Ms Niharika Dhall Qualified in India and California

Energy & Construction Lawyer, Dual Qualified (CA & India), FCIArb, LL.M. (DAAD Scholar), Contract Law

Licensed to practice law in California, USA and India, Niharika specializes in commercial contracts and dispute resolution. She is trained as an Arbitrator and Counsel and has worked on several contentious and complex cases across industries such as EPC, infrastructure, retail, payment systems and oil & gas. In her practice, she has,

Contracting
 Assessed the industry norms and evolved strategy for negotiations in multiple contractual matters.
 Drafted, negotiated and reviewed a variety of commercial agreements including master agreements, contractual amendments, service attachments, assignment agreements, transfers of service, confidentiality agreements, non-disclosure agreements, waivers and indemnity agreements.
 Provided legal guidance, as needed, on the terms and conditions of tender documents.
 Conducted interpretation or analysis of contractual terms and consulted with client stake-holders to resolve legal issues.
 Ensured transactions are legally and financially sound by identifying the client’s BATNA.
 Collaborated with billing, pricing, technology, risk and product teams throughout the contract process.

Disputes
 Been involved in projects from the drafting of miscellaneous tender documents to final hearing in an arbitration.
 Advised clients on the role of causation and fault in the calculation of financial damages, which is an area of research she has undertaken.
 Advised clients on risk and claims management.
 Assisted clients with implementation of claim management procedures.
 Assisted clients with creative solution oriented advisory to resolve disputes with respect to change orders and extra work.
 Worked closely with project managers to maintain and mitigate unforeseen project issues.