Shalaka is a Partner in the dispute resolution practice of Trilegal and focuses on commercial litigation, international and domestic arbitration as well as company law matters. She has wide-ranging experience and has acted for clients in several complex commercial disputes, including shareholder disputes, IP and media disputes, construction and infrastructure cases, investor-promoter disputes, employment disputes and writ actions against state authorities. She has advised on bilateral investment treaties as well.
She has acted in a wide range of cases before the Supreme Court, the Bombay High Court, as well as other High Courts, including Delhi, Madras, Calcutta, Gujarat, Goa and Uttarakhand, and various other courts and tribunals. She has also acted in international and domestic arbitrations, including those seated in Singapore, London, Zurich and New York.
In addition to civil litigation, Shalaka also acts in a number of white-collar criminal disputes for multinational companies and represents them in various courts in India.
She also acts and advises on insolvency litigation.
Some of her key clients include an international airline for whom she handles all India-related disputes, a banking services company for whom she handles various contentious matters, a leading insurance company for whom she handles several white-collar, IP and regulatory disputes, various infrastructure companies in their infrastructure and construction arbitrations, as well as pre-dispute strategic work.
Shalaka’s previous affiliations and recognitions include:
- Recognised in the Global Arbitration Review 100, 18th Edition (2025) and 19th Edition (2026).
- Notable Practitioner, Asialaw.
- Recognised as “Future Star”, Litigation, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Rankings 2024, 2025 and 2026.
- Ranked as a Key Lawyer in the disputes practice (arbitration) by Legal 500 in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
- Represented an investor in a leading global financial software and payments technology company in enforcement proceedings of a Singapore-seated SIAC award exceeding INR 660 crore before the Madras High Court and the Supreme Court of India. Successfully defended the award against challenges based on fraud, public policy and natural justice, resulting in landmark rulings reinforcing India's pro-enforcement approach to foreign arbitral awards.
- Represented a leading healthcare manufacturing company in civil and criminal proceedings arising from the unauthorised extraction and transfer of confidential information by former employees. Secured urgent injunctions, appointment of a Court Receiver and forensic expert, and successfully initiated criminal proceedings leading to arrests and preservation of electronic evidence.
- Represented a principal respondent in a multi-jurisdictional dispute concerning a long-standing family settlement and rights relating to a well-known consumer brand. Successfully secured safeguards protecting the client's trademark, quality-control rights, manufacturing records and regulatory compliance while coordinating litigation across multiple jurisdictions.
- Represented a leading general insurance company in an Economic Offences Wing investigation concerning alleged insurance fraud involving hundreds of motor accident claims and several accused parties. Successfully resisted multiple bail applications, including before the Bombay High Court, in a matter with significant precedent value for economic offences.
- Advised and represented an animal welfare advocate on a pro bono basis before the Supreme Court of India in proceedings concerning the treatment and management of stray dogs under India's statutory animal welfare framework, involving issues of constitutional and animal welfare law.
- Appellate
- Arbitration
- Commercial
- Commercial and Transactions
- Commercial Disputes
- Construction
- Construction and Real Estate
- Dispute Resolution
- Energy and Construction
- Government and Regulatory
- Insolvency
- International Arbitration
- Labor and Employment
- Plaintiff
- White Collar Crime
- Aviation
- Banking
- Construction and Materials
- Consumer Goods and Services
- Energy
- Financial Services
- Food and Beverage
- Government and Public Policy
- Industrials
- Insurance
- Investment Management
- Media
- Oil and Gas
- Real Estate
- Technology and Telecommunications
- B.L.S., LLB., Government Law College, Mumbai, 2009
- LLM., Harvard Law School, 2011
- New York Bar Association
- Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa (2009)