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Kushal Gandhi

Senior Associate
Solicitor Advocate

Kushal Gandhi

Kushal Gandhi

Senior Associate
Solicitor Advocate

T +44 20 7367 2664
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Cannon Place
78 Cannon Street
London
EC4N 6AF
United Kingdom
Languages English, Hindi, Gujarati

Kushal is an experienced Senior Associate in the Litigation & Arbitration team at CMS London and a member of the CMS India Desk. Kushal is a qualified Solicitor Advocate.

Kushal has worked in the in-house legal team at a major investment bank in London for over a year and has also been on secondment to an asset manager and a major multinational technology company. He has also had the unique opportunity of spending time seconded to the LCIA working as part of the casework team.

Kushal’s practice is resolution of disputes through litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution methods, including mediation. He also undertakes anti-bribery and corruption investigations and provides advice in relation to anti-money laundering issues.

Kushal’s practice also includes reviewing and advising on all kinds of contractual arrangements and obtaining and defending interim remedies such as injunctions and worldwide freezing orders. He has advised clients in a wide range of sectors, including energy, technology and financial.

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Education

  • 2007 – LPC (Distinction), The University of Law, London
  • 2006 – LLB (First Class Hons), Durham University, Durham
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Expertise

03/04/2016
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