Archana Deshmukh

Archana Deshmukh

Litigation Practice Head

Education

B.S.L., LL.B., S.S. Maniyar Law College, affiliated to North Maharashtra University, 2000

Practice Area/Industry Focus

Civil and Commercial Litigation, Domestic and International Arbitration, Contract disputes, Property Disputes, Consumer Disputes, Testamentary matters, Mediation, Estate Planning

Highlights of Professional Journey

Archana Deshmukh is practicing law since last 20 years and is currently heading the Litigation Practice of the Firm. As a seasoned professional in the field of dispute resolution, Archana has extensive experience and expertise in successfully handling multifarious and complex Civil and Criminal Litigation including Commercial Litigation and Domestic and International Arbitrations. She regularly represents clients before various Courts and Tribunals including the City Civil Court, Bombay High Court, National Company Law Tribunal etc. She has successfully represented clients in various complex Litigations and Arbitrations including in the areas of Property Disputes, Real Estate, Commercial Disputes, Consumer Disputes, Testamentary Disputes, Family matters amongst various others. She has successfully represented several renowned companies and business houses in various litigations and domestic and international arbitrations. Her field of practice also includes advising clients on drafting of Wills and Succession Planning.

Archana provides practical and strategic legal advises and is skilled in devising pre-litigation and litigation strategies for efficaciously protecting the interests of the client. Her in-depth knowledge of law in her field of practice, result oriented practical approach and problem-solving skills have proved to be a great asset in protecting the interests of the client and getting desired results expeditiously.

Archana has also successfully mediated and negotiated several settlements for individual clients as well as corporate clients. In the past, she has also served as a panel member in many Lok Adalats for settlement of cases. She regularly writes articles for the business community and has authored several articles for renowned print and electronic media such as Construction Times, Mondaq.com, LAWyersclubindia.com, BW Business World etc.

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Testimonial

What Our Clients Say

“The lawyers at K Singhania & Co. have regularly advised and represented our Company in various legal disputes, relating to recovery of dues from our customers for freight. In most of our cases, they have been successful in helping us recover our dues even before initiating litigation. We appreciate their efficient and effective dispute resolution strategies.We have been given sound legal advice with patience, care and due diligence”

By Mr. Allan Aranjo, Vice President, Hindustan Logistics Pvt. Ltd.

“Our Company has been seeking legal advice from the law firm for about 8 years now. They have been regularly advising us from drafting and reviewing our commercial contracts to representing us in various commercial disputes before the Bombay High Court and National Company Law Tribunals across the country. They have been successful in getting favourable orders for us in our commercial suits and have ensured that our matters are disposed in a timely manner. They have also regularly advised us on our commercial and property matters. ”

By Mr. Nandagiri Raghavendra Rao, Head of Finance & Controlling, Doka India Private Limited

“Best known for its commercial disputes, shipping and construction practices…The firm’s disputes group has specialisations in international commercial arbitration, domestic arbitration, insolvency and bankruptcy, and civil and commercial litigation. Industry sector strengths include shipping, oil and gas, construction and aviation. Offshore, the firm has an alliance with the Dubai office of Goodwins and Russian law firm, Maxima Legal.
Firm founder and managing partner Krrishan Singhania serves as the key contact for all dispute resolution work.
Mr. Krrishan Singhania provides all-in-one solutions and good communication skills.”

By Benchmark Litigation Reviews

“We had initiated criminal proceedings against the opposite party. The opposite party initiated proceedings under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 before the Bombay High Court to quash our criminal proceedings. The Firm has been successful in defending us in the quashing proceedings and arguing that the contractual default was in fact criminal in nature and was a case of cheating. The Bombay High Court gave us an order in our favour and held that the criminal proceedings have to continue in the lower court in Daman. We appreciate the Firm’s support and expertise in helping us win this case.”

By Mr. Pradeep Gupta, Director, Narsingh Dass & Company Pvt. Ltd.

“The Firm has been our legal counsels from 2014 and have assisted us in incorporating our company in India under the Companies Act, 2013. They support us constantly with company secretariat services and by advising us on our legal queries arising out of our day-to-day operations. They also assist us in company law compliances and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) compliances arising out of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), and in negotiating, drafting and executing various business agreements. The Firm’s legal support is invaluable and it is as if they are working as a part of our organisation. We highly appreciate their accessibility, prompt delivery and practical legal solutions.”

By German Garnacho, Country Head India, Alsina Formwork (India) Private Limited

“We would like to extend our thanks to the law firm for their exceptional service when it came to protecting our intellectual property. They have assisted us in getting our trademarks registered across six different classes and did so in an efficient manner. They constantly intimate us about any conflicting trademarks and have assisted us in filing and defending oppositions. They have acted not only as our lawyers but as our business advisers. It is a pleasure working with them”.