NEPAL Law and Practice Contributed by: Purna Man Shakya, Prakrit Shrestha and Dechen Gurung, Reliance Law Firm
Reliance Law Firm was founded in 1985 and is one of Nepal’s leading corporate and commercial law prac - tices, consistently ranked in Chambers Asia-Pacific. The firm’s dispute resolution practice covers domes - tic and international commercial arbitration, consti - tutional litigation and complex cross-border transac - tions, with particular strength in banking and finance,
hydropower, infrastructure, M&A and foreign direct investment. Beyond arbitration and court advocacy, the firm advises commercial banks, multinational corporations and government bodies on regulatory compliance, investment structuring and contractual negotiations.
Authors
Purna Man Shakya is a senior advocate and the founding partner of Reliance Law Firm (established 1995), with 39 years’ experience in banking and corporate law, commercial litigation and arbitration. He has been
Dechen Gurung is a senior associate at Reliance Law Firm with more than seven years’ experience in commercial arbitration and dispute resolution. She has acted as counsel in domestic and international
recognised by Chambers Asia-Pacific since 2022 for his work in constitutional law. He also served as a former President of the Supreme Court Bar Association, Nepal.
arbitrations in the construction and energy sectors, and has appeared in set-aside proceedings, interim relief applications and award enforcement matters. She is a licensed advocate of the Nepal Bar Council and a member of the Nepal Bar Association.
Prakrit Shrestha is a partner at Reliance Law Firm with more than 12 years’ experience in international arbitration and commercial law. He has acted as counsel in arbitrations under the NEPCA, ICC, SIAC and
LCIA rules, in both contentious and non-contentious matters. He is a licensed advocate of the Nepal Bar Council and a member of the Nepal Bar Association, and is ranked by Chambers and Partners for dispute resolution and corporate/commercial in Nepal.
Reliance Law Firm House No 46, Ward No 20 Natole, Jawalakhel Lalitpur Nepal Tel: +977 980 101 8424 Email: prakrit@reliancecs.co Web: www.reliancecs.co
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