Overview

Rajinder has a wonderful manner with clients and every member of her team. She is a highly able lawyer, an excellent tactician and just radiates commercial experience.” - Chambers UK, 2025

Rajinder Bassi is head of the international litigation and arbitration group in the London office and is the Assistant General Counsel for Europe. She has represented multi-national corporations, government entities, and high profile individuals in high stakes international arbitrations and litigations around the world. These cases have involved a wide range of complex subject matters, applicable laws, and venues and have covered many industry sectors including telecoms, energy, pharmaceutical and financial services. Rajinder also serves as an arbitrator. In addition, Rajinder has conducted white collar crime investigations on a global basis.  

Rajinder is listed as Hall of Fame in The Legal 500 UK (2024), where she is described as “an extremely thoughtful and able lawyer, and tactician.” She is also listed as a leading international arbitration lawyer in Chambers Global and Chambers & Partners UK (2024), where she is described as “a highly accomplished lawyer. She masters the detail of cases and remains calm under fire, showing excellent judgement throughout the difficulties of fast-moving, dynamic litigation.” Rajinder is recognised as a leading international arbitration lawyer in The Legal 500 International Arbitration Powerlist. Rajinder was also awarded the 2019 Asian Women of Achievement Award in the Business Category, and the Best in Commercial Arbitration Award in Euromoney’s Europe Women in Business Law Awards 2019.

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Thought Leadership

Publications 

Co-author, “Enforcement of Awards”, Arbitration in the International Energy Industry, March 2019 

Co-author, “Increased Transparency in International Commercial Arbitration”, Financier Worldwide, August 2016

Author, “Taking Risks and Finding Support”, WILEF Tribune, June 2016

“Q&A with Kirkland & Ellis' Rajinder Bassi”, Law360, April 2016

Author, “United Kingdom”, Annual Review: Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2015

Seminars

Spoke on the topic of Case Management of Arbitrations at the National Initiative Towards Strengthening Arbitration and Enforcement in India conference in New Delhi on 22 October 2016

Spoke on the topic of “Ensuring the Next Generation of Women Leaders in Dispute Resolution Mirrors Representation in Law Schools” at the C5 conference on “Women in Dispute Resolution” on 23 June 2015

Spoke on the topic of “Ambition — The Fuel for Your Career Engine” at the London launch of Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF) on 25 June 2015

Recognition

Chambers & Partners UK – 2025

  • Ranked as a “Leading Individual” in both International Arbitration and Commercial and Corporate Litigation
  • “Rajinder has a strategic view and is very effective in that sense. She is very engaged on the really technical issues.”

The Legal 500 UK – 2025

  • Inducted to the International Arbitration Hall of Fame
  • Ranked as “Leading Individual” in Commercial Litigation
  • “Rajinder Bassi: great motivator and keeps the team running smoothly.”
  • “Rajinder Bassi is excellent. She, rightfully, has a massive practice. She has a wonderful manner with clients, and with every member of the team that she leads so adeptly; she’s an extremely thoughtful and able lawyer, and tactician; and she radiates both deep commercial experience and great confidence. Absolutely top quality.”

Rajinder is listed as Hall of Fame in The Legal 500 UK (2025), where she is described as “great at leading the team and keeping all the parts moving.” She is also listed as a leading international arbitration lawyer in Chambers Global and Chambers & Partners UK (2025), where she is described as “a highly able lawyer, an excellent tactician and just radiates commercial experience.”

Memberships & Affiliations

Co-chair of Women In Law Empowerment Forum, London

Member, London Court of International Arbitration

Member, International Bar Association

Member, ICC (UK)

Fellow, Royal Society of Arts

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 1997, Admitted to practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales

Languages

  • English
  • Punjabi

Education

  • The University of Law, ChesterLegal Practice Coursewith Distinction1994
  • The University of SheffieldLL.B.Hons.1993