Rajiv Bhatnagar

Rajiv Bhatnagar is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution Practice Group in the New Delhi office. Rajiv has substantial experience of handling Civil and Commercial disputes and specialises in White Collar Criminal litigation and advisory.Rajiv has been involved in advising qua on-going investigation by various agencies [Economic Offences Wing, Special Cell (Delhi Police), Central Bureau of Investigation, Enforcement Directorate, Income-Tax (Benami Cell)] for prosecution and quasi-criminal prosecution for alleged offences under various specialised criminal statutes such as the Prevention of Corruption Act, Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, and the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act (PBPT). Rajiv has also assisted and advised clients in the course of their internal corporate investigations, with a view towards tracing corporate fraud, bribery and/or money laundering for multinational organisations, and other offences under general criminal law, as well as under specific penal statutes such as Drugs & Cosmetics Act, Food Safety and Standards Act & Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act (COFEPOSA).

He has also represented clients before various Courts, Tribunals & Authorities, including the Supreme Court of India, High Courts, District Courts, Adjudicating Authority (under the PMLA and PBPT Acts), etc, at different stages of prosecution/litigation. In addition to the above, Rajiv is also involved in Domestic Arbitration, and advises clients in relation to ongoing contractual disputes.