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Radhakrishnan, Lakshana

Lakshana Radhakrishnan

Associate

lradhakrishnan@quinnemanuel.com
Direct Tel: +44 20 7653 2218
London
Tel: +44 20 7653 2000 Fax: +44 20 7653 2100

Lakshana R is a dual-qualified lawyer (England & Wales and India) with expertise in international arbitration (commercial and investment treaty matters), complex multi-jurisdictional litigation and white-collar investigation across sectors, including energy, banking, and construction.

She was an Associate at the Mumbai office of a pre-eminent law firm for 3 years, representing clients in ad-hoc and institutional arbitrations (including under UNCITRAL, ICSID, ICC, LCIA and SIAC Rules) seated in both common law and civil jurisdictions. Across matters, she was responsible for drafting pleadings, arbitrator diligence, interviewing witnesses and experts, negotiating the settlement strategy and assisting as second chair during oral hearings. In collaboration with foreign counsel, she advised on litigation in the UK courts and regulatory investigations in Singapore, Mauritius and Germany and assisted in evaluating the potential impact of Russian sanctions for her client’s global businesses.

In 2022, she was awarded a full scholarship (sponsored by LALIVE) to pursue the prestigious LLM in international dispute settlement (MIDS) at Geneva, Switzerland. At her leisure, Lakshana is an advanced level practitioner of hatha and ashtanga yoga and she has experience in leading yoga classes.

  • IHEID & University of Geneva
    (LL.M, 2023)
    • University Rank 2
  • NALSAR University of Law
    (B.A, LL.B, honors, 2019)
    • University Rank 3
    • Best student of the year
    • Elected Chief of ADR Committee, NALSAR Student Bar Council (2017-18).
    • Special recognition from the Madras High Court of Justice for academic excellence
    • HNLU Public International Law Moot (2016)
      • Won Best Speaker and Best Memorial
    • Nyayavalokan : 5th National Trial Advocacy Moot (2014)
      • Won Best Judgment and Best Defence
  • Solicitor, England & Wales 
  • Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa (admitted to practice in India)
  • French
  • Hindi
  • Tamil
  • Jurisdiction and Admissibility: Never the Twain Shall Meet?, McGill Journal of Dispute Resolution | La Revue de règlements des différends de McGill, 2024.
  • “Indian arbitration: the illusion of a pro arbitration development”, Chapter 94 in Pro-Arbitration Revisited, Collective Book in tribute to Prof George Bermann, 2023.
  • “It’s an emergency? Let’s arbitrate!”, NUJS Journal on Dispute Resolution, 2022.
  • Tryst with Constituent Powers: Constitutional History & Future of Sri Lanka, SAARC Law Journal, 2018.
  • Benchmarking Marketing Intangibles: Need for Coordinated Transfer Pricing Regime, Journal of Indian Taxation, 2016.
  • Sex Economy & Prostitution in Marriage: Economic Perspective to Legalisation Debate, Indian Journal of Economics & Development, 2019.
  • Patenting the Blockchain Boom, Bharati Law Review, 2019.
  • Judicial Patterns in Enforcement of Foreign Judgments, Indian Journal of Law & Public Policy, 2019.
  • Blockchain Boom & Corporate Finance Revolution, RGNUL Law Review, 2018.