High-Stakes Litigation and White-Collar Crime Practice

Discreet, strategic representation in complex criminal, regulatory, and commercial disputes

About the Firm

K&R Legal is a New Delhi–based litigation and investigations practice focused on high-stakes criminal, regulatory, and commercial disputes. The firm acts in matters where the legal, financial, and reputational stakes are significant, advising clients through investigations, enforcement actions, and complex litigation.

While headquartered in Delhi, the firm represents clients across India, with an office in Panchkula and a strong presence across Punjab and Haryana. K&R Legal is also in the process of expanding its international footprint with an office in Dubai serving its Gulf clientele.

The practice is led by Arun Khatri, former Special Public Prosecutor for the Enforcement Directorate and other central agencies. His experience on both the prosecutorial and defence sides provides the firm with a strategic understanding of investigative processes, enforcement frameworks, and courtroom dynamics.

K&R Legal represents corporations, business leaders, and individuals across all stages of a dispute — from early-stage advisory and investigation response to trial advocacy and appellate proceedings. The firm is particularly focused on white-collar crime, regulatory enforcement, and disputes arising from commercial and financial transactions.

With a litigation-led approach, the firm combines legal strategy, procedural depth, and courtroom experience to navigate complex and sensitive matters with clarity and discretion.

Arun Khatri

Arun Khatri

Founder & Managing Partner

Arun Khatri is a litigation lawyer with over 20 years of experience in criminal litigation, white-collar crime, and regulatory enforcement matters. He practises before the Supreme Court, Delhi High Court, Trial Courts, and tribunals, advising corporations, business leaders, and individuals in complex and high-stakes disputes.

He has served as Special Public Prosecutor for the Enforcement Directorate, and has been associated with prosecutions for other central agencies including the Narcotics Control Bureau and Department of Customs. His experience on both the prosecutorial and defence sides provides him with a strategic understanding of investigative processes, enforcement actions, and courtroom strategy.

Mr. Khatri regularly represents clients in matters involving economic offences, corporate fraud, regulatory investigations, and criminal proceedings arising from commercial and financial transactions. His work spans advisory, investigation-stage representation, trial advocacy, and appellate litigation.

He holds an LL.M. from Northwestern University School of Law and an LL.B. from the University of Delhi, and his prior experience with international law firm Pestalozzi Lachenal Patry in Zurichprovides him with expertise in cross-border legal matters and dispute resolution.He has also worked with former Additional Solicitor General of India, Ms. Pinky Anand.

As Founder of K&R Legal, he leads a specialised litigation practice focused on white-collar defence, regulatory enforcement, and complex disputes.

Practice Philosophy

K&R Legal approaches each matter with a litigation-first mindset, combining strategic advisory with courtroom advocacy. The firm works closely with clients through investigations, enforcement actions, and disputes, with a focus on clarity, discretion, and outcome-driven representation.

Matters are handled with direct partner involvement, ensuring consistency in strategy and execution across all stages — from initial advisory to trial and appellate proceedings.

Why K&R Legal

K&R Legal brings together prosecutorial insight and defence strategy, offering a perspective shaped by experience on both sides of enforcement and litigation.

The firm focuses on high-stakes matters where legal, financial, and reputational risks intersect, providing clients with clear, strategic guidance through complex situations.

With direct partner involvement and a litigation-led approach, the firm delivers consistent, discreet, and outcome-focused representation.

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