Siddharth Ranade

Education

• LL.B., Mumbai University
• LL.M., University of Warwick
• Qualified Company Secretary, Institute of Company Secretaries of India

Admissions

• Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa

Select representative clients/matters

Commercial Litigation:

• Advising a renewable energy company in connection with its contractual disputes arising relating to management and operations of a wind power plant in India.
• Advising a FMCG major in connection with a disparagement action filed by it against a competitor;
• Advising a US based real estate information company on a copyright infringement action involving an online real estate portal;
• Advising a US based entity in evidence collection proceedings in India pursuant to a letter of request issued under the Hague Convention on the taking of evidence in civil and commercial.
• Advising a foreign investor in a series of litigations against the Indian promoters of the investee company involving allegations of fraud, siphoning off and mismanagement by the Indian promoters;
• Advising a major construction company in connection with proceedings before the Company Court for revival of a company under winding up

Commercial Arbitration:

• Advising an IT Solutions company in an arbitration for its dispute with a nationalised bank under a services agreement;
• Advising a Ro-Ro Ferry Operator in its arbitration against a State Maritime Board involving claims for wilful breach of contract under a concession agreement
• Advising a banking company in an arbitration with its service provider involving claims of breach of contract and fiduciary duty;
• Advising an Oil and Gas Company in arbitration proceedings before a SIAC tribunal
• Advising an auto components manufacturer in an arbitration against a construction contractor for a claim of damages and losses of profit involving claims and counterclaims;
• Advising a major general insurer in arbitration proceedings arising out of business interruption and loss of profit claims under Industrial All Risk Policy by a power sector company;

Debt/Security Interest related disputes:

• Advising a large private commercial bank in connection with its inter-creditor dispute over sharing of enforcement with another bank;
• Advising a debt fund in connection with release of title deeds lying with a security trustee of a prior lender to the borrower involving contentious proceedings before the High Court;
• Advising a debt fund in connection with proceedings seeking injunction against pledge enforcement before the High Court
• Advising a large private commercial bank in connection bank in connection with an inter pleader suit to assert a claim to insurance proceeds in its capacity as a secured creditor;
• Advising a debenture trustee in connection with process for enforcement of security interest in relation to movable assets under the SARFAESI
• Advising a debt fund in connection with proceedings filed by a borrower to challenge recall of facilities and invocation of pledges and guarantees before the High Court;

Insolvency Related Disputes:

• Acting as legal counsel to the resolution professional of a health care company in its corporate insolvency resolution process;
• Acting as legal counsel to the resolution professional of an aviation company in its corporate insolvency resolution process;
• Acting as legal counsel to the resolution professional of a steel manufacturer in its corporate insolvency resolution process;
• Advising and representing a consortium of foreign banks in clawback proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016
• Advising a consortium of foreign banks in proceedings for recognition for a claim as a secured financial creditor based on a covenant to pay contained in a security document;
• Advising a leading asset reconstruction company in connection with insolvency proceedings against a hospitality company involving critical legal issues under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016

Corporate Schemes of Arrangement/Re-organisation:

• Advising and representing a large listed construction company in connection with a scheme of demerger involving key legal issues under the Companies Act 2013;
• Advising and representing a large listed and SEBI registered stock-broker in connection with its scheme of delisting under the SEBI Delisting Regulations read with the Companies Act 2013;
• Advising a lender in connection with opposition to a scheme of compromise offered by the guarantor seeking discharge of its gaurantee obligations;
• Advising a fintech company in relation to a composite scheme of arrangement involving its group companies;
• Advising a non-banking finance company in connection with scheme of merger involving its group company;

Recognition

• Ranked ‘Gennext Rising Star Practitioners’ in Dispute Resolution by Legal Era, 2025-26
• ‘Next Generation Partner‘ for Restructuring & Insolvency by Legal500, 2025-2026
• ‘Next Generation Partner‘ for Dispute Resolution (Litigation) by Legal500, 2026
• ‘Rising Star Partner’ for Restructuring & Insolvency by IFLR1000, 2025
• ‘Litigation Star‘ for Insolvency by Benchmark Litigation, 2025
• ‘Future Star‘ for Insolvency by Benchmark Litigation, 2024