Rishi Kumar Awasthi

Founder and Managing Partner

Founder of the firm with 21 years of experience in dispute resolution, corporate law, restructuring, and regulatory advisory. Regularly represents clients before the Supreme Court, High Courts, NCLT/NCLAT, RERA, and international arbitral forums. Known for expertise in M&A, PE, infrastructure and real estate disputes. He further advises private clients, PSUs, and government organizations on policy, compliance, and litigation strategy, helping them manage complex disputes with ease. His expertise spans commercial contracts, shareholder disputes, oppression and mismanagement, white-collar crime, restructuring, and amalgamations.

Rishi is also highly regarded for his real estate litigation practice having advised and represented several of India’s leading developers in landmark matters.

Ritu Arora

Partner

A seasoned legal professional with over 19 years of experience in real estate, corporate advisory, banking, and arbitration. She has extensive expertise in drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, coupled with strong experience in contract negotiation, legal documentation, and litigation management. As a key member of AWA Legal, Ritu has successfully strategized and managed several high-value arbitration matters, earning recognition for her ability to combine strategic foresight with precise legal execution.

Amit Vikram Awasthi

Partner

Amit has an experience of 15 years. His core competencies are advising on strategic legal issues, managing all kinds of litigation including arbitration, criminal cases and contract management. He possess vast knowledge in laws relating to corporate, commercial, banking, real estate, consumer protection and industrial laws. He has been involved in advising various Indian as well as multi-national companies on commercial law aspects including drafting, structuring and negotiating various joint venture agreements, share holder and share purchase agreements, business purchase agreements, financing agreements, EPC contracts, consortium agreements and other related legal advisory.

Piyush Vatsa

Partner

Piyush holds LL.M. from the University of Westminster, London in International and Commercial Disputes Resolution Laws. Having Over 10 years in civil & commercial litigation, ADR, and corporate transactions. Strong focus on JVs and international collaborations.

Siddharth Anand

Partner

Siddharth is a senior legal professional with two decades of experience in legal and compliance across food services, automotive, spirits, chemicals, power, and IT. He has held key leadership roles at Jubilant FoodWorks, Harley Davidson, Bacardi, DuPont, Alstom, and CMC Ltd.

He advises on designing compliance frameworks, corporate transactions, general corporate advisory and regulatory matters. With expertise in legal processes, risk management, and policy formulation, Siddharth has played a pivotal role in driving business growth and ensuring multi-jurisdictional compliance.