Justice Mittal had an illustrious legal practice in all courts in Delhi and other judicial forums since 1981 and was invited to the Bench of the Delhi High Court as a Judge on 16th July 2004. She took charge as the Acting Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court on 14th April 2017, which position she held till August 2018. On 11th August 2018, Justice Gita Mittal was sworn in as the first woman Chief Justice for the State of Jammu & Kashmir. 

Currently, Justice Gita Mittal is  holding the following positions:

1.Chairperson of the Broadcasting Contents Complaints Council (BCCC), an Independent self regulatory body set up by the Indian Broadcasting Foundation.

2.Patron, Justice Leila Seth Foundation.

3.National President, Indian Scout &  Guides Fellowship, No.16,M.G. Marg, I.P. Estate, New Delhi-110002.

4.On the advisory Board of SAMPARK, an NGO engaged in empowerment of women and  migrant construction workers.

5.Chairperson, Advisory Board of the Bangladesh India Mediators Forum [“BIMF”]

Justice Mittal has presided over several jurisdictions including PIL matters, the Original Side, Company Appeals,  criminal appeals involving life and death sentence references; matters of the Armed Forces; Cooperative Societies; Criminal Contempt References; Criminal Appeals: Death References; Company Appeals; Writ Petitions challenging the constitutional validity of any Act or rule among other matters. Justice Mittal’s judgments had a widespread impact.Justice Mittal has been a Chancellor/Member, Governing Bodies, Advisory Boards/Academic Council of National Law University Delhi, Lady Shriram College for Women, National Law University Jodhpur, Law Centre India of Cornell University, Indian Law Institute and SAARC Law.

Received the following Awards:

1.Nari Shakti Puruskar Award, the highest civilian honor for women in India conferred by the President of India in 2018.  

2.Arline Pacht Global Vision Award 2021 by the International Association of Women Judges, in the year 2021.

3.Justice P. N. Bhagwati Award, 2019 awarded by the Capital Foundation in recognition of her outstanding contribution in the field of Judicial Administration.

4.V-Wa50 Lifetime Achievement Award on 30th July, 2021.

Yoshimi Ohara is a Partner at Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu. 　Her practice focuses on international arbitration, international complex litigation and mediation. She served as counsel in international arbitration in various seats under the rules of the ICC, ICSID, AAA/ICDR, SIAC and JCAA.  With a strong corporate and IP background, she has extensive experience in dealing with disputes covering a wide range of subjects, including M&A, joint ventures, infrastructure, energy, construction, insurance, joint development, technology transfer, license, sales and distribution.  She served as co-arbitrator, sole arbitrator and presiding arbitrator under auspices of the ICC, SIAC, JCAA, KCAB and UNCITRAL rules in various seats.  She helped shaping soft law in the field of international arbitration as a member of task force of professional conduct of counsel and conflicts of Interest subcommittee of IBA Arbitration Committee.  She is currently serving as a member of the ICCA Governing Board and a board member of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) and the Japan Association of Arbitrators (JAA).

Shaneen has over two decades of experience is qualified to practice as an advocate and solicitor in India, and also qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales.

She focuses on arbitration (both domestic and international) having represented clients in disputes administered by various international arbitral institutions as also ad hoc arbitrations.  

Shaneen is appointed as a Member of the Court of Arbitration of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) and the Council of the Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MCIA).  She is also London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) Users Council and an ambassador of Asia Pacific Arbitration Group of the International Bar Association (IBA).

Shaneen also handles commercial litigation in disputes relating to commercial contracts, shareholder issues, infrastructure, power and construction projects, financial and structured products, infrastructure, power and construction projects and white collar crime. She has also represented clients in various courts and tribunal across India, including the NCLT, High Courts and the Supreme Court of India.

Shaneen has been recommended by Who’s Who Legal as a Future Leader in arbitration and ranked as “Most Highly Regarded (Partner)” 2021 for Arbitration in the Asia-Pacific Region.  She has also been ranked as a Notable Practitioner in Dispute Resolution by Asia Law, and was recognised as one of ALB India Top Disputes Lawyers. Shaneen is also ranked as a key lawyer for arbitration and litigation in The Legal 500, and by Chambers & Partners – Asia-Pacific – Dispute Resolution.

