Anuj Berry
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Partner
Anuj Berry is a Partner with the Firm’s Litigation, Dispute Resolution and White Collar Defence Group.
Anuj is engaged in litigation relating to energy sector disputes, general commercial litigation, and shareholder disputes, white collar crime related matters, company law related disputes, and litigation arising out of competition legislation in India. Anuj practices across all major forums with a focus on commercial disputes before the Supreme Court of India. He has been ranked as ‘Leading Individual’ for White Collar Crime by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide 2019-20 and has also been recognised by the Chambers Asia Pacific Rankings 2020 and 2021. Recently, he has been recognised among the world’s top 40 young investigations specialists by Global Investigations Review (GIR) 40 Under 40, 2020.
Anuj has handled ad-hoc international arbitrations for major multinational corporations pertaining to infrastructure projects and share purchase agreements. He has also handled institutional international arbitrations for major multi-national corporations in the transport and food industries. He is also engaged in the court facing aspects relating to arbitrations and appears before the courts in India in matters relating to challenge to arbitral awards and interim reliefs.
Anuj has also advised clients on investigations and court matters arising out of investigations carried out by the federal anti-corruption agency in India. His work involves assisting clients and senior management in all aspects of the investigation, guiding defence strategy and representation before Courts or in investigations before regulatory and government bodies. He also assists in internal trainings and advisory on the area of white collar crimes, both for management and personnel.
Anuj joined Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas in 2006. He worked with the Firm till 2009 when he took a sabbatical to pursue Bachelor of Civil Laws (BCL) at the University of Oxford and then re-joined the firm in 2010. While at Oxford, he undertook academic and practical training in International Dispute Settlement, specialising in International Commercial and Investment Arbitration under the guidance of renowned experts in the field. He gained his LLB from National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata.
Professional Memberships
- Bar Council of Delhi
Education
- B.A. LL.B, (Hons.), National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata, BCL (Oxon)