Educational Background and Jurisdiction of Qualification

Educational Qualifications

  • LL.M (London School of Economics and Political Science), London
  • LL.B (College of Law, Delhi University), India
  • BA (Maths) Hons., Hindu College, Delhi University

Jurisdictions of Qualification

  • England and Wales
  • India

Arbitration Experience

Arbitrator appointment

Appointed as a sole arbitrator by SIAC in an ad hoc Singapore seated maritime arbitration. An interim award and an award on merits was delivered by me.

Empanelment

  • Singapore International Arbitration Centre;
  • Indian Council of Arbitration;
  • Dubai International Arbitration Centre; and
  • ArbitrateAD, Abu Dhabi (internal list)

Professional Qualifications

  • Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
  • Fellow, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators

General Experience

As part of my disputes practice in India, I undertook arbitration cases, including international arbitrations, on behalf of clients in India. These were ad hoc arbitrations, as well as institutional arbitrations under the auspices of the Indian Council of Arbitration.

At my previous company (Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA)), I had handled multiple arbitrations on behalf of my company. These were institutional arbitrations (at SIAC) as well as adhoc. Three of these arbitrations resulted in an award in favour of my company.

I was closely involved on all aspects in these arbitrations, namely, arbitration strategy, drafting pleadings, leading factual and expert evidence, procedural matters for the conduct of the arbitration, preparing senior counsels for the hearing as well as on enforcement and challenges to the arbitration awards.

Mediation Experience

Empanelment

Singapore International Mediation Centre

Professional Qualification

Successfully completed the SIMC Specialist Mediator Workshop

Professional Experience

Overview

My professional experience comprises extensive transactional, business and dispute resolution experience. These have been acquired during 40 years of private practice and in-house roles.

My transactional experience comprises drafting and negotiation of simple to complex agreements of various types in the work I have done in over 20 jurisdictions and includes cross-border transactions.

Types of Transactions

  1. Share and purchase agreements
  2. Joint ventures
  3. Development of large power and water projects, including offtake agreements (energy and availability based and tolling)
  4. Fuel (coal, gas and oil) supply agreements
  5. Operation & Maintenance Agreements
  6. Long Term Service Agreements
  7. Construction of large power projects
  8. Project financing of power projects
  9. Debt capital market financing for projects and corporate borrowing
  10. Corporate financing facilities
  11. Privatisations (including first time market entries)
  12. Joint Operating Agreements for upstream oil and gas
  13. Decommissioning of upstream oil and gas facilities
  14. Operating agreements for CCS projects

In-House Business Experience

My business experience acting in-house in my capacity as Group General Counsel and other roles includes:

  • Capital Investments
  • Acquisitions
  • Greenfield and Brownfield project developements
  • Strategic projects for business restructuring
  • Assurance on investments in businesses, by way of acquisition or as shareholder in existing businesses
  • Corporate restructurings
  • Disputes
  • Treasury issues, including group cash pooling
  • Financing (project financing, bonds, including green bonds and project bonds)
  • Governance

Sector Experience

Power

  • Power: full value chain – generation, transmission, distribution, retail
  • Conventional and renewables
  • Project development (BOOT; BOT; BOO)
  • Regulatory
  • Privatisation (including first time entry into countries)
  • Drafting primary, secondary and tertiary legislative and regulatory instruments
  • Trading

Water

  • Concessions (BOOT; BOT; BOO)
  • Offtake (PWPA; WPA)

Green Hydrogen

  • Project development
  • Project financing
  • Service contracts

Other Infrastructure

My experience on power and water projects allows me to understand the commercial arrangements and the regulatory frameworks for other infrastructure projects.

Upstream Oil and Gas

  • Production related projects
  • Exploration related services
  • Operations related services
  • Decommissioning
  • Marketing

Types of Disputes:

  1. Project development
  2. Construction
  3. Power offtake
  4. Water offtake
  5. Fuel supply
  6. Concessions for infrastructure projects
  7. Project financing
  8. Corporate financing
  9. Debt capital markets
  10. Shareholders’ agreement related disputes
  11. Joint venture agreement related disputes
  12. Share sale and purchase
  13. Supply chain
  14. Service agreements for upstream oil and gas projects
  15. Contracts for decommissioning projects

Languages

English

Proficient in speaking and writing

Hindi

Proficient in speaking and writing