Haigreve is a Senior Partner and heads the Corporate/M&A and Private Equity  practice at the Firm. He is an elected member of the National Executive  Committee of the Firm which is responsible for the firm’s strategic growth and  development. He advises companies, boards of directors and financial  institutions on a wide range of corporate matters, including mergers and  acquisitions, private equity investments, corporate governance, corporate  restructuring and other corporate and securities laws matters.  

He has been involved in some of the most high-profile and complex M&A and  private equity transactions in India and is sought after for his expertise by  some of the most prominent Indian promoters, Indian and international  companies, Indian regulatory agencies as well as some of the largest global  funds investing in India. He advises a range of large Indian conglomerates and  multinational clients in various business sectors, including financial services,  manufacturing, retail, infrastructure, steel, software and information  technology.  

John Beechey CBE is among the best-known arbitrators in the world. A UK citizen, he has  served as chairman, party-appointed arbitrator, or sole arbitrator on international arbitral  tribunals in both ad hoc (including UNCITRAL) and institutional arbitrations under the Rules  of all major arbitral institutions including, inter alia, Association of Arbitrators South Africa, DIS (German Arbitration Association), DIFC (Dubai International Financial Centre), the European  Development Fund, ICC, ICDR/AAA, HKIAC, ICSID, LCIA, OHADA Common Court of Justice  and Arbitration, PCA (Permanent Court of Arbitration), SCAI (the Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration  Institution), SIAC and SCC (Stockholm Chamber) on more than 80 occasions, including  service as an arbitrator or presiding arbitrator in 12 pending investor-state disputes. 

John is a past President of the International Court of Arbitration of the ICC (2009-2015). His  term of office at the ICC is regarded as one which brought about significant reform to, and the  reinvigoration of, the ICC Court. He had previously served on the Executive Committee of the  Board of the AAA in New York and as a Vice-President and member of the Board of the LCIA.  He is the current Chairman of the Board of the BVI International Arbitration Centre. In March  2018, John was elected to serve a four-year term on the Governing Board of the International  Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA). Before his retirement from private practice in the  City of London, he was the founding partner and Head of the highly regarded International  Arbitration Group of Clifford-Turner (subsequently, Clifford Chance LLP) (1983-2008). In June  2016, John was appointed CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the  Queen’s Birthday Honours List for services to international arbitration. 

He is listed in Band 1 of the Chambers Most in Demand Arbitrators in Global Market Leaders Rankings and is one of 11 arbitration practitioners worldwide to appear in Who’s Who Legal’s Thought Leaders Global Elite 2021.

www.beecheyarbitration.com

Vyapak Desai heads the International Dispute Resolution and Investigation Practice at the multi-skilled, research and strategy driven international law firm, Nishith Desai Associates. A senior attorney with the firm, Vyapak specializes in bringing in the highest level of analytical arrangement in cross border complex disputes while also leading the Corporate and Securities practice in the past at the firm. Known for his reasonable, pragmatic and solution-oriented approach, Vyapak is also a trained Mediator and an experienced arbitrator in international commercial arbitrations.

Vyapak’s vast experience in legislation includes representing clients as Counsel in a host of complex cases including investment treaty arbitrations, commercial disputes related to shareholders agreements, international trade and across industries such as oil & gas, infrastructure, construction, private equity funds, and TMT. The law has become more intricate and intertwined. Keeping in sync, Vyapak has cultivated expertise in insolvency and corporate law as well as in investigation/white collar crimes.

Vyapak is the Co-chair-council of MCIA, Director of CIArb India Branch, Member, Advisory Board, MARC (Mauritius), member of ICC India Group, member of IBA and IPBA. He has also been listed on the Panel of Arbitrators of SIAC, AIAC, LCIA, THIAC, BVI IAC and NCDEX (SEBI). Highlighting law as a dynamic discipline, Vyapak has also co-authored a chapter in the book titled Enforcing Arbitral Awards in India published by Lexis-Nexis 2017 in addition to writing several articles and speaking on various forum internationally.

Nakul is a Senior Advocate designated by the Supreme Court of India, and also a Barrister and tenant at the internationally acclaimed chambers Twenty Essex. He is called to the Bar in India, Singapore and England & Wales. Nakul has deep experience and market know-how for disputes and international law advice in sectors such as international arbitration, banking and finance, construction, corporate (joint venture/shareholder/partnership disputes), international commercial law, including media and telecommunications and mining, energy and natural resources.

