Shekhar Bharania

“Shekhar Bharania is an extraordinary lawyer who knows how to efficiently solve some of the most complex commercial litigation issues…” Citywealth Magazine, Commercial Client Review.

Shortlisted as Citywealth’s Digital Assets Adviser of the Year 2025, alongside Macfarlanes, Andersen and other City heavyweights.

Shekhar Bharania is the firm’s Global Managing Partner, leading a multidisciplinary team of 50 lawyers across offices spanning Europe, North America, Asia and Africa, including key hubs in the UK and UAE. He advises on complex, high-value corporate, commercial, litigation and arbitration matters, frequently with an international or cross-border dimension.

Notable Matters & Highlights

Acted for a Cardiff-based Welsh company with turnover exceeding £300m, and a Scottish trading company with turnover exceeding £200m, on corporate, commercial and litigation matters.

Advised on a contentious founder exit from a consumer business in which Lord Sugar’s investment vehicle was a shareholder.

Regularly acts opposite leading international, UAE and UK City firms, including Shoosmiths, Norton Rose Fulbright, Womble Bond Dickinson, Pinsent Masons and Clarke Willmott.

Acted on M&A matters for a British group of companies operating across manufacturing, haberdashery, arts & crafts and event décor.

Retained by an Arab business tycoon for High Court litigation matters, and by a London-based Indian property tycoon in a London-seated arbitration against a high-profile property investor and media figure.

Acted for a Delaware FinTech company in a Master Hosted Services Agreement with Citibank, N.A., London Branch.

Lead counsel in an LCIA arbitration for a hotel operator against an international hospitality group, with claims of circa £6m.

Acted as UK counsel for a German entertainment studio (funding exceeding €36m) in a cross-border investment involving Hong Kong and BVI entities.

Advised a UK SPV real estate company on the sale of a London development site to a Kazakh investor based in Turkey.

Led a legal action against the Managing Partner of the Dubai office of an American international law firm.

Advised on financing arrangements, share buybacks, sponsorship and celebrity endorsement agreements, and complex cross-border commercial transactions.

Acted for the world’s first licensed secured blockchain infrastructure provider on corporate, commercial and litigation matters.

Acted for a multinational corporation expanding into the UK and Europe across corporate and disputes work.

Conducted advocacy in over 2,000 matters before HM Courts & Tribunals.