Rishabh Chandra

Dispute Resolution & Insolvency · IBC, SARFAESI & Commercial Litigation

🏛 Principal Associate – Vaish Associates ⚖ Bombay HC · NCLT · NCLAT Practitioner 📅 7 Years Post-Qualification Experience

Current Position: Principal Associate
Firm: Vaish Associates Advocates
Experience: 7 Years (IBC, SARFAESI & Commercial)
Specialisation: Restructuring, Insolvency & Debt Recovery

About

Rishabh Chandra is a Principal Associate at Vaish Associates Advocates, Mumbai — a Legal 500 and Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific ranked firm — with 7 years of post-qualification experience in Dispute Resolution, Restructuring, and Insolvency. He regularly appears before the Bombay High Court, NCLAT (New Delhi & Chennai), NCLT (Mumbai, Kolkata & Guwahati), DRAT, DRT, and City Civil Courts across Mumbai. His practice spans the full spectrum of IBC litigation — from CIRP and voluntary liquidation to going-concern sales and claim adjudication — as well as SARFAESI, FEMA, debt recovery, and commercial arbitration across banking, manufacturing, construction, and asset reconstruction sectors. Previously with Manilal Kher Ambalal & Co. and Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, he brings both law firm and in-house litigation experience. A BBA LLB graduate from Bharati Vidyapeeth New Law College, Pune, he is an active mentor through MentorNexus and has been invited to judge the Arun Jaitley International IBC Moot at NLU Delhi and the CNLU-CARCIL National Moot.

Areas of Expertise

Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code (IBC)
SARFAESI & Debt Recovery (DRT / DRAT)
Corporate Restructuring & Advisory
Commercial Litigation & Arbitration
FEMA & Enforcement Directorate Matters

Education & Experience

BBA LLB – Bharati Vidyapeeth New Law College, Pune (2018)
Principal Associate – Vaish Associates (2025–Present)
Senior Associate – Vaish Associates (2022–2025)
Associate – Manilal Kher Ambalal & Co., Mumbai (2018–2020)
Diploma in Entrepreneurship & Business Laws – NUJS / iPleaders

Practice Areas

IBC & Insolvency SARFAESI Debt Recovery NCLT & NCLAT Corporate Restructuring Commercial Litigation FEMA & ED Matters Arbitration

What I Offer

IBC & Insolvency Career Guidance

Practical mentorship on building a restructuring and insolvency practice at a top-tier Mumbai law firm

NCLT & Tribunal Practice

In-depth sessions on IBC litigation strategy, NCLT appearances, CIRP process, and debt recovery forums

Non-NLU to Top Firm Pathway

Guidance for students from non-NLU backgrounds on breaking into ranked litigation firms through skill and persistence