Abhinay V is a litigation and dispute resolution lawyer with over a decade of experience in civil and commercial disputes. He began his career at CMS INDUSLAW as an Associate and rose to become a Partner before co-founding Polaris Legal.
Abhinay advises and represents clients across a wide range of practice areas including commercial contracts, shareholder disputes, construction and infrastructure, intellectual property, mergers and amalgamations, arbitration, debt recovery, corporate insolvency, labour and employment, and real estate transactions.
He regularly appears before the Karnataka High Court, National Company Law Tribunal, Civil and Criminal Trial Courts in Bengaluru, Arbitral Tribunals (domestic and international), Debt Recovery Tribunal, and Consumer Redressal Agencies.
Advised and represented a central public sector undertaking in an arbitration involving claims and counter-claims of over INR 1,000 Crores relating to the design and construction of a 3MTPA steel plant.
Advised and represented the promoter group of a leading aviation company in a dispute with minority shareholders before the NCLT Bengaluru and in a foreign-seated arbitration.
Advised and represented a Bengaluru-based sports technology company in an arbitration before the American Arbitration Association arising from a Licensing Agreement.
Advised and represented a leading real estate developer in court proceedings arising from an International Commercial Arbitration relating to a construction and infrastructure contract.
Advised and represented a central public sector undertaking in a commercial suit involving INR 500 Crores in unpaid bills and damages related to a thermal power station in Karnataka, against a state public sector undertaking.
Advised and represented a multinational IT infrastructure services provider in a dispute arising from a Share Purchase Agreement.
Advised and represented a leading online grocer in a commercial suit for monetary and injunctive reliefs arising from a Services and Supply Agreement.
Advised and represented a leading urban mobility and electric scooter manufacturer in a suit for trademark infringement and passing off.
Advised and represented a leading snack foods and instant noodle manufacturer in a suit for passing off and copyright infringement.
Advised and acted for an American multinational retail corporation in takedown and cease-and-desist actions for removal of defamatory and confidential content from internet intermediaries.
Advised and represented a popular Indian film actress and a well-known film producer in a civil suit for damages and injunctive reliefs against multiple media houses for defamatory publications across print, visual, and social media.
Advised and represented a healthcare technology start-up in an employment dispute initiated by a former key managerial person.
Advised and represented a Japanese multinational software company in an employment dispute arising from a severance agreement.
Advised and represented a multinational software services company in a labour dispute initiated by a freelance software professional.
Advised and represented a well-known restaurant brand, a café brand, and an American multinational investment bank in separate proceedings before the Official Liquidator, High Court of Karnataka, relating to leases in a mixed-use high-rise complex in Bengaluru.
