Lakshana R is a dual-qualified lawyer (England & Wales and India) with expertise in international arbitration, encompassing both commercial and investment treaty matters, as well as complex cross-border litigation.
Prior to joining Quinn Emanuel in 2023, she spent three years as an Associate at a pre-eminent law firm in Mumbai, representing clients in ad hoc and institutional arbitrations (including under UNCITRAL, ICSID, ICC, LCIA and SIAC Rules) seated in both common law and civil law jurisdictions.
Lakshana has extensive experience representing sovereign states and private investors in international disputes across various sectors—including oil and gas, finance and infrastructure—spanning multiple jurisdictions and diverse applicable laws.
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.
- 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)
- Tamil
- Hindi
- French
- 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.