ICC INDIA ARBITRATION GROUP
The ICC India Arbitration Group (“IAG”) has been formed to bolster the presence of ICC International Court of Arbitration (“ICC Court”) and its dispute resolution services in India. The IAG is chaired by Mr. Shashank Garg, Member, ICC Commission on Arbitration & ADR and Counsel, Chambers of Shashank Garg, New Delhi. The IAG comprises of a mix of eminent jurists, senior counsels, partners at various law firms, general counsels and individual practitioners involved in the arbitration practice.
The IAG will be responsible for spreading awareness of ICC Rules as a preferred choice for commercial dispute resolution through various events and interactions across India by involving arbitration practitioners, general counsels and all concerned stakeholders. Such events would involve organising international/national conferences, workshops, trainings, addressing law firms and general counsels etc.
The IAG has further constituted a Core Committee, Core Advisory Board and the Selection Committee for Arbitrators.
The Core Committee (“CC”) is responsible to assist ICC in coordinating and planning of various events and liasoning with members of the IAG. The CC comprises of the following members:
- Mr. Shashank Garg, Chair, ICC India Arbitration Group; Secretary, Arbitration Bar of India; Counsel, Chambers of Shashank Garg, New Delhi
- Mr. Ciccu Mukhopadhaya, Former Vice President, ICC Court and Senior Advocate, New Delhi
- Mr. Sanjeev Kapoor, Vice President, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris; Vice President, ICC India Arbitration Group; Partner, Khaitan & Co, New Delhi
- Mr Imran Khan, Executive Director, ICC India, New Delhi
- Mr. Abhinav Bhushan, Director (Foreign Law), Drew & Napier, Singapore
- Mr. Tejus Chauhan, Director, South Asia, ICC Arbitration and ADR, Singapore
- Mr. Amar Gupta, Court Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration; Partner, JSA, New Delhi
- Ms. Payel Chatterjee, Alternate Court Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration; Partner, Trilegal, Mumbai
- Mr. Lalit Bhasin, Partner, Bhasin & Co., New Delhi
- Mr. Madhur Baya, Partner, Lex Arbitri, Mumbai
- Mr. Nakul Dewan, Barrister, 20 Essex Street
- Mr. Sameer Jain, Partner, PSL Chambers, New Delhi
- Mr. Tejas Karia, Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, New Delhi
- Mr. Ajay Thomas, Independent Arbitrator
The Core Advisory Board (“CAB”) constitutes of senior members of the fraternity, who by virtue of their experience and expertise, will guide the IAG from time to time. The members of the CAB are as under:
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice V N Khare, Former Chief Justice, Supreme Court of India
- Hon’ble Mr. Justice B N Srikrishna, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India
- Mr. Harish Salve, Senior Advocate
- Mr. Ranjit Kumar, Senior Advocate
- Mr. Bharat Vasani, Senior Advisor, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas & Co., Mumbai
- Mr. Daniel Sharma, Partner, DLA Piper, Germany