ASSOCIATE

Sakshi Kotiyal

Associate

sakshi.kotiyal@deminimislaw.com
London: +44 7474 557919

Sakshi Kotiyal is an international lawyer dual-qualified in England & Wales and India, and an Associate at De Minimis Law. Her practice focuses on international economic law disputes, spanning international trade law, public international law, and domestic regulatory enforcement.

She brings over a decade of experience in regulatory and appellate litigation before courts, regulators, and arbitral tribunals, acting in disputes involving state action, market access, trade protection measures, and the application of international legal frameworks.

Sakshi began her legal career in international trade law and trade remedies, advising domestic industry in anti-dumping investigations and sunset review proceedings before trade authorities. She subsequently trained in counsel practice at the Supreme Court of India and went on to practise for several years as an advocate in New Delhi, acting in complex constitutional, administrative, and regulatory litigation. Her experience includes sustained practice before the Supreme Court, High Courts, specialist tribunals, and sectoral regulators, representing public authorities, regulators, multinational companies, and private stakeholders in matters involving competition enforcement, public procurement, infrastructure regulation, and foreign investment controls.

Sakshi’s work focuses on the interaction between international trade rules and domestic regulatory frameworks, particularly where regulatory measures or enforcement action affect cross-border commercial activity. She has advised on trade remedies, market-access disputes, and regulatory barriers affecting imports and exports, including matters arising in technology, telecommunications, and resource-based sectors. Her work regularly engages questions of regulatory proportionality, due process, transparency, and enforcement risk in trade- and ESG-related disputes.

Sakshi also supports the firm’s international commercial arbitration practice, with experience in arbitration proceedings and related court litigation arising in regulated sectors and cross-border investment contexts. Her work includes litigation in aid of arbitration, regulatory and public-law analysis informing arbitral strategy, and damages and expert-focused work in disputes involving foreign investment, technology transfer, and infrastructure projects.

She holds an MSc in International Public Policy from University College London, where her research focused on WTO law, digital trade, and data governance, with particular emphasis on cross-border data flows and regulatory sovereignty. She holds an integrated BA LL.B (Honours) degree from National Law Institute University, India.

Languages: English and Hindi (fluent); Finnish/Suomi (working knowledge).

scope of expertise

Practice
Areas

International Trade Law & Trade Remedies

Advising on international trade law and domestic regulatory measures affecting cross-border commerce, with a focus on trade remedies and market-access issues. Experience includes acting in anti-dumping and safeguard investigations, including sunset review proceedings, regulatory measures affecting imports and exports, and advisory work on trade-related enforcement risk under WTO law and regional trade agreements.

Public International Law, ESG & State Regulation

Advising on disputes and regulatory matters at the intersection of public international law and domestic public law, including state obligations, regulatory discretion, and treaty-consistent governance. Experience includes constitutional and administrative law proceedings, public procurement and infrastructure disputes, competition and regulatory enforcement matters, and the administrative-law dimensions of ESG-linked regulation, including transparency, due process, and sustainability-related enforcement risk.

International Commercial Arbitration & Regulatory Disputes

Supporting international commercial arbitration proceedings and related court litigation in regulated and cross-border contexts, including litigation in aid of arbitration, regulatory and public-law analysis informing arbitral strategy, and damages-related work in complex disputes involving foreign investment, infrastructure, technology, and telecommunications.

recent experience

Representative matters

International Trade Law & Trade Remedies

- Acted in anti-dumping investigations and sunset review proceedings before trade authorities, including drafting legal submissions and analysis of injury, causation, and price effects in accordance with WTO-consistent methodologies.

- Advised on trade-related regulatory barriers and market-access risks affecting imports and exports, including the interaction between domestic regulation, competition law, and international trade obligations.

- Supported foreign investment and trade-compliance advisory for multinational companies in regulated sectors, including technology and telecommunications.

Public International Law, ESG & State Regulation

- Acted in constitutional and administrative law proceedings before the Supreme Court of India, High Courts, and appellate tribunals, challenging and defending state regulatory action in matters involving public resource governance, regulatory discretion, and compliance with transparency and due-process obligations.

- Represented public authorities and regulated entities in public procurement and infrastructure-related disputes, including judicial review of procurement decisions and regulatory intervention in state-backed projects.

- Acted in competition and regulatory enforcement proceedings, including appellate litigation defending findings of abuse of dominance and addressing regulatory oversight in network industries and other regulated markets.

International Commercial Arbitration & Regulatory Disputes

- Supported international commercial arbitration proceedings, including institutional arbitrations under the IDRC Rules and the LCIA Rules, involving cross-border foreign investment and regulated sectors, with a focus on regulatory and public-law analysis informing arbitral strategy.

- Acted in court proceedings in aid of arbitration, including litigation connected to contractual enforcement and regulatory disputes arising from cross-border commercial relationships.

- Assisted with expert and damages-related analysis in disputes involving technology transfer, foreign investment regulation, and infrastructure projects, including proceedings seated in India and abroad.