Job Purpose

The Lead Counsel - Strategic Litigations is responsible to lead and manage high-stakes, strategic, and regulatory litigations impacting the airport business, including arbitrations, tariff disputes, environmental matters, and constitutional or statutory challenges. The role involves end-to-end litigation strategy, coordination with external legal counsel, and active monitoring of legal developments. It also includes assessing the impact of legal and regulatory changes on airport operations and advising senior management on risk mitigation, advocacy, and compliance measures.

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Responsibilities

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Strategic & High-Stakes Litigation Management

• Manage all high-value, precedent-setting, and regulatory litigations across airports, including arbitrations, writ petitions, tariff-related disputes, SLPs, and environmental matters before forums such as NGT, High Courts,



and the Supreme Court.
• Develop litigation strategy, including legal positioning, key arguments, and long-term implications for the airport business.
• Lead case briefing, documentation review, and argument development in coordination with senior counsels and law firms.
• % of favorable outcomes in strategic cases
• Average turnaround time for strategy and filing preparation
• Litigation cost vs. budget deviation

Regulatory & Contractual Dispute Resolution

• Address disputes arising from concession agreements, airport service contracts, and regulatory directions.
• Support legal teams and business units in interpreting contracts and resolving disputes through arbitration or legal notices.
• Draft responses, counterclaims, or legal notices as required in coordination with internal and external counsel.
• Resolution time for contractual disputes
• No. of contract disputes mitigated at pre-litigatio

📌 Lead Counsel (Hyderabad)
🏢 GMR Hyderabad International Airport
📍 Hyderabad