.Com St. Joseph’s College of Commerce, Bengaluru University (2001)
Lomesh has wide experience advising and representing clients on complex civil and commercial disputes, and domestic and international arbitration. Over the years he has acted for clients in a variety of disputes relating to commercial contracts, company law, insolvency and restructuring, oppression and mismanagement, projects and construction, intellectual property rights (particularly in relation to trademarks, copyright, domain name, and trade secret disputes), employment, consumer, tenders, governmental actions, and white-collar crimes. He has also represented clients in actions for interim relief, the challenge of arbitral awards and the constitution of arbitral tribunals to resolve disputes. In many disputes, Lomesh has acted as lead counsel, conducting trials and arguments before courts and arbitral tribunals. His clients include Indian and multinational corporations, statutory bodies, and high net worth individuals.
Lomesh obtained his master’s in law from the New York University School of Law, where one of his areas of focus was international arbitration and dispute resolution. Prior to joining INDUSLAW, Lomesh worked with the office of standing counsel for the Government of India in New Delhi, representing the government on a wide range of disputes. Thereafter, he worked with reputed law firms in Mumbai and Bengaluru, focusing on corporate and commercial disputes and arbitrations (both domestic and international).
Lomesh has been selected to be a member of the SIAC Reserve Panel of Arbitrators. He has also been appointed to the committee of the Young Singapore International Arbitration Centre (YSIAC) as one of only four committee members from Indian law firms for the term 2019 to 2020. He has been a member of the Users Council of the SIAC since 2016, as well as the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is one the conveners of the India Arbitration Forum (IAF), an association of leading arbitration practitioners in India who are committed to streamlining the conduct of arbitration India and abroad. He regularly gets invited to speak at conferences and law schools and writes on developments in dispute resolution.
Asian Legal Business featured Lomesh in its 3rd edition of Forty Under Forty lawyers in the Asia-Pacific region for 2017. ALB recognizes forty outstanding professionals in the Asia-Pacific region who are under the age of forty and have worked on significant deals and disputes in the past year and earned accolades from their peers, superiors, and clients. The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2017 and 2020) lists Lomesh as a recommended lawyer for Dispute Resolution. AsiaLaw Profiles (2019 and 2020) recognized him as a Notable Practitioner for Dispute Resolution. Benchmark Litigation 2020 featured him as a Disputes Star in the categories of international arbitration and commercial transactions, respectively.
Lomesh loves endurance and adventure sports, cycling, playing badminton and squash, reading, and listening to psychedelic rock and blues. He is an active member of the Rotary Club of Bengaluru, where he participates in various community activities and social service.
publications
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
ARBITRATION IN INDIA – THE WAY FORWARD
With an increase in cross border transactions and open economic policies acting as a catalyst, commercial disputes have been steadily rising. The Indian judiciary has...
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
AMENDMENTS TO INDIA'S ARBITRATION ACT: AN ANALYSIS
Last month, the Government of India passed the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 (the "Ordinance") amending the Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (the...
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION...
After much clamour, the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (the "Arbitration Act") finally stands amended. The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015 (the "Amendment Act"),...
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
CONSISTENCY CAN MAKE INDIA A GLOBAL ARBITRATION...
Mumbai, July 16, 2016: While lauding the recent amendments to the Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996, prominent legal experts called on the government to...
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
THE UNRESOLVED CONTROVERSY CAN TWO INDIAN PARTIES...
The question of whether two Indian parties can have a seat of arbitration outside India and choose foreign law to resolve disputes continues to remain...
Litigation & Dispute Resolution & Technology, Media & Telecommunications
INDIA: HIGH COURT ISSUES "STRONG JUDGEMENT" IN...
The High Court of Delhi (‘the High Court’) pronounced, on 23 September 2016, its decision in a public interest litigation case, Karmanya Singh Sareen and...
Banking & Finance & Litigation & Dispute Resolution
RECENT SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT – A SHOT...
A recent judgment of the Supreme Court in Harsh Govardhan Sondagar v. International Assets Reconstruction Company Ltd., (2014) 6 SCC 1, has provided a shot...
International Law
WHETHER INDIAN PARTIES CAN CHOOSE FOREIGN LAW...
The question of whether or not Indian parties can choose foreign law to resolve disputes through arbitration has been much debated. While some argue that...
Corporate & CommercialLitigation & Dispute Resolution & Banking & Finance
TIME BARRED DEBT CAN BE PURSUED UNDER...
In a recent judgment, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi (the 'NCLAT') held that the provisions of the Limitation Act, 1963 (the 'Limitation...
Banking & Finance & Government & Regulatory
THE NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2018 :...
The Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Act, 2018 (the "Amendment") was recently passed by parliament and came into effect from September 1, 2018. It introduces substantial changes...
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
END OF THE ROAD FOR ARBITRATION CLAUSES...
On a rigid reading of Perkins Eastman Architects DPC & Anr v. HSCC (India) Ltd, arbitration clauses that give the right to one party to...
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Infolex Article: Section 206(5) of the Companies...
Section 206 of the Companies Act, 2013 (the “Actâ€Â) gives the Registrar of Companies (the “ROCâ€Â) the power to call for information, inspect books and...
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Infolex Article: Section 206(5) of the Companies...
Section 206 of the Companies Act, 2013 (the 'Act') gives the Registrar of Companies (the 'ROC') the power to call for information, inspect books and...
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
THE CONTROVERSY GETS MURKIER - CAN THE...
The object of introducing sections 138 to 142 to the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (the “NI Actâ€) was to ensure efficacy of banking operations and...