Nabin Bhandari

Nabin is the Founding and the Managing Partner of the firm. He is one of the leading corporate lawyer in Nepal who has extensive experience in the matter of corporate law and dispute resolution. Nabin completed his Master's in International Business Law from the University of Brussels, Belgium, and also has experience of the completion of short-term legal courses from Switzerland and UK-based universities.

Nabin specialized in arbitration, cross-border transactions, project finance, hydropower project development, foreign direct investment, and intellectual property law. He has advised and represented a number of national and international clients including multinational companies, international institutions, banks and financial institutions, major corporate houses of Nepal, diplomatic missions, INGOs, and government bodies, and has also worked as the local counsel to international law firms. Further, he has also worked on the number of legal and regulatory reform projects in coordination with the Ministry of Industry, Government of Nepal. 

In addition, Nabin is also one of the leading lawyer in Nepal who have in-depth understanding on arbitration and corporate litigation. He has represented the high value litigation case before District Court, High Court and Supreme Court of Nepal. 

His recent experience in includes the following:

• Worked as the counsel on arbitration cases mainly on infrastructure and construction project.
• Involved in drafting the “Country Risk Assessment Report for Hydropower Project Development in Nepal” for one of the world-renowned Chinese Hydropower Company.
• Prepared report on “Private Equity Investment in Nepal” on behalf of the World Bank Group.
• Advised and represented Singapore based company Genesis International for the compulsory liquidation of it’s local subsidiary company registered in Nepal.
• Worked as the member of the law drafting committee for drafting various corporate law under the supervision of Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies of the Federal Government.
• Drafted and negotiated Project Development Agreement at the Investment Board of Nepal on behalf of a foreign investment company manufacturing cement in Nepal.
• Working as the business law expert of World Bank Group for preparation of Doing Business Report, Business-Ready Report since 2019.
• Advised on market entry and investment structure for various foreign investment companies in Nepal.
• Advised and represented Kansai Paints and Casio Japan on the trademark infringement disputes.
• Drafted Power Purchase Agreements and Power Development Agreements on behalf of various domestic hydropower projects in Nepal.
• Advised multinational companies in connection to foreign investment and branch registration in Nepal.
• Represented various high value and high profile cases before District Court, High Court and Supreme Court of Nepal.