In the course of a 17 year career, Nakul has appeared in numerous cases before trial and appellate courts in all three jurisdictions, as well as in international arbitrations. He brings a significant level of experience as an advocate and cross examiner for complex trials, interim applications, injunctions, appellate hearings, jurisdictional disputes and enforcement matters. He is well equipped to deal with all hearings and stages of the dispute resolution process including assisting in oral and written advocacy, drafting statements of the case, skeletal arguments, witness statements, memorials, appeal documents and opinions.

Nakul has been appointed as arbitrator by the SIAC, LCIA, ICC and has extensive experience as Counsel in ad hoc and institutional arbitration proceedings.

Shreyas Jayasimha read law at the National Law School of India University and was a Chevening Scholar at the University of Warwick. He enrolled as an Advocate in 2000. He has trained as a mediator and has been appointed arbitrator within India and internationally. Shreyas is one of the editors of the IBA mediation committee newsletter. His practice areas include litigation, dispute resolution, company law, constitutional law, intellectual property, and technology law amongst others across industrial sectors such as infrastructure, real estate, oil and gas, aviation etc.

Shreyas has been appointed as an arbitrator by international arbitral institutions such as the International Chamber of Commerce and the Dubai International Arbitration Centre. He is a member of the Foundation for International Arbitration Advocacy (FIAA), Geneva since 2012, and was recently made the Coordinator, UNCITRAL National Coordination Committee of India. Shreyas has been listed in the International Who’s Who of Commercial Arbitration since 2010 till date. Shreyas has recently been selected as the only India based practitioner by ICC FraudNet, Paris, 2015. He is also one of two Indian Members of the Task Force on “Maximising the Probative Value of Witness Evidence” of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR.

A Senior Counsel, Chartered Arbitrator and former Judicial Commissioner of the Singapore Supreme Court, Christopher’s arbitration practice encompasses investment as well as all aspects of domestic and international commercial disputes including construction, corporate, energy, aerospace, communications, maritime, pharmaceuticals, military & defence procurements involving the laws of various common and civil law jurisdictions. He has served as arbitrator in over 190 international arbitrations conducted either on an ad hoc basis or under AIAC (formerly KLRCA), DIFC-LCIA, HKIAC, ICC, ICDR, JCAA, KCAB, LCIA, LMAA, SCMA, SIAC and UNCITRAL arbitration rules seated in various civil and common law jurisdictions. Christopher is a Vice President of the LCIA Court and a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, the International Arbitration Committee of the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board, the Council of the Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration and the Board of Advisors of the New York International Arbitration Centre.

Promod Nair is a Senior Advocate who appears regularly before the Supreme Court of India and the Karnataka, Bombay and New Delhi High Courts and a wide variety of other courts and tribunals in India. He is also admitted as a Solicitor Advocate with Higher Rights of Audience in England and Wales (currently non-practising).

He has extensive experience of appearing as counsel in complex disputes and has a wide-ranging practice encompassing commercial litigation, public law, arbitration and white-collar offences.

Promod has acted as counsel or arbitrator in over sixty domestic and international arbitrations, and has conducted arbitrations in various jurisdictions in Asia, Europe and North America and under various institutional rules such as the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), London Court of Arbitration (LCIA), Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) and the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). He has been appointed as arbitrator by the ICC, LCIA, SIAC, LCIA India and has also acted as emergency arbitrator. Promod has also been instructed as expert witness on Indian law in English and Hong Kong court proceedings.

Promod has represented the Republic of India in arbitrations commenced under Bilateral Investment Treaties and has also represented India at the United Nations.

Promod served as a member of the LCIA Court between 2013 and 2018. He is currently a Council Member of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (where he serves on the Proceedings Committee), a member of the Advisory Council of the Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration and a Governing Council Member of the International Arbitration and Mediation Centre, Hyderabad.

Promod holds degrees in law from the National Law School of India (2001) where he graduated at the top of his class and the University of Cambridge where he was awarded the Clive Parry (Overseas) Prize in International Law and DFID-Cambridge and Pegasus Scholarships. He is a Visiting Lecturer at the National Law School of India where he teaches a course on Arbitration Law and Practice.